The Sacramento Kings finalized a trade sending Garrett Temple to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. In return, the Kings received Ben McLemore, Deyonta Davis, a 2021 second round pick, and cash considerations. Now that we’ve have a few hours to digest the trade, there are a few possible reasons Sacramento made this deal.
The trade sheds about $1 million from Sacramento’s cap sheet. This could be positioning for accepting large contracts in another trade, or it could be positioning the Kings to make a large offer to a restricted free agent such as Clint Capela.