The Kings, who are in the market for a point guard after trading De’Aaron Fox to San Antonio in February, have interest in Darius Garland and consider the Cavaliers guard a possible trade target, league sources tell Grant Afseth of RG.org.
Following the deadline deal that sent Fox to the Spurs, the Kings leaned more heavily on shooting guards and forwards like Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Malik Monk for ball-handling responsibilities, with reserve point guards like Devin Carter and Markelle Fultz playing limited roles.
Bolstering the point guard spot will be a priority for Sacramento this offseason, as new head of basketball operations Scott Perry acknowledged earlier this spring. Tyus Jones is among the free agents believed to be on the Kings’ radar, but the trade market would give the front office more avenues to acquire an impact player at the position.
Multiple reports since the Cavs’ season ended have indicated that Cleveland appears to be more willing than in the past to entertain the idea of trading Garland this offseason. However, the 25-year-old underwent toe surgery on Monday and is expected to miss some time at the start of next season.
For the Cavs, finding a Garland trade that improves their roster – or at least doesn’t hurt it – while creating a more favorable cap situation going forward was always going to be difficult. His recovery from surgery will make that task even more challenging, since potential trade partners are unlikely to value him quite as highly until he’s back to 100%.
League sources tell RG.org that the Kings and Hawks have also had a conversation about what a Trae Young trade might look like, but those talks didn’t advance. Afseth describes the discussions as “due diligence” from Atlanta’s side and suggests that Perry wasn’t especially enthusiastic about the construct of the deal.
While Young has some fans in Sacramento’s front office, Afseth writes, the team is thought to prefer Garland over the Hawks star, at least prior to Garland’s surgery.
Kings light that dumpster on fire and start from scratch.
Facts. Go full Utah and hoard picks for the next few years.
kings do not have much in assets to trade for Garland.
Domantas Sabonis is on the line and would like a word with you…
Not to mention they have quite a few picks they can deal
So you think they will trade their best player for garland? If they trade Sabonis they will be going through a rebuild.
For Garland, no. I do think they could match up with the Hawks and Jalen Johnson in a Sabonis scenario, tho.
I had a wild 4 team deal that included the Grizzlies and Nets and DDR and Claxton involved as well.
Shaq- sounds interesting because all teams get something they need. Can you flesh it out fully?
it was something like:
ATL: Sabonis, Tyrese Martin
SAC: Jalen Johnson, Clax, Niang, Vincent Williams
MEM: Demar DeRozan
BKN: Ter Mann, Brandon Clark, Konchar(?)
I had ATL and MEM giving picks up as well but I don’t recall exactly which or where. I think Bklyn and Sac receiving picks.
Very creative but I believe ATL is way too high on Jalen Johnson they will not give him out for a player like Sabonis. Your thinking is right, they,ATL, try to sell JJ as a top 20 player in this league. At least his upside
Well, they did pretty well this year without JJ. And with Dyson exceeding expectations, maybe they consider such a deal. I just don’t know where they go from here. To take a shot at a big and near all-nba level player like Sabonis, they would have to give up some talent. Not sure they would tho. Fair question.
I don’t see Memphis wanting Derozan. I also don’t think Sacramento trades Sabonis unless they are starting a rebuild or getting like a Jokic/Giannis superstar player.
Murray, tax room, picks to the third team
Take $10 mm more salary
Not very many teams have tax room and to get tax room you would need to trade a 1st round pick for it.
Of course the kings want to make a trade lol.
Garland deserves better than Cleveland and kings…
What the hell does Garland “deserve”? What has he done to improve his body to be able to hold up to playing a whole season? He hasn’t gained a pound of muscle in 5 years. He spends more time fixing his hair of defense than playing defense.
Any player deserves better than Cle or Kings.
Trade Zach Lavine to Atl for Trae Young. Their Salaries Match up and that would cure your PG Situation !!
That is funny nobody wants Zach
The interest in Trae is even smaller. Atlanta has been trying to move him for 2 years, but, literally, no team wants him.
Lavine would be the lesser of 2 evils.
Trae Young is a much better player than Zach. Not even close.
Highly talented, but it’s Trae’s negatives that you overlook. Make him your PG and you kill your team.
Worst defender in the NBA. Anti-leader. Not respected by coaches.
Because ATL can’t trade him and doesn’t want to offer him an extension, we may well see Trae Young play through it to the last day and walk into the sunset.
Zach can’t play defense at all. Zach doesn’t make anyone better around him. 4.6 asst to 11.6 asst a game. I would put Zach up there too as worst defender and can’t do anything but on offense. i would take Trae over Zach any day.
Trae is a negative +/- player. So just getting him to take half the shots would be an improvement.
Zach is very bad. Nobody is going to take Zach in a trade. Fox for Zach will go down as one of the worst trades ever.
Maybe not worse even but dammit if Sac-Town sold really low on fox.
Trae has donehistoric things at PG. His D is better than Lukas. Yet gets more hate than Luka. The Hawks inability to build a winner. Has nothing to do with Trae…… Dyson now is the perfect mate for him.
aristotle claims to be a Warriors fan. Yet knows more about Knicks than I do. He knows Celtics and Mavs, Lakers, Spurs, Rockets, Bucks, Suns. Did I miss anyone lol. Now he’s a Hawk expert … a troll
aristotle is the definition of a literal Warriors bandwaggoner. Says he supports the dubs yet is always on another teams thread forcing his narrative for that team.
Remember when he said all those things about Jimmy Butler but boy oh boy, sang him praises once he got traded to the Warriors.
Time will tell in Garland being moved. The Kings are definitely in the bottom 3 of the league now as a franchise.
They’re in trouble after getting rid of Halliburton and Fox, likely go ugly for many years
Fox for Zach LaVine, huge negative asset
Nobody understands
Hard to believe
Got rid of Haliburton and Fox, only to end up trading for Garland.
The Kings will never change.
They gave Fox away, should have moved him before Rich Paul spoke. They got nothing in that deal in terms of young talent.
Rockets Green for Garland. yes!!
Cavs can’t move Garland. Unless they get a PG or ball handler combo guard in return.
Stop swallowing everything they feed you.
Cavs only need to redo their bench. And figure out Okoro. Cavs are all about a Finals run next year. Nothing less. So any trade or move. Will be done to accommodate that. Pacers are not a better team than Cavs.
Oh really?! So how does that work, then..? A team wins a 7 game series in 5 games but you put the results aside and someone arbitrarily decides who the better team is…?
A healthy Cleveland cavaliers team , which they were not, most definitely steps over Indiana in their series. Self serving comment.
Self serving in what way?! Go ahead, I’ll wait.
Serving no purpose but to get at my man knick Al foolish. Your take is to.
If the Pacers fluked that series and lost to the Knicks, it would still be a stretch tho the idea of CLE as less than 100% is arguable. It falls flat as the Pacers have proven to be no fluke. Taking the stance that CLE ‘is definitely better’ than Indiana after being whooped in 5 just shows your bias. Otoh, I have no horse in the race.
Further, your assertion that I was taking a hack at someone is ridiculous. Really.. you’ll have to do better than that.
I had nothing to do with their injuries. If you educate yourself. You will see criticism is not personal. And there are real answers for thise who want it. This is Cavs first successful year in years. And now we are going to break them up. In this age of cap restrictions. Just cause we want to.
Again, Al is all knowing.. evidently. 😁
Dont go taking away Davey J’s crown.
Pacers got hot. Donovan is super streaky and their weak link tho.
Very Kings like. But I’d probably do it for Keegan and DeMar and maybe a pick?
They are really trying to play no defense. Even if they involve Lavine or Demar they don’t get better.