The Washington Wizards have agreed to trade veteran center Jonas Valančiūnas to the Sacramento Kings for Sidy Cissoko and two second-round picks, The Stein Line and ESPN reoprt.
Valančiūnas signed a three-year, $30.3 million contract with the Wizards in July.
The 32-year-old big man averaged 11.7 points (on 56.4% shooting from the field), 8.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 19.6 minutes over 45 appearances for the Wizards this season.
Washington, which selected center Alex Sarr with the No. 2 pick in this past June’s draft, owns the worst record in the NBA (8-41). Valančiūnas has started just eight games this season as a backup to Sarr.
Valančiūnas, one of the most affordable impact centers on the trade market, has averaged 18.8 points and 13.3 rebounds per 36 minutes in his 13-year career. Midway through his career Valančiūnas stretched his shooting range to the 3-point line, where he has shot a below-average 34.5% on 686 career attempts.
As a rim protector, Valančiūnas leaves plenty to be desired. He challenges 3.9 attempts per game at the rim, where opponents are shooting 70.9% against him — almost 5% better than their season averages.
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