Free Agency Thread - 2018

[sactowndog]

OR as Woj reported and Mario hinted, he made the choice in part because of the coach.

It’s called selling. Peja has had a relationship with him for years. Still lost out...

 

[burekijogurt]

Here’s a quote from Shelborne on the Lebron recruitment:

How did the Lakers close this? Magic Johnson went to one of LeBron’s houses in LA late Saturday night and met with him for several hours.

It’s called doing your job.

I mean this is neither here nor there. Its not like he would not have signed with the Lakers anyway...

 

[Jkbiker]

Well it was clear Mario had a offer on th table for 1yr for a portion of 8.5(turned out to be 6.5) if Vlade did try with a better offer sent by faxto put on the table next to it and had phone calls trying to sell the Kings and his offer and had phone calls from Peja and bogie if any such efforts were made it wasn’t reported by sac media. If Vlade made a better offer and Mario still wanted knicks hey we gave it the best shot mario’s Loss and my apologies to Vlade and kings FO. If kings sat on hands hoping we could get him cheap while the last decent sf got snatched up then shame on them

 

[allrightythen]

Lance Stephenson to the Lakers is quietly a good deal again. Between LBJ, Stephenson, and KCP they will be able to make the Warriors work on defense. I hate it.

 

[Reverend]

Well it was clear Mario had a offer on th table for 1yr for a portion of 8.5(turned out to be 6.5) if Vlade did try with a better offer sent by faxto put on the table next to it and had phone calls trying to sell the Kings and his offer and had phone calls from Peja and bogie if any such efforts were made it wasn’t reported by sac media. If Vlade made a better offer and Mario still wanted knicks hey we gave it the best shot mario’s Loss and my apologies to Vlade and kings FO. If kings sat on hands hoping we could get him cheap while the last decent sf got snatched up then shame on them

We gotta be looking at Hood at this point, no?

 

[The_Jamal]

Think it's pretty clear Mario wanted a 1 year deal, which makes no sense for us.

 

[The_Jamal]

Hood would be a disaster signing. Basically a complete copy skill-set of Bogdan/Buddy, just worse and far more expensive.

Spend the money on a Smart/Anderson. Let's actually address some team weaknesses.

 

[Nokidding]

I'm ok with everything so far. A lot of large money deals and short 1 year deals. Nothing for us to really go after there. I would leave LaVine alone as well. Maybe we wait for Denver to shed salary.. instead of a pick they can send us Tray Lyles since they have MPJ now. Can he play SF or is he straight up a PF? he is young though. People like young...

He's 100% a PF

 

[Kingsfan23]

Aside from the Justin Jackson angle regarding the SF

How about Buddy letting Vlade know in the exit interview he wants to be starting, and the team fully plans on playing it’s two best wings together

All SF interest has been posited by media

 

[Kingsfan23]

I'm ok with everything so far. A lot of large money deals and short 1 year deals. Nothing for us to really go after there. I would leave LaVine alone as well. Maybe we wait for Denver to shed salary.. instead of a pick they can send us Tray Lyles since they have MPJ now. Can he play SF or is he straight up a PF? he is young though. People like young...

Dude literally called Sacramento a “horrible” city 3 months ago. Google Trey Lyles - Sacramento

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Aside from the Justin Jackson angle regarding the SF

How about Buddy letting Vlade know in the exit interview he wants to be starting, and the team fully plans on playing it’s two best wings together

All SF interest has been posited by media

It certainly wouldn't kill us short term while we wait for the right player to become available.

 

[KingsSelecao]

Everyone knows Joerger is in love with Hood. I have a suspicion the Kings are going after him.

 

[sactowndog]

I mean this is neither here nor there. Its not like he would not have signed with the Lakers anyway...

He was strongly considering Philly. This game is a relationship game and Vlade didn’t do the work.

 

[burekijogurt]

Dude literally called Sacramento a “horrible” city 3 months ago. Google Trey Lyles - Sacramento

took some digging. Utah got it much worse

 

[allrightythen]

He was strongly considering Philly. This game is a relationship game and Vlade didn’t do the work.

https://hbr.org/2011/09/selling-is-not-about-relatio

 

[Nokidding]

A combination of Hood or Anderson with Bjelica would be ok with me now Anderson and Bjelica are high character guys by the looks of it and if Vlade and Peja can't convince Bjelica to sign here than we have no shot at anyone.

PG: Fox
SG: Buddy/Bogie
SF: Bjelica or Anderson or Hood
PF: Bagley/Bjelica
C:.......

 

[Nokidding]

38% from 3


took some digging. Utah got it much worse

Dude is a really skilled big man no doubt but every single time he played in the NBA he was a PF.

 

[VF21]

Dude literally called Sacramento a “horrible” city 3 months ago. Google Trey Lyles - Sacramento

Webber literally cried on the plane on the way when he was traded here. Don't read too much into those kind of statements. The VAST majority of players who make those kind of comments change their minds if/once they get here. I'm not, however, advocating to pursue him. I'm just sayin'...

 

[pdxKingsFan]

He was strongly considering Philly. This game is a relationship game and Vlade didn’t do the work.

I don't believe he was actually considering Philly at all. He used them to get LA to do whatever it was he wanted them to do.

 

[burekijogurt]

He was strongly considering Philly. This game is a relationship game and Vlade didn’t do the work.

still doubt that meeting tipped the scales. the decision was already made in my opinion. but in general, if there was someone that would make a difference to the Kings the way Lebron will for the Lakers, and that someone seriously considered Sacramento, and then he arrived to his house in Sacramento, and then Vlade did not go to see him, yeah, it would be negligent.

 

[VF21]

I don't believe he was actually considering Philly at all. He used them to get LA to do whatever it was he wanted them to do.

Are you saying he pulled an Iguodala?

 

[burekijogurt]

Dude is a really skilled big man no doubt but every single time he played in the NBA he was a PF.

ment to ask whether he could be strech 4 never finished my thought and then responded to another message...

 

[dude12]

He was strongly considering Philly. This game is a relationship game and Vlade didn’t do the work.

According to Windhorst, he met with Philadelphia as a courtesy. It was always between LA and Cleveland. Your just throwing stuff out there. We went into FA with a plan. And there just aren’t that many SFs we realistically could have gotten and the ones we could have, Hezonja, is not that good. I mean, do we give Hood a 3 yr 27 mill deal? I wouldn’t, he’s just ok. I’d rather have James Ennis for a smidge of that on a 2 year deal for low salary.

Maybe the plan is to take on bad salary, maybe it’s still Lavine or Parker,

 

[joemama]

Payton to pels

 

[Joer]

If vlade strikes out he needs to be fired. Sorry, he mortgaged our pick next year in hopes we would be a decent team and he failed. We have cap space nobody wants and a bunch of young guys who will leave when they finish their rookie contracts.

 

[joemama]

Javale to lakers

 

[White_Chocolate]

I am jealous of the Pels nabbing Payton. I will wait to see the salary, but I liked him.

 

[Iced Espresso]

This is amusing to me, fighting over Mario.

Thank goodness we didn't sign him up for like 3 years or we'd all be annoyed very shortly.

 

[burekijogurt]

If vlade strikes out he needs to be fired. Sorry, he mortgaged our pick next year in hopes we would be a decent team and he failed. We have cap space nobody wants and a bunch of young guys who will leave when they finish their rookie contracts.

I think the team will be decent next year. don't think he failed. or at the minimum we don't know yet.

 

[Noble]

Who's even left?