Washington Sent Dominic McGuire and Cash for a Conditional Pick
At the February 18, 2010 deadline, Washington traded reserve forward Dominic McGuire and cash considerations to Sacramento. The Wizards were promised a 2010 second-round selection with protection covering the first 41 picks in the round-order numbering, but the condition did not result in a conveyed choice. Both teams dated transaction logs document the same asset flow. Washington was reorganizing around a major rebuilding effort while Sacramento wanted inexpensive athletic depth. McGuire had played a reserve role for the Wizards and was not an established lead offensive option, though his length and defensive energy had value. The deal was not part of the complicated Kings, Knicks and Rockets three-team trade on the same date that featured Kevin Martin and Tracy McGrady. It was a separate two-team transaction with its own conditional terms.
McGuire Was a Limited Kings Reserve Before Moving Again
Sacramento added McGuire as a player who could defend forwards and cover bench minutes without needing a high-volume scoring role. His contribution to the Kings remained brief, and he did not establish a long-running starting assignment there. He later spent NBA seasons with other organizations, but those subsequent games belong to the contracts and team decisions that followed. Sacramento also received documented cash, with the precise figure not available in the canonical ledger. That consideration gave the Kings an immediate economic return even if the acquired forward was not a franchise-building piece. The Kings inherited B+ grade reflects getting an actual NBA reserve plus money while surrendering a draft condition that ultimately expired. The transaction was low-profile compared with the club larger deadline activity but had an identifiable asymmetry in realized value.
Washington Did Not Receive the Protected Draft Selection
The promised 2010 second-round pick never conveyed, as both the Wizards and Kings historical transaction records explicitly state. No actual 2010 Washington draftee should therefore be attributed to this deal. Washington may have valued clearing a roster spot, but it also included cash in the outgoing package and did not obtain measurable NBA player production from the conditional choice. Its inherited C- grade reflects that weak final return. The Kings Win verdict is supported by the direct comparison between a received player and cash on one side and no realized pick on the other. Both clubs were rebuilding in different ways, yet Sacramento ended up with the only concrete assets from the agreement. The hypothetical future pick should remain a condition, not be converted into an invented prospect.
Final Verdict
Kings Win. Sacramento earns B+ for Dominic McGuire and cash while the conditional 2010 second-round selection sent to Washington failed to convey. The Wizards receive C- after surrendering a reserve forward and money without receiving a new NBA player or draft selection from this particular trade.