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Probably because the Bulls have been trending DOWN for some seasons now... And the Kings were trending UP in 2023, before they reverted back to type. Plus the Spuds got the Kings' star player for a pittance... while the Bulls got Lavine off their books for free. :confused:

How about De'Aaron Fox and De'Anne Frocks? :D

I'm grading the deadline an F. Why? A franchise needs to sell its fanbase on either results or hope. The Kings were already not in a good place and got worse by trading a star away for a paltry return. So I have neither; results nor hope to look forward to. Lavine is highly injury prone and...

The Kings should have asked the Spuds for Castle, Vassell and that 2031 Kings pick swap back... and told them that Lavine is only filler to make the dollars work... so pay up or we'll send him to Houston.

This trade sucks. The Kings sent Fox to the Spurs and let the Spurs keep: - Devin Vassell - Stephon Castle - The Kings 2031 pick swap - Both Atlanta picks They should have at least pushed to get Castle and the Kings' 2031 pick swap back, in addition to what they got.

PJ Washington could be a trade target after the insane Mavericks-Lakers trade of Luka for AD. AD will most likely play PF on the Mavs. The Kings could offer up DeRozan for PJW, to see if they will bite. They might be tempted as DDR is more of an SF than PJW is. - Fox, Monk, Murray, PJW, Sabonis

I would trade Fox for Jabari Smith, Reed Sheppard and Cam Whitmore. I think the sum of the parts in this case will be greater than the whole. - Monk/Reed, Ellis/Cam, Murray/DDR, Jabari/Lyles, Sabonis/Len. Swap out Huerter for Isaiah Sewart, then look for a 7'0"-7'4" backup Center in next...

Well, I don't think that asking for Jabari, Reed and Cam Whitmore is asking too much for Fox. Perhaps, the 1-2 first round picks in addition may be a bit much... but that should be for the front offices to negotiate. I think 1 pick would be nice, to send out along with Huerter for Stewart...

I think the most important stat with Brogdon is Games Played. He only played 39 out of 82 games in 2023-24 (47.5%), and played 18 games out of 35 so far in 2024-25 (51.4%).

Jabari, Reed, Cam Whitmore, and 1-2 picks for Fox is what I'd push for. I doubt the Rockets will hold this up over Whitmore... and for the Kings, Whitmore could be a future important piece as a scoring SF/SG once DDR ages. Then maybe figure out a trade for Stewart using Huerter, Len and a pick...

Well, you make good points and I admit to not knowing the market. Anyway, did the Trailblazers "give up" Brogdon? Or did they pay the Wizards to take his salary off their books? I think it was more of the latter, since Brogdon is washed.

How about this? DDR + 1st to Portland for Avdija. (Sell them on DDR being another good vet to have along with Grant, who can mentor their youth.) Huerter + 2nd to Detroit for Stewart. McBuckets + ?? to Washington for Kispert. (Using trade exception from Duarte.) G: Fox............. McLaughlin...

I don't know if Fox would or will... but I think that Fox SHOULD definitely take this approach if he has any good sense and gratitude. It is the least the Fox could do for his team... Brunson did that for a team who did not draft him, or stand by him, or choose him over another equally...

Naz Reid would be even better, since he can also play at PF next to Sabonis. I don't know if the Timberwolves would be interested in a Huerter for Naz swap... but they do need spacing.

TBH, I really like this trade! Fox, Lyles and Huerter for Jabari Smith, Cam Johnson, Reed Sheppard seems like an overall net surplus. The 2028 Rockets 1st round pick could become a nice bonus, since the Rockets won't have much spacing with a lineup of Fox, Jalen, Amen, Tari and Sengun. The...