The Washington Wizards have traded Jonas Valanciunas for the Sacramento Kings for the second pick, the team announced Wednesday.
The deal is ahead of the NBA trade deadline on Thursday.
Sacramento acquired Valanciunas’ $9.9 million salary using most of the $12.8 million non-tax mid-level exceptions. Sources told ESPN’s Bobby Marks that the Kings are sending the 2028 Denver Nuggets’ second round pick (if 34-60) and the second round to Washington in 2029. Denver’s second round pick was acquired from San Antonio on the Dearon Fox trade.
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Valanciunas, 32, was his first season with Washington after signing a three-year, $30 million contract with Wizard in June. He began most of his 13-year career, but he was No. He came out of the bench behind two pick Alex Searle.
Valanciunas, a 6-foot-11 center, boasts a great touch around the rim, allowing you to extend the floor, especially from a 3-point range.
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The move reunited Valanciunas with former Toronto teammates Demar Derozan.
He also gives the king a powerful, all-Lithuanian frontcoat along with former Olympic teammates Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis. Each has 376 career double doubles, tied 12th among active players.
Both the wizard and the king were busy ahead of the deadline.
Earlier on Wednesday, Washington acquired Chris Middleton from the Bucks as part of a deal that sent Kyle Kuzma to Milwaukee.
The Kings then acquired Zach Labine as part of a three-team deal that previously sent Fox to the Spurs. Cissoko was also part of that contract.
