2017 NBA Draft: 5 possible draft-day trades we want to see

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May 10, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings vice president of basketball operations and general manager Vlade Divac during a press conference at the Sacramento Kings XC (Experience Center). Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

4. A KANGZ ransom

With the No. 5 and No. 10 overall picks in the 2017 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings have the chance to add two top-10 talents to a young, blossoming nucleus of Willie Cauley-Stein, Buddy Hield and Skal Labissiere.

That being said, would anyone be even remotely surprised if the Kings went full KANGZ and packaged those valuable picks just to move up a few spots for someone they view as a difference-maker like Lonzo Ball, Josh Jackson or De’Aaron Fox?

To be clear: Sacramento would probably be better off keeping both of its picks in a draft class that’s so loaded in the lottery. But after the lopsided DeMarcus Cousins we witnessed just a few months ago, would the Kings be able to resist if the Boston Celtics came calling with the No. 3 pick and Terry Rozier?

To be clear, Celtics GM Danny Ainge has said they traded down because he believes the player they want will still be there at No. 3 (Jayson Tatum, perhaps?). If that’s the case, maybe their move down from the No. 1 spot was something Boston legitimately viewed as a savvy individual move, rather than more posturing for the blockbuster deal everyone is waiting on.

But a team doesn’t pass on a potential star like Markelle Fultz unless it’s A) Looking to make more waves or B) 100 percent convinced that player won’t be great at the next level. Fultz looks like the real deal, and even with Boston’s backcourt logjam, there’s no reason to pass on his potential unless Ainge is trying to flip those additional assets into a trade for an established star.

With that in mind, a deal like this moves the Celtics closer to the No. 2 trade on this list. The No. 3 pick is still a valuable selection with one of Lonzo Ball or Josh Jackson still being available at that point, but a team looking to trade its star and rebuild through the draft might view two top-10 picks in this year’s class as more valuable.

As for the Kings, they’d be making a mistake, but be honest: Outside of the team’s fanbase that we all feel sorry for at this point, we kind of revel in this organization’s never-failing inability to make smart decisions. The Kings are the living embodiment of Murphy’s Law, the burning wreckage we can’t look away from. Watching them go full KANGZ would make draft night that much crazier.

On the bright side though, Sacramento would get a young point guard with flashes of potential to mold in Rozier, and they’d also walk away with one of Lonzo Ball or Josh Jackson — both addressing areas of need. If they avoid De’Aaron Fox’s worst-case scenario as Elfrid Payton 2.0, all the better.