NBA 2K17 My GM: 30 Franchise-Saving Trades You Must Make

5. Sacramento Kings

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Who: Rudy Gay SF (81), Skal Labissiere C (70), '19 2nd round pick

Where: Boston Celtics

For Whom: Jae Crowder SF (81), Amir Johnson PF (74)

The Kings are a mess in real-life, but in the game you can fix them easily. Jae Crowder has a great contract - $28M for 4 years - and is a great player. Amir Johnson can be the starter for now and the $12M that he is due this season can be used in the summer for a player of a better skillset.

Rudy Gay would free up $13M if he decided not to use his player option, but here he is dealt for a solid and cheap starter, so there's no downgrade to this deal. Moving Labissiere loosens up the already crowded center rotation.

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