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Kings Reportedly Acquire No. 24 Pick In 2025 Nba Draft, Rights To Nique Clifford

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Kings reportedly acquire No. 24 pick in 2025 NBA Draft, rights to Nique Clifford originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

The Kings are making moves.

Sacramento traded up into the first round of Wednesday night’s 2025 NBA Draft for the No. 24 pick from the Oklahoma City Thunder, acquiring the rights to Colorado State guard Nique Clifford, Matt Norlander of CBS Sports and ESPN’s Shams Charania reported, citing sources.

Nique Clifford is going to the Sacramento Kings with the 24th pick, source tells @CBSSports. The pick is a trade from Oklahoma City.

— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) June 26, 2025

The Sacramento Kings are trading for the No. 24 pick from the Oklahoma City Thunder and taking Nique Clifford, sources tell ESPN.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 26, 2025

As a fifth-year senior at Colorado State, Clifford averaged 18.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 steals in 35.4 minutes per game on 50-percent shooting from the field and 38-percent shooting from deep en route to Third-Team All-Mountain West honors.

This story will be updated …