[Game] 42/82: Kings vs. Wizards 19 JAN 2025, 6pm PT/9pm ET

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I've been watching a lot of clips on YouTube lately where retired players ask each other, "Who used to give you that work?" And it's never, like, a superstar, it would always be somebody that fans think of as just, like, a dude.

I foresee that, fifteen or so years from now, they'll be asking Sabonis who used to give him that work, and he'll be like, "Jonas, man, ****..."

 

[The_Jamal]

Jonas is way too good to be on the Wizards lol

Taking a look at his contract, he's signed for 2 more years at just 10mil/season.

Honestly, that's one of the best value contracts in the NBA. Not sure how we find a way to get him, but I think just in terms of being preemptive in keeping Domas's minutes down and keeping him healthy, that seems BEYOND worth it to me.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

He'd join pretty much any playoff team's rotation right now for a 12-15 MPG role. Impressive, honestly and shows how productive he's been able to stay on this crap-show

We could make use of a guy that would shrink Sabonis minutes to 30 a game

 

[Caccia]

Andrej transferred to Cal this year.

That's odd, because he was listed in both the box score and the play-by-play. It must have been whoever took the same number this season.

 

[iowamcnabb]

1-16 from 3 outside of Monk/Sabonis. Gotta do better in the second half but you’ll take the lead any day

 

[Tetsujin]

Taking a look at his contract, he's signed for 2 more years at just 10mil/season.

Honestly, that's one of the best value contracts in the NBA. Not sure how we find a way to get him, but I think just in terms of being preemptive in keeping Domas's minutes down and keeping him healthy, that seems BEYOND worth it to me.

With the way both guys have shown an ability to shoot from the perimeter now, you could probably get away with some two big lineups in certain situations (We’d no longer have to guard Julius Randle with DeMar in Wolves games).

 

[Kingz19]

Jonas is way too good to be on the Wizards lol

He must’ve really wanted to live there or something. I find it hard to believe he couldn’t get his salary and years on a better team that would use him better.

 

[Remi]

good first half, nice game around. Domas is making wizzardry on the floor, very impressive. If team (outside Domas and Malik) will start making 3s, it will be easy win.

 

[The_Jamal]

We could make use of a guy that would shrink Sabonis minutes to 30 a game

I dunno if you'd need that much, but Domas is at 36 MPG this year, highest of his career. Not only could we hopefully start winning those minutes more often with Domas off the floor, but keeping Domas healthy and more fresh come playoff time is very appealing to me. We've honestly been so incredibly lucky he hasn't had a serious injury with his workload the last 3 years.

 

[Tetsujin]

He must’ve really wanted to live there or something. I find it hard to believe he couldn’t get his salary and years on a better team that would use him better.

Lots of teams didn’t use their MLE/couldn’t because they were against the aprons and others saved their MLE because you can use it as a trade exception now. Also teams tend to undervalue bigs until the season starts and it turns out they actually need them (which is how Jonas wound up being let go by the Pels in the first place).

 

[Double-K]

good first half, nice game around. Domas is making wizzardry on the floor, very impressive. If team (outside Domas and Malik) will start making 3s, it will be easy win.

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I’m really enjoying this so far! It’s so refreshing to see Fox not having to carry the offense entirely and instead showcasing his versatile skill set. Last game, it was all about steals and defense; this game, he’s already racked up 8 assists, along with a steal, a block, a rebound, and just one turnover.

 

[Kingz19]

Kuzma certainly isn’t viewing this game as an audition lol

He seems quite happy where he is

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Captain…

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m in the house. If they put a camera on a guy with both hands on his head, that was me.

Consecutive games without fouling a three-point shooter with 0.1 seconds on the clock: 0

 

[SacTownKid]

Kuzma certainly isn’t viewing this game as an audition lol

He seems quite happy where he is

The Wiz will continue the vigil of hoping for a team to get so desperate they'll give them what will likely be a heavily protected 1st.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

I dunno if you'd need that much, but Domas is at 36 MPG this year, highest of his career. Not only could we hopefully start winning those minutes more often with Domas off the floor, but keeping Domas healthy and more fresh come playoff time is very appealing to me. We've honestly been so incredibly lucky he hasn't had a serious injury with his workload the last 3 years.

The less minutes for the starters the better

 

[coolhandluke]

Between Kyshawn George, Carlton Carrington and Justin Champagnie, I only have one question...

Who?

Carrington is going to be real good.

 

[HndsmCelt]

JV and Lin look like two bears fighting over a picknick basket, and the big bear ate

 

[sactowndog]

JV and Lin look like two bears fighting over a picknick basket, and the big bear ate

haha. Great image. Two big boys

 

[OptimusRhyme]

sarr wants this nightmare to end

 

[iowamcnabb]

They should bring in mlb style vendors. Popcorn, beer, bowls of oatmeal. Would be easy to pay with Apple Pay or qr.

 

[Double-K]

Is that MJ's pump fake?

 

[Double-K]

Wait... JV is backing up Sarr?

 

[Tetsujin]

Can’t bring your second overall pick off the bench haha (even though the Kings did)

 

[sactowndog]

Wait... JV is backing up Sarr?

Fade for Flagg!

 

[Double-K]

Can’t bring your second overall pick off the bench haha (even though the Kings did)

Sarr can't play 4? Hmmm yeah how about you come back up your own countryman in Sac-town instead?

 

[Tetsujin]

lol Doug hasn’t called a single timeout tonight and we’re halfway through the third

 

[Caccia]

Lovely screen by Sabonis. Fox just waltzed to the basket.

 

[Sluggah]

“picked apart like a scab” can go back in the vault Kyle

 

[Tetsujin]

Sarr can't play 4? Hmmm yeah how about you come back up your own countryman in Sac-town instead?

They wouldn’t be able to showcase Kuzma every night though

 

[coolhandluke]

lol Doug hasn’t called a single timeout tonight and we’re halfway through the third

No need for it. The Wizards are doing it for him.