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Sixers Acquire Nik Stauskas, Others in Salary Dump Trade
By Jim Adair
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BEFORE YOU PANIC: If Woj meant Saric, he probably would’ve said Saric.
According to super-insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the Sixers have acquired Kyle Scott look-alike Nik Stauskas, Carl Landry, and Jason Thompson from the Kings in exchange for overseas players (probably Micic, Kazemi, or a couple of the dudes they drafted this year). The Sixers reportedly wanted Stauskas — which may mean a buyout for Landry and Thompson — and the Kings are trying to dump salary to make a run at Rajon Rondo, Monta Ellis, and/or Wes Matthews.
We’ll have more on this in the morning.
UPDATE: Also a pick?
UPDATE 2: According to Zach Lowe, “Sixers will receive a protected 1st-round pick from the Kings, and swap rights w/ Sacto in the 1st round of two other drafts, sources say.” If they still didn’t give up Saric in this deal, it’s remarkable.
UPDATE 3: According to Woj, the deal shakes out like this:
“The Kings traded forwards Carl Landry and Jason Thompson and 2014 No. 8 overall draft pick Nik Stauskas to the 76ers for the rights to overseas players and a future second-round draft pick, sources said.”
Saric’s name has still not been mentioned, so I assume he’s safe.
UPDATE 4: DARIO IS SAFE.
UPDATE 5: There’s some stuff involving Chicago, but this is the simplest breakdown of the picks exchanged:
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.