Back in 2015, in an attempt to clear salary to sign veterans for a misguided playoff run, the Kings sent Jason Thompson, Carl Landry, Nik Stauskas, 2016 swap rights, 2017 swap rights, and an unprotected 2019 first rounder to the Philadelphia 76ers. I went back and looked at the discussion thread the other day and most people, myself included, expected Dario Saric or the Sixers 2019 pick to be headed our way. Instead, Sacramento settled for non-NBA prospects Arturas Gudaitis and Luka Mitrovic. It was difficult to grasp the “why” behind the trade, but most analysts expected to only give up a mid-first rounder in 2019, which wasn’t such a bad cost for a massive salary dump.
Clarifying the Kings Pick Situation
