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NBA: Unheralded Players Worth Trading For

Nov 6, 2015; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Darren Collison (7) after a basket against the Houston Rockets during the third quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Houston Rockets defeated the Sacramento Kings 116-110. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

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Oct 30, 2015; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Darren Collison (7) shoots the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers in the fourth quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Kings won 132-114. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /

Darren Collison, Sacramento Kings

Position: Point Guard

Age: 28

Salary: $5,013,559

Slash Line: .461/.355/.867

Season Averages: 29.0 MPG, 13.7 PPG, 4.5 APG, 2.1 RPG, 0.9 SPG, 1.1 3PM

Darren Collison is everything you could ask a backup point guard to be. He can score and distribute in the half court, break a game open in transition, defend at a high level, and shoot from anywhere on the floor.

Currently playing behind Rajon Rondo on a 14-20 Sacramento Kings team that isn’t exactly contending, Collison could be the necessary spark for a number of sputtering second units.

For a team that doesn’t need a star at point guard, Collison could overachieve and do what he’s done 302 times already: start. He’s not elite in any one area, but he does everything well and has game-changing speed.

Whether starting or serving in the sixth man role, Collison is the perfect player for a team in need of 25-to-30 strong minutes of point guard play.

From a financial perspective, Collison is easily affordable. He’s making $5,013,559 in 2015-16, and will finish his contract in 2016-17 by making $5,229,454—paradoxical pocket change under a rising salary cap.

Not only could he be available, but Collison should be one of the NBA’s most coveted trade options come the February 18 deadline.

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