Sacramento Kings Receive: F Royce O’Neale, F Rudy Gay

Utah Jazz Receive: F Harrison Barnes

This deal only works in a specific set of circumstances. It requires the Utah Jazz to be in a position where they’re keeping Donovan Mitchell next season.

Otherwise, the Jazz will likely look to flip veterans Royce O’Neale and Rudy Gay for the best collection of future-focused assets they could. On the other hand, if they’re looking to retool their roster around Mitchell, this deal could be beneficial for them.

We’ll assume the Utah Jazz will have traded Gobert. Given the apparent discord between him and Mitchell, that seems inevitable. Hopefully, they’ve received a player who makes up for O’Neale’s defensive presence in that deal.

If so, adding a more offensive-minded player like Harrison Barnes should be appealing.

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Meanwhile, the Sacramento Kings need perimeter stoppers. The current roster is too light on them. Gay is a solid rotation player who can serve as a small-ball 5, but O’Neale is the real draw for the Kings here.

He’s exactly the type of low-usage, dirty-work role player they’ll need to break that ghastly playoff drought.