The Sacramento Kings traded Jalen McDaniels to the San Antonio Spurs, creating an empty roster spot and freeing up approximately $4.7 million in cap space.

According to FOX40’s Sean Cunningham, this move appears to be part of a larger move still to come.

For the last time this offseason, I dream of Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis being on this Kings roster.

The Kings still have the opportunity to use their Mid-Level Exception (MLE), and one of the new ways to use it with the new CBA is through trade. This new rule makes it easier than in the past to sign a player with Bobby Portis’ contract status.

Portis is expected to make around $12.5 million this season, with a player option of $13.4 million for next year. That $12.5 million fits the Kings’ MLE of $12.8 million like a glove.

The Kings could send Devin Carter, the 13th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, to make the money work, and draft picks as needed to make the deal worth it for the Bucks.

It would be a big gamble as Sacramento would lose a young, promising player in Carter and luxury cap flexibility, but Portis is exactly the type of player the Kings have been looking for for years.

He works hard, defends well, rebounds and does all the little things that lead to winning. Much like Keon Ellis, he is the perfect archetype of player to add to the Kings roster.

It’s unlikely and I’d be shocked if it actually happened, but for the last time this offseason, I’m allowing myself to dream big. If the Kings made a move for Portis, it would be the perfect win-now move to shake up the franchise.

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