With the NBA offseason comes free agency, and a lot of great players are suddenly on the market. Assuming the Sacramento Kings figure their salary cap problems out, they have to get in the mix. A guard like Ayo Dosunmu could have been a cornerstone to their entire rebuild process.
Born in Chicago, this 26-year-old shooting guard has been in the league since 2021. He was drafted by his hometown team, the Bulls, 38th overall in the second round. It had to be a thrill for him to be selected by the team he grew up watching in the city where his basketball dreams began.
Dosunmu would go on to play four and a half seasons with the Bulls before the 2026 Trade Deadline hit. He moved to Minneapolis as part of a trade between the Timberwolves and the Bulls. The upside to that is being on a team with rising star Anthony Edwards and Sixth Man of the Year Naz Reid.
The contract Dosunmu was on when he was traded was basically done, but the Wolves recently handed him a five-year deal after trading Julius Randle to the Nets. it was a smart move on the part of Minnesota, and definitely a missed opportunity for Sacramento in the long run
If the opportunity had appeared, Dosunmu was a good call for the Kings
If the Wolves hadn't ended up re-signing Dosunmu, he was an obvious target for the Kings in free agency. The other assumption in this scenario had to be that Sacramento managed to rid themselves of Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine, and their ludicrously big money contracts.
Dosunmu is a high-IQ two-way player who executes on both offense and defense. He is incredible in the mid-range while also having the speed and size to cut through the paint and finish at the rim. On top of that, he's also a great three-point shooter who can light it up from distance.
Not enough? Dosunmu is an elite defender who can take on both shooting guards and point guards. He is legit in transition defense, using that same quickness to make steals and generate points off turnovers. Dosunmu's defensive awareness is off the charts. That's why the Wolves kept him.
Ultimately, Dosunmu fit the rebuild strategy for the Kings perfectly. He's a young, versatile player who is highly effective on both offense and defense. But the Wolves are a generally well run team and they knew better than to let a player like Dosunmu hit the open market.
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