After acquiring Deyonta Davis in the offseason via trade, the Sacramento Kings decided to waive him prior to the start of training camp.
Third-year center Deyonta Davis has been waived by the Sacramento Kings. Davis, who acquired in the Garrett Temple trade, never projected to make a big impact for the team.
The news, which was first reported by ESPN’s Marc Spears, did not come out of the blue, as Davis’s place on the roster was never truly solidified since he came over from Memphis.
Davis, 21, was going to be buried behind the likes of Willie Cauley-Stein, Harry Giles, Zach Randolph, Skal Labissiere, Nemanja Bjelica and Marvin Bagley III among other on the depth chart, so his release isn’t a big surprise.
He faced a major uphill-climb just to make the roster and had no clear path towards playing time. His release now puts the Sacramento Kings at the league maximum of 15 players on guaranteed contracts, as noted by SactownRoyalty’s Tim Maxwell.
No real surprise here. The Kings are now at the league maximum of 15 guaranteed contracts. Any other additions between before the beginning of the season will likely be for the Stockton Kings. https://t.co/ODttKEFoA6
— SactownBabyGiraffe (@TimMaxwell22) September 22, 2018
NBA teams, of course, can carry up to 20 players through training camp clearly the Kings felt as though Davis wasn’t a part of their long-term plans.
Last season for the Memphis Grizzlies, Davis put up 5.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 15.2 minutes per game over 62 games and six starts.