The Sacramento Kings announced today that the team has acquired the draft rights to forward Alex Karaban from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for the 34th overall pick and a 2032 second-round pick, according to General Manager Scott Perry.
Karaban (6-7, 255) averaged 13.2 points (46.4 FG%, 37.4 3PT%, 85.1 FT%), 5.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 34.4 minutes per game over 40 games during the 2025-26 season at the University of Connecticut. Karaban helped lead UConn to NCAA national championships in 2023 and 2024 and a national runner-up finish in 2026. He concluded his collegiate career as the program's all-time leader in three-pointers made (292), minutes played (4,906) and wins (126), while finishing sixth on UConn's all-time scoring list with 1,880 points.
A Northborough, Mass., native, Karaban made 151 appearances (150 starts) over four seasons at UConn, averaging 12.5 points (46.8 FG%), 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 blocks and 32.5 minutes per game. Karaban became the first active player inducted into the Huskies of Honor and earned First Team All-BIG EAST and NABC All-District recognition in 2025-26 after receiving Second Team All-BIG EAST honors in 2024-25. He also was a finalist for the 2025-26 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award and earned a spot on the 2026 NCAA All-Tournament Team.