since the new regime took over, many around the league have been asking "what on earth are the sacramento kings doing?" such questions have intensified this summer, as the kings have continued to make moves across the head-scratching spectrum (when considering those moves in a vacuum). that said, successfully executing this trade would answer a lot of those questions. it would clear up the decision to draft a SG in consecutive drafts. it would also further clarify the decision to let isaiah thomas walk in free agency...
it's certainly a swing-for-the-fences kind of move, and it's not without considerable risk; the kings would have a legitimate "big three" of demarcus cousins, rudy gay, and rajon rondo, but gay and rondo will be free agents next summer. and there is no guarantee that both or either decide to re-up in sacramento, even if the wins come. so it's basically an eight-seed-or-bust kind of gamble. either way, i like the hubris on display should this long-rumored trade find life in reality. i think it's necessary, particularly since the roster as-constructed doesn't really have anything better than 10-seed potential...
He's being given kudos for predicting the Shawn Marion to Cleveland deal almost a month ago.
