The Sacramento Kings are waiving third-year heart Orlando Robinson, sources knowledgeable ESPN’s Shams Charania on Tuesday. Veteran forwards Jae Crowder and Doug McDermott can have their contracts assured for the rest of the season. This transfer additionally opens up a roster spot for the Kings.
Sacramento Kings are waiving Orlando Robinson whereas retaining Jae Crowder, Doug McDermott, and Keon Ellis
By waiving Robinson, the Kings will tackle a dead-money cap hit of $959,779, which is almost half of his 2024-25 wage. Since Sacramento is retaining McDermott, Crowder, and Keon Ellis, this implies the group will lock in cap costs of $2.08 million, $1.65 million, and $2.12 million, respectively.
Sacramento is now $3.2M beneath the posh tax and $7M beneath the primary apron.
There’s a $959,779 cap hit on the Orlando Robinson waiver.
14 groups now have an open roster spot.
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) January 7, 2025
The Kings might very nicely make a commerce deal earlier than the Feb. 6 deadline, contemplating the Robinson transaction will go away the group with an open spot on their 15-man roster.
Nonetheless, Sacramento might additionally use the open spot to present the membership further cap house beneath the posh tax line.
The Kings can be about $3.2 million beneath the tax line and $7 million beneath the primary apron as soon as the transfer is official, per ESPN’s Bobby Marks.
Robinson averaged 2.1 factors, 1.6 rebounds with Sacramento
The transfer primarily creates extra flexibility for the Kings and normal supervisor Monte McNair. Sacramento is now able to dealing with a 2-for-1 commerce by which they ship out one participant for 2, signal a participant on the buyout market, or convert certainly one of their two-way contracts to a regular deal.
Robinson, 24, went undrafted in 2022 and signed with the Miami Warmth, who he spent his first two seasons taking part in for. By way of 76 profession NBA regular-season video games (eight begins), he has averaged 3.1 factors, 2.9 rebounds, and 10.3 minutes per contest whereas taking pictures 50.6% from the ground, 34.6% from deep, and 71.4% on the foul line.
In 9 video games off the bench with Sacramento this season, Robinson averaged 2.1 factors, 1.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 6.3 minutes per contest whereas taking pictures 41.2% from the sphere, 20% from 3-point vary, and 57.1% on the free throw line. His participant effectivity ranking (12.3) and true taking pictures proportion (47.3%) are profession lows.
