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Chainmail: Trade Machine Edition!

Please give us (and Monte) good trade ideas!
By | 175 Comments | Jan 28, 2025

Welcome back to the mailbag!

It’s that time of year again! With the trade deadline right around the corner, Will and I are hosting our annual trade proposal mailbag. Any reasonable, semi-realistic trade proposal posted in the comments, with a corresponding trade machine “this will work money-wise” validation, will receive feedback from your favorite mailbag hosts. It could be a John Collins trade! It could be a Cam Johnson trade! It could be a Jimmy Butler trade! It could be an Andrew Wiggins trade! It could be a De’Aaron Fox trade! It could be a Jason Terry trade! It could be a Dewayne Dedmon trade! It could be…okay, you get the point.

Again, the ground rules

  • The trade must be reasonable (no Len for Giannis deals).
  • The trade must be validated by any one of the trade machines out there (Personally, I prefer FanSpo’s trade machine), and include a screenshot or link.
  • Don’t just post a link to a trade. Include the details in your post.
  • The trade must be four teams or fewer. I’m not trying to do extra work out here.
  • The trade must be submitted by January 29th.

Now, get to trading, so we can get to answering!

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SexyNapear
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January 28, 2025 10:16 am

Let’s get crazy.

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January 28, 2025 10:27 am

Demar gets dealt to our arch nemesis

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January 28, 2025 10:54 am
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Bronny makes this deal for me.

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January 28, 2025 10:33 am

Fox is gone. Here comes the youth brigade.

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January 28, 2025 10:35 am

Warriors are so sick of Wiggins they dump him for table scraps.

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January 28, 2025 10:40 am

These trade machines don’t have a bag of chips, so I can’t trade Huerter!

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January 28, 2025 10:41 am

OK, here’s a Fox deal that I’d be OK with –

Jaylen Brown for Fox and Huerter.

Realistic? Probably not. As likely as 99% of the other trade ideas that will be posted here? Absolutely.

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January 28, 2025 10:44 am
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Fox to the Heat for Herro,Jovic and Ware.

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January 28, 2025 10:44 am
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plus 2 firsts.

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January 28, 2025 10:48 am
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Huerter, Lyles, Colby Jones and an unprotected first for Cam Johnson and Day Ron Sharpe.

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January 28, 2025 1:54 pm
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no

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January 28, 2025 10:49 am

Kings add size and stretch 4. Gamble that Keegan has a low ceiling.

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January 28, 2025 10:51 am
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Fun fact. Naz Reid only a year older than Keegan.

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January 28, 2025 10:50 am

I would do almost all of these.

The Zion one would make me the most nervous but might have the biggest upside, boom or bust.

I would love the Houston trade, Fox for Brooks, Sheppard, Thompson. No way I think Houston would do that though.

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January 28, 2025 10:52 am

Huerter and a future first for Herb Jones plus filler

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January 28, 2025 11:05 am

Let’s get real crazy
Kings give up Monk as a trade piece to open up the log Jam at Guard moving.

In this scenario they start
Fox/DDR/Butler/Murray/Domas

Bench unit is Keon/Camara/Carter

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January 28, 2025 12:37 pm

I don’t know that Monk today is better than Butler, but I don’t trade Monk to get Butler. He’s too important to our chemistry.

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January 28, 2025 12:52 pm
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At this point chemistry be damned.

We either want to win, or we don’t.
And Butler is 100% better than Monk, today and tomorrow.

I love Monk as a King, but we are trying to win with this team.

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January 28, 2025 11:20 am

Huerter, unprotected first and second for Robert williams and toumani camara. Waive Colby or Isaac Jones.

Demar, Huerter, and unprotected first for MPJ and Zeke Nnaji.

How do you post an image? I have the fanspo trade snapshot on my phone, but I don’t know how to post the two trades.

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January 28, 2025 12:02 pm
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In the comment box on TKH, the bottom there is an icon that looks like a mountain (at least to me). Click that and choose your file.

