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206Fan

All-Star
#245
#245
lol and someone on STR said Ben's contract was insulting. At this point, the Kings are better off locking McLemore to a 5 year $35million deal before the season and hoping he pans out. Because if he really does pan out next year... he's looking at, at least 15m.

FaithInMcLemore...
 
John Galt

John Galt

Starter
#247
#247
Here's what I'm thinking. We see Joakim and Timofey getting these crazy deals... and I'm thinking Vlade is a move ahead of the game over-spending draft picks on BIG guys. Now we have DeMarcus, WCS, Koufas and Papa John on absolutely wonderful contracts - and there are a lot more wings and guards to choose from than there are bigs.

I'm giving Vlade huge props for drafting a big instead of a wing if they turn out to be even remotely similar contributors. Vlade was only wrong if Papa John turns out to be a total stiff.
 
ParniValjak

ParniValjak

All-Star
#248
#248
Bricklayer said:
Lakers in serious talks on the framework of a four-year, $65M deal with Timofey Mozgov,

Which means, we either keep Koufos, or trade him straight up fro LeBron, because he's the league's best bargain
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When you look at our roster and respective salaries, we have some of the best bargains in the league. Should make for a good trade currency if needed. Kosta, Rudy, Collison.
 
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Amit149

Bench
#250
#250
John Galt said:
Here's what I'm thinking. We see Joakim and Timofey getting these crazy deals... and I'm thinking Vlade is a move ahead of the game over-spending draft picks on BIG guys. Now we have DeMarcus, WCS, Koufas and Papa John on absolutely wonderful contracts - and there are a lot more wings and guards to choose from than there are bigs.

I'm giving Vlade huge props for drafting a big instead of a wing if they turn out to be even remotely similar contributors. Vlade was only wrong if Papa John turns out to be a total stiff.
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Just wait for the wings to start getting contracts in the 20 million range...

Another thing is that for Noah and Mozgov it was the Lakers and Knicks and never underestimate how stupid this franchises are.
 
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andjel

Bench
#251
#251
SacTownKid said:
There was one time in the last 10 years where the Kings looked like they were going places. Can you name the starting PG of that unit?
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I can name a starting sg and pf of that unit too

Again, majority on this board including ( most importantly) Divac looked for a new starting pg despite that.
 
John Galt

John Galt

Starter
#252
#252
Amit149 said:
Just wait for the wings to start getting contracts in the 20 million range...

Another thing is that for Noah and Mozgov it was the Lakers and Knicks and never underestimate how stupid this franchises are.
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I hear you but I also think Vlade knows man, Vlade knows. He knows first hand - remember what people were saying about Petrie when he gave Vlade the big free agent contract? Vlade knows that bigs are always gonna be the main scarce resource and the first one to buy it gets it for the best deal. The prices for bigs are only going to the moon.

No way a regular size guy as mediocre and/or washed up as Mozgov and Noah are gonna demand huge bucks. The ones that will are young ones with upside like Bazemore and Crabbe.
 
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ESP47

All-Star
#254
#254
This is the one year where I'm actually glad that the Kings are basically every free agents last resort.

Teams are going to be stocked full of average players taking up massive amounts of their salary cap. Hopefully Vlade makes the right decisions (No Waiters) when picking up players off the scrap heap. I'd rather win 30 games and watch the young kids develop than get stuck under a handful of bad 3-4 year deals on C and D level players that set our franchise back years due to being untradeable.
 
Bricklayer

Bricklayer

Don't Make Me Use The Bat
#261
#261
John Galt said:
Waiters is sounding like it may happen. Can he guard his man? Why don't we like him?
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Selfish, stupid, and horribly inefficient. Possibly cancerous.

But other than that, we are all fans. The Jamal especially. Might want to stick the appellation "boy" behind the fan for that one.
 
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Amit149

Bench
#267
#267
John Galt said:
I hear you but I also think Vlade knows man, Vlade knows. He knows first hand - remember what people were saying about Petrie when he gave Vlade the big free agent contract? Vlade knows that bigs are always gonna be the main scarce resource and the first one to buy it gets it for the best deal. The prices for bigs are only going to the moon.

No way a regular size guy as mediocre and/or washed up as Mozgov and Noah are gonna demand huge bucks. The ones that will are young ones with upside like Bazemore and Crabbe.
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The thing is- look around the league and the FA class, bigs aren't a scarce resource right now- wings/guards that can defend and shoot are.

Bazemore, Lee and Crabbe are going to get paid huge money right now- Bazemore is 26 years old and never scored over 13 points, Lee is 30 and never scored more than 12.5.
Look at the Center list in this FA:

Drummond
Horford
Whiteside
Gasol
Howard
Biyombo
Zaza
Leonard
Zeller
Mahimni
Mozgov
D-Mo
Ezeli
Nene
Jason Smith
Jon Leuer
Cole Aldrich
Mo Speights
Boban
Hickson
Plumlee
Hibbert
Jordan Hill

The fact that the Lakers and Knicks are stupid doesn't change how many good/decent centers are FA this year- and not all of this guys are going to get 8 figures.
 
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