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  1. KevinSalvadori

    Monta

    Hahah. Agreed. If I had a dime every time I presumed that was the case I'd be living from a catamaran in the Seychelles with supermodels.
  2. KevinSalvadori

    Monta

    Well-founded criticism. Ellis has not earned the benefit of the doubt. That said, something tells me this is either a smokescreen or a part of a larger series of moves no one has any idea of at present. Oh how I hope it is either or both of those options.
  3. KevinSalvadori

    Monta

    Interesting. I really, really don't get this move and do not like Ellis as a player at all. I would much rather start Thornton at the 2 than deal with Ellis and his attitude (not to mention his glaring offensive inefficiencies) here. The guy's biggest attribute is speed and now we want to offer...
  4. KevinSalvadori

    New Kings Starting 5 will be....

    On the topic of cap space with the above lineup, we'd save about 2M if we did the exact deal I outline above, PPat and Thornton for Gibson. If we Amnesty Salmons, that saves another, say, $7.5M. So right now, in addition to any money we save for signing Tyreke for less than about 12M, we have...
  5. KevinSalvadori

    New Kings Starting 5 will be....

    Step 1: Use Amnesty Provision on John Salmons Step 2: Trade SG Marcus Thornton and PF Patrick Patterson to CHI for Taj Gibson Step 3: Sign Andrei Kirilenko or Dorell Wright to 3 year deal Step 4: Re-sign Tyreke Evans to 4 year deal Step 5: Sign Matt Barnes or SF filler to 2 year deal Step 6...
  6. KevinSalvadori

    Kirilenko opts out, becomes unrestricted free agent

    Well, one thing to remember about his motivations for opting out is the length of contract - his goal was to get a deal for around 8M+ for 2+ years. If a team offered him a declining contract starting at around $9.5 or $9M and ending around $8M or so for the third year, he might bite. The risk...
  7. KevinSalvadori

    Kirilenko opts out, becomes unrestricted free agent

    Love this idea, but how many guards can they possibly need? Does that mean they'd move Shved too? I love AK and want him here- always one of my fave players.
  8. KevinSalvadori

    Yahoo: Could New Orleans Pelicans PG Greivis Vasquez Be Headed to the Sacramento King

    Was he a Sonics fan? Honestly, that's the only explanation I can come up with. That, or he is on some student exchange program from a high school newspaper.
  9. KevinSalvadori

    Yahoo: Could New Orleans Pelicans PG Greivis Vasquez Be Headed to the Sacramento King

    This is a very lazy article by the Yahoo! author, but I'll bite. Presuming the Kings do pursue Vazquez, I have a hard time seeing how it matches, salary-wise. He only makes about 2M per year and NOH would likely want size, defense, or a backup guard in return. We don't exactly have size and...
  10. KevinSalvadori

    luol deng proposal

    I agree. CHI is tempted (rightly so) to keep Deng due to the amount of money they'd drop next year, and the cohesion they feel that core has when Rose is in it. Something that might intrigue them, though, is Thompson or a combo of PPatt and Jimmer or IT with that expiring from Salmons. Even with...
  11. KevinSalvadori

    Toney Douglas?

    I agree, but I would only welcome that scenario if it means we made notable upgrades at the 3 and 4. I really like Douglas, and see him as being selfless and balanced as a primary ballhandler- two elements that IMO are essential in any good PG. If we added a sharpshooting 3 with adequate to good...
  12. KevinSalvadori

    Who we'll draft vs. who you want!

    I liked the format a couple of posters used, so I'll follow their lead: Who I would like the Kings to take? Trey Burke. Barring a crazy wildcard event tomorrow, I anticipate Burke will be the BPA available at 7 and our pick. Perhaps the most complete PG we will have had since Bibby, with a...
  13. KevinSalvadori

    Toney Douglas?

    Odd question, just thinking out loud. Where do you all think Toney D would be drafted if he were in college now with the skills he has at present? Top 10? First round, even? I'm just more curious than anything on this one, and trying to see how a guy like Burke could compliment a guy like Toney...
  14. KevinSalvadori

    Anybody Interested in Chris Bosh?

    I can't see any scenario on Earth in which Bosh doesn't opt in for his final 2 years at $21/22M per year, respectively. He'd be lucky to get half that on the open market, considering the way he's looked that last 1.5 seasons or so, as well as with the new re-calibrating being done by most teams...
  15. KevinSalvadori

    Who is available as 6th-7th pick

    Yeah, I'm beginning to feel this way too. Evans is maybe the one player that seems tailor-made for exhibiting the core values Malone stressed in his press conference. Hard for me to imagine they let a building block like that just walk away, especially when there's a decent chance you can land...
  16. KevinSalvadori

    Anybody Interested in Chris Bosh?

    On another far-fetched note, anyone see the report from Sulia that one NBA source hears Deng, Aldridge, and Granger may be available? Now, it appears CLE is making a push for Deng, but how much could it possibly cost to land Aldridge, and would any price not include DMC or Tyreke? I can't see...
  17. KevinSalvadori

    Monta

    Me neither. Either/both will command 10+ a year, so realistically the only way to get both and sign our draft picks is to deal someone like Hayes, JT, or MT for a lesser-priced player or pick while Amnestying Salmons. That's a lot of hope and moving parts, and kind of ambitious for a new FO less...
  18. KevinSalvadori

    Iggy and Reke?

    This is the thing, in my opinion. If you can magically find some way of doing an S&T with DEN for Iggy and shed another bad contract for a later pick (Hayes may have value to a team like MIN or TOR, both of whom have terrible depth issues at the 4/5 that may not get solved via the draft), and I...
  19. KevinSalvadori

    NYK Heavily Interested in 'Reke?

    Okay Hammer, I'm the OP. Let's talk. I managed to catch your original response and won't comment on that. I was a season-ticket holder for 11 years and have watched/played basketball in Europe and the United States since I was 20. But that's not relevant. Tyreke Evans is an exceptional...
  20. KevinSalvadori

    NYK Heavily Interested in 'Reke?

    http://theknicksblog.com/knicks/melo-looking-for-second-scorer-how-about-tyreke-evans/ Several blogs are parroting the same source indicating that the Knicks could have interest in 'Reke. Now I have no idea whether or not that is even feasible due to the luxury tax apron provisions under the...