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The Sacramento Kings have agreed to trade guard Nique Clifford to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for an unprotected 2028 second-round draft pick via Utah and an unprotected 2030 second-round draft pick via Minnesota, the team announced Sunday, Nov. 8.
Clifford, 24, is a 6-foot-5, 210-pound guard out of Colorado State that was originally selected by Oklahoma City with the 24th overall pick in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. However, Clifford never logged a minute in a Thunder uniform following a trade to the Kings that sent Oklahoma City a protected 2027 first-round pick.
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He appeared in 75 games for Sacramento during the 2025-26 season and started 28. Clifford averaged 8.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists in about 25.1 minutes during his rookie campaign with the Kings, while shooting 41.8% from the field and 33% on 3-pointers.
Clifford was being molded into a perennial “three-and-D” type of player for the Kings. He saw a lot of playing time in his rookie campaign, in part due to the numerous injuries Sacramento sustained to its roster that year.
He scored a career-high 30 points in a 132-126 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Feb. 8. Throughout the 2025-26 season, Clifford also spent some time down in the G-League, playing for the Stockton Kings, the Kings affiliate.
In his collegiate years, Clifford averaged 10.1 points and just under a steal. He shot 46.9% from the field and 36.4% on 3-pointers.
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