Jonas Valanciunas Traded By Wizards To Kings For Sidy Cissoko, Two 2nd Rounders

[RealGM Wiretap]

The Sacramento Kings have agreed to acquire Jonas Valanciunas from the Washington Wizards for Sidy Cissoko and two second-round picks.

The Kings will send a 2028 second rounder via the Denver Nuggets and their own second in 2029 to the Wizards.

The Phoenix Suns were also interested in acquiring Valanciunas.

Via Marc Stein/The Stein Line

[donemilio21]

how do you trade a player on a $9.9M salary for a $1.9M salary ????

[Pickled Prunes]

how do you trade a player on a $9.9M salary for a $1.9M salary ????

SAC had room under the tax.

[D21]

how do you trade a player on a $9.9M salary for a $1.9M salary ????

By using a part of a Traded Player Exception, like the one that SAC got from Huerter, which allow you to absorb more than just what the basic trading rules allow.

how do you trade a player on a $9.9M salary for a $1.9M salary ????

SAC had room under the tax.

Which is not enough to explain it
(room under the Tax is different than room under the Salary cap, you can't use it like you want)

[Pickled Prunes]

how do you trade a player on a $9.9M salary for a $1.9M salary ????

By using a part of a Traded Player Exception, like the one that SAC got from Huerter, which allow you to absorb more than just what the basic trading rules allow.

how do you trade a player on a $9.9M salary for a $1.9M salary ????

SAC had room under the tax.

Which is not enough to explain it
(room under the Tax is different than room under the Salary cap, you can't use it like you want)

True.

[Toine85]

how do you trade a player on a $9.9M salary for a $1.9M salary ????

Teams under the tax have a $12.822M MLE that can be used to sign a player or take in trade. They used that to absorb Val’s contract and traded a minimum salaried contract back (which is an exception in itself)

[donemilio21]

how do you trade a player on a $9.9M salary for a $1.9M salary ????

By using a part of a Traded Player Exception, like the one that SAC got from Huerter, which allow you to absorb more than just what the basic trading rules allow.

SAC had room under the tax.

Which is not enough to explain it
(room under the Tax is different than room under the Salary cap, you can't use it like you want)

True.

I thought you couldn't combine a TPE with another player. during a trade.

[donemilio21]

how do you trade a player on a $9.9M salary for a $1.9M salary ????

Teams under the tax have a $12.822M MLE that can be used to sign a player or take in trade. They used that to absorb Val’s contract and traded a minimum salaried contract back (which is an exception in itself)

trade part is new to me. didnt know that was possible.

[Toine85]

how do you trade a player on a $9.9M salary for a $1.9M salary ????

Teams under the tax have a $12.822M MLE that can be used to sign a player or take in trade. They used that to absorb Val’s contract and traded a minimum salaried contract back (which is an exception in itself)

trade part is new to me. didnt know that was possible.

Per ESPN: "Sacramento used most of its $12.8 million non-taxpayer midlevel exception to acquire Valanciunas' $9.9 million salary. Sources told ESPN's Bobby Marks that the Kings are sending a 2028 Denver Nuggets second-round pick (if No. 34-60) and their own second-rounder in 2029 to Washington. "

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43708106/kings-acquire-valanciunas-trade-wizards