Kings Guard Named Most Likely Player to be Traded This Offseason

The Sacramento Kings offseason has been interesting so far to say the least. They had a great two nights of the draft, bringing in Nique Clifford and Maxime Raynaud, and followed that up by bringing in to undrafted free agents to help on the defensive side of the ball.

Then, free agency began, and what was expected to be a simple signing of Dennis Schröder turned into a whole ordeal involving a potential sign and trade including Malik Monk that eventually fell through.

The Kings were able to sign Schröder as a free agent, but now still face a logjam at the shooting guard position, something they are trying to fix by continuing to shop Monk. That's been easier said than done so far, as the market for Monk is little to non-existent at this time.

But that doesn't seem to be stopping the Kings from looking at options to move the perennial sixth man of the year candidate. Monk has been linked to a possible Jonathan Kuminga sign and trade as well, but it appears the Warriors aren't interested in a deal that would bring back Monk, leaving the Kings once again on the outside looking to find another deal.

But even with the two deals that haven't come to fruition, NBA Insider Jake Fischer from The Stein Line believes the Kings will find a new home for Monk this offseason. On his latest NBA Insider Notebook on Bleacher Report, Fischer stated that he thinks Monk is actually the most likely player to be traded this offseason.

"If you want to look for just any potential trade target who could be moved, who has a likelihood of being moved, I would definitely throw Malik Monk on that board. And probably say he's the one player who's not a free agent right now that might even be the most likely player to be traded between now and the end of the offseason."