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January 28, 2025 1:07 pm
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Thanks hobby. No point in posting those trades now. Saw the sam amick and Damian barling news that fox might not be long for the team.

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January 28, 2025 1:13 pm
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Trading Fox doesn’t stop Huerter from being traded as well.

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January 28, 2025 11:23 am

Fox, Huerter, Len, Colby Jones for Zion,Missi,Herb jones, and Jordan Hawkins

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January 28, 2025 11:49 am

Collins and a flyer on Sensabaugh. If Collins declines his player option, they can re-sign him to an extension in the offseason, or let the money fall off the books.

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January 28, 2025 12:09 pm

Huerter for Z. Collins and a 2nd round pick. Kings add some size while keeping Lyles around as well.

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January 28, 2025 12:17 pm
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But we’re so close to finally getting rid of all our 2nd round picks!!

I like this one, means Spurs probably say no.

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January 28, 2025 12:24 pm
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The thinking is that the Spurs can get Huerter’s shot right, and they need the spacing badly.

Kings take on Zach, who is out of their rotation, and give us 2nd round for that.

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January 28, 2025 12:25 pm

The John Salmons memorial Bring ’em back for another run trade.

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January 28, 2025 12:48 pm
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Haha!

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January 28, 2025 12:54 pm
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how in the hell does Richaun Holmes make more than Bagley and Buddy?

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January 28, 2025 1:43 pm
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I just puked

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January 28, 2025 1:44 pm
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Have you sat in the front row at a Kings game?

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January 28, 2025 1:46 pm
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We found Puke Guy!!!

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January 28, 2025 1:59 pm
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My work here is done!

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January 28, 2025 2:05 pm
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I wish I could afford that

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January 29, 2025 9:15 pm
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Legitimate lol on that one. GS would be so happy…

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January 28, 2025 12:28 pm

Oh look! It’s the hill I want to die on!

Brandon Ingram as our sixth big piece does it for me.

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January 28, 2025 12:35 pm
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The trade above also works with McCollum instead of Murray depending on what the Pelicans want to play ball with.

There was also one for the Bulls, but Beal said he’ll say no to a trade that sends him to a losing team in a cold place so I have one that sends him to Portland!

If not, I’d love to package Kevin Heurter for a pair of smaller pieces. My ideal is to Washington for Jonas and Bey. Others that might work include:

  • Philly (Drummond + Olynk)
  • NOP (Yves + Herb)
  • UT (Clarkson + Kessler if we add an FRP).
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January 28, 2025 12:40 pm

Shams just reported that the Kings are lining up potential Fox suitors before the deadline. What are your most realistic and best trade the Kings may look to seek?

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January 28, 2025 12:43 pm
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Apparently it’s reported that Fox has destinations in mind. What might those be?

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January 28, 2025 12:46 pm
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Interesting. If the team knows that Fox has destinations in mind, it probably means he’s already had discussions with Monte about leaving.

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January 28, 2025 12:48 pm
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Shams reported it in the same statement so I’m assuming Fox is in the discussion.

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January 28, 2025 12:49 pm
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Gotta be Houston, right?

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January 28, 2025 1:03 pm
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I don’t believe that Fox has any interest in what many view as him “going home.” Playing with Wemby, however…

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January 28, 2025 1:08 pm
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100% i can see him playing for Pop in Texas. They also have the picks and players to make it work.

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January 28, 2025 1:13 pm

I should add that Fox does not have a no trade clause that I am aware of, and only has a year after this one on his current contract. So the Kings are under no obligation to send him to his preferred destination(s) if there is a better deal somewhere else.

My problem with any prospects/picks trade is that the Kings have historically “earned” horrifically bad grades for both player development and draft acumen. So for me, anything less than an non-30ish all-star level player coming back in return does not really excite me.

We don’t have Presti. We have Vesty.

