The Orlando Magic shocked the NBA world by trading for Desmond Bane on Sunday, sending Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, four unprotected first-round picks, and one first-round pick swap to the Memphis Grizzlies for the sharpshooting guard.

The Sacramento Kings clearly know how to find top-tier point guard talent, but they can’t seem to keep any of it. Over the past decade, the Kings drafted Isaiah Thomas, Tyrese Haliburton, and De’Aaron Fox,

Under McNair, the Kings snapped a 16-year playoff drought, reaching the first round in 2023 and taking the defending champion Golden State Warriors to seven games. While Sacramento missed the postseason the last two seasons, it won 40 or more games in three consecutive years for the first time in nearly two decades.

The Kings have had 30 lottery selections, let’s take a look at each of them. Juan Pablo Aravena, RotoWire.com The Kings’ most recent lottery pick was Devin Carter, a first-round pick in 2024 out of Providence.

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Former Sacramento Kings general manager Monte McNair is joining the Los Angeles Clippers front office as an advisor.

The LA Clippers are adding another cook to their kitchen. Ex-Sacramento Kings general manager Monte McNair is joining the front office of the Clippers in an advisor role, Shams Charania of ESPN reported on Monday.

Ellis’ game has grown in each season of his professional career. An undrafted player when he came out of Alabama in 2022, Ellis has gone from 16 games for the Kings as a rookie on a two-way contract to 80 games in 2024-25 as a contributor with a contract conundrum.