NBA source: Kings' Keegan Murray not part of any trade discussions

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Hold onto your hats, rumor season has come early this year.

With December 15 coming and going, a large portion of the NBA population is now eligible for trade. There are still some contracts that can’t be moved, like Harrison Barnes, who can’t be traded until Dec. 29, or Trey Lyles, who becomes trade eligible on Jan. 15, but the majority of the league can now be added into a trade. 

This is a false deadline if you will. Dec.15 usually comes and goes without any fanfare other than some reporting on who can be traded. It is also a day where the rumor mill begins to churn out mystical ideas that rarely come to fruition.

Dec. 15, 2023 was no different. Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fischer kicked off the festivities with some sizzle that has folks in Sacramento up in arms due to the inclusion of second-year forward Keegan Murray in at least two of his rumors.

According to a league source, despite reports, the Kings are not putting Keegan Murray in any trade discussion. He is considered part of the franchise’s foundation moving forward.

In his piece released on Friday, Fischer mentions the Kings in connection with all four of the biggest trade targets currently on the board - Zach LaVine, OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam and Lauri Markkanen. 

Three of the four make perfect sense in Sacramento. One does not.