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Yeah, other star players like Kawhi Leonard and Pascal Siakam had pulled the same bull on their former teams. But their old teams still did get a decent haul in return. The problem with Fox is that I don't think he was seen around the league as a "missing piece" to a championship run like other...

If this was a random lottery, it wouldn’t really make sense that our numbers on our ticket is sequential to the team next to us. Shouldn’t all the lottery numbers on the tickets be just random combinations? I mean when you go get a quick pick lottery ticket, the machine doesn’t spit out...

Miami and Pat Riley is always in win now mode, so I can see Miami making that swap. Ideally, we should move DDR for a starting point guard or a power forward, so that we could move Keegan back to SF, where I think is Keegan's better position and hopefully allow him to regain his offensive form.

Yeah, but San Antonio just got #2 and have Wemby coming back and Castle and Fox. Don't be so sure Ant bolts Minnesota. If they continue to challenge for the NBA Finals every year, he may stick around. We may be looking at low 1st round picks in from SA and Minnesota those years. Not to mention...

Is it just me or does this summer seem more hopeless than previous years. Monte really left the cupboards bare. No 1st round pick and only one mid-2nd round pick. Monte really did a pee poor job in drafting, which is essential for a small market teams to succeed. The one guy that showed...

The sad part of all of this, is IF the Kings tanked that last game against Phoenix like I was rooting for, the Kings would have been tied with Dallas and may have held the winning lotto ticket for Flagg instead of Dallas. Honestly, the NBA is so rigged!

Honestly, it's crazy how the Indiana Pacers always have their opponent's best players all go down with injuries the last 2 years in the playoffs. Last year the Bucks and Knicks were decimated by injuries during their series with the Pacers and this year, Dame goes out before and then season...

What if Miami attached a 1st round pick (probably protected) in the trade? DDR to Miami for Jacquez, Rozier and a protected 1st round pick.

How about a DDR for Jaquez and Terry Rozier (provided he's cleared from gambling investigation). We get a full size defensive wing and a stop gap PG/SG until DC is ready to start. Starting line up would be more balanced: PF: Keegan / SF: Jaquez / LaRavia (resigned) C: Sabonis / JV SG: LaVIne...

The biggest difference between the Kings and Spurs is that they have landed the #1 pick three times and had gotten generational bigs each time. If the Kings ever had that type of lotto luck, we would have been really , really good the past 25+ years too.

Vivek was also a minority owner of the Warriors at that time too. So he had first hand contact with Malone as an assistant coach and was the one who made the hire.

Well, there were 2 young assistant coaches that we know Vivek actively sought and chose, Michael Malone and Doug Christie. Vivek may not always pick the right GM, but he seems to recognize good young coaches when he sees them. I think Doug will do well with a full off season and a full staff...

IMHO, I think Vivek wanted Luka. I remember he traveled accross seas to meet with Luka and posted a picture with Luka with his "Shaka". Vivek likes flash, and Luka was flashy. I think if Vivek was meddling in that pick (which I wish he did), Luka would have been a King.

Some people keep criticizing Vivek for meddling and call him a terrible owner because he meddles. Then, when he doesn't meddle and his FO make a massive mistake, he is a terrible owner for not meddling. Do you want a owner to never meddle and let the FO do their job or do want to have the...

True. GMs must love when their owners tell them to tank to get those lottery balls. Takes virtually all the pressure off of them for many years. An owner that wants to stay competitive and take the next step (however how unrealistic) will be much harder to please. I think in the end, Vivek...