Great trade by the genius geoff petrie !!
So the Kings trade away K-Mart, who is a proven scoring 2 guard that doesn't play defense, throw ins Sergio Rodriguez(1.8 mil), (Paris) Hilton Armstrong(2 yrs 6.6 mil left), and the expiring contract of Kenny Thomas(8.5 mil) for the expiring contract of T-Mac (23 Mil), Carl Landry(2 yrs 6 mil left), and Joey Dorsey(3 yrs and 3.7 left)!
This is a great trade!!
Kings have 3 players that can replace K-Mart just fine that play WAY better defense (Donte Greene, Omri Casspi, Francisco Garcia), and the rest of the players the Kings gave up were not going to play for the Kings anyway. And Kenny Thomas (8.5 mil) gives the Rockets an expiring contract back for some flexibility. Houston gets K-Mart who will be a great 2nd or 3rd option and a team that has a center that can erase his mistakes on defense in Yao Ming.
Carl Landry is an AWESOME power forward that gives the Kings a legit front court player who can score and commands double teams! Landry can defend the post better than any other player on our roster now! Joey Dorsey has potential to be a very good power forward. He recently scored 7 pts and 12 rebounds in 18 minutes of play against Memphis.
So with one trade Petrie has solidified the front court defensively and offensively along with the ultimate bargaining chip in a 23 million expiring contract that is a VERY desirable piece that already has suitors that have already expressed interest in acquiring that contract. So the trades more than likely are not done! There is still time before trade deadline is over tomorrow! We could see 2 or more players coming the Kings way out of this trade! OR Petrie could keep that bargaining chip for this summer where there are many desirable free agents that are going to be looking at the Kings differently now that the Kings have made this move, PLUS all the positive news surrounding the New Arena deal is generating!
Petrie is the master of the silent but deadly trade! The Kings are a better team even if no other trades are made!
Landry is a MAJOR piece that the Kings were desperately needing. A Power Forward starter who can rebound, score, defend the paint, and
most importantly he draws double teams! Imagine an inside out game with Tyreke, Landry, and Hawes at the top of the Key!! WOW! Joey Dorsey will be given a chance to knock Sean May right off the team if he can show enough as a young skilled player!
Petrie is still rebuilding this team on the fly! Kevin Martin was never going to get us a championship. His defensive indifference is the luxury of teams that have great defensive front courts that can erase mistakes by 2 guards that dont play great defense.
http://realgm.com/src_feature_piece...eal_kings_rockets_swap_ts_percent_superstars/
Looks like the Kings got the best of this deal by far!