Antoine Wright?

Circa_1985_Fan

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Not sure why...we have how many other guys that are around 6'7 already??:rolleyes:

edit: I'll have to add Cowlishaw on Twitter, always liked his writing...very professional, and love him on ATH.
 
NME

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We don't have enough guys who play SG. Wright can at least defend SG's, but his shooting sucks. Might as well keep Ime if he's the alternative.
 
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cuad

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Ugh Antoine Wright was a defender last year (on the worst defensive team in the league so...) who suffers from Jordan Syndrome, meaning he if he started dribbling the ball there is a 99% chance he was going to shoot it.

And he takes horrible shots.

NME said:
We don't have enough guys who play SG. Wright can at least defend SG's, but his shooting sucks. Might as well keep Ime if he's the alternative.
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Amen.
 
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I am not too familiar with Antoine Wright, but here is what I see as positives about this:
1. He plays SG (Kings need a couple guys who can do this)
2. He's only 26
3. Seems like an okay role-player/bench type guy behind Francisco
4. MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR: He is not Quincy Douby or Adam Morrison.
 
NME

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The way I'm looking at the roster, we have two roles to fill with the (at least) three players we have to add. Those are an outside shooter that can play at SG, and a third PG. Wright is neither.

He could maybe fill a spot on a 13 or 14 man roster, but I have to think that there are scrubs out there that fit better than this particular scrub.
 
NoBonus

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NME said:
The way I'm looking at the roster, we have two roles to fill with the (at least) three players we have to add. Those are an outside shooter that can play at SG, and a third PG. Wright is neither.

He could maybe fill a spot on a 13 or 14 man roster, but I have to think that there are scrubs out there that fit better than this particular scrub.
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I think the Kings are looking at Wright as a guy who can defend a SG... not much else.
 
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cuad

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Udoka is a better option anyway. If I remember correctly Wright spent lots of time last year mouthing off to the media about the Raptors and their locker room issues.

However if Boston signs Udoka (they could sign Wright as well.) to replace Tony Allen then Wright could fill in, but I like Ryan Thompson better.
 
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NME

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NoBonus said:
I think the Kings are looking at Wright as a guy who can defend a SG... not much else.
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I hope so, because that's all they're getting. Ideally, nobody that we're adding at this point will see anything more than spot or garbage minutes, but in the event they do it would be nice if they could provide a bit of shooting or ballhandling.
 
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NME said:
I hope so, because that's all they're getting. Ideally, nobody that we're adding at this point will see anything more than spot or garbage minutes, but in the event they do it would be nice if they could provide a bit of shooting or ballhandling.
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I do not really think there are any real good free agent options left who can shoot... Unless the Kings are signing Roger Mason, Jr., who is still out there.
 
SacKings7

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Wright's actually a good fit, I completely forgot about him. He's a good defender, and he can make open shots. People on here were talking about Raja Bell, well this guy isn't much worse, and he's younger. I like it if this is true.
 
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cuad

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My issue is that Udoka is just as good at rebounding (if not better), just as good at defending, just as good at shooting (and is in fact a much better career 3pt shooter), and has already been with the team. Would it hurt to show some company loyalty to the young guys?

I would understand letting Ime go to bring in someone much better, but that's not what would happen here.
 
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cuad said:
My issue is that Udoka is just as good at rebounding (if not better), just as good at defending, just as good at shooting (and is in fact a much better career 3pt shooter), and has already been with the team. Would it hurt to show some company loyalty to the young guys?

I would understand letting Ime go to bring in someone much better, but that's not what would happen here.
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A couple problems here. One, its not loyalty to a young guy to keep Ime, who is 7 years older than Antoine. I think they are similar rebounders, Ime might be a better defender but its close. In terms of shooting, neither is great, but Wright seems to be improving while Ime is declining. I think people forgot that Ime shot 28% from 3 last year. I'm not defending Wright, who is basically just a younger Ime, and still doesn't add what the team needs. I just don't think Wright in place of Ime is a bad thing.
 
