Kings trade rumor SZN 2023-2024 edition!

[funkykingston]

As a reference, what teams do we think would have a ton of use for Mitchell?

In general I think it needs to be a team that can potentially give him a starting role as he's been better across the board as a starter, even when you adjust to a per minute basis, and I think he'd benefit from playing alongside a star player who is also a ballhandler/playmaker.

So the Lakers (ugh), the Clippers, possibly the Suns, maybe the Pistons, possibly the Cavs or Pacers. He'd potentially work well with Doncic but likely not while Irving is a Mav. There's probably a few others I'm not thinking of now.

 

[midtowner]

In general I think it needs to be a team that can potentially give him a starting role as he's been better across the board as a starter, even when you adjust to a per minute basis, and I think he'd benefit from playing alongside a star player who is also a ballhandler/playmaker.

So the Lakers (ugh), the Clippers, possibly the Suns, maybe the Pistons, possibly the Cavs or Pacers. He'd potentially work well with Doncic but likely not while Irving is a Mav. There's probably a few others I'm not thinking of now.

Hornets, Spurs, Wizards, Nets, Bucks as well. Maybe Magic (depending on trades).

 

[PacMan]

As a reference, what teams do we think would have a ton of use for Mitchell?

At the top of my head, I’m thinking the Suns or Spurs.
Phoenix does not have a true point guard and both Booker and Beal are quite injury prone. I’d target Okogie or Watanabe for Mitchell. Both of those guys are good wing defender that are having a down year. Watanabe looks good last year in Brooklyn and is a good spot shooter and defender at 6’9.
As for the Spurs, they’re rebuilding and would likely be willing to give Mitchell the minutes he needs to develop as a starting guard. Their D would be pretty sweet with Mitchell, Sochan and Wenby. I would target Collins. A bit injury prone but would fit well with the Kings and give us some size, shot blocking and 3 points shooting

 

[iowamcnabb]

Brooklyn did the full rebuild under Marks already. Gathered up young players and picks and then pushed all their chips in for KD, Kyrie, and Harden.

I'm not sure if ownership and/or the fanbase has the stomach for going through that cycle again.

yeh I just think they are stuck if they don’t bail. They don’t have a lot of ways to get better and even after Simmons contract falls off it’s hard to get free agents these days. No control over their draft picks for 3 more years.

 

[Hoovtrain]

Royce isn’t actually 5’9”?!

he is, and he shoots lightening bolts from his arse

 

[Double-K]

Brooklyn did the full rebuild under Marks already. Gathered up young players and picks and then pushed all their chips in for KD, Kyrie, and Harden.

I'm not sure if ownership and/or the fanbase has the stomach for going through that cycle again.

Not with Sean Marks at the helm, they won't.

 

[funkykingston]

Not with Sean Marks at the helm, they won't.

I agree. I think his marching orders are likely to build a winning team and not go full rebuild again.

 

[hrdboild]

In general I think it needs to be a team that can potentially give him a starting role as he's been better across the board as a starter, even when you adjust to a per minute basis, and I think he'd benefit from playing alongside a star player who is also a ballhandler/playmaker.

So the Lakers (ugh), the Clippers, possibly the Suns, maybe the Pistons, possibly the Cavs or Pacers. He'd potentially work well with Doncic but likely not while Irving is a Mav. There's probably a few others I'm not thinking of now.

I know you were just answering a direct question but I would hope that the prospect of helping these other teams fill a need with a low-usage defensive guard to compliment their star-studded lineups (3 of them in our own division no less) would at least cause some Kings fans to re-think their "Davion must be included in any and all trades" philosophy.

 

[iowamcnabb]

I agree. I think his marching orders are likely to build a winning team and not go full rebuild again.

