1) The big-man market is pretty dry, as Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said in a news conference this week, and I could see Kings GM Monte McNair getting creative by scooping up one of those few big men for the low cost of Cissoko and two seconds to then possibly flip him. That’s a decent possibility.

Sacramento makes another move ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline, reportedly landing the veteran center Jonas Valančiūnas in a trade with Washington.

In what is both unexpected and a bit random, the Sacramento Kings have acquired center Jonas Valančiūnas from the Washington Wizards for recently acquired Sidy Cissoko, and two second-round picks. Let's grade the trade: Sacramento Kings: A First,