Sacramento Kings
Roster
- Marvin Bagley III
- Richaun Holmes
- Udoka Azubuike
- Serge Ibaka
- Jabari Parker
- Jalen Smith
- Harrison Barnes
- Kenyon Martin Jr.
- Bogdan Bogdanovic
- Buddy Hield
- Allen Crabbe
- Justin James
- De’Aaron Fox
- Corey Joseph
- R.J. Hampton
Head coach: Brett Brown
2019-20 NBA season results:
- Missed playoffs
Who they re-signed:
- Bojan Bogdanovic re-signed to a four-year, $85.1 million contract
Who they signed in FA:
- Serge Ibaka signed to a three-year, full mid-level exception contract
- Allen Crabbe to a one-year, league-minimum contract
Trades they made:
- Nemanja Bjelica to the Miami Heat for 22nd overall draft pick
- 52nd overall draft pick to the Denver Nuggets for cash
Who they drafted:
- RJ Hampton, Jalen Smith, Udoka Azubuike, Kenyon Martin Jr.
Other moves:
- De’Aaron Fox extended to a max contract
Summary: The Sacramento Kings make yet another coaching change by replacing Luke Walton with Brett Brown after seeing where Brown developed a young 76ers core in Philadelphia into a perennial playoff team. In the draft, the Kings take the best player available with RJ Hampton and Jalen Smith with the pick they trade for Nemanja Bjelica.
Bjelica is set to hit unrestricted free agency next summer so they opt to re-set the contract by getting a rookie deal. They bring back Bogdan Bogdanovic which should likely see them explore the trade market for Buddy Hield at the trade deadline.
Serge Ibaka who is quoted as saying he plans to stay in Toronto couldn’t pass up the chance to get a multi-year contract and should be a solid fit with the Kings roster.
The biggest hope for the Kings is that Marvin Bagley III continues to progress and is not a sunk cost, but they should be able to make some follow-up moves in the season after seeing what their young players look like under Brett Brown after the season starts.