1 Kings trade that would help the Lakers, but not for a star

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As it is The Sacramento Kings will be in trade rumors before the deadline, there will no doubt be a bevy of players that other teams will be interested in. the commercial rush around Kraljevo continuesthe Los Angeles Lakers are a team that appears to have some interest in one of the team’s players, even though it’s not the big star that the basketball world might be thinking about.

The Sacramento players people think of first are Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Domantas Sabonis, but the one ClutchPoints NBA Insider Brett Seigel mentions is Keon Ellis, who is said to draw “significant interest” around the league. He would mention that the Lakers are involved in the Ellis rumors.

“One of the names that’s getting significant interest right now because of his contract, he’s in the last year of his contract, just $2.3 million on the books,” Seigel said on ClutchPoints’ “Clutch Scoops” with Tomer Azarly. “That’s Keon Ellis, and there’s significant interest around the league in him in both the Eastern and Western Conferences. There have been rumors that the Lakers are interested.”

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Sacramento Kings guard Keon Ellis (23) is helped up by teammates after he was fouled against the Atlanta Hawks during the first quarter at Golden 1 Center.
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With trade wishes for Kings players will increase before the deadline, Ellis is a versatile rotation player on both sides of the field who can fit on most teams. Seigel would talk about how the Lakers are a great fit in terms of the court and his contract.

“I haven’t heard that, but it wouldn’t shock me if the Lakers are looking at a guy like that on the wing because they need another wing defender,” Seigel said. “And Keon Ellis kind of fits into that timeline, being a younger guy, where they could have paired him up with Luke, given him a short-term extension like they did with Jared Vanderbilt, and hoped that he would be that wing defender that they could count on.”

Either way, it remains to be seen whether Ellis will be traded to Sacramento and Los Angeles will be the winner of the potential sweepstakes.





2025-12-11 23:59:00

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