Kings trade JT, Nik and Landry to Sixers (renamed)
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Adrian Wojnarowski: Free agent Aminu Al-Farouq has agreed to a four year, $30 million deal with Portland, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
That was fast
That was fast
It's not just Rondo's talent level-which is quite questionable right now anyway, it's his fit.
As this roster currently stands he doesn't make much sense. We've got no decent off the ball shooters at the 2-4 and he kills spacing as soon as he gives up the ball, which is a problem in both Cuz and Rudy postups/isos. In Boston didn't matter as much as he controlled the rock. Part of his issue in Dallas was what happened as soon as he gave it up, which was his man sagging 5-10 ft off, almost ignoring him. Here, Rudy/Cuz will be seeing a lot of the rock.
Combine that with WCS, no consistent shooter at the 2 and Rudy who's not a good catch and shoot guy, the fit is highly questionable....as this roster stands.
As this roster currently stands he doesn't make much sense. We've got no decent off the ball shooters at the 2-4 and he kills spacing as soon as he gives up the ball, which is a problem in both Cuz and Rudy postups/isos. In Boston didn't matter as much as he controlled the rock. Part of his issue in Dallas was what happened as soon as he gave it up, which was his man sagging 5-10 ft off, almost ignoring him. Here, Rudy/Cuz will be seeing a lot of the rock.
Combine that with WCS, no consistent shooter at the 2 and Rudy who's not a good catch and shoot guy, the fit is highly questionable....as this roster stands.
You also said "We've had a lot of players with "attitude problems" who did fine while here." That insinuates that his attitude problems aren't as big of deal as people make them out to be when determining if we should sign him. I disagree with this.
It sounds like you're thinking like a fan while I'm thinking like a FO. I'm talking about why you have to consider his attitude problems when looking to sign him. You're talking about how we should treat him and give him a chance once he is here. Those are two completely topics. No reason to reply to me about how we should act as fans when I'm talking strategy with the makeup of our team.
It sounds like you're thinking like a fan while I'm thinking like a FO. I'm talking about why you have to consider his attitude problems when looking to sign him. You're talking about how we should treat him and give him a chance once he is here. Those are two completely topics. No reason to reply to me about how we should act as fans when I'm talking strategy with the makeup of our team.
Yeah I'm not sold on counting out Ben. By no means is my following comments comparing Ben to Kobe, but Ben shot better than Kobe did his second year. Kobe was nothing in year two just a solid bench player. Year three is when Kobe took off. I think third year is usually the biggest jump in production for players. It would not be a stretch at all to say Ben could get 15-16 pts per game easy with 35+ 3pt% and 45% fg
Well we got Collison last year, and he played better than Rondo. Nobody can for sure say that Rondo will finish out his career better than how Collison will finish out his career. There's too many question marks with Rondo right now. I'm not saying he won't. I'm saying it's not a for sure thing.
No, we don't need to gamble. Our team played great at the beginning of the season and we have the same core. Add some improvement from Cousins, McLemore, & Stauskas, add Cauley-Stein, add some veterans through free agency to strengthen the bench, add a small trade or two, and voila! This team should be competitive from day one with the only major risk being the Karl system and the Karl/Cousins relationship.
No, we don't need to gamble. Our team played great at the beginning of the season and we have the same core. Add some improvement from Cousins, McLemore, & Stauskas, add Cauley-Stein, add some veterans through free agency to strengthen the bench, add a small trade or two, and voila! This team should be competitive from day one with the only major risk being the Karl system and the Karl/Cousins relationship.
Which winning FO are you basing your thinking?
The one (Charlote) that gambled and failed on Lance Stephenson?
Or the one (Clippers) who traded for the same guy just a while back?
Or, maybe that FO we had before who traded for Chris Webber?
I wonder if we should have traded Cousins too when he was still immature.
The one (Charlote) that gambled and failed on Lance Stephenson?
Or the one (Clippers) who traded for the same guy just a while back?
Or, maybe that FO we had before who traded for Chris Webber?
I wonder if we should have traded Cousins too when he was still immature.
Sam Amick @sam_amick 44s45 seconds ago
The Kings, as expected, wasted no time in reaching out to free agent point guard Rajon Rondo. Already being aggressive, I'm told.
The Kings, as expected, wasted no time in reaching out to free agent point guard Rajon Rondo. Already being aggressive, I'm told.
Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo 17s17 seconds ago
Kings VP Vlade Divac has called free agent guard Rajon Rondo and requested that he visit Sacramento, a source said. Contract not offered YET
Kings VP Vlade Divac has called free agent guard Rajon Rondo and requested that he visit Sacramento, a source said. Contract not offered YET
Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo 25s26 seconds ago
Interest in Kings reciprocal by free agent point guard Rajon Rondo, source said. Rondo's close friend Rudy Gay of Kings key for Sac's hopes.
Interest in Kings reciprocal by free agent point guard Rajon Rondo, source said. Rondo's close friend Rudy Gay of Kings key for Sac's hopes.
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen 4m4 minutes ago
In addition to call from Rockets, @patbev21 has gotten calls from Sacramento, Dallas and New York, source said.
In addition to call from Rockets, @patbev21 has gotten calls from Sacramento, Dallas and New York, source said.
