DeMar DeRozan Rumor
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They could trade Norm Powell for him straight up assuming he’s getting Around 20 mil a season with his new deal. Not sure why they’d do that if they’re trying to win though. They could also package PJ Tucker’s salary with one of Zubac or Mann bur once again not sure why you’d do that if you’re trying to win.
Of course, but as of last year it doesn’t suggest it’s going to happen overnight. I predict a 3 year deal with year 3 being a player option. I would certainly bet on the worst case scenario being the first year is as good as last year, year 2 he declines and year 3 he picks up the player option because he just doesn’t have it anymore. More likely he opts out of the third year looking for another 2-3 year deal to end his career.
Yeah, I think he probably sees he's got 2 years to get himself some real long-term job security. He's safe next season, but if we regress or stall out hard again, I think his seat gets real real hot 2 years from now. That's also when the Fox/Keegan extension come into play, in which we won't have the same flexibility to make moves.
That's not to say go be stupid and make a dumb short-term thinking move, but I hope he realizes he can't just sit back and be patient for too much longer.
That's not to say go be stupid and make a dumb short-term thinking move, but I hope he realizes he can't just sit back and be patient for too much longer.
Would Brooklyn Nets do a Cam Johnson trade? I'll do that if we can't get Ingram and Johnson is a better defender and overall seem to be the better player. He fits the Kings style and a lethal shooter from 3s. He's only $23mil. I mean if they got rid of Bridges, surely they're going to move him, right?
I get the fit concerns but there is no perfect fit available. Markkanen is the closest thing to that (that's available) but it seems like Utah wants about half a dozen first rounders and that's just not realistic. Both BI and DDR have similar games, albeit BI is a bit better from outside. DDR is at least durable.
After watching games once Keon entered the starting lineup, I really don't think defense was the Kings problem anymore. Yeah it could always be better but they were losing games pretty much entirely on their 3pt shooting. If they were on, they won. If they were off, they lost.
Even though the floor spacing won't be as good, one thing I do like is that DDR's game isn't dependent on whether or not he's hot or cold from outside. He just does his thing, pretty damn consistently. The Kings could have used him those nights where they couldn't buy a bucket from the outside and just needed to put points on the board.
The move would also move Keegan over to the 4, which I don't like but I really do think that he needs to get stronger and hold down the 4 because I feel like that's going to be his best position moving forward.
After watching games once Keon entered the starting lineup, I really don't think defense was the Kings problem anymore. Yeah it could always be better but they were losing games pretty much entirely on their 3pt shooting. If they were on, they won. If they were off, they lost.
Even though the floor spacing won't be as good, one thing I do like is that DDR's game isn't dependent on whether or not he's hot or cold from outside. He just does his thing, pretty damn consistently. The Kings could have used him those nights where they couldn't buy a bucket from the outside and just needed to put points on the board.
The move would also move Keegan over to the 4, which I don't like but I really do think that he needs to get stronger and hold down the 4 because I feel like that's going to be his best position moving forward.
35 yro for most professional athletes is getting towards the end of career - that's just a fact. Average age in the NBA is 26. It could be he avoids significant injury this year, but the odds are stacking against - and there is heightened risk of injury with age increasing. Leonard is 2 years younger, and has significant (chronic) injury problems. Realistically Derozen has 2 maybe 3 years left in his professional NBA career. Stars of yester-year often become role players in old age - if they're lucky - there's a whole bunch of examples - and a very small few manage to continue high performance the right side of 35. It is a consideration/risk. I'm ok with the trade for a 3 year contract as long as Kings have the team option 3rd year.
I also like the "security" in it. We don't have to screw around with a BI extension (that almost certainly will be a massive overpay), a Lauri extension (worth, but what's the cost to acquire him and do we get that extension immediately?) and DDR is clearly a better player than Kuz/Grant/LaVine tier of player.
He's a bridge to the Keegan/Fox extension where we hopefully have clarity if Keegan really is "that guy".
He's a bridge to the Keegan/Fox extension where we hopefully have clarity if Keegan really is "that guy".
