The Washington Wizards traded Jonas Valanciunas to the Sacramento Kings for Sidy Cissoko and two second-round picks, the groups introduced Wednesday.
The deal comes forward of Thursday’s NBA commerce deadline.
Sacramento used most of its $12.8 million non-taxpayer midlevel exception to accumulate Valanciunas’ $9.9 million wage. Sources advised ESPN’s Bobby Marks that the Kings are sending a 2028 Denver Nuggets second-round choose (if No. 34-60) and their very own second-rounder in 2029 to Washington. The Denver second-round choose was acquired from San Antonio within the De’Aaron Fox commerce.
Valanciunas, 32, was in his first season with Washington after signing a three-year, $30 million cope with the Wizards in June. He has began the vast majority of his 13-year profession, however he has been coming off the bench this season behind No. 2 choose Alex Sarr.
Valanciunas, a 6-foot-11 heart, boasts a superb contact across the rim and has the flexibility to stretch the ground at occasions, notably from 3-point vary.
The strikes reunites Valanciunas with DeMar DeRozan, his former teammate in Toronto.
It additionally provides the Kings a robust, all-Lithuanian frontcourt with Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis, former Olympic teammates. Every has 376 profession double-doubles, tied for twelfth most amongst energetic gamers.
Each the Wizards and Kings have been busy forward of the deadline.
Earlier Wednesday, Washington acquired Khris Middleton from the Bucks as a part of a deal that despatched Kyle Kuzma to Milwaukee.
And the Kings beforehand acquired Zach LaVine as a part of the three-team deal that despatched Fox to the Spurs. Cissoko was additionally a part of that deal.
