Cavs, Kings, Bulls Updated Rosters, Salary Cap, NBA Draft Picks After Reported De'Andre Hunter Trade
The Sacramento Kings swung a trade for Cleveland Cavaliers forward De'Andre Hunter on Saturday, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.
Per Charania, the Kings sent guards Dennis Schröder and Keon Ellis to Cleveland in exchange for Hunter. The Chicago Bulls were also involved in the deal, acquiring Kings forward Dario Saric and two future second-round picks.
The Bulls will waive guard Jevon Carter to make room for Saric, per Charania.
Here's a look at the updated rosters for each team following the swap.
Cleveland Cavaliers 2025-26 Roster
PG: Darius Garland, Dennis Schröder, Craig Porter Jr., Lonzo Ball
SG: Donovan Mitchell, Keon Ellis, Sam Merrill, Tyrese Proctor
SF: Dean Wade, Jaylon Tyson
PF: Evan Mobley, Nae'Qwan Tomlin, Larry Nance Jr.
C: Jarrett Allen, Thomas Bryant
Sacramento Kings 2025-26 Roster
PG: Russell Westbrook, Malik Monk, Devin Carter
SG: Zach LaVine, Nique Clifford
SF: DeMar DeRozan, De'Andre Hunter, Doug McDermott
PF: Precious Achiuwa, Dylan Cardwell
C: Domantas Sabonis, Maxime Raynaud, Drew Eubanks
Chicago Bulls 2025-26 Roster
PG: Josh Giddey, Tre Jones
SG: Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu
SF: Isaac Okoro, Kevin Huerter
PF: Matas Buzelis, Patrick Williams
C: Nikola Vucevic, Dario Saric, Jalen Smith
According to CapSheets' Yossi Gozlan, the Kings now have $1.9 million in luxury tax space while the Cavaliers are $13.9 million above the second apron. The Bulls have $8.2 million in luxury tax space, per Gozlan.
ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel reported that Chicago received a 2027 second-round pick from the Cavaliers (via Denver) as well as the least favorable of the New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, and Milwaukee Bucks 2029 second-round pick from the Kings.
The Bulls now have seven second-round picks from 2027-32 and could have eight if their protected first-round pick from the Portland Trail Blazers doesn't convey by 2028 (via RealGM). The Cavs and Kings didn't add any draft capital in the deal.
Hunter spent the first five full seasons of his career with the Atlanta Hawks before he was traded to Cleveland in the middle of his 2024-25 campaign.
The No. 4 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft never blossomed into an All-Star, but became an efficient complementary scorer and averaged 14.8 points per game on 44.9/36.8/81.9 shooting splits with Atlanta.
Hunter remained productive in Cleveland immediately after the trade, recording 14.3 points per game and shooting 42.6 percent from three-point territory following the change of scenery.
He hasn't been able to find much consistency from behind the arc this year, connecting on a career-low 30.8 percent of his triples.
Hunter has also experienced some struggles defensively, owning the second-worst net rating among all Cavaliers players to appear in at least 30 games this season (via NBA.com).
Still, he could find more rhythm with his jumper while playing alongside Kings star Domantas Sabonis.
For the Cavs, Ellis is a defensive-minded guard that has also owns a career three-point percentage of 41.6 percent. While he couldn't carve out a consistent role in Sacramento's rotation, that could change in Cleveland.
Schröder also brings experience to a Cavaliers squad looking to make a fourth consecutive playoff appearance, as the veteran has 74 postseason games under his belt.
