Brooklyn Nets Receive:

Kevin Huerter, 2026 second-round pick, 2029 second-round pick

Sacramento Kings Receive:

Dorian Finney-Smith

Adding another forward must take precedence in Sacramento after stacking the backcourt deck. DeMar DeRozan counts as one now, but the Kings would do well to squeeze more defensive juice from the front line. Jalen McDaniels is not the answer. Making a hefty splash gets easier if Sacramento is willing to move (the injured) Devin Carter or is open to waiting until after Dec. 14 and including Malik Monk. For now, team president Monte McNair should be hocking the Huerter's-contract-plus-picks special. Dangling first-round equity could get the Kings into the running for bigger names. Good luck identifying the right fits worth that swing during this time of the year. (Brandon Ingram isn't it, friends.) Attaching distant second-rounders should at least warrant a call-back from the Nets on the Finney-Smith front. They can hold out for first-round compensation, but it's not guaranteed. Finney-Smith is entering the final year of his contract (2025-26 player option) and shooting just 33.7 percent on threes (154-of-457) through his first 94 games in Brooklyn. Huerter also shouldn't be considered a flatlined asset. Yes, he is working off a down year by his standards, as well as left shoulder surgery, but relative to his track record, last season should be considered the exception rather than the rule. He is a career 38.2 percent shooter from distance on more than seven attempts per 36 minutes, and his marksmanship holds up across a variety of usages. Going on 26, with two years and $36.2 million left on his deal, he becomes an asset the Nets can reroute if he's healthy and making jumpers. Sacramento needn't concern itself with DFS's ebbs and flows from beyond the arc. His accuracy will come up playing beside at least two of DeRozan, Monk, De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis at all times. And while he's not earning any All-Defensive consideration, he still hangs with 3s, 4s and some 2s.