Kings Roundtable: Reacting to the Mitchell, Vezenkov trade

Jun 27, 2024, 1:42 PM | Updated: 1:59 pm

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 29: Sasha Vezenkov #7 of the Sacramento Kings passes the ball in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers at Golden 1 Center on October 29, 2023 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

(Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

BY AMILIANO FRAGOSO

San Francisco 49ers Beat Writer

Did the Kings make a mistake trading Davion Mitchell and Sasha Vezenkov? Our NBA insiders, Brenden Nunes and Franklin Cartoscelli, break down the deal to Toronto on another Kings Roundtable.

Brenden Nunes and Franklin Cartoscelli joined Stiles & Watkins Thursday for an impromptu Kings Roundtable. The group discuss the pros and cons of the deal from Sacramento’s perspective, what the Kings could be planning, and why Mitchell and Vezenkov’s values were so low. Plus, could a major move be on the cards for GM Monte McNair?

All that and more on Sactown Sports.

Additional topics discussed include:

The guys react to the trade to send Mitchell and Vezenkov to Toronto
Why was Davion Mitchell’s value so low?
Was the Mitchell pick officially a bust for Sacramento?
Why did the Kings have to give up so many picks?
Could Davion blossom in Toronto?
Brenden and Frankie’s take on what’s to come for Sacramento
Rhode Island callers explain the value of Devin Carter and why clearing the logjam makes sense
Why Allen and Chris don’t understand the trade from the Kings’ perspective
Chris Watkins sounds off on the trade
Is this deal similar to the Nik Stauskas salary dump?

Click here to watch and listen to the full interview with Sactown Sports’ Kings insiders Brenden Nunes and Franklin Cartoscelli.

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Wednesday, June 26th, will be the first night of the 2024 NBA Draft. The second round will be held on Thursday, June 27th, and the Kings will use their 45th overall pick.

Sacramento hasn’t had a first-round pick since 2022, when it selected Iowa product Keegan Murray with the fourth overall pick.

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