Chris Duarte to Kings
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Duerte is a good pickup. I thought at one time during the season, Duerte is going to turn into a hell of a player but for some reason he dropped off. His defense and ability to attack the basket is going to allow him to get minutes in the Brown system. Davion Monk and Duerte off the bench is better defensive lineup because now you have another guy that actually play defense and not a liability. This is of course assuming the rookies are struggling.
the bolded part is pure Kings homerism. Davion isn’t close to long enough to guard the 3 and we watched longer players rise up and shoot over him repeatedly unencumbered.
Duarte and Jones are battling for TD backup 2 guard minutes. It’s Slawson and Edwards who are long enough to guard 3 and will be trying to move Barnes to the bench.
Duarte and Jones are battling for TD backup 2 guard minutes. It’s Slawson and Edwards who are long enough to guard 3 and will be trying to move Barnes to the bench.
Interesting. Duarte was beloved in Indiana last season -- he really fell off quickly. I'm starting to see a pattern with these "boomerang" deals. Vlade didn't pick Doncic in the 2018 draft and then swooped up Harrison Barnes in a salary dump a year later when the chemistry wasn't working in Dallas. Monte trades Haliburton to Indiana in 2022 and then picks up Duarte for nothing a year later after his value tanked. I don't think it's intentional in these cases but it's got me wondering how many of these boomerang deals there have been and if anyone can think of a really good one?
I'm all for sifting for value.....if contract terms follow the Kings have a team option next year followed by a player option if he doesn't work out.
Improving the lower bench is important and probably somewhat overlooked.
Edwards is pretty close to Duarte athletically, although Duarte looks like a more polished shooter.
Improving the lower bench is important and probably somewhat overlooked.
Edwards is pretty close to Duarte athletically, although Duarte looks like a more polished shooter.
This is the type of move Vecenie said we should be doing with the cap space if a swing isn’t there. We get a cost controlled young wing for 2 more years for 4 mil bucks. He will likely be a better player this year than anyone at #24. Certainly not a long term huge upside swing a lot of would like Monte take a crack at but this is his MO.
Duarte and Sabonis remain friends. Also - Duarte’s dribble handle and efficiency numbers (league average) we’re pretty good when he was a rookie and Sabonis was on the floor. Not so much without Sabonis.
So - a young, athletic guy that has good chemistry with our offensive hub for controlled salary. That’s how you build a deep rotation.
So - a young, athletic guy that has good chemistry with our offensive hub for controlled salary. That’s how you build a deep rotation.
Unless something changes, Duarte is going to find it quite hard to get any time. This is a why not move. Once Monte lost out on Beal he must have been like alright, lets just stay the course and go for value even if it doesn't really do much because of opportunity. This is basically what he did when drafting 2 PG's with Fox already here. The difference is they actually got to play. You can't keep adding to the back end of your rotation unless Brown is just going to play everyone 20-25 mpg around Fox and Sabonis. Which is possible but usually teams that do that are loaded with a HOF offensive duo.
Having serviceable depth is not bad.
In my opinion, you want to play? Earn it and knowing that there could be so many serviceable guys out there is great imo.
I still think we need just one studliish piece rather than like a back end depth piece but even a Bruce Brown would do for that.
I don't think we need a star but we need a little more talent
In my opinion, you want to play? Earn it and knowing that there could be so many serviceable guys out there is great imo.
I still think we need just one studliish piece rather than like a back end depth piece but even a Bruce Brown would do for that.
I don't think we need a star but we need a little more talent
Sure, but then Monte better get those pieces out of the way that get replaced. Which he's shown he will do with the PG conundrum. The great thing about depth is if you consolidate talent you have pieces already there waiting. The downside is when you wait too long you can create another Holmes scenario. The one on the radar now is Huerter. If Huerter falls back in the pack (which I don't expect) Monte better get out of that sooner than later and recoup some value out of him. Monk is a looming decision as well. If anything Duarte is actually a 2/3 which the Kings don't have a ton of so that could very easily bridge a gap if one of Huerter or Monk aren't here after next season. If there is a direct plan, this is a part of a consolidation type of move.
Duarte is naturally much more of a swingman sort of in between the SG and SF spots whereas Davis was much more of a combo guard for us. So I wouldnt assume him to be a direct replacement for TD and if I was going to I'd kind of think Colby Jones might be the one better suited to fill those shoes
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Yea in this scenario I don't think it creates a glut like the fox Hali Davion situation so in this scenario I think it's all the better.
I see Duarte is kind of competing with Colby Jones for minutes at the moment, perhaps Kessler Edwards as well although I think Kessler can play more of a 3-4?
I don't know much about Chris Duarte and whether he can flex up to a 4 not sure but if not I guess his main competition would be Colby Jones.
But you are right that depth could be bad in the scenario that you have talent that's not really able to showcase their talent due to gluts on the roster.
In that case you lose out on value which kind of sucks.
In this case though I think we're alright
I see Duarte is kind of competing with Colby Jones for minutes at the moment, perhaps Kessler Edwards as well although I think Kessler can play more of a 3-4?
I don't know much about Chris Duarte and whether he can flex up to a 4 not sure but if not I guess his main competition would be Colby Jones.
But you are right that depth could be bad in the scenario that you have talent that's not really able to showcase their talent due to gluts on the roster.
In that case you lose out on value which kind of sucks.
In this case though I think we're alright
Colby Jones averaged almost 5 assists per game last season for Xavier.
I think, perhaps, whats being overlooked is that the Platoon of Malik Monk and Colby Jones might be able to handle the 3rd string PG duties. Jones being 6'6" and listed at SG maybe that has thrown people off the scent of this being a possibility. We did play Terence Davis at PG in elimination playoff games so honestly I couldnt rule this out just yet, cuz generally speaking I'd sure trust Jones PG skills over TD's, he's far more natural, TD is a guy you put out there at PG and say "now lets hope he doesnt make mistakes, shoots 3's and defends well"..
Now if this is the case, Jones and Duarte dont overlap on the depth chart or step on each others toes quite as much as you might think. It'd be Edwards functioning as a combo forward, Jones a combo guard and Duarte the swingman.
Now if this is the case, Jones and Duarte dont overlap on the depth chart or step on each others toes quite as much as you might think. It'd be Edwards functioning as a combo forward, Jones a combo guard and Duarte the swingman.
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