[Game] 50/82: Kings @ Celtics 30 JAN 2026, 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET

[Krunker]

Poor kings some nice individual players and personalities but overall poorly assembled, lack of ++ talent, more or less poorly coached.

Not much argument there (er, I think most would agree with that statement!)

 

[Turgenev]

I get people love Keon but for a team that has four or so other shooting guards and that is not close to winning, a late first round pick in a deep draft could be more valuable.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Cardwell making things happen.

 

[Krunker]

I get people love Keon but for a team that has four or so other shooting guards and that is not close to winning, a late first round pick in a deep draft could be more valuable.

I would rather keep Keon and move on from most of those other shooting guards

 

[Turgenev]

We are down 24 points and do not look competitive. Just play Carter. Or include him in a trade.

 

[Caccia]

DeRozan, Schroeder, and Monk all with terrible shooting nights.

 

[gunks]

DeRozan, Schroeder, and Monk all with terrible shooting nights.

Really killin the lukewarm (at best) trade value out there.

Young Cs and Nique lookin better than the vets tonight, so there's that!

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I get people love Keon but for a team that has four or so other shooting guards and that is not close to winning, a late first round pick in a deep draft could be more valuable.

In a vacuum, I'd agree. But, at least in theory, the other three shooting guards should be gone before next season. You want to trade Ellis for a pick that you then have to turn around and burn on another SG?

 

[Turgenev]

I would rather keep Keon and move on from most of those other shooting guards

If Lavine, Derozan, and Schroeder all disappeared themselves and our starting lineup next season was:

PG: Unclear

SG: Keon

SF: Keegan

PF: AJ/ Caleb/ Boozer

C: Sabonis / someone else if we get Boozer

That would be cool. But I don't see it. Unless we move DDR and Zach decides some things are more important than money. And Schroeder became two token seconds.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Glad to see Plowden get time

 

[Turgenev]

In a vacuum, I'd agree. But, at least in theory, the other three shooting guards should be gone before next season. You want to trade Ellis for a pick that you then have to turn around and burn on another SG?

If they moved the others that would be cool

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

See, this is what I've been talking about: just give us this! If this gets blown out every night, so be it.

 

[Turgenev]

Carter offensive rebound, rotation on D, dribble penetrate to create an easy dunk ... Then a miscommunication... Just play him a bit more

 

[HndsmCelt]

This is the line up I want to see get min every game

 

[Turgenev]

I can watch Carter on D and he might not be involved but he's paying attention and ready to respond.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

If they moved the others that would be cool

My only question is if we do wind up keeping Keon how much does it cost us to keep him? A big part of the reason he is generating so much interest is he's basically free in cap money for trade purposes at 2 million. If he makes 18m per or more, and isn't giving you a reliable ~24 minutes a night he's suddenly a lot of weight on your cap sheet. Now for us, rebuilding, no big deal and still a fan favorite so I don't mind either way. But the 20th pick in the draft is ~3.6 million for 4 years, so it's not without merit to consider the options (esp if Carter can replace him in the role).

 

[fansinceday1]

Going all the way back to the year the kings got here, I don’t remember any kings squad that has been so boring to watch.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

That sky cam is giving me anxiety: I keep thinking it's going to come loose and Georgia Lass somebody.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

My only question is if we do wind up keeping Keon how much does it cost us to keep him? A big part of the reason he is generating so much interest is he's basically free in cap money for trade purposes at 2 million. If he makes 18m per or more, and isn't giving you a reliable ~24 minutes a night he's suddenly a lot of weight on your cap sheet. Now for us, rebuilding, no big deal and still a fan favorite so I don't mind either way. But the 20th pick in the draft is ~3.6 million for 4 years, so it's not without merit to consider the options (esp if Carter can replace him in the role).

If I were Ellis, the Kings couldn't pay me enough. After being dicked around this season and a good part of last? I would turn down whatever Sacramento offered me and then sign somewhere else for less money out of spite.

 

[Warhawk]

https://bsky.app/profile/keithsmithnba.bsky.social%2Fpost%2F3mdooj6om222d

 

[SacTownKid]

Tough loss last night leading to a blowout. Might see a Kings pride W in the next one.

 

[Turgenev]

Well that's my screentime quota for the day. Looking forward to checking in for trade news over the next few days.

 

[SacTownKid]

Carter offensive rebound, rotation on D, dribble penetrate to create an easy dunk ... Then a miscommunication... Just play him a bit more

I could live with the young guy unit we saw at the end. That looked like potential. The rest of this team is just sucking air.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Tough loss last night leading to a blowout. Might see a Kings pride W in the next one.

Either that or a Wizards "I dare you to lose to us!" L.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Interesting point from the Deuce and Mo postgame - Plowden and Stevens played in Austin last night but got shipped out quick to Boston today. Would be useful to have those guys with the team to fill some roster slots if we pull a trade and guys are suddenly unavailable while it processes.

Just saying. That might be the red alert.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

If I were Ellis, the Kings couldn't pay me enough. After being dicked around this season and a good part of last? I would turn down whatever Sacramento offered me and then sign somewhere else for less money out of spite.

That is also cause for concern when it pertains to trading him before the deadline as thanks to Monte's genius he converted his 2-way deal after the NBA trade deadline which puts us in a stupid pickle when it comes to knowing if he's actually going to sign an extension.

 

[The_Jamal]

Carter offensive rebound, rotation on D, dribble penetrate to create an easy dunk ... Then a miscommunication... Just play him a bit more

Nah, I have it on good authority that young players never get better if you play them consistently, so we should just probably give up on him

 

[hrdboild]

If I were Ellis, the Kings couldn't pay me enough. After being dicked around this season and a good part of last? I would turn down whatever Sacramento offered me and then sign somewhere else for less money out of spite.

This is the best argument I've heard for trading Keon. If the bridge is already truly burned (and it would be for me as well) then get something for him before he's gone for good. It still makes me sad though that it has come to this.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

This is the best argument I've heard for trading Keon. If the bridge is already truly burned (and it would be for me as well) then get something for him before he's gone for good. It still makes me sad though that it has come to this.

Again, I agree in a vacuum, but this presupposes that the organization doesn't think they can get him back. I'm the kind of petty that, if I were Ellis, I would say all of The Right Things™, pay all of the lip service to wanting to stay, re-signing at the end of the season, all of that. And then, as soon as the trade deadline passed, I'd tell my agent to stop taking Perry's calls.

 

[The_Jamal]

This is the best argument I've heard for trading Keon. If the bridge is already truly burned (and it would be for me as well) then get something for him before he's gone for good. It still makes me sad though that it has come to this.

The other is we are rebuilding and sometimes you have to trade your current good players for rebuilding assets. If we do this right, the Kings will be good by around the time the next Keon contract ends in 3-4 years.

BUT that only makes sense if you actually commit to a youth movement, which we have not done yet.