Bulls and Kings Talking Trade

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If we take on Hinrich, we sure as heck better have a deal ready to move Beno. Because that's a very expensive yet mediocre point guard duo.

Hinrich, however, could be useful if we ended up drafting Stephen Curry. He could come in and play point, allowing Curry to play off the ball, but with his size could guard opposing 2s, meaning Curry would not be a liability on defense. Of course, you couldn't also do that with Martin on the court at the same time. And this isn't even a discussion you start to have until July.
 
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If we take on Hinrich, we sure as heck better have a deal ready to move Beno. Because that's a very expensive yet mediocre point guard duo.

Hinrich, however, could be useful if we ended up drafting Stephen Curry. He could come in and play point, allowing Curry to play off the ball, but with his size could guard opposing 2s, meaning Curry would not be a liability on defense. Of course, you couldn't also do that with Martin on the court at the same time. And this isn't even a discussion you start to have until July.

If you check my earlier post Beno is included in a trade.
 
Hinrich is a steady PG, overall not a great scorer, but shoots the 3 well. He's a solid and tough defender, good enough that you can even move him over to Kevins man. I think he's as good of a fit as we can get, outside of getting lucky with the lottery.

Gooden is someone I don't want. It would be a move just to make a move, and potentially dangerous if he somehow tricks Petrie into re-signing him.

If we trade for Gooden it would be for salary relief. No way we resign him.
 
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/archives/017998.html

Miller to Chi looks like the most likely deal out there.\

Brad Miller for Gerald Wallace? Not so fast. (And other trade talk)
NEW ORLEANS - The trade chatter surrounding Brad Miller continues, as well it should.

He's atop the list of most likely Kings next to go, and league sources continue to indicate that the Kings are officially engaged and somewhat-motivated on the trade front.

The latest Miller report to pop up comes from ESPN's Marc Stein, who says Charlotte is offering former King Gerald Wallace in return for Miller. While Wallace is available for the right player in return, I'm told from a source close to the Bobcats that Miller does not fit that bill if it's up to Larry Brown.

The Bobcats coach has always had major influence on personnel from his coaching seat, and he took that job in part because he knew he would have the ear of Charlotte exec Michael Jordan. But the question is whether Jordan's virtual status of "absentee GM," as he was referred to in this Chicago Sun-Times piece, means Brown's voice isn't being heard quite as much by the actual general manager, Rod Higgins. If it's up to Brown, though, he wants a more traditional big who can bang and do damage in the post. On the other side, the Kings aren't looking to take on the $38 million remaining over the next four seasons on Wallace's contract when wing players are far from a problem on their roster.

I'd be more inclined to keep an eye on the Chicago situation in which Miller could go there and the Kings would likely have their eyes on Drew Gooden, Joakim Noah, and perhaps Tyrus Thomas. The Bulls would have to send a few players the Kings' way, as Gooden's expiring deal is only worth $7.1 million and Miller is making just shy of $11.4 million this season and $12.2 in the final year of his deal next season.

A few tidbits to remember...

* Gooden has been on the Kings' radar since he was hanging with the Maloofs two summers ago. He was the player offered in the Mike Bibby talks with Cleveland, a clear sign that Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie and vice basketball president Wayne Cooper saw him as a decent fit in Sacramento. Gooden wasn't the hangup in those talks.

* Petrie badly wanted Joakim Noah in the 2007 draft, and the second-year player's struggles have likely done nothing to deter the exec who isn't quick to change his opinion of players just because things don't look so good from the outside looking in. Noah would give the Kings another young big to develop and hope he helps with their futile frontcourt.

* While Miller isn't as motivated this season as he was in the last, he is still a Petrie guy. And when you're a Petrie guy, that means he will try to make a move that is mutually beneficial for his team and the player. Chicago qualifies. While Miller has said he would prefer to retire in his home state of Indiana with the Pacers, he started his career with the Bulls and Chi-town is only a three-hour drive from his home in Kendallville, Ind.

* Lest you forget, the Kings added a player to their front-office team last week, when former Kevin Martin agent and attorney Jason Levien officially began as assistant general manager/team counsel. As a quick side note, I'm told he was given the former office of fired coach Reggie Theus.

It would seem safe to say that the potential for communication between the two clubs has never been better, since just last summer Levien was successfully negotiating Luol Deng's six-year, $71 million deal with the Bulls in which he dealt directly with Chicago owner Jerry Reinsdorf. - Sam Amick
 
What about Hinrich for Miller? May need to throw in a player to make salaries balance. Seems like we need more depth at PG, with Beno being injury prone. Hinrich had an off year in 2007-08. Prior to that he was stellar.
 
Miller didn't start his career in Chicago, he started it as a hornet in Charlotte. I guess that writer doesn't know jack.

Also, I don't see Noah developing any further, plus his off court issues aren't something you would want in a youth/rebuilding environment. What happened to getting quality guys as well as quality players?

Thomas is another Stromile Swift: tons of physical talent, but wasted on their brain. I think getting Thomas would only be good for his contract, and not as a future piece.
 
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