The Sacramento Kings are coming off a loss to the Detroit Pistons to fall to 7-23 through the first 30 games of the season. Now, as the Kings approach February’s trade deadline, they are expected to make some major changes.
One player who has been heavily rumored as a trade piece is standout sixth man Malik Monk, as NBA insider Chris Haynes recently reported that he has been “made available” ahead of February’s deadline.
After their loss to the Pistons, Kings head coach Doug Christie was asked if he could confirm or deny the rumors surrounding Monk’s trade availability.
“That’s a [Scott Perry] question,” Christie responded. “I don’t have anything there, but I love Malik. Always have. What we’re trying to do here is bigger than any one player, two players, anything. We’re trying to set something that is sustainable, and we just changed things up in this particular moment.”
Monk has nearly fallen out of the rotation