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The criticism of Sabonis is that he isn't helpful at the highest level of competition. So instead of ignoring that criticism, let's probe playoff stats over the same period Playoff advanced stats 2022-2025 | Player | PER | WS | TS% | WS/48 | BPM | VORP | TRB% | AST% |...

A star is a role, not a level. Domas is a star for us, Fox was, Buddy was... and in the darkest days John Salmons was. It's about the team's gameplan being based on maximizing the particular abilities of a player; it's not about whether that's a recipe for success

Eh, that's a very specific window, the two years before that he played 53 and 15 games. Washington fans thought he was made of glass. Webber was surrounded by clouds before he got to Sacramento, he was a risky bet.

Sure, my point is only that playoff performance is not necessarily a relevant criteria, when the goal is simply to make it to the playoffs.

I think the original prompt of the thread is to get the Kings into the playoffs, not to win a playoff series. Nobody is expecting to be a contender.

That's basically where we are now (if the lottery was fair, and we still had our pick we'd be picking 13th, so pretty close). We're already in that general range. There are good players that pop up in that range every year, (like Domas himself). So as a worst case scenario, is that so bad? If...

And night night

So, what if that does happen. What would be the consequences? The Capt's russian roulette analogy is pretty stark, and very... terminal. So what if your worst case scenario comes to pass? What are you afraid of?

See, that false hope could sell tickets!

It seems like the subtext of this thread is, "Without trading Domantis Sabonis." So assuming that's the rule... Zach has the worst contract in the league. Even if healthy he's not worth what he's paid. So we're probably stuck with him, unless we're willing to burn FRPs to try and dispose of...

Is this just a text size issue with the new forum version? I don't know how you could read what I've written in this thread and think I'm really high on Zion. I'm in rebuild or bust mode. But I accept that the front office doesn't want to acknowledge a rebuild. What's appealing to me about...

Ok, we're on the third metaphor of this thread, and things are getting more morbid, so I think I'll take my turn. Avoiding a rebuild is like being diagnosed with a chronic disease, and instead of taking your medicine, trying to cure yourself by eating fruit. It doesn't work, it prolongs the...

I've already explained how I think this would work, but if you missed it, let me bold it for you. With only passing knowledge of their roster; I think the Pelicans, a 21 win team, will make it to the playoffs as often or more than the Kings (a 40 win team) over the next 4 years. It's a much...

Exactly, like Zion