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There's no quarrel with what Petrie has done in deals
By Joe Davidson -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Tuesday, January 11, 2005
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Before one can utter, "But the Kings can't trade him because it'll kill the 'D'!" consider the trigger man in the deal: Geoff Petrie.
In recent seasons, the Kings' President of Basketball Operations has pulled off five team-altering trades, four of them successes. The fifth is Monday's trade of guard Doug Christie to the Orlando Magic for guard Cuttino Mobley and forward Michael Bradley.
Putting emotions aside - Christie being a good character guy and a solid defender - Kings coach Rick Adelman said the loss of the veteran guard leaves "a big void, but sometimes you have to make deals to help the team."
Kings director of player personnel Jerry Reynolds has long said Petrie doesn't make trades on impulse and he is never snookered. History suggests that to be true, with this being Petrie's first significant in-season trade in his 10 years at the Kings' helm.
The Kings didn't make their ascent from NBA fodder to competitive opponent to legitimate title contender until Mitch Richmond was shipped to Washington for Chris Webber in late spring 1998. Richmond was the face of the franchise, a star on a star-starved team that was going nowhere.
Webber, initially reluctant to report to what had then been known as NBA Siberia, has produced his best seasons in Kings garb. He brought youth, abundant skills and a chance to start over.
Knee injury aside, Webber has been the Kings' best performer for most of his seven Sacramento seasons, leading them in scoring every season except for the last injury-shortened campaign.
Christie came from Toronto in the summer of 2000 for Corliss Williamson, the Kings surrendering inside scoring for a defensive pest in the backcourt. Last season, the long-armed Christie joined San Antonio's Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen, Minnesota's Kevin Garnett, the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant and New Jersey's Jason Kidd as the only players to make the last four all-defensive first or second teams.
The Kings' point-guard concerns were put to rest when the steady Mike Bibby was acquired from the Grizzlies for the erratic Jason Williams in the summer of 2001. Bibby has emerged as one of the NBA's premier shooting point guards, at times the Kings' best shooter and seemingly a fixture for years to come.
Brad Miller was brought in from Indiana via a three-way trade that involved Scot Pollard and Hedo Turkoglu in the summer of 2003. Miller has become the ideal post for the Kings' motion offense with the ability to shoot, pass and rebound. He was an All-Star last season.
Of all the Kings' core players, the two least likely to be traded, given their impact, are Miller and Bibby.
And Darius Songaila, a key man off the Kings' bench, was a summer steal in 2003, coming from Boston for two second-round draft picks.
There could be more moves, with Petrie never tipping his hand.
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By Joe Davidson -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Tuesday, January 11, 2005
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Before one can utter, "But the Kings can't trade him because it'll kill the 'D'!" consider the trigger man in the deal: Geoff Petrie.
In recent seasons, the Kings' President of Basketball Operations has pulled off five team-altering trades, four of them successes. The fifth is Monday's trade of guard Doug Christie to the Orlando Magic for guard Cuttino Mobley and forward Michael Bradley.
Putting emotions aside - Christie being a good character guy and a solid defender - Kings coach Rick Adelman said the loss of the veteran guard leaves "a big void, but sometimes you have to make deals to help the team."
Kings director of player personnel Jerry Reynolds has long said Petrie doesn't make trades on impulse and he is never snookered. History suggests that to be true, with this being Petrie's first significant in-season trade in his 10 years at the Kings' helm.
The Kings didn't make their ascent from NBA fodder to competitive opponent to legitimate title contender until Mitch Richmond was shipped to Washington for Chris Webber in late spring 1998. Richmond was the face of the franchise, a star on a star-starved team that was going nowhere.
Webber, initially reluctant to report to what had then been known as NBA Siberia, has produced his best seasons in Kings garb. He brought youth, abundant skills and a chance to start over.
Knee injury aside, Webber has been the Kings' best performer for most of his seven Sacramento seasons, leading them in scoring every season except for the last injury-shortened campaign.
Christie came from Toronto in the summer of 2000 for Corliss Williamson, the Kings surrendering inside scoring for a defensive pest in the backcourt. Last season, the long-armed Christie joined San Antonio's Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen, Minnesota's Kevin Garnett, the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant and New Jersey's Jason Kidd as the only players to make the last four all-defensive first or second teams.
The Kings' point-guard concerns were put to rest when the steady Mike Bibby was acquired from the Grizzlies for the erratic Jason Williams in the summer of 2001. Bibby has emerged as one of the NBA's premier shooting point guards, at times the Kings' best shooter and seemingly a fixture for years to come.
Brad Miller was brought in from Indiana via a three-way trade that involved Scot Pollard and Hedo Turkoglu in the summer of 2003. Miller has become the ideal post for the Kings' motion offense with the ability to shoot, pass and rebound. He was an All-Star last season.
Of all the Kings' core players, the two least likely to be traded, given their impact, are Miller and Bibby.
And Darius Songaila, a key man off the Kings' bench, was a summer steal in 2003, coming from Boston for two second-round draft picks.
There could be more moves, with Petrie never tipping his hand.
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