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Three players the Sacramento Kings can target if they trade up in the draft

By Anthony Cardenas

COLUMBUS, OH - MARCH 22: Nassir Little #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels dunks over Iona Gaels players in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament held at Nationwide Arena on March 22, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - MARCH 22: Nassir Little #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels dunks over Iona Gaels players in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament held at Nationwide Arena on March 22, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 08: Vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings Vlade Divac watches warmups before the team’s preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers at T-Mobile Arena on October 8, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Los Angeles won 75-69. 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. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 08: Vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings Vlade Divac watches warmups before the team’s preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers at T-Mobile Arena on October 8, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Los Angeles won 75-69. 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. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

If the Sacramento Kings decide to trade into the first round, they could target these players depending on where they move up to.

The Sacramento Kings severely lack draft capital this season after they traded the rights to their first-round pick back in July of 2015. They do, however, have three second-round picks to work with.

The Sacramento Kings could (and should) use the little draft commodities they do have to try and trade up, but whether that happens or not is still up for speculation. They could stand pat and select three second-round players to stash away in the G-League or overseas, or they could be proactive and make moves to get them back into the first round.

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Taking three second round players might not be what the team wants to do, especially as they look to add NBA-ready talent to add to a team that hopes to make a playoff run next season. They could stand pat and draft players who are still overseas (like what happened with Bogdan Bogdanovic) or target a player who’s likely to fall because of injuries (Jontay Porter, anyone?), but either way the later the pick — the less chance there is of an NBA-level talent being available.

Using the three trade ideas cooked up by Site-Expert Jonathan Roberts, I’ve identified three players that the Kings could potentially target if they do make a move to trade up.

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