3 Sacramento Kings the Boston Celtics should consider pursuing

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After their utter destruction of the Kings, a game in which the Boston Celtics led by 60 in the fourth quarter, it may be time for Sacramento to make some changes. Sitting at 18-32 after another embarrassing loss to the Atlanta Hawks, the Kings will undoubtedly be sellers at the trade deadline.

Sacramento has interesting assets to offer to teams looking to contend, headlined by the young dynamic duo of De’Aaron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton. It’s likely neither of those players will head to Boston without Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown being shipped back in return, which is something the C’s front office would immediately hang up the phone on.

But beneath the surface, Sacramento has lots of veteran contributors to sell off in exchange for draft picks and younger projects, as they look to finally break their playoff drought in the coming seasons.

The Boston Celtics should be calling the Sacramento Kings

The C’s, at 25-24, are at a point where they need to look into adding fringe pieces at the deadline, but not make the all-in move if you will.

With Tatum and Brown still yet to enter their primes, it makes no sense to go for broke at this year’s deadline. Instead, making moves to improve the team both in their current state and in the future is what President of Basketball Operations, Brad Stevens, is prioritizing.

With that being said, let’s look at 3 potential pieces the Boston Celtics should look to acquire from Sacramento:

Boston Celtics trade target No. 1) Harrison Barnes

The Boston Celtics were linked to Harrison Barnes last trade deadline, but ended up opting for Evan Fournier instead.

In the second-to-last year of his contract, the C’s would be acquiring a 3-and-D wing that could both help them in this year’s playoff push and next year’s hopefully more promising campaign.

On the season, the ten-year veteran is averaging 16.6 points, six rebounds, and 2.4 assists on 44.8 percent shooting from the field and 40.6 percent shooting from deep.

Barnes has established himself as an above-average shooter throughout his career, as he’s broken the 38 percent threshold in each of his four seasons in Sacramento.

He would ideally play as a power-forward in most lineups, with the potential of being a small-ball five in certain looks. Although the defensive impact of Al Horford has been felt, especially when paired next to Robert Williams in the frontcourt, Barnes would improve the offensive spacing drastically.

Replacing Horford’s poor shooting with Barnes creates a much more spacious offense, which should be a major priority for both Stevens and Head Coach, Ime Udoka. Giving both Tatum and Brown more room to operate will unlock more potential in this team, as they will need to rely on them to flourish on the offensive end.

Barnes is set to make just over $18 million next year, a number that is easily movable as an expiring contract if it doesn’t work out. His trade price shouldn’t be out of the Celtics’ range, especially considering Sacramento’s desire to move him as their season takes a downward spiral.