Kings acquiring center Jonas Valanciunas in Trade in Wizards

Washington Wizards traded Jonas Valanciunas to Sacramento Kings for Sidy Cissoko and two elections in the second round, the teams announced on Wednesday.

The deal comes in front of Thursday’s NBA trading deadline.

Sacramento spent most of its $ 12.8 million non-taxpayer-mid at the level of acquiring Valanciunas’ salary of $ 9.9 million. Sources told ESPNS Bobby Marks that Kings will send a Denver nuggets in the second round in 2028 (if no. 34-60) and their own second round in 2029 to Washington. Denver second round pick was acquired from San Antonio in De’Aaron Fox trade.

Valanciunas, 32, was in his first season with Washington after signing a three-year $ 30 million deal with Wizards in June. He has started most of his 13-year-old career, but he has come from the bench this season behind No. 2 Pick Alex Sarr.

Valanciunas, a 6-foot-11 center, boasts an excellent touch around the edge and has the ability to stretch the floor at times, especially from 3-point reach.

The movements reunite Valanciunas with Demar Derozan, his former teammate in Toronto.

It also gives the kings a powerful, all-Lithuanian frontcourt with Valanciuna’s and Domantas Sabonis, former Olympic teammates. Each has 376 Career-Double-Double, tied to 12. Most of the active players.

Both wizards and kings have been busy before the deadline.

Earlier Wednesday, Washington Khris Middleton from Bucks acquired as part of a deal that sent Kyle Kuzma to Milwaukee.

And Kings formerly Zach Lavine acquired as part of the three-team agreement that sent Fox to Spurs. Cissoko was also part of this deal.