Harrison Barnes is opting out
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Even the nba.com stat shows that he allows basically the exact same shooting percentage that his opponents average. If that's not average, I don't know what is. It's not like he gets a ton of steals or blocks or anything to make up for it.
He looks good on defense because we're used to watching rookies and poor defenders out there. An average defender is going to step in and look great compared to the rest of these guys but when compared to the actual good defensive players of the league, he's merely average overall.
I'm just saying, if I could dial the defense way up and the offense back a bit at a couple of positions, I'd do it to flip the script on this team and form a new identity. Barnes is merely a guy that's going to keep your team holding pat but he will never sway the pendulum one way or another. I don't think that's worth 20 mil a year for 4 years. I like Barnes in the role he played for us last year, I just don't think he's worth that type of cash if that's what he winds up getting.
He looks good on defense because we're used to watching rookies and poor defenders out there. An average defender is going to step in and look great compared to the rest of these guys but when compared to the actual good defensive players of the league, he's merely average overall.
I'm just saying, if I could dial the defense way up and the offense back a bit at a couple of positions, I'd do it to flip the script on this team and form a new identity. Barnes is merely a guy that's going to keep your team holding pat but he will never sway the pendulum one way or another. I don't think that's worth 20 mil a year for 4 years. I like Barnes in the role he played for us last year, I just don't think he's worth that type of cash if that's what he winds up getting.
GS finally falls off and now all these other teams in the west are getting better.
LAL still going after a max guy after AD
LAC legitimate landing spot for Leonard and others .
UT just got Conley
HOU apparently going hard after Butler
MIN being rumored as landing spot for Russell
Let’s see what Vlade can do to counter .
LAL still going after a max guy after AD
LAC legitimate landing spot for Leonard and others .
UT just got Conley
HOU apparently going hard after Butler
MIN being rumored as landing spot for Russell
Let’s see what Vlade can do to counter .
I would love one of those plans being to call up Memphis and ask if they intend to keep Crowder. I'm not sure what the Kings do in the draft because there should be some options that fill the need but like Steve Kerr mentioned in the postseason with his team, the Kings are full of volleyball players, and they desperately need some linebackers. Physicality on the wing is going to become a necessity, especially if Kawhi moves west.
If the Kings don't sign Barnes, what's the alternative at the 3? Leonard? 
Seriously, you're left with possibly Middleton and Bojan as potential targets and there's pretty slim pickings after that. https://hoopshype.com/2019/04/29/nba-free-agency-2019-small-forwards/
If the Kings don't re-sign Barnes, it looks to me that they'd more than likely have to go the trade route to get a legit 3. Otherwise, we're back to the age old need of the Kings - a small forward.
Seriously, you're left with possibly Middleton and Bojan as potential targets and there's pretty slim pickings after that. https://hoopshype.com/2019/04/29/nba-free-agency-2019-small-forwards/If the Kings don't re-sign Barnes, it looks to me that they'd more than likely have to go the trade route to get a legit 3. Otherwise, we're back to the age old need of the Kings - a small forward.
If the Kings don't sign Barnes, what's the alternative at the 3? Leonard? Seriously, you're left with possibly Middleton and Bojan as potential targets and there's pretty slim pickings after that. https://hoopshype.com/2019/04/29/nba-free-agency-2019-small-forwards/
If the Kings don't re-sign Barnes, it looks to me that they'd more than likely have to go the trade route to get a legit 3. Otherwise, we're back to the age old need of the Kings - a small forward.
Seriously, you're left with possibly Middleton and Bojan as potential targets and there's pretty slim pickings after that. https://hoopshype.com/2019/04/29/nba-free-agency-2019-small-forwards/If the Kings don't re-sign Barnes, it looks to me that they'd more than likely have to go the trade route to get a legit 3. Otherwise, we're back to the age old need of the Kings - a small forward.
There are still options out there.
I am 95% confident that Barnes will re-sign so we will have the SF covered. In terms of C, there are options of Vucevic, DeAndre Jordan and the trade for Steve Adams who would probably be a better fit than DAJ. Yes he gets paid a fair bit but its a 2 year deal and essentially he is getting paid the same amount as we would have paid Barnes had he not opted out.
We will get a couple of good players that will make us better. It is absolutely critical not to make a bad move this off-season. It's not far fetched to say that now is the time to make a check mate move while all the best players are still on rookie deals. Next off-season we don't have that luxury.
I am 95% confident that Barnes will re-sign so we will have the SF covered. In terms of C, there are options of Vucevic, DeAndre Jordan and the trade for Steve Adams who would probably be a better fit than DAJ. Yes he gets paid a fair bit but its a 2 year deal and essentially he is getting paid the same amount as we would have paid Barnes had he not opted out.
We will get a couple of good players that will make us better. It is absolutely critical not to make a bad move this off-season. It's not far fetched to say that now is the time to make a check mate move while all the best players are still on rookie deals. Next off-season we don't have that luxury.
I'm sorry but I don't understand what you're trying to get at. The NBA is a career for these young men and they would always prefer to be happy while they make their million and Barnes is apparently pretty happy here. Why wouldn't he prefer a long-term career here? A LOT of other players continue to sing the praises of Sacramento long after they've departed.
Its about who has the best record at the end of the season. Right now it's very easy to get swept into who looks like a playoff team during the offseason. I thought the Clippers would be pure trash, as did most. Denver, Orlando, Indiana, Brooklyn, all surprised the hell out of everyone. Houston, SA looked like mere mortals during the regular season. Portland didn't make any major moves and got to the WCF. Last year's Kings roster improved their win total by 12 games over the previous year while making some obvious mistakes during the season. If the current roster tightens up their play then we are a playoff team.
Almost forgot to mention that the 7akers acquired Lebron and still managed to become the laughing stock of the NBA. Lastly, to "counter" would be to react; I would prefer that our FO not make reactionary decisions. I happen to think our roster is pretty loaded, why chase free agents unless they are seen as a perfect fit? Asset acquisition? We aren't in a spot to do that.
Almost forgot to mention that the 7akers acquired Lebron and still managed to become the laughing stock of the NBA. Lastly, to "counter" would be to react; I would prefer that our FO not make reactionary decisions. I happen to think our roster is pretty loaded, why chase free agents unless they are seen as a perfect fit? Asset acquisition? We aren't in a spot to do that.
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My point, is that resigning him is not a sure thing. If we do it, it will be because the Kings made the best offer, and there are a lot of other teams that are able to affect that. Remember the Zach Lavine situation of last year? A player's short term happiness doesn't factor in until they have multiple similar offers to choose between.
In the FWIW dept., I'm guessing Divac does a total 180 degree turn from last year's strategy in which he waited until the very end for some bargains. It's very possible that Leonard and Durant could take their sweet time in making up their mind about what they want to do, in which case the teams thinking of bidding on their services are going to have their hands tied and their $$$ are going to be in suspension until Durant and Leonard make a decision. It's a perfect scenario for the Kings to swoop in immediately on 2nd tier FAs, make an offer, give them a few hours to make a decision, and go onto the next FA if they get rejected. If the Kings don't pounce immediately on their FA targets I fear the teams eventually rejected by Leonard and Durant are with all their cap $$$ will compete for the same FAs the Kings are targeting.