De'Aaron Fox Traded to Spurs for Zach Lavine, three first round picks
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Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
But the protections on the Hornets pick!
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
I'm sure Monte would have too although don't underrate the value of a deep pick when packaging multiples. In a worst case the best picks the Kings were always going to have were their own. The magic number is 4-5 picks to make a super duper win now trade. The Kings can actually do that at some point if they need to. Had Monte traded a 1st for Cam, Kuz, Collins, etc. he literally would have taken himself out of any equations later on because of the Hawks pick hold up and the Stepien rule. And even worse if the Kings do rebuild he'd have pulled a Bulls where his own picks have strings attached. Monte did a great job considering the circumstances. He learned a lot the last few seasons. He made mistakes and he doesn't seem to be making the same ones over and over.
MizzouKing
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Is Cissoko Bruno 2.0 or does he have any shot at being NBA ready in 2 years?
Sherds
Bench
Plus we saw a snippet when Fox was out and Monk had the floor to himself. Albeit a small sample and you could argue teams didn't really have time to game plan for it, still provides hope, even before taking into account the Lavine addition
I somewhat recall some of the draft guys liking him a few years back and he did cook us in that one game Devin Carter played in the G-League. Outside of that, looks like a big wing prospect.
MizzouKing
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Honestly, I've sometimes wondered if he isn't slightly bipolar or something similar as I've strived to understand that periods of disassociation... I like your explanation better.
King-Da-Yah
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Yankees, Kings, broncos here and I felt this post. Thank you. Hope springs eternal!
Larry89
Disgruntled Kings Fan
If Keon can turn into whatever he has turned into then I am optimistic about Cissko
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
He's young enough to be a wait and see. He does have some upside and skill. If the league does start trending back towards physicality and less towards shooting that could change someone like him from being a fringe NBA'er that heads overseas for the duration to maybe having a shot.
Caccia
Starter
One poster a while back suggested that Fox has seasonal affective disorder, with the result that when the skies brighten in February, his game takes off again.
Caccia
Starter
Nice. I hope new stomping grounds bring back the brilliance.
I don't think you can keep doing this and expecting people to take you seriously. I actually appreciate that you add a different perspective to the board and I seek out your content, but this constant "I have sources," but you only reference them when it is to totally flame the front office, is a bit silly. You can't just say something totally outrageous, and then imply that it is based on rumors or inside information you are hearing, and expect everyone to take it seriously, when we have all seen this exact pattern before.
Will miss Kev. I wonder if we even have "Light the Beam," without him. He was the player who really embraced it at first, and I remember all the guys on that first team laughing about how Kev was the guy who really loved the beam. He was a big part of taking from a corny thing designed by management to something that the team and city bought into.
so you believe in a billion dollar organization, not one person would be aware on protections on a first round pick they’re getting back? Cmon man.
QWERTYLICIOUS
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Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
To be fair, we just saw a GM get duped into taking 7000% below market value on an MVP candidate because he was chubby.
gunks
Hall of Famer
It's kinda telling that at the time of this post, Kev's thank you thread is a mere 7 replies shorter than Fox's.
I was watching CD, he interviewed the Bulls announcer about LaVine. Obviously, LaVine’s offense is pretty elite, he can do everything on that end. They asked about his defense, and he said that some people gwt this idea about them that they never shake. He claims that LaVine is a strong 1 on 1 defender that does sometimes have lapses, but will basically more than make up for any defensive mistake on the offensive end.
Mods had to delete a bunch of negative posts from Fox's though. This thread seems to be doing the work any thanks for nothing thread might contain.
I sure hope. I love dunks!
sactowndog
All-Star
this is not an I have sources comment,
this is strictly an internet rumor (stated as a rumor) and I posting to see if others have also heard it. If I have sources I will post it as such. This rumor is not that and only echoed because the trade is not yet final and I hope (and pray) we get a better pick.
See_Hanks
Bench
This is a lie... Do you seriously think the Kings would go into a big trade like this and not know everything they were getting back. Trade has been confirmed, but when I read this I just about busted out laughing.
See_Hanks
Bench
Yah Keon when starting is one of the best defensive guards in the league. The guy can shut down people, and hit a three to boot (40%+). 3 and D guy and we should be happy that he will get more minutes. When Fox was gone he was playing lights out, and almost averaging 3 steals a game while shooting well over 50%, and 40% from 3. Overall he's not better than Fox, but in terms of this team, and chemistry is a lot better.
notoriousBEN3
Bench
100% agree. We desperately need defenders, and this is not the roster balancing move we need by any means. I really hope we leave him alone, unless it’s a complete steal of a trade.
Hoovtrain
All-Star
yes, but I’m more interested in that 3pt shooting and sabonis and working together . Could open up the offense
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