How do you build a winning team without a #1 option though? Bridges would be a #2 or a #3 in most winning configurations. Cam Thomas is a bucket but he is small, not efficient and can’t do anything else. The rest of the team is made up of role players. A trade for D Murray might make sense but I haven’t seen much interest reported. If D Mitchell gets moved it will likely be to New York. They seemed destined to be bad the next three years anyway and instead of getting high draft picks they will be restocking Houston’s cupboards.

 

[iowamcnabb]

It’s going to be super annoying when Charlotte Hornets trade a 20 7 and 3 wing to the Suns for 5 second round picks

 

[Joshoua]

Royce Oneal is only 6 foot 4. No thank you.

He has a 6’9 wingman and is listed as SF/PF

Let’s add Duarte and Kessler so we are sure we don’t have any bench at all …
Also Kuzma a bench player !? There won’t be enough place on it for him and his ago …

You’re playing eight guys in the playoffs and Duarte and Kessler weren’t gonna be playing so that’s a mute point. Monk/Kuzma leading is a lot of fire power off the bench that most teams can’t match without looking it up, but let’s breakdown the playoff minutes. Also we could possibly pick up an emergency buyout player for 10-15 mpg but I have no idea on the new buyout rules

Fox(36)/ Monk(29)
Huerter(30)/ Ellis
Keegan(34)/ Jones
Barnes(29)/ Kuzma(33)
Sabonis(35)/ Len(13)


This also protects us from loosing Monk when teams overpay for him and we can have barnes or Kuzma leading the bench.

He could have an ego but if we’re winning and he’s still getting 30 mpg while going to the playoffs I doubt it affects his play.

 

[Tetsujin]

It’s going to be super annoying when Charlotte Hornets trade a 20 7 and 3 wing to the Suns for 5 second round picks

I mean sure, but Arizona is like one of the few places in the US where trading for a guy with Miles Bridges’s rep isn’t going to immediately cause such a huge distraction that it tanks your season.

 

[ick300]

He has a 6’9 wingman and is listed as SF/PF


You’re playing eight guys in the playoffs and Duarte and Kessler weren’t gonna be playing so that’s a mute point. Monk/Kuzma leading is a lot of fire power off the bench that most teams can’t match without looking it up, but let’s breakdown the playoff minutes. Also we could possibly pick up an emergency buyout player for 10-15 mpg but I have no idea on the new buyout rules

Fox(36)/ Monk(29)
Huerter(30)/ Ellis
Keegan(34)/ Jones
Barnes(29)/ Kuzma(33)
Sabonis(35)/ Len(13)


This also protects us from loosing Monk when teams overpay for him and we can have barnes or Kuzma leading the bench.

He could have an ego but if we’re winning and he’s still getting 30 mpg while going to the playoffs I doubt it affects his play.

I don’t like kuzma mate …
In my opinion he will bring nothing to the team …
We can benefit much more from Lyles and Vezenkov then destroying the team depth and the atmosphere in the team with a spoiled “so-called” star ….
Let’s see if I will be proven wrong …

 

[Stan.Helsing]

The Rockets signed Brooks to a significant FA contract (4 yr/$80M I believe) and they are starting him over Eason and Whitmore, so the front office seems to like what he adds to the team. I personally prefer Eason, ESPECIALLY if their respective contracts are part of the conversation, but Houston doesn't seem to feel similarly.

Eason is a PF. He's behind Jabari Smith Jr in their pecking order.

Brooks and Whitmore are SFs.

 

[jiimbob]

Per Hoopshype, the Nets rejected an offer of two first round picks for DFS. Didn’t say which team made the offer and or moving parts but sounds like he won’t come cheap.

 

[funkykingston]

Eason is a PF. He's behind Jabari Smith Jr in their pecking order.

Brooks and Whitmore are SFs.

Brooks sure. He's always been a big SG or SF. Whitmore is more iffy. He was an inch shorter but 17lbs heavier than Eason at the combine.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Per Hoopshype, the Nets rejected an offer of two first round picks for DFS. Didn’t say which team made the offer and or moving parts but sounds like he won’t come cheap.

