Kings pick up Kessler Edwards’s option for next season

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1674199965571207169

 

[dude12]

Good news

 

[PorchSurfin]

Low risk, high reward. I'm happy for Kess

 

[datamanwes]

Good move. I really like Kessler

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1674206584183083008

 

[joemama]

Hmmm seems like a trend here.

Colby Jones 6'6 (guard/)wing
Jalen Slawson 6'7 wing
Kessler Edwards 6'7 wing

 

[joemama]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1674201876542246913

Wouldn't picking up option give us bird rights?

Could we be using his salary as outgoing salary for a trade?

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1674211441145159680

 

[Caccia]

Well, duh, as the saying goes. He should be in the rotation going forward.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Is there any advantages to picking up the option versus decline and sign? Risk of losing him? If we sign him to a one year deal we would not have his bird rights but we will with his current deal right?

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Hmmm seems like a trend here.

Colby Jones 6'6 (guard/)wing
Jalen Slawson 6'7 wing
Kessler Edwards 6'7 wing

By 2035 all NBA players will be between 6'5" and 6'8". The entire league will be point-wings who can "defend five positions".

Monte just sees the future.

 

[funkykingston]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1674201876542246913

Wouldn't picking up option give us bird rights?

Could we be using his salary as outgoing salary for a trade?

I think the simple answer is that the Kings are hopeful about Edwards and want to guarantee that they keep him, possibly long term. I'm not sure why Hollinger is "surprised" by this move.

 

[Telemachus]

I think the simple answer is that the Kings are hopeful about Edwards and want to guarantee that they keep him, possibly long term. I'm not sure why Hollinger is "surprised" by this move.

Because Hollinger is an idiot. There is a reason he is not part of a front office.

 

[SacTownKid]

No, this is a bit odd here. Running it back? Trade lined up? Signing below the max space lined up? Obviously Edwards only taking a 800,000 cap hit doesn't exactly force things here anyway but still.

 

[SacTownKid]

I think the simple answer is that the Kings are hopeful about Edwards and want to guarantee that they keep him, possibly long term. I'm not sure why Hollinger is "surprised" by this move.

And the truth is the cap hit is so small if true. There's almost no value in letting him go. Unless he was of course hoping to be declined so he can make more but I don't see teams beating his door down.

 

[hrdboild]

I'm still wondering if the front office is thinking about next year. The problem with the Richaun Holmes contract was that he had a player option for 2024-2025 and wasn't playing so it was difficult to determine how willing he would be to pick up that option. It could be they've tested the waters on this year's free agents and everybody is of course asking for the world and none of them are worth that. Even if Barnes is re-signed, I would think he'd still be tradeable if we wanted to go after one of the bigger names in the 2024 class -- which includes OG Anunoby who Monte obviously wants.

 

[joemama]

I think the simple answer is that the Kings are hopeful about Edwards and want to guarantee that they keep him, possibly long term. I'm not sure why Hollinger is "surprised" by this move.

I like me some Edwards.
Plays D.
Plays hard.
Would've like to see him get minutes from TD or even Huerter in playoffs.

 

[kingsboi]

if Davis isn't re-signed, Kess could nab some of those minutes

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

I'm still wondering if the front office is thinking about next year. The problem with the Richaun Holmes contract was that he had a player option for 2024-2025 and wasn't playing so it was difficult to determine how willing he would be to pick up that option. It could be they've tested the waters on this year's free agents and everybody is of course asking for the world and none of them are worth that. Even if Barnes is re-signed, I would think he'd still be tradeable if we wanted to go after one of the bigger names in the 2024 class -- which includes OG Anunoby who Monte obviously wants.

That's actually a great point about Barnes - he's very tradeable. There will always be a market for a player like Barnes - especially around the trade deadline as teams gear up for a playoff run.

 

[The_Jamal]

John Hollinger is just a wet fish man. Him Nate Duncan, Danny Leroux can all jump in a lake as far as I'm concerned.

If $800K costs us somebody, so be it. I want to be sure I keep the young player that showed real promise in a limited sample with no training camp with my team. Especially when we don't have a FRP next year and passed on one this year. That youth infusion matters.

 

[KainLear]

John Hollinger is just a wet fish man. Him Nate Duncan, Danny Leroux can all jump in a lake as far as I'm concerned.

If $800K costs us somebody, so be it. I want to be sure I keep the young player that showed real promise in a limited sample with no training camp with my team. Especially when we don't have a FRP next year and passed on one this year. That youth infusion matters.

Who'd you save first if they all fell in a lake?

 

[iowamcnabb]

Who'd you save first if they all fell in a lake?

they’ll float due to inflated egos.

 

[twslam07]

Is there any advantages to picking up the option versus decline and sign? Risk of losing him? If we sign him to a one year deal we would not have his bird rights but we will with his current deal right?

I think it means he’s a RFA next year so you’d have a bit more control if he breaks out this year vs. if he was a UFA next year.

 

[The_Jamal]

I think it means he’s a RFA next year so you’d have a bit more control if he breaks out this year vs. if he was a UFA next year.

Yeah it does. Another reason this is a no Brainer.

 

[LT-Sac-Town]

Really liked what I saw from KE last year. Hope he continues to develop and should be exciting to watch.

 

[midtowner]

Winning franchises tend to develop players. KE is a decent candidate to mold into a plus role player.

 

[Ozymandias]

Good. We paid like nothign upfront for Edwards in trade right? so if it costs us whatever little amount of space this summer to keep that bet for the future riding thats not much risk at all.

Edwards is positionally flexibile, he's still young, he's got long arms, he could be worth that deal and then some if we sustain big injuries, so he's well worth it.

 

[LT-Sac-Town]

Good. We paid like nothign upfront for Edwards in trade right? so if it costs us whatever little amount of space this summer to keep that bet for the future riding thats not much risk at all.

Edwards is positionally flexibile, he's still young, he's got long arms, he could be worth that deal and then some if we sustain big injuries, so he's well worth it.

The Nets actually paid us to take KE, another classic Monte W

 

[Kingster]

It's the right price. A small but good move by Monte. I'm still looking for the impact on the defensive end that would match his rep. He's not even close to Mitchell, for example, in that regard. He did show more offense than I expected, however, which is good. Hoping for improvement from him for next year.