Per NBA salary cap rules, the Pistons can take back up to $22.6 million in any sign-and-trade involving Schröder, who will reportedly sign a three-year, $45 million contract before he's dealt to the Kings. Alternatively, the Pistons can forego taking back salary to generate a player trade exception of $14.3 million.

The Kings and Pistons have decided to turn Dennis Schroder's free agency deal with Sacramento into a sign-and-trade agreement.

We stamp a grade on the Kings' decision to give a three-year contract to veteran point guard Dennis Schroder in NBA free agency

The Sacramento Kings are coming off a season that wasn't anything remarkable, but wasn't anything bad either. They finished with a 40-42 record, which was good enough to qualify for the NBA Play-In Tournament as the No.

There's mutual interest between Jonas Valanciunas and a Greek club days after the Nuggets agreed to acquire the center from Sacramento. The trade between the Kings and Nuggets can't be processed until Sunday.