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January 28, 2025 1:16 pm
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And 1 – This, of course, does not stop Klutch from sending out warnings to potential suitors that Fox will not re-sign there, which will diminish the market and his trade value.

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January 28, 2025 1:19 pm
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Yup, just posted the same thing. Worst case scenario is Fox just waits things out and enters UFA. Monte may have to sell for pennies on the dollar the longer this goes.

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January 28, 2025 1:38 pm
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wouldn’t the right destination help fox hit the all nba team so he qualifies for a supermax?

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January 28, 2025 1:39 pm
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He can only qualify for it as a member of the Kings.

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January 28, 2025 1:06 pm
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So is this “destinations in mind” regarding a trade or free agency?

If he is hinting at hitting free agency in the summer of 2026 and has “destinations in mind” for then, do the Kings look to move him now or wait until summer?

Basically when would be the most valuable return if they chose to move him before he possibly walk in free agency?

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January 28, 2025 1:07 pm
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Id move him now and get max return. The team has shown they can perform without him on the court. Get picks and young player

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January 28, 2025 1:12 pm

A playoff/win-now team would pay more now, to get the 2nd playoff run with Fox before he hits free agency. Houston and San Antonio aren’t those teams.

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January 28, 2025 1:13 pm

But is no when you can get a max return, or would be be around the draft, or even summer?

I mean, teams would have a lot more cap space come summer and could absorb a Fox deal without having to send contracts back in return. Perhaps that would be more appealing to Monte?

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January 28, 2025 2:51 pm
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Update: one of his preferred locations is San Antonio.

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January 28, 2025 12:44 pm

Each passing day as we approach the trade deadline makes me more nervous that Monte will again sit on his hands. Perhaps he just doesn’t have enough assets to trade, as a result of his own mismanagement over the years.

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January 28, 2025 12:53 pm
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With that in mind, here’s my trade suggestion: MAKE ONE!

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January 28, 2025 12:52 pm

I believe the team should exhaust all options to build the right team around Fox and not just throw it in. There is NO Guarantee the Kings front office even drafts right to begin the rebuild.

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January 28, 2025 12:56 pm
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It looks like they may end up building around Sabonis, but your concern is valid.

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January 28, 2025 12:56 pm
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Does that include trading Sabonis and/or Monk or are you thinking of trades involving players like Keon, Keegan, and Carter? Obviously, we know Huerter and Lyles are on the block already.

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January 28, 2025 1:10 pm
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Looks like Fox wants to throw it in….

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January 28, 2025 3:23 pm
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Very true.

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January 28, 2025 1:02 pm

Shams reporting that Kings are going to explore trade of Fox before the trade deadline.

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January 28, 2025 1:05 pm
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Which will pause any Collins or Johnson deal, and when the deadline comes and goes we will have what we already have, with the excuse being that there was a deal in place but it just couldn’t be executed.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

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January 28, 2025 1:09 pm
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Very very possible.

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January 28, 2025 1:19 pm
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If no deals happen this deadline, I could be open to the idea of Fox sitting to get surgery and maybe an attempt to keep the FRP we owe to the Hawks.

I’m not particularly bothered by any of the options the Kings have before them, even if Fox decides he wants to force a trade. It’s not hard to imagine dealing Fox this offseason and being a better team in 2025/26 with Monk, a more seasoned Keon / Carter, a legit PF and/or backup C, and an additional pick or two.

I honestly have no expectation that the Kings will make the playoffs as currently constructed, much less win in the first round, even considering possible trades based on moving Huerter and Lyles.

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January 28, 2025 1:21 pm
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I think they could sneak into the playoffs, but I’m not banking on them making much noise there.

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January 28, 2025 1:23 pm
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I would’ve said the same thing about this time last season regarding Dallas. For what that’s worth.

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January 28, 2025 1:24 pm
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Yeah, the players and Christie aren’t going to stop playing / coaching. And Fox would probably have no interest in improving the Kings chances of securing a pick that he won’t benefit from.

