How the Sacramento Kings benefitted from the trade deadline

Final Thoughts

On the eve of the trade deadline, the Sacramento Kings granted Dewayne Dedmon’s wish of being traded to another team. As a result, the Kings in return received Jabari Parker and Alex Len who both were viewed high in their draft classes but have underperformed since. To be fair, however, both players have their strengths and can provide the Kings with some assistance for the remaining season.

For Parker, he provides instant offense who has no problem creating his own bucket and can become a scoring powerhouse for the Kings’ second unit. As for Len, he is a big body, something the Kings lacked before, which will help them in their interior offense and defense.

The chances of either Parker or Len becoming future assets for Sacramento are bleak, but with that said, the Kings should be happy making this trade. The main goal for the Kings in this deal was to get out of Dedmon’s contract, and slowly but surely, they did. Although I can still envision Dedmon being a solid stretch-five for an NBA team, his sample size with Sacramento showed he was not going to be that guy while donning the purple and white.

It does not justify the fact that the Kings signing Dedmon last summer ended up being a mistake, but with the team trading him back to the Hawks, it should benefit the Kings going forward. Whether or not Parker or Len turn into assets is just icing on the cake.