According to twitter, this offer was made last year. Sounds like they are just recycling stories since there is not much action.

 

[jiimbob]

According to twitter, this offer was made last year. Sounds like they are just recycling stories since there is not much action.

yeah this lack of trade action is putting me to sleep. I figured Monte would have wanted to get something done sooner than later for team cohesion but who knows, smart moves take time.

 

[jiimbob]

Word from Hoopshype is Nic Claxton likely available. How does anyone recon he’d fit with our squad?
Hopefully not another recycled story.

 

[Joshoua]

Word from Hoopshype is Nic Claxton likely available. How does anyone recon he’d fit with our squad?
Hopefully not another recycled story.

He ain’t resigning to back up Sabonis

 

[midtowner]

I never got the Clayton hype. And of course they are looking to trade him. They are going to have to play Ben Simmons - and everybody else on the roster needs to be able to shoot.

 

[Joshoua]

https://x.com/deswtf/status/1753507630675636239?s=46&t=XHl6MkQyOm3Zbk1mBBrooA

This would be a golden deal Orlando has interest in Huerter and has multiple first round picks coming in.

Sacramento: Kuzma and Trae Jones
Washington: Mitchell, Daurte, 2026 1st(from Orlando), 2026 1st from Sacramento
Orlando: Huerter

We get size in the lineup starting Keegan at SG and Jones can be lead guard for the bench letting monk focus on scoring. This also helps if monk asks for too much money just sign jones to a long term deal, I think we can contend with this trade.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1753507630675636239

 

[Joshoua]

https://clutchpoints.com/kings-dream-scenario-2024-nba-trade-deadline

the Nets deal to get DFS and O’Neal is good too

 

[gunks]

Eh.

Huerter has been playing way better defense and crashing the glass lately, whether or not he's hitting his shots... AND he's been hitting his shots!

HB does his MJ impression a few games a year and otherwise is good for a solid 6 pts, horrendous defense, and complete ball watching passivity on the boards. If we can get value for Barnes, I hope Monte pulls the trigger.

 

[joemama]

If we can't get anything of value from Huerter, Barnes, Sasha, Davion, etc. Then we should NOT trade away MORE future assests, specifically first round picks.

 

[Telemachus]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1753478371718086999

 

[SacTownKid]

If we can't get anything of value from Huerter, Barnes, Sasha, Davion, etc. Then we should NOT trade away MORE future assests, specifically first round picks.

Yeah if anything Monte might want to pivot and see if he can get some decent 2nd rounders for someone like Davion in particular. No reason for his salary to just fall off the books at some point after his option is declined like some Kings rookie deals of the past.

 

[SacTownKid]

https://x.com/deswtf/status/1753507630675636239?s=46&t=XHl6MkQyOm3Zbk1mBBrooA

This would be a golden deal Orlando has interest in Huerter and has multiple first round picks coming in.

Sacramento: Kuzma and Trae Jones
Washington: Mitchell, Daurte, 2026 1st(from Orlando), 2026 1st from Sacramento
Orlando: Huerter

We get size in the lineup starting Keegan at SG and Jones can be lead guard for the bench letting monk focus on scoring. This also helps if monk asks for too much money just sign jones to a long term deal, I think we can contend with this trade.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1753507630675636239

You know, the deal on the surface doesn't look terrible. I still think it's better to consolidate individual scoring needs into 1 player and then find a defensive role player to put next to Keegan. Having Keegan, Barnes, and Kuz just seems like a bit of a jumble offensively. 3 decent scorers production wise but none that are legit number 2 options. It's the basic configuration of what the Kings have now except they get worse at 3 point shooting albeit bigger and more athletic.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1753901862867091924

looool

 

[SacTownKid]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1753901862867091924

looool

Monte will see you in the summer lol. Sucks, it seems like the easiest deal for two teams was the Kings and Bulls. Pull that trigger or pay. Welcome to reality Chicago.