The Kings on Wednesday traded Iman Shumpert to the Houston Rockets in a three-team deal that will bring Cleveland Cavaliers guard Alec Burks to Sacramento.
Reports of the trade surfaced about two hours before the Kings were scheduled to play the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night at Golden 1 Center.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the Rockets will send guard Brandon Knight, forward Marquese Chriss and a 2019 lottery-protected first-round pick to the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers will send guards Nik Stauskas and Wade Baldwin to the Rockets.
Shumpert is a 6-foot-5, 220-pound guard who started 40 games for the Kings this season at small forward.