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Jonas Valančiūnas joins Sacramento Kings for their push to the playoffs.

Washington Wizards Handle Valančiūnas to Sacramento Kings in exchange for SIDY CISSOKO and two choices in the second round per day. ESPNs Shams Charania.

Espns Bobby Marks gave more details:

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Sacramento spends most of their $ 12.8 million. Exception on non-tax level to acquire $ 9.9 million. Salary for Jonas Valanciunas.
Sources tell ESPN that the kings will send a denver from 2028 (if 34-60) and their own second in 2029 to Washington.
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Valančiūnas has an average of 11.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists through 49 games, mostly coming from the bench as a backup and Mentor For Rookie Center Alexandre Sarr.

His rebounding is down from the double -digit average he sent for four equal seasons between 2019 and 2023, but Valančiūnas is still an effective contributor. He shoots 54.7 percent from the field, including 56.7 percent from the two-point interval, during his 13th campaign in the NBA.

The wizards lose an important veteran in the trade, but adds draft capital to help continue the franchise’s ongoing reconstruction around young players such as Sarr and Kisshawn George.

Valančiūnas plays in the first campaign of the three-year-old, $ 30 million, he bred in a sign and trade from New Orleans Pelicans to the wizards ahead of the 2024-25 season.

The contract is only guaranteed through next season with a non-guaranteed $ 10 million scheduled for 2026-27.

General Manager Monte McNair Reported told the kings ahead of the season that he would see the team focus on offensive rebounding in 2024. The team then Ranked In the lower half of the NBA in the category in the early stretch of the season.

By adding Valančiūnas, Kings can now expect more rebounding and additional scoring depth when the franchise works to build a challenger after trade with de’aaron Fox to San Antonio Spurs.