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5 draft day trades Sacramento Kings should make

By Parker Hurley

Jun 3, 2013; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive answers questions during a press conference at Sleep Train Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 3, 2013; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive answers questions during a press conference at Sleep Train Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /
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March 24, 2016; Anaheim, CA, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Brandon Ingram (14) reacts against Oregon Ducks during the first half of the semifinal game in the West regional of the NCAA Tournament at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
March 24, 2016; Anaheim, CA, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Brandon Ingram (14) reacts against Oregon Ducks during the first half of the semifinal game in the West regional of the NCAA Tournament at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Trade into top three

This would be a tougher scenario to pull off, because most teams in the top five will only be listening if DeMarcus Cousins is on the table. Still, if Cousins is on the table, the Lakers at pick two and the Celtics at three would be listening.

This scenario works for the Kings because they should not lose their number eight pick over it. They should be able to add Cousins, potentially another pick and this draft, but at least another piece or two for the second or third pick.

Questions have been asked as to whether the Kings would take D’Angelo Russell and the second pick for DeMarcus Cousins, and it is definitely something they would have to consider.

If they were able to walk away from this draft with D’Angelo Russell, Brandon Ingram, and Marquese Chriss it would be a huge spark of youth to a team that really needs it. It would give them the incentive to blow things up with the exception of Willie Cauley-Stein, and players like Marco Belinelli and Rudy Gay could be able to recover more assets.

The Kings would not be contenders next year but they would be back on the map. They would be looked at as in a similar place to the Minnesota Timberwolves of the past year, and that is where you would like to be as a young team.

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