The Sacramento Kings plan to waive veteran forward Matt Barnes to create the necessary roster room to complete their DeMarcus Cousins trade with the New Orleans Pelicans, according to league sources.
Sources told ESPN that the Kings are expected to release Barnes later Monday because they need an extra roster spot to take in the three players they're acquiring from the Pelicans in the Cousins deal -- Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans and Langston Galloway.
Sources say that the Kings and Pelicans agreed to the blockbuster deal Sunday, which will send Cousins and swingman Omri Casspi to New Orleans in exchange for New Orleans' 2017 first-round pick (top-three protected) and a 2017 second-rounder via Philadelphia in addition to Hield, Evans and Galloway.