Trade Deadline Thread

[iowamcnabb]

Playoff basketball is going to be nuts! So many story lines. James Hardees or HarDEN? Elite top 5 defensive point forward Ben Simmons or no free throws, dunks or threes guy? Splash brothers firing on all cylinders? So many great teams.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1491867843268382722

The day Freedom died

 

[SacTownKid]

A lot of the sellers saw how low players were going for and got gun-shy.

Yeah, the Blazers and that KP move might have killed it for everyone else. Once the Blazers did the unthinkable you knew Monte would have limited options if the plan was to rebuild.

 

[SLAB]

Pretty bummed we didn’t move Holmes. I really hope his value doesn’t dry up playing as a backup C.

Eh, no need to move him just to move him. He’s still a value contract that can be worth something to someone this offseason.

 

[Das_Boot]

Pretty bummed we didn’t move Holmes. I really hope his value doesn’t dry up playing as a backup C.

Signing him to the contract we did will help with that.

 

[captain bill]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1491867843268382722

would be incredible if the Lakers picked him up

 

[The_Jamal]

Yeah, but that big he was with specialized in shooting 3's. And was also a KANGZ level combo where every year it was clear running 2 C's was a mistake. I guess they could give it a try but Sabonis/Holmes/Fox is not very complimentary. No better backup than Holmes probably though.

Yeah, not the whole game obviously, but you should be able to find 6-8 minutes every game where you can pair them vs certain match-ups. Holmes is pretty clearly the best defensive fit on the team next to Sabonis too, which should matter.

 

[SacTownKid]

Eh, no need to move him just to move him. He’s still a value contract that can be worth something to someone.

If he's cool being an energy backup, the Kings now might have their own Montrez. Instant energy and defense.

 

[Tetsujin]

If he's cool being an energy backup, the Kings now might have their own Montrez. Instant energy and defense.

Some people here were convinced he was at his best as a 6th man anyways.

 

[SacTownKid]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1491867843268382722

The day Freedom died

haha. Get him Monte. Sabonis/Enes and just beat the **** out of teams.

 

[chief bromden]

haha. Get him Monte. Sabonis/Enes and just beat the **** out of teams.

Uhmmm, no, thanks.

 

[SacTownKid]

Uhmmm, no, thanks.

Monte loves 90's ball though, might as well go all in. lol.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

The Hali trade was obviously tough on him. But he’s a great player on a great contract. As it’s shaping up, we might be DEEP for a playoff run

Hard not to see us as is the running for a 6 seed next year. And if we crack the playin hard not to see us advancing to a real series.

 

[The_Jamal]

If he's cool being an energy backup, the Kings now might have their own Montrez. Instant energy and defense.

The beauty is he got his long-term contract, so "starting" shouldn't matter as much. He has a much better mentality to handle that than Buddy did in terms of his pure energy/grind (literally willed himself into a 50 million contract and being a quality player). And like you said, he pretty quickly becomes one of the best subs in basketball. That has value to a team looking to win

 

[Tetsujin]

We have JJ part 3 now

 

[Kingster]

Pretty bummed we didn’t move Holmes. I really hope his value doesn’t dry up playing as a backup C.

He has a great contract and if he plays motivated he should be easy to deal in the off-season.

 

[The_Jamal]

Some people here were convinced he was at his best as a 6th man anyways.

And they were always wrong lol, but it's nice to have as a luxury for the time being. Richaun instantly becomes one of the best subs in basketball.

 

[SLAB]

We have JJ part 3 now

I like him way more than the other ones already. Probably because this one helped rid me of Bagels.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1491867574614704144

LMAO

 

[SLAB]

And they were always wrong lol, but it's nice to have as a luxury for the time being. Richaun instantly becomes one of the best subs in basketball.

lol wrong.

 

[Entity]

Some people here were convinced he was at his best as a 6th man anyways.

well you know i didn't think of it that way. I was still thinking starter but yes holmes off the bench is fine. I just like Jones better. Len may never see the court again

 

[Capt. Factorial]

We have JJ part 3 now

Yes, but as opposed to JJ and JJ Part II, The Sequel, JJ Part III is probably being shot as a short film.

 

[Tetsujin]

well you know i didn't think of it that way. I was still thinking starter but yes holmes off the bench is fine. I just like Jones better. Len may never see the court again

I think longterm, we'll move Holmes but for now it's not a bad thing to have him coming off our bench

 

[24 rick barry]

If there isn't a great deal out there I would prefer to ship him in the offseason, Monte has hopefully shown the haters that patience is a virtue. If this doesn't work out save this post and roast me, but I've been saying all along taking incremental moves just to shuffle and do something was the same as its been since the drought began. I truly believed Monte had a plan and has been working to execute it.

No offense to Gentry who seems like a good dude for not saying f you mid-season but I hope he had a head coach in mind when he was hired and will get to hire that guy.

but I bet we could have traded him for a large expiring and seconds!

god it's so nice having a real GM. I know it took a while but dude was playing chess after years of the Maloofs (I really am going to give Petrie credit as having been undercut from about 2005 on), those two dumbheads and Vlade playing checkers.

pdxKingsFan says "god it's so nice having a real GM."

Unbelievable. It's about wins and losses
Monte McNair's record as GM
20-21
31 wins 41 losses
21-22
21 wins 36 losses
Monte's record does speak for itself.

 

[iowamcnabb]

What starting 5 will Dallas roll out with?

Doncic
Brunson
Dinwiddie
DFS
Kleber

They are pretty thin depth wise too.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1491869622026452998

Welp

 

[The_Jamal]

Swag

But makes sense. There were some good signs, but neither guy really popped enough in 1 and a half years to really carve out a guaranteed role on the team moving forward.

 

[macadocious]

Woodard was inevitable, I was hoping Ramsey would become a fringe player, maybe he still can.

 

[iowamcnabb]

This is drinking the Kool-aid 101.
31 - 41


pdxKingsFan says "god it's so nice having a real GM."

Unbelievable. It's about wins and losses
Monte McNair's record as GM
20-21
31 wins 41 losses
21-22
21 wins 36 losses
Monte's record does speak for itself.

You can make the claim at the end of next season, after he constructed a roster of his players. Not now.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1491869622026452998

Welp

WHY IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY DOES EVERYBODY ALWAYS WRITE "APART" WHEN THEY MEAN "A PART" AND "A PART" WHEN THEY MEAN "APART"?!?!? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY???????????????

 

[Tetsujin]

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