Official Release | September 12, 2022
Kings will acquire Magic’s 2022 Second-Round Pick
Today, the Stockton Kings, the NBA G League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings, announced that they have traded the returning player rights of Robert Baker to the Lakeland Magic in exchange for their second-round pick (from Capital City via Santa Cruz) in the 2022 G League Draft.
In his first season with Stockton, Baker competed in 26 games (one start), averaging 4.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest.
Baker appeared in 29 games (26 starts) in his last season at Harvard University (2019-20), posting averages of 7.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks in 22.3 minutes per game. A 6-11 forward, Baker helped Harvard to its second-straight Ivy League Championship (2018-19), and a berth in the NIT for the second-consecutive season.
The trade is not subject to physicals.