He fits with our other signings, veterans who are short term options and provide something team has lacked(wing defense, toughness in this case). I think if we can sign Barnes and re sign Curry then trade Rudy for maybe a starting caliber PG or two rotation guys, then your roster starts to take shape.
Collison/Curry/Cousins
Afflalo/Ben/Richardson
Barnes/Casspi/Butler
WCS/Tolliver/Skal
Cousins/Koufos/Papa
theres your base right there with Rudy, Ben, Koufos being the trade chips. A pretty nice mix of vets and young guys who fit Joerger more.
Thats actually a pretty gritty starting lineup. I think Afflalo has a little more to give on defense than he has shown lately. His last stops have been with Portland and New York, both of which play little to no defense. He would look much better in this proposed lineup.
Collison/Curry/Cousins
Afflalo/Ben/Richardson
Barnes/Casspi/Butler
WCS/Tolliver/Skal
Cousins/Koufos/Papa
theres your base right there with Rudy, Ben, Koufos being the trade chips. A pretty nice mix of vets and young guys who fit Joerger more.
Thats actually a pretty gritty starting lineup. I think Afflalo has a little more to give on defense than he has shown lately. His last stops have been with Portland and New York, both of which play little to no defense. He would look much better in this proposed lineup.
Maybe we again talk to the Bulls? Brick mentioned it a few days earlier and I agree I could see a trade of Rudy, Ben and Caron for Doug Mcdermott and Taj Gibson.
Then sign a vet PG and re sign Seth.
This would give us
Collison / Vet PG
Afflalo / Curry /Richardson
Mcdermott / Casspi / Barnes
Wcs / Gibson / Tolliver / Skal
Cousins / Koufos / Papagiannis
Edit: forgot about Tolliver so I dropped Snell from the trade
Then sign a vet PG and re sign Seth.
This would give us
Collison / Vet PG
Afflalo / Curry /Richardson
Mcdermott / Casspi / Barnes
Wcs / Gibson / Tolliver / Skal
Cousins / Koufos / Papagiannis
Edit: forgot about Tolliver so I dropped Snell from the trade
I was going to mention that you forgot Tolliver. 
I like Gibson but it seems like an overpay given his seeming decline and I'm not big on McDermott. He certainly wouldn't start over Casspi or Barnes.
I like Gibson but it seems like an overpay given his seeming decline and I'm not big on McDermott. He certainly wouldn't start over Casspi or Barnes.
Temple is a solid signing. He's essentially a poor man's Courtney Lee. Strong defender, decent outside shooter, low usage, moves the ball and in general is a team guy who makes the correct play.
But with Gay/Casspi/Butler at SF and Afflalo/McLemore/Temple/Richardson at SG the Kings are overloaded with wings and short on PGs.
There has to be a trade coming.
I wonder if the Kings still have enough caproom to re-sign Curry. That's a move I really hope they make.
But with Gay/Casspi/Butler at SF and Afflalo/McLemore/Temple/Richardson at SG the Kings are overloaded with wings and short on PGs.
There has to be a trade coming.
I wonder if the Kings still have enough caproom to re-sign Curry. That's a move I really hope they make.
It's starting to look like there's not enough cap to sign Seth. But yeah, there has to be a trade coming unless we think Temple is our backup PG and we call it a day (I doubt it).
Right now we're looking at:
Collison/ICousins
Afflalo/McLemore/Temple/Richardson
Gay/Casspi/Butler
WCS/Tolliver/Labissiere
Cousins/Koufos/PapaG
We're full. And not really a good option at the backup point. We could sign somebody else, but we'd have to cut Butler to do it - that's almost looking likely, except that it will leave us a bit thin at the SF, especially if we trade Rudy.
Right now, even Rudy/Ben for a PG would leave us a bit thin at SF unless we turned around and grabbed Barnes or somebody.
Right now we're looking at:
Collison/ICousins
Afflalo/McLemore/Temple/Richardson
Gay/Casspi/Butler
WCS/Tolliver/Labissiere
Cousins/Koufos/PapaG
We're full. And not really a good option at the backup point. We could sign somebody else, but we'd have to cut Butler to do it - that's almost looking likely, except that it will leave us a bit thin at the SF, especially if we trade Rudy.
Right now, even Rudy/Ben for a PG would leave us a bit thin at SF unless we turned around and grabbed Barnes or somebody.
Another ho-hum who-what-why over-30 signing:
- Affalo
- Tolliver
- Temple
At least Vlade is consistent.
- Affalo
- Tolliver
- Temple
At least Vlade is consistent.
But right now the Kings have:
Cousins/Koufos/Papagiannis
Cauley-Stein/Tolliver/Labissiere
Gay/Casspi/Butler
Afflalo/Temple/McLemore/Richardson
Collison
all under contract or as 1st round picks that should be expected to sign.
That's 14 of 15 roster slots. I. Cousins or another reserve PG would make a full roster but I can't believe the Kings would start the season without a 3rd PG, especially with Collison likely facing a suspension.
There must be a trade brewing.
I would find it weird if the Kings wouldn't want to keep Curry. Really good shooter, decent playmaker, should be pretty cheap, in desperate need of PG help. We now have a lot of players under contract. Have to believe a trade is in the works soon. At least we are signing Joerger type guys, Temple will defend on the perimeter and is a solid basketball player that can hit an open shot. Whats clear now is that Vlade, Cantanella and co. are the ones making the decisions. No splashy big names, the Vivek specialty.