The Washington Wizards have agreed to commerce heart Jonas Valanciunas to the Sacramento Kings for Sidy Cissoko and two second-round draft picks, in keeping with an individual with data of the deal.
The particular person spoke on situation of anonymity Wednesday evening as a result of the commerce hadn’t been introduced.
The Kings simply acquired the 6-foot-6 Cissoko from San Antonio in the three-team deal that despatched De’Aaron Fox to the Spurs and Zach LaVine from Chicago to Sacramento. Now he is set to hitch a younger, rebuilding Washington crew that has the worst report within the NBA.
The 32-year-old Valanciunas is averaging 11.5 factors and eight.2 rebounds this season regardless of enjoying a career-low 20.1 minutes per recreation.
It was a busy day for Washington, which can also be buying and selling Kyle Kuzma and Patrick Baldwin to Milwaukee for Khris Middleton and A.J. Johnson, in keeping with an individual with data of the settlement.
Washington (8-41) had really received two in a row heading into Wednesday evening’s recreation at Brooklyn. Cissoko and Johnson, each 20, give the Wizards two extra gamers underneath 22, together with Bub Carrington (19), Bilal Coulibaly (20), Alex Sarr (19), Kyshawn George (21) and Tristan Vukcevic (21).
Cissoko was drafted within the second spherical by the Spurs in 2023. He is appeared in 17 video games this season, averaging 3.2 minutes.
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AP Basketball Author Tim Reynolds contributed to this report.
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