You’ve read the rumors, the Minnesota Timberwolves will be trading All-Star wing Jimmy Butler at some point over the next several days, and while we don’t know where and when that Butler trade is going to happen just yet, we do know the Kings want in, according to a new report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe.

Wojnarowski and Lowe dropped a detailed report on all-things Jimmy Butler trade rumors late last night, and it’s worth reading in its entirety to get the full picture, but as it pertains to the Kings, it looks like they are trying to use their $11 million in cap space + expiring contracts to take on a bad contract and acquire some kind of draft assets in the process.

This is exactly the kind of move Vlade Divac, Brandon Williams, and the Sacramento Kings should be exploring right now. They have a roster stacked with young players that need developmental playing time, and since a playoff birth isn’t expected for at least a couple of seasons, they can afford to park a bad contract or two on their books in the hopes of acquiring more young talent, and it sounds like that is exactly what they are trying to do.

Of the teams Wojnarowski and Lowe listen above, Timberwolves big man Gorgui Dieng and the $48 million over 3 years left on his contract are a perfect candidate for this kind of move.

The Brooklyn Nets are an interesting mention here, because the closest thing they have to a bad long-term contract is swingman Allen Crabbe, who, unlike Dieng, isn’t really dead cap space. Crabbe is still a reasonably effective NBA player, and he only has $37 million over 2 years left on his contract. Is he overpaid? Yes, but his presence on the Nets roster isn’t really stopping them from doing anything like you could say Dieng is in Minnesota.

The Clippers’ lone ‘bad’ contract is veteran forward Danillo Gallinari and the remaining 2 years, $44 million left on his current deal. Like Crabbe, Gallinari is still a pretty decent NBA player when healthy, but injury issues have derailed his career on several occasions.

The Miami Heat are the most intriguing team when you’re talking about taking on bad contracts for draft assets. They’ve got players under long-term contracts that they’d like to move up and down the roster. Our old friend Hassan Whiteside is owed $52 million over the next 2 years. Capable guard Tyler Johnson is owed $38.4 million over the next 2 years. James Johnson is owned roughly $45.8 million over the next 3 years if he accepts his $16 million player option in 20-21. Dion Waiters is owed $36.3 million over the next 3 years. Their cap sheet is a mess.

Needless to say, Kings will have a lot of options here, but this is the right strategy at this point in the rebuild. Stay tuned.