I don't mind. I don't think Curry is very good and the name on the back of his jersey gets him opportunities players of equal caliber don't receive. And Curry isn't and was never a PG. He was lousy when he had to actually run and create for himself. A few late season games may get him paid, but I don't buy it.
Not all that upset over not having Curry. His instant offense was nice, but I can see that we are building a team that won't need that kind of player to be competitive. So if you fill that spot with a solid defender than can guard multiple spots like Temple it should lend to more stability out there.
If we drop salary in the trades, we don't. But if we increase salary in the trades, that increased salary would mean less cap space. So you use the cap space first, then you use the "traded player exception" to take on additional salary in the trades and exceed the cap. Can't work it the other way, if salaries would go up due to the trades.
We probably view him as a undersized shooting guard and not a point guard. At shooting guard we just signed Afflalo and Temple. We still have Mclemore. We drafted Richardson. We have the rights to Bogdanovic.
Also in this market Seth would have probably gotten a offer we didn't want to match anyway. So why not make it easier for him and us and just make him an UFA.
Right now we are pretty much set except for point guard. Will be interesting to see what we do next
Also in this market Seth would have probably gotten a offer we didn't want to match anyway. So why not make it easier for him and us and just make him an UFA.
Right now we are pretty much set except for point guard. Will be interesting to see what we do next
Rescinding the qualifying for Seth Curry is disappointing and from the looks of it he won't be coming back. I suppose it was to be expected with Ben McLemore on the roster, us drafting Richardson, and signing Arron Afflalo and Garrett Temple. Personally I'd rather have seen Curry brought back than us sign Temple, but Temple's size and defense might prove useful in the rotation on limited minutes. And even if we hadn't signed Temple, it is unlikely Curry would have seen major minutes at SG with Afflalo and McLemore in front of him. I guess he could have gone in at PG, but as is stands, it isn't a surprising move to see him not return.
Losing Curry isn't the type of thing that would keep me up nights but it also doesn't make much sense.
Collison/Curry/Temple is a PG rotation that has a serviceable starter and then a choice of a shooter/scorer or a defender off the bench.
Now? The Kings still have a hole at PG especially given DC's likely suspension.
All I can think is:
(1) Maybe Bogdanovic is coming over and that would eat up the cap room and roster spot
or
(2) There's a trade in the works that would leave Curry on the outside looking in. I doubt this because you'd wait until the deal was accepted for that kind of move
or
(3) Curry really didn't want to return and Vlade was amenable to helping him move on.
or
(4) The team is really high on Isaiah Cousins. Hard to believe they'd pick a late 2nd round rookie over a guy who showed he belonged in the NBA but I'm grasping for some answer here.
Unless the Kings just didn't have the caproom none of these make a lot of sense to me.
Collison/Curry/Temple is a PG rotation that has a serviceable starter and then a choice of a shooter/scorer or a defender off the bench.
Now? The Kings still have a hole at PG especially given DC's likely suspension.
All I can think is:
(1) Maybe Bogdanovic is coming over and that would eat up the cap room and roster spot
or
(2) There's a trade in the works that would leave Curry on the outside looking in. I doubt this because you'd wait until the deal was accepted for that kind of move
or
(3) Curry really didn't want to return and Vlade was amenable to helping him move on.
or
(4) The team is really high on Isaiah Cousins. Hard to believe they'd pick a late 2nd round rookie over a guy who showed he belonged in the NBA but I'm grasping for some answer here.
Unless the Kings just didn't have the caproom none of these make a lot of sense to me.