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January 28, 2025 1:35 pm
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Understood, but if he’s the one forcing a trade, what’s in it for him to try to hit the 65 game threshold? He can’t get a super max in that scenario. Might as well get a jumpstart on being ready to begin 2025-26 at his preferred destination instead of starting the season with a new team while rediscovering his shot on a surgically altered hand.

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January 28, 2025 1:35 pm
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Valid.

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January 28, 2025 1:37 pm
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That also took adding a new starting PF. I’m not sure who the Kings replace in the staring 5 that could have that kind of impact without moving one of the starting 5.

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January 28, 2025 1:58 pm
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So like a John Collins could allow us to make some noise

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January 28, 2025 2:01 pm
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Who’s minutes is he going to take? As the current backup 4/5 Lyles is playing 20 MPG. Is Monte going to want to pay Collins his contract to come off of the bench?

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January 28, 2025 2:09 pm
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4&5 have 96 minutes – That’s 32 a piece, and/or play some Keeg at the 3.

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January 28, 2025 1:11 pm
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Wow I guess it was set in motion the moment Klutch spoke to Monte. Hope it works out for all sides. Godspeed and Go Kings

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January 28, 2025 1:12 pm
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This is what I believe, too. Personally, I don’t feel like they need to act with a sense of urgency around trading Fox now, though. Could just as easily happen this summer.

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January 28, 2025 1:21 pm
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Expect this to be the daily fodder for the next 9 days.

Oh well. I guess there is always the chance that it will work out for the best. Or that Vivek/Matina will Kangz it up.

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January 28, 2025 1:05 pm

Fox apparently has a destination in mind. Local Houston radio is very active with rumors that Amen Thompson may be the bait.

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January 28, 2025 1:08 pm
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If Amen Thompson is available in any possible Fox deal, color me very intrigued. That kid is going to be special. I would think Amen is completely off of the table.

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January 28, 2025 1:09 pm
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Same here. Doesn’t seem like a Monte type though (athletic, not a great shooter, young).

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January 28, 2025 1:10 pm
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Amen would fit right in with the Christie-ans!

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January 28, 2025 2:45 pm
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And our Monk

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January 28, 2025 1:15 pm
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If we could can get Amen Thompson and some other minor pieces for Fox, I will pack Fox’s bags and drive him to the airport. That’s the type of move that could completely remake this roster.

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January 28, 2025 1:50 pm

SAME and I will carry his bags to the runway

Thompson locked Fox down when they played recently

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January 28, 2025 1:56 pm
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Which allowed DDR and Monk to roam more freely. Just remember that once Fox is gone. We saw it in the GS game as well. Keon Ellis is not going to draw that level of attention. The offense will suffer for Fox’s absence.

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January 28, 2025 1:59 pm
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I guess it would depend on who comes back in trade for Fox. If it’s a someone who opponents have to respect from three, that could open things up more for DDR and Monk.

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January 28, 2025 2:18 pm
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I think this is true but I think the Kings HAVE to make a change to the starting lineup regardless of what happens moving forward because it has one of the worst net ratings of any 5 man unit on the roster. The Fox/Monk/DDR backcourt just doesn’t really work. Fox and DDR don’t shoot well enough to threaten the defense nor do they play defense well enough to stop teams on the other end.

So they may lose some offense but gain defense on the other end. How that translates to the bench units is another story but if they get the right pieces back, I could easily see them being a better, more complete team and roster even if they lose Fox’s high end one on one scoring ability.

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January 28, 2025 2:21 pm
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I don’t worry about the offense, there are many ways to score and generate points. In the modern NBA with the current rules scoring is the easy part.

Defending, getting stops and rebounding is the hard part.

Fox is not a good team defender, he is too undisciplined and does not pay attention to his off ball positioning and his effort is hit or miss. I think the combo of Fox, Monk and DDR in the starting lineup does not work; too much offense and not enough defense and explains many of the bad starts to games.

