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Sacramento Kings: 4 Potential Trades During The 2018-2019 Season

By Jonathan Roberts

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DENVER, CO – MARCH 6: Danilo Gallinari #8 of the Denver Nuggets drives to the basket during the game against the Sacramento Kings on March 6, 2017 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – MARCH 6: Danilo Gallinari #8 of the Denver Nuggets drives to the basket during the game against the Sacramento Kings on March 6, 2017 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Kings trade with another L.A. team

Sacramento Kings Get: Danilo Gallinari  

Los Angeles Clippers Get: Deyonta Davis, Zach Randolph, and Iman Shumpert

(h/t Bleacher Report)

There is no draft pick for Sacramento in this one. This is all about bringing in above-average talent to help fill the need for a small forward. Danilo Gallinari is quite a good player, that is, when healthy.

Last season, Gallinari only suited up in 21 games, and as a result, his production suffered. In the 2017-18 season, Gallinari scored 15.3 points per game with 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists on a painful shooting split of 39.8/32.4/93.1. Comparatively, in the 2016-17 season, he played 63 games and scored 18.2 points a night with 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists. Oh, and the shooting numbers were markedly better sitting at 44.7/38.9/90.2.

Gallinari is heading into the second year of a three-year deal worth $64.7 million, meaning Sacramento would be on the hook for the roughly $44.1 million remaining. Which, is a fair price to pay if you are getting his production from 2016-17. But it quickly turns into an albatross if he is unable to stay healthy or produce solid numbers.

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Los Angeles, similar to the team they share an arena with (ha), does this trade for cap reasons. All of the players they receive are on expiring contracts, clearing the way for them to make a run at somebody like Kawhi Leonard and another max-level player. Both teams have the incentive to do this deal, but Sacramento’s side comes with considerably more risk.

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