Report: Kings would buyout Frye, flip Labissiere if Hill deal is completed

The Sacramento Kings would need to move some pieces around if they were to complete their reported deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Shipping the discontent George Hill to Cleveland is the easy part. The harder part comes with what the Kings would get back from the Cavaliers.

Channing Frye and Iman Shumpert, along with a possible second-round pick, would come back in the deal for Hill, according to Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst of ESPN.

However, that two-for-one return would require the Kings to reduce their roster. To that end, the Kings are shopping both Malachi Richardson and Skal Labissiere to keep their roster at 15.

Labissiere, the 28th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, has flashed promise as a young power forward with some scoring touch. Richardson was picked 22nd in the same draft but has shown very little at the pro level.

Meanwhile, Frye would likely be amenable to a buyout to escape the Kings and latch on with a contending team for one last ride in the league. He makes $7.4 million on an expiring contract.