The Official SPOILERS 2022 NBA Draft Thread
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”Leverage our position” is just code speak for “what I wanted them to do”.
There’s simply no winning with some people, just degrees of losing.
Fans complain when the KINGS land in the 6-10 draft range then complain when they move up somehow claiming it to be a bad thing. Unreal.
Guess what?! The KINGS had their choice of Murray, Ivey, Mathurin, and every player drafted afterward. Had they drafted where the Pistons and Pacers were, their options would have been more limited and dependent upon what the teams ahead of them decided to do. Just as they were with ORL, OKC and HOU ahead of them.
Stop your whining because it’s ridiculously stupid. The KINGS weren’t better off drafting 5, 6 or 7.
Beyond the top 3, they got the player they liked most. End of story.
Some of you read too much rumor and gossip and get unrealistic, greedy ideas stuck in your head.
There’s simply no winning with some people, just degrees of losing.
Fans complain when the KINGS land in the 6-10 draft range then complain when they move up somehow claiming it to be a bad thing. Unreal.
Guess what?! The KINGS had their choice of Murray, Ivey, Mathurin, and every player drafted afterward. Had they drafted where the Pistons and Pacers were, their options would have been more limited and dependent upon what the teams ahead of them decided to do. Just as they were with ORL, OKC and HOU ahead of them.
Stop your whining because it’s ridiculously stupid. The KINGS weren’t better off drafting 5, 6 or 7.
Beyond the top 3, they got the player they liked most. End of story.
Some of you read too much rumor and gossip and get unrealistic, greedy ideas stuck in your head.
It isn't like we sold the pick off for cash alone. We picked up two future seconds, which Monte has had a history of turning into pieces (TD, Harkless).
I'm not exactly happy we traded out of the pick but it's also not the end of the world, considering what was left on the board (unless you're convinced Liddell is the second coming of Draymond).
I'm not exactly happy we traded out of the pick but it's also not the end of the world, considering what was left on the board (unless you're convinced Liddell is the second coming of Draymond).
I would’ve preferred a good haul…but as is, I’m fine with the pick.
I just hope it was because they thought Murray was the best player rather than a combination of our existing guards and Ivey not wanting to be drafted here. To this point I have no reason to doubt Monte as a talent evaluator in the draft.
As somebody who doesn’t follow college basketball..I go by the highlight reels and breakdowns. I personally like Murray more as a prospect and fit for the Kings…and he’s NBA ready I think.
But ive been wrong before…I didn’t immediately think drafting Bagley over Doncic would prove to be a disaster.
I just hope it was because they thought Murray was the best player rather than a combination of our existing guards and Ivey not wanting to be drafted here. To this point I have no reason to doubt Monte as a talent evaluator in the draft.
As somebody who doesn’t follow college basketball..I go by the highlight reels and breakdowns. I personally like Murray more as a prospect and fit for the Kings…and he’s NBA ready I think.
But ive been wrong before…I didn’t immediately think drafting Bagley over Doncic would prove to be a disaster.
Sure, and the migration is real. But the amount of long time residents vastly overwhelm the amount of new transplants. Yet it seems like they only sell Warriors gear in stores now. All the kids are repping Warriors/Curry gear. They don't play Kings games in restaurants or bars anymore. You don't see any Kings flags or bumper sticks on cars anymore unless they are super worn out. The arena is a ghost town 80% of the time.
To be honest, a big reason why I visit this site is because I don't know many people that care enough about the Kings anymore to discuss them lol, and I've lived here for 26 years.
To be honest, a big reason why I visit this site is because I don't know many people that care enough about the Kings anymore to discuss them lol, and I've lived here for 26 years.
Sure, but a good organization doesn't pass up the chance to grab talented youth so you can keep Alex Len or Moe Harkless on the roster. You get Lyles or Metu out of the way, as much as I do like what they showed. You DFA them and eat the 1 year expiring.
Kings missed the boat here, through and through. Leaving the draft with any of Liddel/Brown/Keels/Hardy along with Murray would have capped a pretty solid night with a good talent infusion upgrade.
Kings missed the boat here, through and through. Leaving the draft with any of Liddel/Brown/Keels/Hardy along with Murray would have capped a pretty solid night with a good talent infusion upgrade.
Meh for me too.
Some people have a hard time fathoming that others don’t see things as they do.
Clearly McNair didn’t see the same value or has other plans. And that doesn’t have to be excused.
Dude isn’t responsible for MB3 over #77 nor the majority of the KINGS draft history and their playoff drought. He’s made 2 very good draft selections (and possibly a 3rd) since landing the job.
I’m going to continue to defer to his wisdom, until proven otherwise, versus those with drastically different day jobs.
Some people have a hard time fathoming that others don’t see things as they do.
Clearly McNair didn’t see the same value or has other plans. And that doesn’t have to be excused.
Dude isn’t responsible for MB3 over #77 nor the majority of the KINGS draft history and their playoff drought. He’s made 2 very good draft selections (and possibly a 3rd) since landing the job.
I’m going to continue to defer to his wisdom, until proven otherwise, versus those with drastically different day jobs.