An NBA trade idea sending Keegan Murray from the Sacramento Kings to the Oklahoma City Thunder has been created.
NBA writer Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Kings and Thunder:
Oklahoma City Thunder receive: Keegan Murray
Sacramento Kings receive: Nikola Topić, Ousmane Dieng, a 2026 first-round pick (top-four protected, via OKC, HOU or LAC), a 2027 first-round pick (top-five protected, via DEN) and a 2028 second-round pick (via UTA)
The Thunder won the 2025 championship against the Indiana Pacers, while the Kings missed the playoffs.
Murray appeared in 76 games for Sacramento last season. He averaged 12.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists while shooting 44.4% from the field, 34.3% from beyond the arc and 83.3% from the free-throw line.
“The Thunder have as many obvious needs as you’d expect to find in a 68-win champion who just set the high-water mark for scoring differential. There’s nothing they actually need,” Buckley wrote. “They might have a few wants, though. They aren’t particularly big on the wings, for instance, and they’ll always look to maximize spacing around MVP guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and non-stretch big man Isaiah Hartenstein.
“Could that steer them toward Murray? Maybe. They’d have to buy his ability to get back to his rookie year shooting (41.1 percent from three) without giving up the defensive gains he’s made since. So long as they deem that doable, though, there’d be obvious appeal in adding a 6’8″ stopper and shot-maker. They’d also have to want to pay him, since restricted free agency awaits him after this season. That could get tricky given the rising cost of this young core, but the fact he fits their same timeline could convince the front office he’s worth some financial gymnastics.”
The Kings selected Murray with the fourth overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. Murray has career averages of 13.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists.
An Iowa native, Murray will make $11.1 million in 2025-26. He becomes a restricted free agent next offseason.