The Sacramento Kings are expected to trade guard Keon Ellis ahead of next week’s trade deadline. Sacramento has had several express interest in Ellis, including the Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics.
For the Celtics and Lakers, Ellis would be a way to upgrade the teams’ guard rotations without adding a high-priced player. The Spurs could be looking for off-guard depth. The Pacers would be making a sort of “pre” agency. A team that trade for Ellis will presumably being doing with plans of re-signing the guard this offseason, if not extending him when he’s eligible shortly after the trade deadline.