Kings trade Dedmon for Parker and Len (merged)

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1225252407006912512

 

[OffTheWallJamal]

Sacrameto is trading Dewayne Dedmon to Atlanta for Jabari Parker and Alex Len, sources tell @ZachLowe_NBA and me. Atlanta also gets two second round picks.

Woj

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I mean he finally shows something... it's a shame we couldn't make it work. File me under ambivalent. Although we had to give picks?

 

[WEBHEAD1986]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1225252407006912512

 

[pdxKingsFan]

also both guys have been out due to injury. file under hate it.

 

[NewArena]

Looks like a good move to me. I’m sure people will complain cuz Dedmond did the bare minimum of rebounding and playing decent defense for 3 games? Please.

The fact that he completely forgot how to shoot, screwed us pretty bad. Worse than an injury to Holmes has done

 

[NewArena]

also both guys have been out due to injury. file under hate it.

Are they retired or something?

They’ll be back, and Holmes will be as well

 

[upinsmoke]

I hope they were late 2nds. Someone tell me they were late 2nds please.

 

[Tetsujin]

I mean he finally shows something... it's a shame we couldn't make it work. File me under ambivalent. Although we had to give picks?

second rounders, which we had like a billion of

 

[SLAB]

WE GOT JABARI PARKER FINALLY! Lmao

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Are they retired or something?

They’ll be back, and Holmes will be as well

didn't we go pretty hard after Parker last year and end up looking good for the miss? I don't know, they are young enough that maybe. I right now am unimpressed and I'm more irked that we signed Dedmon at all.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1225254868677382144

 

[CelticsFan]

To whoever told me they could see Dedmon going back to Atlanta when I didn’t think they would have any interest in him, you were right. Wish I knew what poster called me out on it

 

[Tetsujin]

didn't we go pretty hard after Parker last year and end up looking good for the miss? I don't know, they are young enough that maybe. I right now am unimpressed and I'm more irked that we signed Dedmon at all.

Len is a free agent this offseason
and Parker has a player option next season.

We turned the already team friendly Dedmon contract into something that could go away as soon as this offseason

 

[VF21]

MOD NOTE: I added one more option (Meh) to the poll AND removed the option for participants to change their votes.

 

[Tetsujin]

I hope they were late 2nds. Someone tell me they were late 2nds please.

https://twitter.com/statuses/1225254408625111042

 

[upinsmoke]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1225254408625111042

Thx you Tets. It's cool if I call you Tets right?

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1225255081798402048

tHe KiNgS dOn'T hAvE tHe ReQuIrEd MoNeY tO rE-sIgN bOgI

 

[VF21]

From the Yahoo fantasy player reports:

Parker is out indefinitely with a right shoulder impingement, and he's yet to resume contact work. If he is cleared to play soon, or after the All-Star break, his value hinges partly on the health of Marvin Bagley (foot). If Bagley continues to miss time, it's conceivable that Parker will get enough minutes alongside Harrison Barnes to make him worth a look in standard leagues. For now, we don't recommend cutting anyone of value to add him.

Len has missed the last six games for Atlanta due to a right hip flexor strain. He will have a chance at playing time in the Sacramento frontcourt with Marvin Bagley (foot) and Richaun Holmes (shoulder) nursing injuries of their own. This trade was all about getting out of Dedmon's contract for the Kings, and the Hawks have a ton of cap space to help them out.

Key phrase to me? This trade was all about getting out of Dedmon's contract...

 

[VF21]

also both guys have been out due to injury. file under hate it.

Look again. It's not about the players we're getting. It's about the player we just made cap room to be able to pay.

EDIT: Ooops. Looks like Tetsu beat me to it.

 

[KestrelKing]

I like!

Clearly Dedmon had to go. Kings get flexibility and perhaps these guys will benefit from a change of scenery. It’s a lateral move at worse.

 

[Hoovtrain]

Not terrible. Get out from Dedmons deal and improve overall depth

 

[chief bromden]

We have so many bigs, and almost all of them are injured lol

 

[gunks]

WE GOT JABARI PARKER FINALLY! Lmao

Well, at least SLAB is finally happy!

 

[SLAB]

Well, at least SLAB is finally happy!

We’ll see where Len slots into the center rotation before I officially use the “h” word.

 

[kingsboi]

Kings sign Dedmon and Ariza, 40 games later they gone. Word of advice to future free agents, don't sign unless you expect to be traded within a year. With that said, this trade does nothing really but free up some room to give a bit more to Bogdanovic. Len is a soft big man.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

MOD NOTE: I added one more option (Meh) to the poll AND removed the option for participants to change their votes.

well then I would have been meh, though I am on the bad side of meh.

 

[Hoovtrain]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1225255081798402048

tHe KiNgS dOn'T hAvE tHe ReQuIrEd MoNeY tO rE-sIgN bOgI

And there you have it

 

[Livinthedream]

Kings sign Dedmon and Ariza, 40 games later they gone. Word of advice to future free agents, don't sign unless you expect to be traded within a year. With that said, this trade does nothing really but free up some room to give a bit more to Bogdanovic. Len is a soft big man.

I'm confused. Wouldn't players want to sign a bloated contract with the Kings and then get traded to a better organization on that cushy contract?

 

[The_Jamal]

Not the worst cost to get out of the Dedmon contract. Still begs the question why 2 of the major FA acquisitions we signed this off-season couldn't last 50 games with the team.