The most recent, most impressive wins for me have come without Fox.

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January 28, 2025 1:20 pm
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Get on it Vesty

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January 28, 2025 1:22 pm
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And they could throw in Tari Eason or one of their firsts next year and see if we could get John Collins for utah

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January 28, 2025 1:17 pm
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JUST IN: The Sacramento Kings are expected to open up talks to potentially deal All-Star De’Aaron Fox ahead of Feb. 6 trade deadline, sources tell ESPN. There will be plenty of suitors, but it’s believed that Fox has a target destination in mind ahead of 2026 free agency.

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January 28, 2025 1:11 pm

San Antonio is another speculated destination. All radio talk speculation.

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January 28, 2025 1:12 pm

You know which team needs an offensive minded point guard and has a bunch of defensive wings/bigs to put in trade talks?

Orlando.

If the Kings could find a way to get Franz for Fox, that would really be something. Anyone but Isaac.

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January 28, 2025 1:16 pm

I keep thinking that too. Franz for Fox has some similar vibes as Richmond for Webber. Kings get younger, longer and and more defensive. Franz can slot in right between Keegan and Sabonis.

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January 28, 2025 1:21 pm
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Franz and Suggs have the Poison Pill contract, which makes a trade…interesting on Fanspo

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January 28, 2025 1:24 pm
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Yeah, I was just messing with that. No sure how that works.

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January 28, 2025 1:26 pm
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Probably have to rope a third team in with cap space. Maybe Detroit can find something in the deal?

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January 28, 2025 1:24 pm

I thought about Wagner too.. but would need a guard or draft pick

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January 28, 2025 1:27 pm
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I think the Kings have plenty of guards and really don’t need to get one back in return.

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January 28, 2025 1:30 pm
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Good point.. the best part would be watching Inthestarz go nuts because he swore up and down Wagner would be a bad pick.. the only issue I with our guards is that only monk provides consistent scoring…

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January 28, 2025 1:28 pm
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You all need to be specific or they’ll Kangz it up!!!

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January 28, 2025 1:34 pm
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That would be as Kangzy as you can get

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January 28, 2025 1:25 pm

I’d be totally open to trading Fox for Wagner. Whatever they do, they have to get some wing size back!

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January 28, 2025 1:30 pm

This is the destination I was dreaming about this summer, before Franz took another leap. Franz + Suggs drool.

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January 28, 2025 1:18 pm

Fox for Hali would be hilarious

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January 28, 2025 1:18 pm

This will limit the trade landscape. If Fox is unwilling to sign an extension except for a few places, the Kings have limited options. This feels a bit like Carmelo and Denver.

Sources: Kings star De’Aaron Fox is zeroed in on landing spot as franchise looks to possibly move him. Interested teams will likely be discouraged from trading for him being he’s set to become UFA in 2026. Fox’s unwillingness to sign extension has positioned the situation here.

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January 28, 2025 1:23 pm
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Which to be fair, worked out pretty well for Denver.

All about the assets possessed by the preferred team though.

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January 28, 2025 1:19 pm

Ham reports the preferred destination is San Antonio.

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January 28, 2025 1:21 pm
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OK, so we know it’s not San Antonio.
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January 28, 2025 1:24 pm
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Both San Antonio and Houston have a ton of assets I’d be happy to move Fox for.

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January 28, 2025 1:26 pm

That they do, but I’d still prefer to move him East. Brooklyn has a lot of nice assets as well, they just played there last night, and now the news broke. You never know…

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January 28, 2025 1:29 pm
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Yeah I mean trading Fox for Cam Johnson and a bunch of picks wouldn’t be a terrible idea.

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January 28, 2025 1:34 pm

Even getting one or two of those Knicks picks from the Bridges trade could help grease things. They might be contender-ish now, but I don’t see their window being open very long.

