Blog rumor: Kings Want Arenas
- Thread starter BMiller52
- Start date
CruzDude
Senior Member sharing a brew with bajaden
On ESPN radio around 10:30am today (tuesday) was stated that Arenas has been offered a "max" deal from the Wiz of around $121M for 6 years and the Warriors had offered about $102M for 5 years.
So lets stop this nonsense about the Kings and Arenas, ok?
So lets stop this nonsense about the Kings and Arenas, ok?
I think you've convinced me. I like the idea if Arenas makes $10 million per year, but I have to throw it out at $20 million. This reminds me of the Iverson/Anthony combo in Denver, which has gotten them exactly nothing.
BritishColumbia
Bench
I do not think it is true ... jut another thing to press managers in Washington.
Amory
Bench
On ESPN radio around 10:30am today (tuesday) was stated that Arenas has been offered a "max" deal from the Wiz of around $121M for 6 years and the Warriors had offered about $102M for 5 years.
So lets stop this nonsense about the Kings and Arenas, ok?
NTY....way too much IMO.
Kings Faithful
Starter
Think of this....even thoe it isn't possible to aquire Arenas without trading Artest or Kevin...if we could do so it would mean we have a big 3 in Artest, K-Mart, Arenas and we would be real close to a championship if we had decent players at all the other positions...lets trade everyone but Artest and K-Mart and we are deadly. haha.
Bballkingsrock
All-Star
I would do this in a jiffy. This guy wants to win. If we could get him to Sacramento for ANYBODY, ANYBODY but Kmart , SPencer, and THompson then get this done. I dont care how much money you have to spend.
If a team wants to win, then they have to spend money. Look at the teams that made the finals.
KG, The Truth, and Ray Ray ALL are big money players. AS well as Kobe and Pau.
Look at Detriot, Hamilton, Rasheed, and Billups.
The Kings would be a deadly team in the future, if they can pick this guy up for anything but Martin, Thompson, and Hawes.
If a team wants to win, then they have to spend money. Look at the teams that made the finals.
KG, The Truth, and Ray Ray ALL are big money players. AS well as Kobe and Pau.
Look at Detriot, Hamilton, Rasheed, and Billups.
The Kings would be a deadly team in the future, if they can pick this guy up for anything but Martin, Thompson, and Hawes.
CP3 signed with the Hornets for $68 millions over four years. Paul is definitely worth the money. That is money well spent.
On the same day, Arenas has agreed to re-sign with the Washington Wizards for $111 million over six years. That is the definition of overpaying for a ballhog like Arenas.
After the Arenas deal, I don't think people should complain about the Kings paying the MLE to Beno for five years.
On the same day, Arenas has agreed to re-sign with the Washington Wizards for $111 million over six years. That is the definition of overpaying for a ballhog like Arenas.
After the Arenas deal, I don't think people should complain about the Kings paying the MLE to Beno for five years.
Gary
All-Star
I am not sure a lot of you understand what Arenas would do to our offense.. K-Mart, and Arenas have similar games, and it would screw one or the others game up putting them both in at the same time. It's liek when we had Williamson in there with Webber and Divac... Once we started Peja things started to click because we didn't have 3 post players in there at the same time. Arenas would be a step back unless we traded K-Mart which it would then be a step nowhere because the Kings would be the same 35-40 win team.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
No...that;s not really true at all. First of all both Kevin and Arenas can score from the outside as well as off the drive. There basically is no scoring guard who is going to have a game that is not "like Kevin's" in that regard. Secondly Kevin is adept at moving and scoring wihtout the ball. Arenas on the other hand likes to have the ball in his hands. Arenas and Iverson wouldn't mesh because bnoht guys need the ball. But Arenas and Kevin (not happening now obviously) combine the classic one guy who needs the ball/one guy who does not pattern.
The main problme with such a pariing would have been on the other side of the court, where the similarities are ratehr too much. Arenas can at least be disruptive in psots gambling for steals, but he blatantly does not care about defense. And Kevin has inexplicably slipped (or not so inexplicably -- gets press and oohs and aahs for the fun offense, so why grind on the other end?) on that end from a promising rookie to a guy who would rather leak out than help out. Would have been an awful defenisve backcourt. But a great offensive one.
Packt
Starter
See the Arenas/Hughes and Francis/Mobley back court duos of the past. They worked offensively, however they never went any further than first round.
Gary
All-Star
What I am saying is that it's not a good idea to have players with similar talents in the same backcourt. Both Arenas, and K-Mart are slashers. Arenas holds the ball worse then Artest (but I forgive him because he's a PG). K-Marts game would suffer with Arenas in here believe me. I know this player is a SF but Richard Jefferson's game is similar to K-Mart's and there were talks about him last year and I made the same argument. Even with a backcourt of Martin and Arenas this team would be pretty much handcuffed because of style clash, and salary constraints.
What you had brought up is correct though that they can both go outside, but one of the twos driving game would suffer a bit if not a lot if you have two similar slashing styles.
Gary
All-Star
Hughes/Arenas is a good example, but you do remember the issues that Washington fans had with the both of them right? Kind of the same issue we are discussing about both of them having the ball too much and clogging the lane for their bigs.
Mobley, and Francis aren't nearly close to the level (slashing) that Martin is. I think on their best year they averaged 1 more FT attempt (both of them) than Martin did this year. I just think it's a bad idea to put those two together. I might be wrong, but I will stick by it unless a trade happens, and they succeed. Then I will come here and say I was wrong.
I remember saying the same thing back when Vlade/Corliss/Webber were together and thought it was one of the best moves to get Christie and start Peja.
What I think would be best for the Kings is actually moving Artest, and starting Garcia. I would like to see Miller, and Salmons moved as well because they have decent value right now. Beno plays well with Martin who plays well with Garcia. Maybe not the most talented PG/SG/SF but because they have good chemistry, and play off of each other I would put those three against any other starting PG/SG/SF.
Last edited:
CruzDude
Senior Member sharing a brew with bajaden
To Arenas' credit he took less than the max, supposedly to "help" the Wiz signing other players. But $111M vs. $127M hardly qualifies as "sacrificing" for the sake of the team. Now maybe those of you who jump on far fetched rumors with no basis will be a little more cautious next time. Arenas is a shooter-scorer at the 2. We already have one of those! WTF..... why 2 of the same???
Somehow I think the Kings end up at the long end of a 3 for 2: Artest + 1 but getting 3 back; or hopefully 1 for 2. But if not a deal beneficial to the Kings in the next 10 days then we could have RonRon until January or February. I think the Front Office of the Kings (and myself for sure) hope that doesn't happen. Having a team together for training camp and the whole year is the best possible solution.
Somehow I think the Kings end up at the long end of a 3 for 2: Artest + 1 but getting 3 back; or hopefully 1 for 2. But if not a deal beneficial to the Kings in the next 10 days then we could have RonRon until January or February. I think the Front Office of the Kings (and myself for sure) hope that doesn't happen. Having a team together for training camp and the whole year is the best possible solution.
Similar threads
