Kings and free agency - part 2

[rainmaker]

Rondo
Belinelli
Koufas

Would be a decent off season and likely doable with our cap space. But when you made the trade we just made, you've got to get better.

 

[Chupacabra]

Stupid Mavs fan:

"If Matthews goes to Sac we should S&T Rondo for Mclemore/Collison."

Theyd be stuck with Rondo for around 10 mil and Carlisle coaching him again. Not happening.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Plan B doesn't look so bad... Sign Rondo to $10 mill. leaving $14-15 mill. to upgrade the bench (Koufos, Stuckey, etc.).

We have a lot of holes to fill. Starting sf since Gay is going to play the 4, upgrade at point, fourth big, backup sf and veteran leadership.

Is a starting 5 of rondo, bmac, Casspi, gay and cuz playoff material? If it is, how far can that team realistically take us? A rondo, Mathews, Casspi, gay and cuz starting 5 feels so much stronger.

 

[Nikolizzle]

If Matthews not singing means more minutes for BMac that means complete catastrophe for the franchise. The ENTIRE plan is to bring in major NBA players dropping Ben back to more appropriate place off the bench. If Ben is getting more minutes when this is all said and done, it means a complete collapse of the plan, and likely a sayonara Cousins.

You really think Matthews is going to be that much better than B Mac? I don't. Matthews is a good player, not a great player, who is on the decline; B Mac is a good player (Slightly less good than Matthews right now, though) who is on the ascent.

 

[KingsCitizen]

Also the 12M of Ty Lawson is getting cheaper and cheaper with all this new contracts offered lately.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Maybe:

Rondo, $10m.
Koufos, $9.5m.
Casspi, $2.5m.
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Total, $22m.

Rondo, Collison, McCallum
McLemore Anderson
Gay, Casspi
WCS, Moreland
Cousins, Koufos

$2m. left over for some room in any future trades.

 

[Amit149]

No to West

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine
ESPN sources say David West is most likely to wind up with one of two teams after leaving Indiana: San Antonio or Washington

 

[Entity]

How is Gerald greens defense?

 

[Amit149]

You really think Matthews is going to be that much better than B Mac? I don't. Matthews is a good player, not a great player, who is on the decline; B Mac is a good player (Slightly less good than Matthews right now, though) who is on the ascent.

To be fair calling Matthews "in decline" is not exactly true, he was great this year (one of the best role-players in the league) until he got hurt- if he comes back at 80% he is much better than Ben, but that's a big if...

 

[jdbraver]

Maybe:

Rondo, $10m.
Koufos, $9.5m.
Casspi, $2.5m.
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Total, $22m.

$2m. left over for some room in any future trades.

Yuck

 

[Amit149]

How is Gerald greens defense?

frustrating? I think Green is the guard version of Derrick Williams... only slightly better at basketball

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Also we could always sign Rondo and then go after a bench via trades.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Teletović also sounds appealibg for some reason... Dead-eye three-point shooter.

 

[Entity]

Also the 12M of Ty Lawson is getting cheaper and cheaper with all this new contracts offered lately.

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[SacTownKid]

Also the 12M of Ty Lawson is getting cheaper and cheaper with all this new contracts offered lately.

That hardly matters. Lawson is a bad fit and Denver is not going to just dump him outright. The Kings are now stuck with a ton of cap space and very little to offer by way of trade. Time to start ringing teams looking for space.

 

[upinsmoke]

Teletović also sounds appealibg for some reason... Dead-eye three-point shooter.

I second that he could be that stretch 4 we always coveted.

 

[Entity]

Also we could always sign Rondo and then go after a bench via trades.

Who do we trade? Ben, Rudy, Demarcus, Darren, or WCS?

 

[carmichaeldave]

None, but as long as there's a chance you are still in the game, and I'm not sure we can afford to lose this (or even admit to it...)

BTW Carmichael Dave thinks is going to the Mavs and just tweeted:
Carmichael Dave ‏@CarmichaelDave
DUN DUNN DUNNNNNN

After someone tweeted Parsons now followes Matthews...

No he doesn't. I mean, Wes might, I was just poking fun at the Twitter thing. Doesn't matter

 

[annihilator_33]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 43s43 seconds ago
Wes Matthews Update: Sacramento offer to free-agent swingman is actually four-year deal at $16 million annually for total of $64 million

 

[KingsCitizen]

The longer we get someone to sign, the more I think Karl's voice would get heard inside the FO.
If this continues, I think we'll end up receiving salary dumps from Denver (i.e. Ty Lawson(Karl's PG) + Gallinari (Shooter)) in the end.

 

[upinsmoke]

Who do we trade? Ben, Rudy, Demarcus, Darren, or WCS?

Sign and trade options with D-Wont/Casspi/Evans.

 

[annihilator_33]

Wow....
Sam Amick ‏@sam_amick 6s7 seconds ago
As @ESPNSteinLine noted, Kings going hard for Wes Matthews. That offer - 4 years, nearly $65 million - leaves him with a ton to chew on.

 

[iowamcnabb]

How do they confuse the offer?

 

[ElRey]

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Wes Matthews Update: Sacramento offer to free-agent swingman is actually four-year deal at $16 million annually for total of $64 million

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

16m/yr changes things.

 

[upinsmoke]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 43s43 seconds ago
Wes Matthews Update: Sacramento offer to free-agent swingman is actually four-year deal at $16 million annually for total of $64 million

Damn! If only i grew to 6'5" plus…

 

[Hoovtrain]

Shocking they are being used as leverage again

 

[ElRey]

I would call that a GODFATHER offer... just sign the contract Wes!

 

[Jojimbo]

Wow....
Sam Amick ‏@sam_amick 6s7 seconds ago
As @ESPNSteinLine noted, Kings going hard for Wes Matthews. That offer - 4 years, nearly $65 million - leaves him with a ton to chew on.

Jesus

 

[SacKings384]

$16 million. That's overpaying for a healthy Matthews. Yet alone one off an Achilles injury. I need a drink. Or ten.