Kings picking 13th overall (formerly the draft lotto thread)
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Of course you don't. OK, what is the cause of the Kings decline? What is the top 30 in that ISO stat? What is Monk's rank in that top 30? What is Fox's? What is the percentile between the two and where do they compare to either top 1 or 2 options in the league? Monk is allowed to ISO to some extent, in those ISO stats what is the result when he does? If you aren't scoring via a system the only obvious different option is isolation play, if not what is it?
Jonathan Issac is on the final year of his contract and is an ending contract, we would also have to send back $17 mil in contracts to make it work.
I would be interested in Issac, if we can sign him to a long term contract. Otherwise, it's probably be better to keep a cost controlled asset on a rookie contract.
I would be interested in Issac, if we can sign him to a long term contract. Otherwise, it's probably be better to keep a cost controlled asset on a rookie contract.
This is starting to feel like deja vu.... I was sure we'd do something meaningful around last year's draft.... then sure we dumped Holmes for a big FA swing..... then sure we'd hear about that big trade at the deadline.... I'm not counting on any of it. Regardless of what everyone says, I think it's quite possible we just end up making the pick on draft night and I end up feeling deflated.
There is a Kings specific piece on no ceilings (here). Agree with their needs assessment - a skilled four and/or someone who can attack the rim. Don't like all of their suggestions for players but happy to concede I know less about these guys than them - and admit I like the idea of Holmes (without actually watching him).
This piece (a mock from Wasserman) suggests that Carter has worked out for the Kings - I haven't seen that elsewhere though perhaps I missed it:
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...-full-2-round-predictions-and-pro-comparisons
(FWIW, this mock has Carter replacing Cody Williams in the "canonical" top-12, and us taking Cody.)
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...-full-2-round-predictions-and-pro-comparisons
(FWIW, this mock has Carter replacing Cody Williams in the "canonical" top-12, and us taking Cody.)
That doesn't surprise me. Carter seems like the type of dude to agree to (and crush) as many workouts as he can.
If the actual draft were to play out as that mock suggests, I'd hope that the Thunder would grab Cody Williams to pair with his brother and that Salaun would fall to the Kings. He's definitely a guy I've changed my mind about over the last couple weeks.
Salaun is still incredibly raw, but the more I watch him, the more I like (a) his constant effort on both ends and (b) his continual improvement. He's going to take a while, but he seems coachable and determined to reach his ceiling.
I wish he had more vertical pop (his struggles to finish in traffic and really, really low block numbers speak to that as an issue) but in a weak draft, I think he's a gamble worth taking.
If the actual draft were to play out as that mock suggests, I'd hope that the Thunder would grab Cody Williams to pair with his brother and that Salaun would fall to the Kings. He's definitely a guy I've changed my mind about over the last couple weeks.
Salaun is still incredibly raw, but the more I watch him, the more I like (a) his constant effort on both ends and (b) his continual improvement. He's going to take a while, but he seems coachable and determined to reach his ceiling.
I wish he had more vertical pop (his struggles to finish in traffic and really, really low block numbers speak to that as an issue) but in a weak draft, I think he's a gamble worth taking.
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