Houston Rockets: 3 potential Ryan Anderson trades

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3. Sacramento Kings

The often forgotten team in California is going to be receiving many calls throughout the season from teams offering assets because the Sacramento Kings have the most cap space of any team in the league. With about $11 million of cap space, the Kings could be the perfect suitor for Ryan Anderson’s contract.

In this trade, the Rockets could offload Ryan Anderson’s contract in exchange for two players with expiring contracts in Kosta Koufos and Deyonta Davis. The Rockets would likely need to include a second round pick in the trade in order to fully compensate the Kings for taking on Anderson’s large contract, though they’d probably push for a first-rounder.

By offloading two centers, Sacramento could clear the forest of bigs it has on its roster and allow for players like Willie Cauley-Stein, Harry Giles and rookie Marvin Bagley III to lead the frontcourt group. Anderson would be a good option off the bench for a team that was 26th in the league last season in 3-pointers made per game.

For Houston, the deal adds two players capable of backing up Clint Capela as a center off the bench. The biggest win for the Rockets would be dumping Anderson’s contract and giving the team flexibility to add more valuable pieces in next summer’s free agency.

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