2021 NBA Draft Superthread
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Well, Buddy will probably help with that at some point so it might be wise to send him east and get what you can before you are in a Simmons/Sixers scenario. The issue that hasn't seemed to be alleviated since Vlades departure is open business when it comes to players on the block. I will give him credit on the Cuz trade, he didn't let that fester or spill out everywhere and allow it to drag on. It was a quick chop.
Okay, I can understand that but I've never thought decisions from more than a decade back with a completely different ownership, management, coach etc have any impact on the present. It's like when before a game they show the historical record between two teams spanning 60 years or more. It's interesting but it has no bearing on the game about to be played.
And Hawes and Cousins are pretty much the only "skill-based bigs" the Kings have drafted since 2007. The other bigs they took (only counting guys who ever played in Sacramento) are Jason Thompson, Hassan Whiteside, Thomas Robinson, Willie Cauley-Stein, Georgios Papagiannis, Harry Giles, and Marvin Bagley. I wouldn't consider any of them bigs based around skill. Giles is probably the closest. Most of them I'd call raw and full of potential, even if most of them never lived up to that potential.
And none of them would even enter my mind in terms of drafting or not drafting Sengun. That'd be like passing on Haliburton last year because Tyreke Evans didn't work out as a big ballhandling guard for the Kings. He's not at all similar to Hali just like none of these guys are similar to Sengun. The closest is Cousins who was about the same height but a lot heavier, had a 7'5" wingspan (not sure what Sengun's is but he doesn't appear to have plus length so maybe 7 foot?) and only fell to 5 due to red flags/attitude concerns which turned out to be justified.
The Kings have a horrendous track record for lottery picks, but that doesn't mean anything as far as today's draft goes. And regardless of who they take tonight I hope what started with Haliburton continues and they slowly change the narrative.
And Hawes and Cousins are pretty much the only "skill-based bigs" the Kings have drafted since 2007. The other bigs they took (only counting guys who ever played in Sacramento) are Jason Thompson, Hassan Whiteside, Thomas Robinson, Willie Cauley-Stein, Georgios Papagiannis, Harry Giles, and Marvin Bagley. I wouldn't consider any of them bigs based around skill. Giles is probably the closest. Most of them I'd call raw and full of potential, even if most of them never lived up to that potential.
And none of them would even enter my mind in terms of drafting or not drafting Sengun. That'd be like passing on Haliburton last year because Tyreke Evans didn't work out as a big ballhandling guard for the Kings. He's not at all similar to Hali just like none of these guys are similar to Sengun. The closest is Cousins who was about the same height but a lot heavier, had a 7'5" wingspan (not sure what Sengun's is but he doesn't appear to have plus length so maybe 7 foot?) and only fell to 5 due to red flags/attitude concerns which turned out to be justified.
The Kings have a horrendous track record for lottery picks, but that doesn't mean anything as far as today's draft goes. And regardless of who they take tonight I hope what started with Haliburton continues and they slowly change the narrative.
I was iffy on the Laker deal even if it included #22.
But Westbrook to LA may be the best thing to happen. Buddy was going to be a legit piece playing off LeBron and AD. And he wouldn't completely kill their caproom. But Westbrook, LeBron and AD with bargain basement signings to fill out the roster? They may struggle to be contenders if they can all stay healthy for the season with no spacing and no depth.
But Westbrook to LA may be the best thing to happen. Buddy was going to be a legit piece playing off LeBron and AD. And he wouldn't completely kill their caproom. But Westbrook, LeBron and AD with bargain basement signings to fill out the roster? They may struggle to be contenders if they can all stay healthy for the season with no spacing and no depth.
It's continuing now with Bagley though. If not then sure, but it still is apparently an ongoing curse. And they were still all bigs based around the potential to get you production. None were defensive specialists, none were freak athletes outside of Robinson, who really wasn't and was still undersized. He was a 20 and 10 type, nothing more.