xxx Keon Ellis is emerging as one of the more tossed-around names on the trade market ahead of the February 5 deadline. Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line report that Sacramento has ramped up conversations involving the Kings guard, with the team sorting through multiple trade constructions.
But as the deadline looms, all focus has been on who the Kings are going to be sending out, moreso than who they should be looking at bringing in via trade(s).
Since Marc Stein reported over the weekend that Keon Ellis appears to be the player most likely to be moved at the February 5 deadline, trade talks involving the Kings guard have only intensified, Stein and his colleague Jake Fischer said on Friday (Twitter link).
With under a week until the NBA trade deadline, it is worth a look at what the Sacramento Kings can and should do before the buzzer sounds on February 5 at noon PT.
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Zach LaVine is not happy that the Sacramento Kings are on a seven-game losing streak, following their 113-111 road loss against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday evening, especially since they have a solid roster on paper.
Ahead of the deadline, the Sacramento Kings’ trade rumors are heating up, with names such as Keon Ellis, and veteran DeMar DeRozan have been mentioned as two players potentially on the move.
Zach LaVine may be angling for a second trade within a span of just one year. The Sacramento Kings guard LaVine wants to move on from the team, James Ham of ESPN 1320 Sacramento reported on Tuesday.
Scott Perry is not calling it a rebuild. But he is not pretending this roster is finished either. “We’ve got to get younger as a team,” the Kings GM told ESPN’s Anthony Slater earlier this month, via ESPN’s Bobby Marks.
When DeMar DeRozan joined the Kings in the summer of 2024, the team was coming off 48- and 46-win seasons and was looking to take another step toward contention.
Trade rumors have swirled around the Sacramento Kings for the past two months or so, and have included nearly everyone in Doug Christie’s rotation. What are the latest rumors, and which players are most likely to be shipped out of SacTown?
This year has been quite a tough one for the Sacramento Kings. With just 12 wins and 34 losses, the team is looking down the barrel. And as expected, the franchise is eagerly looking to rebuild its roster before the upcoming season.