Can’t blame Jake, he hasn’t made much money in his career so every dollar counts for him. Appreciate his short stint here, hope he does well but loses every game for the Fakers! :)
Sam Amick linking the Kings to Tyus Jones and Russell Westbrook, in addition to the previously rumored Dennis Schroder.
I’d probably rank them, from most to least appealing, as
1) Schroder
2) Westbrook
3) Jones
It’s moreso about balancing the roster and fitting into the defensive identity Perry and Doug want to build. Monk is awesome but he’s not a defender and is an undersized SG, and we already have LaVine and Keon there. Schroder is a scrappy defender at a position of need that is more of a Perry...
Marc Stein report names the Kings as the “likely leading suitor for Dennis Schroder” heading into free agency. Considering the lack of options, I guess it would be a solid stop-gap option.
The report also mentions that we have had discussions with OKC for the 24th pick.
Would be an awful trade. I’d like Barrett, but the Kings are in position to trade unprotected firsts for a guy who isn’t an All-Star level player. Maybe you could give up the 2027 spurs 1st rounder, but if we’re trading our own pick it would have to be protected.
That’s fair, maybe that’s true but I would also argue he is the focal point of every defense in the Playoffs to a very high degree. If he had a guy like Sabonis or another star alongside him, I think that would help take the pressure off him a bit in those series where teams get to really key in...
I don’t think a team with Sabonis and LaVine as its’ best players has a shot at the Playoffs in the West, maybe they could in the East. LaVine is the biggest example of a good stats bad team guy that I can remember. Plays well against bad teams and is often invisible against the great teams...