The Sacramento Kings have ended their pursuit of a trade for Ben Simmons and will turn elsewhere in the market to upgrade their team.

The trade deadline is on Feb. 10th and the Kings believe the asking price from the Philadelphia 76ers is too exorbitant. 

Sacramento has several trade assets in Harrison Barnes, Buddy Hield and Richaun Holmes.

The Sacramento roster represented one of Philadelphia's most viable options for a trade.

The chances of the 76ers taking the Simmons' situation into the offseason has undoubtedly increased without the presence of the Kings.

Simmons is signed through the 2024-25 season, and the Sixers believe that gives them leverage to wait on a deal.

The Sacramento Kings are on the outside of the Play-In picture but are still seeking upgrades to their roster. Sacramento has engaged in trade discussions for Jerami Grant of the Detroit Pistons and Domantas Sabonis of the Indiana Pacers.

The Kings are also looking at trading away Harrison Barnes, Buddy Hield and Marvin Bagley. Sacramento has also made Tristan Thompson available for just a second-round pick.

Terence Davis will be out indefinitely after suffering an injured right wrist on Tuesday.

The Sacramento Kings said tests on Wednesday revealed damage to tendons in the wrist.

Davis is averaging 10.4 points per game for the Kings this season.

"I thought he was playing really good basketball for us," Gentry said. "He was attacking the basket. ... It's an opportunity for somebody else to step in. Obviously, there are going to be minutes there."

The Philadelphia 76ers have remained primarily engaged with the Atlanta Hawks and Sacramento Kings on a Ben Simmons trade of late.

The Kings have shown a willingness to take back the contract of Tobias Harris, which is not the case with the Hawks. The Hawks have been searching for a third team to function as a trade partner.

Both the Hawks and Kings, meanwhile, have emerged as strong suitors for Jerami Grant. There are a number of other teams interested in Grant such as the Chicago Bulls, Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers.

The Hawks have also grown more active in searching for a trade of John Collins.

In a wide-ranging interview with Philadelphia radio station 97.5 The Fanatic, Daryl Morey touched on Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and the trade deadline. Morey didn't shy away from discussing one specific rumor that was making the rounds this week either.

When asked about the rumor that the Philadelphia 76ers were in discussions to trade Simmons and Tobias Harris to the Sacramento Kings, Morey didn't take the usual tactic of downplaying things.

"I can tell you that for sure there are deals with the Sacramento Kings that I think would work. Will those deals ever happen? I have no idea," Morey said. "Are they just straight deals with the Kings? Probably not. Is it multiple teams? Probably. But for sure there are deals that are possible, that would go over our line."

Morey said the Sixers have talked with "pretty much every team" about Simmons trades. He also said "I can tell you for a fact that nothing's gotten into, at this point, into a range (of being close). And generally, they don't get into a range of a possible deal until you get closer to the deadline."

The Sacramento Kings have informed teams that they want to continue building around De'Aaron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton and don't have plans to trade either player, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic.

The Kings have informed Fox and his representation, Chris Gaston, of their position.

The Kings have been linked in trade rumors with both the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons and Indiana Pacers for Domantas Sabonis.

The Sacramento Kings have not ruled out the possibility of acquiring both Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris in a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Recent reports have indicated that the 76ers have included Harris as part of larger trade discussions centered on Simmons. Harris signed a five-year, $180 million deal with the 76ers in 2019 that has two more seasons remaining. 

The Kings could build a package for Simmons and Harris around De'Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield and Harrison Barnes.

The Atlanta Hawks, however, have "zero interest" in a trade that nets them both Simmons and Harris.

The Sacramento Kings are now willing to discussing star guard De'Aaron Fox in trade talks. One player the Kings are looking at is Domantas Sabonis of the Indiana Pacers.

In previous trade discussions, including ones for Ben Simmons, the Kings were not open to talking about trading Fox. That's now changed, and Sacramento has put their franchise player on the table in a trade that would return an All-Star.

For his part, Fox knows trade talks are part of life in the NBA.

“In most sports, most players come up in trade talks,” Fox said recently after practice. “Obviously, you don’t have too many people who are really untouchable, so you always know something can happen.”

The Detroit Pistons have received interest in Jerami Grant from the Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Sacramento Kings.

The Pistons are seeking either two first round picks or one first round pick plus a high upside young player in exchange for Grant.

Grant expects to sign a lucrative extension in the ballpark of four years, $112 million this offseason.

Washington is viewed by some league personnel as a favorite to trade for Grant. Grant grew up in the D.C. area and is familiar with Wes Unseld Jr. from their time together with the Denver Nuggets. 

The Memphis Grizzlies have been mentioned in some circles speculatively, but they're not expected to pursue Grant.

Tyrese Haliburton has entered the NBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Haliburton is now the 12th member of the Sacramento Kings to enter protocols. 

Haliburton has averaged 13.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 7.1 assists in 34.0 minutes per game this season for the Kings.