Sacramento Kings Receive: F Pascal Siakam

Toronto Raptors Receive: F Harrison Barnes, G/F Justin Holiday, 2022 4th-overall pick

With Tyrese Haliburton shipped out to Indiana and Domantas Sabonis in SacTown, the Sacramento Kings way as well push all of their chips in to try to build a contender around their new star pairing of Baby Sabas and De’Aaron Fox.

Sacramento actually has a cache of ill-fitting assets that they can use in trades to try to improve their team as well as the on-court chemistry between their players.

Sure, using the fourth-overall pick could improve the team for next season while also improving their outlook in the farther future, but nothing is guaranteed in the NBA draft. While that might be the safest move for the franchise, it’s not necessarily the most aggressive or even most passionate move that this front office could pull before the season starts.

With Haliburton gone, there’s no point in the Kings straddling the fence and holding onto their future assets anymore. It’s better that Sacramento go all in and either cash out big or go down in flames. If it’s the latter, they can always sell off the remnants of their failed experiment and start over from scratch.

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The Kings will need to make some major roster changes if they truly mean to compete for a title, or even makes the playoffs next season. The fourth-overall pick gives them their best chance at swinging a franchise-altering deal and perhaps a third star to join their core.

Let’s look at the case for this NBA trade scenario from the perspectives of the Sacramento Kings and Toronto Raptors.