New Orleans absorbs Zach LaVine’s one-year contract to escape the long-term money of Dejounte Murray and Herb Jones, setting up roughly $82M in 2027 cap space to build around its young core. Sacramento takes on the longer contracts in exchange for two 2027 second-round picks while adding two proven rotation pieces in Murray and Herb. A deal built around New Orleans’ future flexibility and Sacramento’s present roster-building.