SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Nah, you can judge each step. He can make up for it in FA but makings the same questionable positional selections at a different position is concerning.
2019 NBA Draft thread
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Nah, you can judge each step. He can make up for it in FA but makings the same questionable positional selections at a different position is concerning.
For real though, with 9 (10?) 2nd round picks in the next 3 years and $60 mil in cap space, it's pretty disappointing we didn't walk with a single guy you can point to and say "Yeah, he might get some minutes for us next year." Or "Yeah, that guy might be something in 2 years.". We took 3 guys at a position we're already stacked at, they're all older so they have a much smaller window to start contributing and weren't touted up at all by pretty much anybody, so the upside is pretty low.
twslam07
All-Star
So you're under the assumption that all of your guys are going to command a max contract?
LPKingsFan
All-Star
Over? Free agency hasn’t even started!
upinsmoke
All-Star
Oh... well i hope not. I dont care for advanced stats and all that jazz but i can see with my eyes hes not a gamer. Not that guy who will rise to an occasion and say not on my watch.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Vlade Divac: "I felt we needed more shooting and guards. So I combined the two."
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
No but is 15 million a year something you want to pay your back up shooting guard?
Sad that a random smart person on a message board would have developed a much stronger draft for the Kings and taken the correct approach in the 2nd round (hunt for home-run picks) than a a billion dollar organization.
twslam07
All-Star
If he's worth the contract, absolutely. It's much better than letting an asset walk out the door.
It's not like Bogdan is only logging minutes at SG where there are only 14-18 minutes per game left for him (After Hield)
Hield (32 min) / Bogdanovic (16 min)
Barnes (32 min) / Bogdanovic (16 min)
That's a solid, well balanced wing rotation who are all 26-27 years old.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
The problem is after last season I'm not sure Bogdan is worth that contract.
KainLear
Starter
It's interesting that you chose words like "stronger" draft and "correct " approach, like you know these to be truth.
twslam07
All-Star
We have so many 2nd round picks, a large majority of them should be "swing for the fence" type picks.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
There's no room for "wait and see" on the internet.
twslam07
All-Star
Luckily we don't have to decide right now, and if you're saying he's not worth it, why do you think he will get it? Are you just assuming another team will pay him that amount no matter what?
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
The Kings have played the laughing game. You know, where everyone else is laughing at you for the moves you made and you give them a wink and a smirk back. The W/L record on that move for move is not in the Kings favor.
Kings_of_California
Starter
Yea this is where I'm at. I just wanted at least one guy who might've given us some production. Fine, grab one of your Justin James and/or Kyle Guy and/or the Serbian kid but man... couldn't just select a reasonable option first like Schofield at a position of desperate need?
At the end of the day it might not matter but it's still a tad disappointing.
sactowndog
All-Star
Yes he does. He could surprise us but would have liked to sign him in free agency to a two way contract.
Iced Espresso
Starter
Turnout looks high.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
We'll have to see how it plays out but just in terms of numbers and rotation spots, it doesn't seem like bringing Bogi back is that high a priority.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
The probably with trying to signed Undrafted FAs is that they can sign with whoever they want though. Drafting is the only way to get a guy under your control. (We can still sign him to a two-way)
KainLear
Starter
This is an interesting response.
So when a guarantee prediction is being challenged, it must be from someone who supports the absolute complete opposite. There are apparently more nuances in the English language that I have yet to learn.
LPKingsFan
All-Star
It’s the Yi Jianlian workout squad!
Kings_of_California
Starter
Well everyone, however things turn out, I will forever remember this thread for the hysterical laughs I got out of all the Bol Bol jokes, so thanks for that.
upinsmoke
All-Star
Well technically hes still not on the team.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
I mean, we only had three second rounders so it's not like the entire town would turn up to cover this.
kingsfan101
Starter
Don't want to over-react, since we were picking quite low, and I don't follow college ball at all (or even much of NBA outside of Kings right now), so knew very little about the prospects. Don't also want to comment on possible trades either, since we don't know what was being offered, and the price we were asked to cough up. That said
- Trading down for cash considerations is extremely disrespectful to the fans. Perhaps they were aiming to get Guy, and thought he will be available at 55 too. Even so, the optics of it is really bad.
- While 2nd rounders rarely amount to much, teams need to do their due diligence, and hope they will get rotation players. These guys can have value in a couple of years. Good teams try to make the best of the assets they have. Not dissing on JJ, but if he was not on anyone's radar, he could have been picked with a lower pick/signed as an undrafted player.
- I'm okay with not drafting for need. So, if Vlade thought that there is no decent SF available, they should have picked the BPA. In Gabriel, we already have a prospect, who (after an year in the G-league), is hopefully better than anyone we could have picked with 40th or lower pick. We are of course talking about someone who can play backup SF minutes. I'm assuming HB is coming back.
