SLAB
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I thought I remembered seeing this here… definitely a big chunk of Kings Reddit, maybe I just got my forums crossed.
[NBA] Comments that don't warrant a thread (OCT)
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I thought I remembered seeing this here… definitely a big chunk of Kings Reddit, maybe I just got my forums crossed.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
It’s okay, he would’ve just gotten in Cam Boozer’s way anyways.
I'm not tapped into prep or college basketball, but I occasionally hear some chatter about Cam Boozer, and then I think, "Wait... doesn't Carlos Boozer have twin sons?"
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Looks like we've got an Arnold Schwarzenegger/Danny DeVito situation going on here.
You were against the Kuminga trade for their asking price lol. Switching up?
They are fraternal twins, so yes.Looks like we've got an Arnold Schwarzenegger/Danny DeVito situation going on here.
Joshyjosh31
Starter
Na just saying they won’t be trading him now with how he’s playing and the teams success. Would make no sense unless there getting a forward in return our trash ass vets won’t even get them to pick up the phone
An unprotected pick is still rich
If the Kings end up drafting Cam Boozer, I will probably be okay with missing out on Kuminga. The 'probably' is because he has yet to play an official game of college basketball yet and I remember being thrilled about the prospect of drafting Marvin Bagley until I actually saw how he played against college competition.
You've already thought it... so we're already screwed. Even the uniform colors match!
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
What if, somehow, we would be guaranteed to get the version of Joel Embiid from like 5 years (+/-) ago, though??? Then would you want Vivek to do it?
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
But, yes, as it relates to Joel Embiid today...Don't do it, Vivek!!! Don't you dare, Sir!!!
If anyone had the power to make that kind of guarantee, the Sixers wouldn't be thinking about 'moving on" from him.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
well for an unprotected Kings pick they probably would. we'd probably miss the playoffs via play in and shoot to the #1 pick.
I mean, the exhibition against Tennessee was amazing numbers against a great team that was trying, so unofficial or not that's one.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
He was matched up with Nate Ament who is another guy slated to be picked early in the draft so it’s not like he was matched up with Sac State or something.
He made Ament look very thin and kinda raw as a prospect.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Yeah. Ament is your typical “gotta project him in four or five years” prospect big. There’s an interesting player in there somewhere but it’s going to take some development to get it out there. Boozer’s already got everything pretty much put together in a clean package. (Helps that he’s playing a similar position to his dad)
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
Never in a million years would I have ever expected to see "huge acquisition" and "Alex Len" in the same sentence, but here we all are, in 2025.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Maybe they meant big in a physical sense? The man is 7’1” after all
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
That was my initial thought as well...If that were the case, the tweet was just poorly written...
.I do hope they meant "huge" in a physical sense, but even then...Len is not necessarily "huge"...He's just big.
Kingz19
Hall of Famer
If it’s true that removing a protection could’ve closed the deal, then this will just be another tale of woe in the next couple of years that takes up whole segments on D-Lo and KC in shows after losses. A fumble.
We aren’t getting Kuminga as an unrestricted free agent. That we know.
We’ll see how big of a fumble it turns out to be, but I’m pretty sure it will turn out to be one
I'm pretty sure this is exactly the case. GS wanted the unprotected pick, which most of Kings twitter (and this forum) scoffed at.
I think I landed on the fact that I wouldn't have traded our unprotected FRP (would have done the Minny 2031), BUT if our FO actually had an all-star valuation on Kuminga, as was reported, then they should not even think about pulling the trigger. You don't let a guy you think has that sort of upside go over pick protections.
