In order to sign Westbrook, the Kings have been trying to send the top sixth man in the league away?

According to local Dallas Hoops Journal reporter Grant Afseth of Dallas local media, the Sacramento Kings are trying to trade Malik Monk "very hard" to free up a roster spot for Russell Westbrook's signing.

Grant Afseth said an NBA source revealed to him that the Kings were actively selling Monk throughout the offseason, but they have not found a suitable deal so far. The reason why the Kings are so anxious to send Monk away is to make room to sign Westbrook, who is currently in full free agent form. The team plans to have the former MVP player play the team's sixth man in the new season, appearing behind new backcourt Dennis Schroder.

In the NBA regular season last season, Westbrook made a total of 75 appearances for his old club, the Denver Nuggets in 82 games, averaging 27.9 minutes per game, averaging 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocks, and 3.2 turnovers and 2.5 fouls. He shot 44.9%, three-point shooting percentage 32.3%, and free throw shooting percentage 66.1%. In the playoffs, Westbrook made a total of 14 appearances, averaging 24.1 minutes per game, averaging 11.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.1 blocks. He also had 2.3 turnovers and 3.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 39.1%, three-point shooting percentage was 31.7%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 70%. In the NBA regular season last season, Monk played 65 times for the Kings, averaging 31.6 minutes per game, averaging 17.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks, and 2.4 turnovers and 2.4 fouls, shooting percentage of 43.9%, three-point shooting percentage of 32.5%, and free throw shooting percentage of 86.5%.

Previously, Westbrook refused to execute the player option in his contract with the Nuggets next season and became a free agent. However, the free market has been open for more than a month and a half, and Westbrook has not received a contract from the NBA team so far and is still in a free agent state. We really don't understand. Monk is one of the top sixth man in the NBA, but the Kings insist on arranging him as point guard and taking on more ball-holding tasks, which has largely led to his decline in performance last season and his changes in his mentality. As for Westbrook, how much help he can provide to the team now is already a question mark. Therefore, we really don’t understand what the purpose of the King’s series of operations is, or what exactly do they want to do? Is this a normal team going to do something to send Monk away to sign Westbrook?