Glenn
Hall of Famer
Very well put except "whom" is spelled with one "o."I think everyone is entitled to their opinion. As fans we have a certain view, generally clouded by our allegiances and our opinions are mostly based on feelings. Professional athletes look at it differently in most cases. How often would a player from team A go to the team B eventually and tea, A amd team B are great enemies?! Hell didn't Vlade leave the Kings to go to Lakers?!
One thing I can absolutely understand with majority European players is their love for the game but also certainty. If I was a star player in Europe earning damn good money, getting endorsement deals there, lifestyle, travel to see the whole of Europe and I am a two hour flight from home where I can go back and see my folks and childhood friends any time I have a couple of days off, why would I give all that up for an uncertainty of the NBA unless I am going to a good team with good amount of playing time?
Let me say ine thing, Bogdan Bogdanović will NEVER be a franchise player of any NBA team. He is not that level of talent. What he can be is a good, productive, smart NBA player in the right situation. By the right situation I mean in a team where they don't expect him to be their franchise guy but a good solid play off team that could use a productive SG who plays within the system, do the team things and score his fair share.
What is not a great situation for a player like Bogdan is a rebuilding team that is heavy on SG. Bogdan is in his mid 20s. By the time Kings start contending Bogdan will probably not be there anymore. Say he comes over but the owner creams his pants over Buddy as the next Curry. The Kings have Buddy who they will want to develop and pump in as much playing time into as possible. They also have Richardson with whoom they would want to do the same. Pump in as much development as possible and as much playing time as possible. Both of those guys are young enough to be there when the Kings plan to compete. Then there is Temple, a veteran leader you absolutely want on the rebuilding team and getting solid minutes to lead by example.
Where does that leave Bogdan, a mid 20s established European star?! Most likely on the outer because of the direction of the franchise.
Now imagine Bogdan on a team on the verge of the playoffs or a play off team. Lets imagine Bogdan on the Kings PRIOR to Boogie trade this year. A team fighting for a play off spot. A SG, area of need for the team fighting for the play off spot with a franchise player drawing the attention and rest of the team playing off that attention? Vastly different propositions for a player like Bogdan. On the team prior to the trade deadline, he is a player getting 25-30 minutes and contributing. Team is at the point where Bogdan is a player now and part of the future. On the Kings as currently constructed Bogdan is not that. Bogdan on a team like lets say the Pacers is a different proposition. Pop would love to have him in SA and he would be getting minutes there too and probably be one of their key players going forward with Leonard and LMA.
Let me reiterate that Bogdan is NOT a franchise level guy. He can be a good, solid, productive player in the NBA but a lot of his success depends on the team he goes to and where that team is at.
Now why would a European star in his mid 20s go 1000s of miles away from their home to ride the pine, get sporadic minutes for a franchise that is the laughing stock of the whole NBA and wider for a comparable money?! When they can get paid just as much in Europe from their contract and endorsements which he won't have in the NBA, be a major cog in the wheel of one of the best team in Europe and still be 2 hour flight away from home? It makes no sense. How often do your hear players say that its business? To them it is their occupation. They make a living playing basketball. That is why you see a lot of the stars in Europe chose to stay there and play their career there.

People underestimate the human needs of a player. Boogie was wedded to Sacto and that was a given. That ship has sailed. Bogdan has a lot of reasons to stay in Europe. MANY reasons. I wonder how the situation would look to him if we had Boogie, didn't have Buddy or the other sg that came over with him, let McBen leave at the end of the season, and bought out Afflalo's contract. I am developing a liking for McBen but it is not an overwhelmingly passionate bromance. He can leave if we get Bogdan. That leaves us with far fewer sgs with Buddy, Bogdan, Temple (a must to keep), and Richardson. We can play Reke at pg or sg until a better idea comes along, perhaps a pg in the draft.
I understand the Boogie trade. Maybe I will come to like it but it leaves us with no magnet whatsoever to attract people to the Kings. How would Bogdan like it if he was considered a semi-major piece of importance to us if we rid ourselves of 3 sgs? Given that in the flow of a game small ball is not the worst matchup in the world, these sgs can get their minutes. There is good protection in case of injuries. We need that. Any team needs that.
There is the grand wonder of what we will be able to seduce with the large amount of cap money. We will have Boogie's money, probably Afflalo's, and probably Gays'. That's a tankful of green stuff.
How would that look to Bogdan, Čarolija, or at least your best estimate? My guess is that the the Kings look better as a destination if it appears that he will get significant minutes. All players like to play. We can overpay. The Kings only attraction at this point is that they can overpay.