Aaron Brooks - Released.

[UK_King]

According to Grant.

https://twitter.com/GrantNapearshow/status/307589783142678531

 

[Warhawk]

Kings release Brooks

According to Grant Napear tweet. Also reported on 1140 based on the tweet.

 

[Hoovtrain]

What a saavy signing

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

How disappointing. Why wait until after the trade deadline, just to waive him? Surely, Petrie could have gotten a second-rounder, trade exception, cash... something.

 

[The_Jamal]

The only way to make Smart a better coach: take away his options for players

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

On a more positive note, one down, two to go. I refuse to count trading Garcia as a positive, on account of 1) I actually liked Garcia, and 2) they replaced him with another guard, which defeated the purpose of getting rid of him in the first place.

 

[UK_King]

The only way to make Smart a better coach: take away his options for players

But we've just replaced Brooks with TD, so it's a wash.

 

[The_Jamal]

I bet Brooks will be a valuable bench piece somewhere, like a majority of our discarded goods end up being. As always, he didn't fit here and we didn't know how to take advantage of his skills

 

[hrdboild]

Great.... so trading Thomas Robinson looks even worse now. Didn't think that was possible.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

How disappointing. Why wait until after the trade deadline, just to waive him? Surely, Petrie could have gotten a second-rounder, trade exception, cash... something.

Don't you mean Brooks, Reke and Cousins plus a future first rounder for a generous helping of cash and a 2067 conditional 4th rounder?

At least when we waive someone we know it's an actual basketball decision.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Touché

 

[Spike]

Don't you mean Brooks, Reke and Cousins plus a future first rounder for a generous helping of cash and a 2067 conditional 4th rounder?

At least when we waive someone we know it's an actual basketball decision.

You jest, but the 2067 draft is stacked! We might have a shot at Michael Jordan Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

 

[King Baller]

So Brooks probably leaves money on the table so he can get released from the Kings. He will sign with a contender inside a week.

KB

 

[UK_King]

Seeing a lot of tweets about the Knicks

 

[Bricklayer]

Yeah, as much as I did not like the signing, would not surprise me if this ended up Hicksonesque.

The problem, you see, is us, not these guys. Poor fits or not, these are players with talent lost in sloppy amorphous roleless rotations.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

That's what I like about Brick: he always adds a spoonful of sugar, to help the medicine go down.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I assume that means his player option for next year is null, right?

 

[Vlade4GM]

It was obvious from the start that deal was going to be a bust. What a mess.

 

[D13]

Meh, this season is a wash. Thank god we will be Maloofless no matter what down the road. We just have to come out the other side still in Sac.

Brooks was not the future. Move on, and see what chemistry we have with what's left so the new regime can figure out who to keep this summer. Good chance the whole thing will be blown up.

 

[pshn80]

You guys are hard. How about the release being because wee made a good trade in getting Douglas who shows first signs of being a much better choice tran Brooks. We've improved the team. Congratulations to coach and management. I reread this and it sounds much different than the posts above. It can' be because I'm wrong?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

You guys are hard. How about the release being because wee [sic] made a good trade in getting Douglas who shows first signs of being a much better choice tran [sic] Brooks. We've improved the team...

We could have waived Brooks, without trading for anybody, and still improved the team. Addition by subtraction.

 

[swisshh]

If Brooks was redundant then Douglas is redundant.

Brooks was never invested in the team here and was looking to play his way into a contract with a more attractive team. He is getting what he wants.

 

[upinsmoke]

You guys are hard. How about the release being because wee made a good trade in getting Douglas who shows first signs of being a much better choice tran Brooks. We've improved the team. Congratulations to coach and management. I reread this and it sounds much different than the posts above. It can' be because I'm wrong?

Petrie has had the best GM job of any GM in the last 10 years LOL ####.

 

[rhythmless]

Some are reporting a buyout, not a waiver.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Some are reporting a buyout, not a waiver.

Appreciate the accuracy but, from my point of view, I'm seeing that as a difference without a distinction.

 

[rainmaker]

Now my drinking game won't be as much fun.

Drink every time one of our PG's shoots. Try it sometime if you want to get hammered.

 

[MassachusettsKingsFan]

Never should have signed him.

Wish him the best.

 

[panda]

Hooray !!!!!!!

Glad Brooks is gone, didn't seem like he wanted to be a King anyway.

 

[Kingfanpaul]

I'll be happy when the Maloofs AND Petrie are gone.

 

[mac]

Hooray !!!!!!!

Glad Brooks is gone, didn't seem like he wanted to be a King anyway.

Does anyone?