Chris Duarte to Kings
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Ozymandias
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I almost like to see the Kings gave up 2 2nd's for him. Looks more like they really wanted him than its just taking a flier on a devalued player.
Ozymandias
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N I guess the silver lining here is Terence Davis has played his last game in a Kings uni..
I mentioned this in another thread, but it wouldn't surprise me if McNair ran the possible trade past Sabonis who advocated for Duarte.
Honestly seems pretty likely. Duarte was bad bad last year, so while he maybe he was a favorite of Monte's from that class and a buy-low opportunity, I'm sure he tagged Domas on what he thought about their time together.
CarlosBob
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In this TV interview in Puerto Rico (spanish) he talked about his draft process and told the anecdote that when he came to Sacramento for his pre-draft workout they told him that they were interested in him and he was 3rd in their list after Suggs and Davion. He thought that he was going to be a King because draft experts said those days Golden State was interested in Davion at #7. So a Monte's guy cheaper who showed to have a great chemistry with one of our stars? 
Link: Duarte talks about his draft process with Sacramento
Link: Duarte talks about his draft process with Sacramento
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captain bill
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Ozymandias
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very good post thx for this tidbitIn this TV interview in Puerto Rico (spanish) he talked about his draft process and told the anecdote that when he came to Sacramento for his pre-draft workout they told him that they were interested in him and he was 3rd in their list after Suggs and Davion. He thought that he was going to be a King because draft experts said those days Golden State was interested in Davion at #7. So a Monte's guy cheaper who showed to have a great chemistry with one of our stars?
Link: Duarte talks about his draft process with Sacramento
KainLear
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I remember watching his rookie season fondly. I wonder how much his 2nd-year slump had to do with him getting hurt, the trades, and losing in Rick Carlisle's rotation shuffle. I think he might surprise some of us, especially since some of us have rather low expectations of him.
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Yeah, Domas told us to go and get him.
Also not surprising at all that he was 3rd on our board. He's like the exact college profile we go after.
ockingsfan
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Further proof that Domas is the new "Godfather" of the new golden era for this Kings team.
Domas brings a "family" culture to this team. And when you play with family, you run through walls for each other. I'm excited to see the chemistry and all around play grow and blossom on this team for years to come.
Vinny Basketballerino
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This trade is starting to make a lot more sense > his relationship with Domas. Really like this guy's attitude.
He's young, and was a starter as a rookie, and second team all-rookie. Injury year last year, this one will definitely be a bounce back year. Gut says he's going to be one of the "surprises" this year. Monte's cooking.
Vinny Basketballerino
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There's no scout quite like a guy who played and practiced with a guy for a whole year.
Ozymandias
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Very cool. Eager to see how he fits here.
I just hope he gets a ton of steals for us. Fastbreak starter.
I swear it is as simple as that. If he gets a bunch of steals for us, this trade could never fail.
As someone who's always enjoyed watching De'Aaron pickup fullcourt n press, n really lock in defensively.. our FO has done nothing short of a marvelous job filling in other guards who can help amplify that, n its obviously a matter of high priority (as it should be)... Davion Mitchell, Keon Ellis, and Duarte all are in that vein, Colby Jones pretty good too, Monk too tbh, but he's also kinda the guard we'd want doing the cherry-picking in these scenarios.
I just hope he gets a ton of steals for us. Fastbreak starter.
I swear it is as simple as that. If he gets a bunch of steals for us, this trade could never fail.
As someone who's always enjoyed watching De'Aaron pickup fullcourt n press, n really lock in defensively.. our FO has done nothing short of a marvelous job filling in other guards who can help amplify that, n its obviously a matter of high priority (as it should be)... Davion Mitchell, Keon Ellis, and Duarte all are in that vein, Colby Jones pretty good too, Monk too tbh, but he's also kinda the guard we'd want doing the cherry-picking in these scenarios.
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Ozymandias
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If your one of those fans like me who get annoyed when these advanced stat worshipers try to tell us De'Aaron is bad defensively.. You should be pleased with this signing!
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SLAB
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Jones has a shot. He has the kind of team / glue type of game that can probably elevate being around better talent and not whatever it is in Summer League. He’s my number 1 watch going into camp.
Section 101
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He meant in the regular season.
Chupacabra
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Duarte is definitely less of a turnover liability than Davis while still packing some of the streaky scoring ability that Davis has. Duarte is also a couple inches taller. He's a skilled player, could easily play heavier minutes if given the opportunity.
Vinny Basketballerino
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Who are you and what have you done with SLAB?
I ran an AI analysis on this post and the results indicate there is too much optimism to be SLAB. I'll be submitting a missing persons report.
Vinny Basketballerino
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Making the comparison directly - Duarte is a CLEAR upgrade over TD. Can play a similar, but expanded, role. Less ball dominant and more glue, notably.
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