Bricklayer

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SacKings7 said:
Wright's actually a good fit, I completely forgot about him. He's a good defender, and he can make open shots. People on here were talking about Raja Bell, well this guy isn't much worse, and he's younger. I like it if this is true.
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Oh he's quite a bit worse than Bell. Or at least of the pre-injury Bell. Isn't remotely the shooter (he's a career 30% 3pt shooter), and lacks the veteran leader angle. Since I am of the opinion that whoever holds that position isn't going to play much, its not a huge deal. But I do find it odd that our apparent goals at the position included shooting and a vet leader, and we come out of it with neither. Especially with a solid familiar vet/defender/good chemistry guy in Udoka who we already know sitting out there too.
 
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Nothing to get excited about...

...really in a good or bad way. He's pretty much a replacement player, who hasn't shot well, but is a pretty solid defender who competes at that point. His 3 point % seems to be trending up ever so slightly and if he can get it up just a few more points he might be a fairly valuable player.

He's just 26...sometimes it takes guys a while to figure it out....or we'll get rid of him.

The main thing is when the options are Ime Udoka, Ryan Thomppson, and Sylven Landesberg all of a sudden Antoine Wright seems like a decent pickup to me.
 
CruzDude

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Udoka IMHO was a good defender but was a terrible 3-pt shooter for the Kings. At one point he missed every three he tried for 10-15 games and then his % was in the high 20's. Even as a mid range jumpshooter he did not seem all that good.
 
SacKings7

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Bricklayer said:
Oh he's quite a bit worse than Bell. Or at least of the pre-injury Bell. Isn't remotely the shooter (he's a career 30% 3pt shooter), and lacks the veteran leader angle. Since I am of the opinion that whoever holds that position isn't going to play much, its not a huge deal. But I do find it odd that our apparent goals at the position included shooting and a vet leader, and we come out of it with neither. Especially with a solid familiar vet/defender/good chemistry guy in Udoka who we already know sitting out there too.
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Well pre-injury Bell isn't around anymore :p. Actually I forgot about Udoka. It's too bad we're not keeping him for that role, I was one who actually wanted Udoka on the team before he even joined us
 
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Last year, there was murmurings and discussion about the Kings front office being too small and not active enough in today's NBA world. It was listed for a reason why the Kings gave up the best player in the Houston-Knicks deal and Houston got the biggest return. I wonder if its also why our SL squad was void of a decent guard when there were unisgned guys on other squads that easily outshined the majority of SL guards. Part of the reason we're looking at Wright is because the team doesn't want to waste a lot of cap space on a part-time player, but considering the amount of guys out there in FA and ending up with a guy like Antoine Wright makes me question if theres more of a problem here. Is the front office just being outworked? Is the team taking guys like him and Sloan because desirable players involve more work? Why was the team not looking at Lin when he is a local guy they should have had scouted out?
 
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swisshh said:
but considering the amount of guys out there in FA and ending up with a guy like Antoine Wright makes me question if theres more of a problem here. Is the front office just being outworked? Is the team taking guys like him and Sloan because desirable players involve more work? Why was the team not looking at Lin when he is a local guy they should have had scouted out?
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Have you seen what the guys out there are getting paid? I would have thought people would have been happy about not throwing out another Mikki Moore deal.

And Lin? It's clear the market for him was extremely hot and why on Earth would you ever get into a bidding war over an undrafted rooke guard?
 
tradepeja

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Remember Rashad McCants? We had him for about 30 games last year and then no one reupped him because he pouts too much or something. He's physical, has a great stroke, and is a SG. From the ESPN mag article I just read I am guessing he would be desperate enough to play in the NBA that he would sign for the absolute minimum.

Does he really pout so much that we haven't even thought of looking in his direction?
 
jcassio

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SacKings7 said:
Actually I forgot about Udoka. It's too bad we're not keeping him for that role, I was one who actually wanted Udoka on the team before he even joined us
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So you're the one???

Actually, I thought he was solid - except that he couldn't hit his shots. But how important is that for a shooting guard?
 
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cuad

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tradepeja said:
Remember Rashad McCants? We had him for about 30 games last year and then no one reupped him because he pouts too much or something. He's physical, has a great stroke, and is a SG. From the ESPN mag article I just read I am guessing he would be desperate enough to play in the NBA that he would sign for the absolute minimum.

Does he really pout so much that we haven't even thought of looking in his direction?
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Let's say you also think that he's even desperate enough to show up to summer league after, say, the Cleveland Cavaliers happily invite him.

You're wrong.
 
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