On Thursday afternoon, Raptors forward Jalen McDaniels was traded to the Sacramento Kings for guard Davion Mitchell, EuroLeague MVP forward Sasha Vezenkov and the 45th pick in today’s NBA draft. The news surprised not only NBA fans, but apparently McDaniels himself. His coach, Clint Parks, told him the news and recorded his immediate reaction on his Instagram story.
In the video, Parks can be heard informing McDaniels of his trade to the Kings, to which McDaniels responds, “Deada– me? Me?!” and Parks confirms, “Yeah, you!”
The brief clip is the latest viral moment of NBA players finding out they’ve been traded. Previous notable examples include former All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins learning of his trade to the New Orleans Pelicans during his All-Star weekend press conference — which took place in New Orleans — and Derrick Rose being informed he’d been traded from the Chicago Bulls to the New York Knicks while being interviewed for a documentary.
In 50 games for Toronto, McDaniels, 26, averaged 3.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game on 34 percent shooting from the field. He will join a Kings team looking to strengthen its front bench and improve on its Play-in result last season. The Raptors, meanwhile, add a young and talented defender in Mitchell, a disgruntled Vezenkov who asked to leave Sacramento and a third rookie with the 45th pick.
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