Sacramento Kings
Key Moves:
- Traded Zach Randolph and Justin Jackson to the Mavs for Harrison Barnes (per Adrian Wojnarowski).
- Acquired Alec Burks from Cavs for Iman Shumpert in a three-team trade (per Adrian Wojnarowski).
In the days leading up to the NBA Trade Deadline, the Sacramento Kings made two deals in which they netted Harrison Barnes, which provides them an answer at the small forward position and Alec Burks.
The great news is that the team landed their starting 3 for the foreseeable future. Even though Barnes hasn’t lived up to his big contract, Barnes is a solid player that will no question help this team as they try to lock up a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
While that won’t be easy, the good news is that the Barnes addition is not just a rental. He has a player option for next season that he will almost certainly opt in to. The Kings have some nice young pieces already on their roster, and just added two more.
Grade: B+