On the second day of NBA free agency, the Kings are continuing to make moves, but this time they’re doing so on the trade market. Sacramento is sending Mo Harkless, Justin Holiday and a lottery-protected first-round pick in 2024 to the Atlanta Hawks for promising young shooting guard Kevin Huerter, according to multiple reports.
The Kings are sending a 2024 lottery-protected first-round pick to the Hawks for Huerter, sources tell ESPN. Pick becomes Top 12 protected in 2025, and top 10 protected in 2026.
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The first-round pick the Hawks received is lottery-protected in 2024, top-12 in 2025, top-10 in 2026 and then turns into two seconds if it hasn’t conveyed yet.