NBA rumors: Thunder present Kings with intriguing draft trade option

Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti may have eyes on a top-tier prospect in next week’s NBA Draft, where the 2025 champions could make a trade with the Sacramento Kings for the seventh overall pick. The Thunder have two first-round picks in the draft. Plus, future firsts to crystallize a potential deal with a team willing to give up a top-10 selection.

Considering Presti’s assets, the Thunder have options, according to ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel.

“Along with this being a trade-up opportunity for a guard like Flemings, should he fall to the Mavs, this is also a spot in the draft that a team like the Thunder could jump the Warriors to grab Mara, assuming he isn’t taken by Atlanta the pick before,” Siegel reports. “If Ament is on the board, he will certainly be in play for trade-up scenarios as well.

“The other trade-up spot inside the top 10 teams are actively pointing to is the Kings at No. 7, which seems a little odd given that Sacramento could take Brown, Wagler, or Acuff — whoever is still on the board. In the event that Brown and Acuff are taken by the Clippers and Nets, there is a possibility the Kings could trade down since they have known interest in Flemings.”

Giving a team like the Kings two additional first-round picks in a draft class projected to be one of the better drafts in recent history could lead Sacramento to a franchise-altering night for a team constantly rebuilding to evolve into a playoff team.

“This idea of the Kings obtaining another first-round pick has already been presented to them by the Thunder, sources said. Oklahoma City’s interest in moving into the top 10 is real, with Mara, Wagler, and Ament brought up in connection to them,” Siegel added. “Ament’s stock is all over the place lately, and another team he’s being heavily linked to is the Milwaukee Bucks, who currently only have the 10th pick.”

After losing Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals to Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, Sam Presti and the Thunder could select a first-round big man in this year’s draft. They could be courting the Kings’ No. 7 pick to do so.

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