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Trade Radar · moved · Sunday, November 8 · 2 d ago

Kings Trading Nique Clifford To Thunder For Two Second-Round Picks

moved · player changed teamReported by Sam AmickRead the original report ↗

The Kings are trading Nique Clifford to the Thunder for two second-round picks, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter links). The second-rounders heading to the Kings will be Utah’s in 2028 and Minnesota’s in 2030, per Sam Amick of The Athletic (Twitter link). Both of the picks were controlled by the Thunder from previous […]

Confidence
70%
Reporter starting tier70editorial tier, not a measured record
Corroboration+0nobody else has reported this yet
Age−12 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25
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Who it involves
18
Nique Clifford
Thunder · G · 8.6 pts · 3.8 reb · 2.4 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $3.26M · next season $3.42M
Oklahoma City Thunder
$217.2M · above the first apron · 15 contracts · cap sheet
Sacramento Kings
$191.8M · over the cap · 13 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

Build it in the Trade Machine →
Nique Clifford → Kings
Send out at least $1.51M
The Kings are over the cap, so to take on $3.26M they need to send out $1.51M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Trade Radar · what it would change

If Nique Clifford moved

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