Sacramento Kings - Tristan Thompson (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
The Sacramento Kings made a surprising early splash ahead of the start of the NBA’s free agency by swapping reserve guard Delon Wright for the veteran big man Tristan Thompson. This move was likely made with the intention to bolster the frontcourt rotation’s depth but does feel a little perplexing given the reports that indicated the Kings were zeroed in on re-signing Richaun Holmes.
Thompson suffered from a loss of playing time in Boston’s maligned center rotation last year, where the Celtics grappled with the decision of playing Thompson, Daniel Theis, or Robert Williams seemingly every night.