Between their future first-round picks and their collection of young talent, the Sacramento Kings have enough assets to make a trade for an All-Star-level player, and according to NBA reporter Marc Stein’s latest newsletter on Substack, they have their eyes on one: Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons.
The length of Simmons’ contract, if not the dollars, only adds to his appeal to teams that do not typically attract free agents. He has four seasons left on his contract at nearly $150 million — and the team control that comes with that status, in most cases, is bound to outweigh any trepidation teams might feel about the pressure Simmons’ agent Rich Paul can apply to dissuade them from pursuing him.