It was a chaotic day for the Sacramento Kings, as the team made a flurry of moves leading up to Thursday’s trade deadline — moves that were necessary, but painful nonetheless.
In a rush of activity before the 3 p.m. trade deadline Thursday afternoon, the Sacramento Kings saw locker room leaders in Iman Shumpert and Justin Jackson shipped out, as were Zach Randolph and Skal Labissiere. And while their trades had an immediate impact on Kings players, they were moves made in hopes of securing a playoff bid — a hope that now has a better chance to come to fruition.