NBA rumors: Kings trade center Jonas Valanciunas to Nuggets for Dario Saric originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The Kings are making moves early in NBA free agency.
With veteran guard Dennis Schröder reportedly agreeing to sign a free-agent contract with Sacramento on Monday, the Kings made another move on Tuesday morning, trading center Jonas Valančiūnas to the Denver Nuggets for big man Dario Šarić, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported, citing sources.
Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer reported, citing sources, that the trade is a 1-for-1 swap of Valančiūnas and Šarić and there are no additional terms in the deal.
Sacramento originally acquired Valančiūnas form the Washington Wizards in a deal before the NBA’s Feb. 6 trade deadline, and in 32 games (nine starts) with the Kings, Valančiūnas averaged 8.7 points, 7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game on 55.6-percent shooting from the field.
Šarić, who was limited to just 16 games (four starts) with the Nuggets last season, averaged 3.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game on 36-percent shooting from the field.
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NBA rumors: Kings trade center Jonas Valanciunas to Nuggets for Dario Saric
The Kings are making moves early in NBA free agency.
With veteran guard Dennis Schröder reportedly agreeing to sign a free-agent contract with Sacramento on Monday, the Kings made another move on Tuesday morning, trading center Jonas Valančiūnas to the Denver Nuggets for big man Dario Šarić, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported, citing sources.
SIGN UP HERE Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer reported, citing sources, that the trade is a 1-for-1 swap of Valančiūnas and Šarić and there are no additional terms in the deal.
Sacramento originally acquired Valančiūnas form the Washington Wizards in a deal before the NBA’s Feb. 6 trade deadline, and in 32 games (nine starts) with the Kings, Valančiūnas averaged 8.7 points, 7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game on 55.6-percent shooting from the field.
Šarić, who was limited to just 16 games (four starts) with the Nuggets last season, averaged 3.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game on 36-percent shooting from the field.