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January 28, 2025 2:07 pm

Yep I agree. They don’t have a young team and Thibs tends to burn his guys out sooner rather than later.

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January 28, 2025 1:34 pm

Cam and Clowney would have to ben included, IMO.

Cam, Clowney, Sharpe and sprinkle in some picks works in the trade machine.

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January 28, 2025 2:01 pm
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no

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January 28, 2025 2:08 pm
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I think which picks are coming back would be important but that’s not a terrible package. I really like Clowney and think he’s an underrated asset.

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January 28, 2025 1:23 pm

I’ve been saying all season that the Kings should absolutely explore trading Fox because the roster doesn’t fit very well at all as currently constructed.

I think a couple things have happened. Derozan scores from many of the same spots on the floor as Fox making it really difficult for both of them to play well together at the same time. Neither guy is an efficient three point shooter so it makes it really difficult for those starting lineups to be successful. Monk moving into the starting lineup actually presents a better playmaker and pick and roll partner (he’s not a better player but he IS a better playmaker) for Sabonis than Fox does. Fox is also going to require a max contract that I’m not totally sure he’s worth and he’s got more value than anybody else we could move.

Setting all that aside, this team is stuck in mediocrity at the current moment, their record post Mike Brown firing aside. If Sabonis and Fox are your two best players, who are you realistically beating in the playoffs? They’ve already been surpassed by the Rockets, Grizz, Thunder and Mavs. So what’s the upside? I think taking a huge swing by moving Fox and trying to get assets from Houston or San Antonio who have a ton of appealing young players and picks is a better long term move IF (and that’s a big if) the Kings can pull off a good deal. I think Amen Thompson would be my number 1 target if I were the Kings but there are a lot of guys I’d gladly take off either of those squads.

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January 28, 2025 1:26 pm

Do it! Apparently 11-4 with Christie doesn’t count as winning, like Fox wanted.

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January 28, 2025 1:31 pm
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I’d want Sochan in any return with the Spurs. I get a younger version of Aaron Gordon vibes from him. He’s the kind of wing the Kings need.

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January 28, 2025 1:33 pm
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He is just such a poor 3pt shooter, and this team has poor shooting already. Castle isn’t much better, lol.

At least Sochan would bring some size and defense.

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January 28, 2025 2:13 pm
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Fox is a career 33.3% 3P shooter (32.5% this season). The team is shooting 35% on the season. At Fox’s volume, he’s a big cause of the team’s 3P shooting issues.

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January 28, 2025 1:32 pm
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I think as soon as it became more clear that Fox most likely won’t be making an All NBA team, the writing was on the wall. And I get it. Why would any player want to be here? The Kings are still a clown show by NBA standards even if it’s a little better now that it used to be. I think in the NBA community everyone knows Vivek is a terrible owner who is an iron weight around the organizations neck.

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January 28, 2025 1:42 pm

Yeah, if he’s come to the realization that ALL-NBA is out the window he and his camp probably are justified in looking for a way out and fresh start.

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January 28, 2025 1:30 pm

TKE staff. Quick, change the headline!

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January 28, 2025 1:34 pm

Quick survey: Scale of 1-10, 10 being best, how confident are you in the Kings front office to make a good deal? Or even a deal?

Put me down for -2.

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January 28, 2025 1:40 pm
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If Fox does indeed have “preferred destinations,” then Monte is already backed into a corner. I guess it comes down to who the destinations are and how many of them them there are. Until then…I’ll go with a 3.

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January 28, 2025 2:05 pm
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Kill two preferred destinations with one stone

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January 28, 2025 2:17 pm
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D’oh! You already said what I just said but better.

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January 28, 2025 1:40 pm
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I’ll see your bid and raise you -4. The only thing worse than seeing the Kings trade the heart of the team would be seeing them trade him for a terrible return. Which makes it quite likely.

Can’t wait for the, We could have gotten more a month ago speech.

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