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Royal Reading: Fake trades for draft night

The NBA Draft is less than three weeks away on Nov. 18, the only date that is currently finalized on the league’s calendar. What is far less certain is what the Kings plan on doing with their pick.

Richard Ivanovski of The Sacramento Bee suggested six fake trades the Kings could execute to start the offseason, three of them involving the team’s first-round pick. Let’s take a look at if those deals are a better option than keeping the pick and adding that player to the team’s future core.

Option #1: Buddy Hield, Marvin Bagley, and no.