The Sacramento Kings are actively shopping Malik Monk in hopes of creating space to sign Russell Westbrook as their sixth man.
The Sacramento Kings are reportedly making a strong push to trade guard Malik Monk in order to clear a roster spot for former NBA MVP and current free agent Russell Westbrook, according to Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.
Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook
Position: PG
Age: 36
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 85 kg
Birth place: Long Beach, United States of America
An NBA source told Afseth that the Kings have been "trying very hard" to move Monk this offseason but have yet to find a trade partner.
Per the same report, Sacramento plans to sign Westbrook and use him as the team's sixth man behind new addition Dennis Schroder.
Monk is set to earn $18.8 million next season.
The Kings even offered him to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga, but GSW declined.
Last season, Monk played 65 games (45 starts) for Sacramento, averaging 17.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 5.6 assists.
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