The Kings and Freeagency:
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If the kid is that good, Barea wouldn't have interfered with his development. (It's not like he's be behind CP3 or Deron Williams). Either the kid is that good, in which case you shouldn't be worried, or he's not that good, in which case he can sit on the bench and learn from someone who is. This shouldn't be a "training wheels" year for the Kings. Training wheels are off. If you can play now, great. But if you can't, too bad, your minutes should be allocated accordingly.
That's huge.
Houston will probably end up with Dalembert now, as you suggested.
The other thing is that the Nets were looking at Nene as the consolation prize if they couldn't land Howard.
Now, I think they have to land Howard, because if they don't, they are going to lose Williams.
My guess is that they'll end up with Howard due to that fact, and will mortgage everything they have to get it done.
Orlando is going to lose Howard due to the issues known between him and the FO.
Neither the Lakers or Mavericks have that young star that the Nets have, and I don't see either team dumping all of their Veterans in order to land Howard.
Houston will probably end up with Dalembert now, as you suggested.
The other thing is that the Nets were looking at Nene as the consolation prize if they couldn't land Howard.
Now, I think they have to land Howard, because if they don't, they are going to lose Williams.
My guess is that they'll end up with Howard due to that fact, and will mortgage everything they have to get it done.
Orlando is going to lose Howard due to the issues known between him and the FO.
Neither the Lakers or Mavericks have that young star that the Nets have, and I don't see either team dumping all of their Veterans in order to land Howard.
If we don't hear in the next 24 hours that Dalembert has signed either with the Rockets or another team, I wonder if that's a sign that he's waiting to see what's happening with us and AK.
It's possible that we may have the best offer out there, contingent on whether we land AK or not.
At this point most of the money has been locked up so it should be pretty easy to get a deal done with a team, unless he's waiting for another domino such as AK to fall.
Just trying to infuse a bit of hope into this situation. We'll see...
It's possible that we may have the best offer out there, contingent on whether we land AK or not.
At this point most of the money has been locked up so it should be pretty easy to get a deal done with a team, unless he's waiting for another domino such as AK to fall.
Just trying to infuse a bit of hope into this situation. We'll see...
ESPNSteinLine Marc SteinESPN sources: Clippers and NBA-owned Hornets have agreed to Chris Paul deal in principle. Gordon, Kaman, Aminu and Minnesota pick to Hornets
Wow, that's a lot to give up for Paul. He's a great player, but wow. A very good young talent, a potentially very good young a talent, a huge expiring and a possible #1 pick in the draft.
Wow, that's a lot to give up for Paul. He's a great player, but wow. A very good young talent, a potentially very good young a talent, a huge expiring and a possible #1 pick in the draft.
I like that much more for NO. Not as high on CP3 as apparently many are. Especially, for a year and a half. But, LAC are looking pretty damn good either way. Will regret including Gordon though. Until we traded for Thorton, Gordon was at the top of my list of young guys I wanted playing next to Reke.
In my opinion this is an absolutely huge win for both teams.
NO gets a vastly better deal than what they would have taken from the Lakers.
The Clippers with Griffen/CP3/Jordan have the core that you can build around for a long time, and they should now be able to retain both CP3 and Griffin going forward. I expect them to make the play-offs now, and be very competitive.
I would bet that Orlando is looking at this situation and are going to ask for even more for Howard now.
NO gets a vastly better deal than what they would have taken from the Lakers.
The Clippers with Griffen/CP3/Jordan have the core that you can build around for a long time, and they should now be able to retain both CP3 and Griffin going forward. I expect them to make the play-offs now, and be very competitive.
I would bet that Orlando is looking at this situation and are going to ask for even more for Howard now.
Stern has balls of absolute steel. I am not even sure he has eyelids to make blinking even possible. That's the same deal the Clippers kept on saying no too, but Stern doesn't bend. He does not break. You do. 
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Dunno, I mean the Clippers have done young and talented before. They've done it a lot, actually, and they've never been all that competitive with a nice future on top. They were semi-there with Cassel and Brand, but right now they have a lot of nice pieces that might look even stronger down the road. Of course, losing Gordon too is a really steep price, but if I were a Clippers fan, I'd still be down with it, mostly because it signals that Sterling might actually be kinda serious about contending.
Plus Marcus Thornton (resticted, but a free agent none the less), and John Salmons (via trade), and J.J Hickson (via trade), with an open invitation to Andrei Kirilenko at a good asking price for both sides, and Dalembert as of yet unsigned and looming as a possibility for return unless Houston outbids us. The Kings obviously aren't done since they have to meet the salary floor, but overall they have made more additions than subtractions.
As many have been saying, the best way to aquire talent and build a contender is to trade for it. Few dynasties have been created through free agency, the Shaq Lakers and LeBron Heat are the only ones that jump to mind. I doubt that the Kings will be able to add a significant #1 or #2 talent to this staff via free agency regardless of the millions in cap space they have to throw at them due to the limited number of true "STAR" players and the inherent monetary incentives for those star players to go to the larger market teams for the extra advertisement revenue that comes along with them. Not to say that I wouldn't be extatic if a top name did want to come play with the Kid Kings, but that appeared unlikely from the very beginning.
The strategy going forward then should be to continue building as Geoffe has done by following the San Antonio, Seattle/Zombie Sonics model of sustained small market success. The Kings have a few excellent pieces locked up for years and finally may have the true #1/#2 pieces necessary to contend annually. The next step is often overlooked as people think the big free agent splash will lead to rapid returns...chemistry is the key now, growth, reps, repetition, consistency, cohesion.
As many have been saying, the best way to aquire talent and build a contender is to trade for it. Few dynasties have been created through free agency, the Shaq Lakers and LeBron Heat are the only ones that jump to mind. I doubt that the Kings will be able to add a significant #1 or #2 talent to this staff via free agency regardless of the millions in cap space they have to throw at them due to the limited number of true "STAR" players and the inherent monetary incentives for those star players to go to the larger market teams for the extra advertisement revenue that comes along with them. Not to say that I wouldn't be extatic if a top name did want to come play with the Kid Kings, but that appeared unlikely from the very beginning.
The strategy going forward then should be to continue building as Geoffe has done by following the San Antonio, Seattle/Zombie Sonics model of sustained small market success. The Kings have a few excellent pieces locked up for years and finally may have the true #1/#2 pieces necessary to contend annually. The next step is often overlooked as people think the big free agent splash will lead to rapid returns...chemistry is the key now, growth, reps, repetition, consistency, cohesion.