The Sacramento Kings were in a much different position a month ago. Now, they are trying to capitalize on their recent hot stretch with a long-awaited trade.

Here we will discuss the two best trades that the Sacramento Kings must make before the 2025 NBA trade deadline.

The doom and gloom in Sacramento seems to have largely disappeared. There were points of the 2024-25 NBA season where the Sacramento Kings were included in all sorts of potential teardown rumors. Now, they are being positioned as aggressors in the pursuit of adding talent to the roster.

Sacramento has won seven in a row under interim coach Doug Christie, who took the helm when Mike Brown was fired Dec. 27. The Kings (20-19) have vaulted from 12th to ninth in the Western Conference playoff race, 1 ½ games behind the Los Angeles Clippers for the No. 6 seed.