The Cavaliers have agreed to trade the No. 29 overall pick to the Kings, according to multiple reports. Sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link) that the deal will send the No. 34 pick and a future second-rounder to Cleveland, with Sacramento using its newly acquired first-rounder to nab UConn forward Alex Karaban.

The Kings will send their 2032 second-rounder to the Cavaliers in addition to this year’s No. 34 pick, reports Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link).

Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com reported earlier today that the Cavs were exploring a deal involving the No. 29 pick. By moving from the first round into the second round, the cap-strapped could potentially sign its No. 34 pick to a rookie-minimum deal rather than a rookie scale contract, generating some savings.

Following a redshirt year in 2021/22, Karaban began his college career in style, winning back-to-back national championships with UConn in 2023 and 2024. He was a full-time starter for those title teams and ultimately made 150 starts over four years with the Huskies before becoming automatically draft-eligible this spring. The 6’8″ forward nearly earned a third national title in April, but UConn fell to Michigan in the championship game.

While Karaban will turn 24 later this year and has average athleticism, he’s a high-effort and high-IQ player, writes Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports. As a senior in 2025/26, he averaged 13.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists in 34.3 minutes per contest, posting a solid shooting line of .464/.374/.851. The performance earned him a spot on the All-Big East first team.

Karaban is the second player drafted by the Kings on Tuesday, joining No. 7 overall pick Darius Acuff. The expectation is that Sacramento general manager Scott Perry will make a concerted effort to reshape his roster and get younger this offseason, and Tuesday’s moves are the first step toward that goal.