By Charlie O. Mallonee

The Sacramento Kings and the Brooklyn Nets completed a trade on Wednesday that brings guard Jason Terry and forward Reggie Evans to the Kings in exchange for guard Marcus Thornton.

“Adding Jason and Reggie provides our roster with toughness and veteran leadership that will help this team continue to grow,” said D’Alessandro. “They bring a wealth of NBA experience to Sacramento that will undoubtedly make a positive impact on our younger players. We also thank Marcus for his contributions and wish him great success going forward.”

Terry is a 15 year veteran who has played with Atlanta, Dallas, Boston and Brooklyn. He was a member of the 2011 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks. Terry has averaged 4.5 points per game, 1.1 rebounds per game and 1.6 assists in a very limited role for the Nets.

Evans is a 12 year NBA veteran who has played in Seattle, Denver, Philadelphia, Toronto, Los Angeles (Clippers) and Brooklyn. He is known as a tenacious rebounder and as a player who hustles on the court. Evans has averaged 2.7 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game.

Thornton was in his fourth season as a King and was having a disappointing year. He was shooting under 40.0% from the field. Thornton is averaging 8.3 points per game.

The trade should create more playing time for Kings’ rookie guard Ben McLemore.