Kings trade Tyrese and Buddy for Sabonis and Holiday and Lamb
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Not sure I like this. Sabonis is an excellent player but I cannot see Fox-Sabonis duo leading us to the play offs any time soon without massive roster re-jig which if history is to go by, won't be happening any time soon.
IMHO, we should have blown it up and hit the draft hard. As much as I love Fox, he would have been the one that I would trade and go with the Hali-Mitchell duo into a full blown rebuild. This very much feels like another push to break the play off drought just to make up the numbers
IMHO, we should have blown it up and hit the draft hard. As much as I love Fox, he would have been the one that I would trade and go with the Hali-Mitchell duo into a full blown rebuild. This very much feels like another push to break the play off drought just to make up the numbers
Majority of the Kings fan base calling for a trade to shake things up. Be careful what you wish for, especially when it involves the Kangz.
On another note, Pacers just became my team to root for in the East. Maybe my sole team with with how apathetic I'm feeling these days about the Kings.
On another note, Pacers just became my team to root for in the East. Maybe my sole team with with how apathetic I'm feeling these days about the Kings.
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I thought players were only good because bad players are good here.
This move doesn't do it for me in a vacuum but a lot of people are talking about the team for a change.
We also got the player we wanted without giving up our most valuable assets, which were and probably still are our future firsts.
This move doesn't do it for me in a vacuum but a lot of people are talking about the team for a change.
We also got the player we wanted without giving up our most valuable assets, which were and probably still are our future firsts.
What's desperate about it? I keep seeing that word used, and it's sooooo weird. Again, 2x all-star. Advanced stats darling. 25 years old. No future firsts outgoing. No draft capital given up period. With the bonus of dumping Buddy's contract. All at the cost of a single long-term asset. It sucks to see Haliburton walking out the door, but this is not what a desperation play to save one's job looks like.
McNair got a young, skilled, rebounding, tough All Star. He didn't have to spend his first rounder to do it like so many feared. He's the best passing big we've had since Webber and Divac. I underlined "tough" because the Kings have been pathetically soft and his toughness is sorely needed. He also knows what it takes to win, having been to the playoffs twice in his young career.
And that's the point, isn't it? The asset was preserved for another move. Monte can trade the pick before the deadline. He can package it as part of a larger deal with a very movable piece like Barnes. Or he can make his pick on draft day and go home. No matter how you slice it, Sabonis did not cost the Kings their future flexibility.
