***Salary Dump 2010!*** New Orleans Trades C Hilton Armstrong To Sacramento

Over at Sactown Royalty, SB Nation’s Kings blog, Ziller asks “Is Hilton Armstrong what the Kings need?” His answer: probably not, but it’s possible the front office sees something in Armstrong that he doesn’t.

However, the greater concern for Ziller is that the Kings used a key asset — in-season cap space — to get Armstrong. Sacramento was one of the few teams in the league that could take back additional salary in a trade, which would have come in handy as teams over the luxury tax (like the Hornets) traded away even better players than Armstrong. But because of the Armstrong trade, the Kings no longer have that ability, and Ziller wonders whether Armstrong was the proper player on which to use that asset.

From Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnaroswki, who broke the news:

As for Sacramento, the acquistion of Armstrong helps shore the front line. Though he’s widely been considered a disappointment since entering the league as a lottery pick out of UCONN, it seems Sacramento is betting the a change of scenery might prompt a change of fortunes for the 6’11 big man.