Kings trade No. 49 pick to Cavaliers for rights to Sasha Vezenkov, cash

The 2022 NBA Draft hasn’t started yet, but the Kings already are making moves.

Sacramento traded the No. 49 pick in the draft to the Cavaliers in exchange for cash considerations and the draft rights to Sasha Vezenkov, Cleveland announced mid-day Thursday. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first broke the news just hours before the draft.

Cleveland is acquiring Sacramento's pick at 49 in tonight's NBA draft for the rights to Sasha Vezenkov, sources tell ESPN. Vezenkov, 26, was a first-team All-EuroLeague forward this season. He was the 57th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2022

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AP’s Tom Withers reported that the Kings received $1.75 million from the Cavaliers along with Vezenkov’s rights.

#Cavs have acquired Sacramento's pick (No. 49) for the rights to Sasha Vezenkov and $1.75 million. This gives Cleveland picks Nos. 14, 39, 49 and 56.
— Tom Withers (@twithersAP) June 23, 2022

The 49th overall selection was slated to be Sacramento’s third pick in the draft. They now will pick at No. 4 and No. 37 after the trade.

Vezenkov, 26, was drafted 57th overall by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2017 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward was acquired by the Cavaliers on Jan. 14, 2021, from Brooklyn as part of a three-team trade that brought Jarrett Allen to Cleveland.