Oh man, I love these type of threads. I went hard on exploring previous trade rumors for other teams to put us in a 4-team shuffle to get us the player I wanted DA to pick in 2013... hahaha. Ok check this out:
Sacramento Receives: Brandon Knight 12.6M, Jordan Hill 4.0M, and Jordan Mickey 1.2M
Minnesota Receives: Tyler Zeller 8.0M, PJ Tucker 5.3M, Darren Collison 5.2M, and the 2019 MEM 1st, their own 2017 2nd
Phoenix Receives: Kosta Kufos 8.0M and Shabazz Muhammad 3.0M
Boston Receives: Gorgui Dieng 2.3M PPP (16.0M x 4)
Alright so to break it down; Sac really likes Knight, Phoenix really likes Muhammad, Minny wants vets (including Tucker via trade rumors), and Boston needs a big who can rebound and defend. Sac has nothing of value to get Knight but they do have an expiring point guard in Collison who they can send to Minny who lost Levine for the year and is looking for vet help. Minny can then send Muhammad To Pheonix for their guy that they like, PJ Tucker. But Minny wants a first for Muhammad, so Boston steps in with the picks to help facilitate the swap and picks up Deing in the process, shelling out Zeller and Mickey to make money work. It's also important to note that Len from Pheonix didn't get a contract extension last summer because the club is unsure about him. They also pick up a 27 year old center in Kufos who's locked up for another 3 years at 8.0m per.