Domas to miss remainder of season for left knee meniscus repair surgery

[ShastaKingsFan]

I think the direction he was going was well established. Here's the games played trendline.

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and he wouldn't have had the surgery now, if traded to a current playoff team

 

[Warhawk]

and he wouldn't have had the surgery now, if traded to a current playoff team

We'll agree to disagree. He's obviously been hobbled and missing a lot of games. The surgery was necessary.

 

[luckytkp]

I am worried about long term impact of this injury. it's never good to have meniscus surgery.

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[ShastaKingsFan]

We'll agree to disagree. He's obviously been hobbled and missing a lot of games. The surgery was necessary.

It was necessary. Why didn't he have the surgery back when the injury happened?

 

[KingsRUs]

Perhaps. But I suspect that he was limited in his recovery based on the rest schedule once he came back.

If we go with the premise that he was seeking a trade to a contender, then the last thing he would want would be to take a game off after his first stint of three "spring training" appearances, and then take two games off after four games of 29 MPG (and play no back-to-backs in either) in the run-up to the deadline, not if he didn't have to. That would seem to indicate that his knee wasn't fully healed to teams trying to acquire him. In other words, I think if he wanted to get moved and was really good to go, he would have been going.

Seems to me he was gutting it out but wasn't really good to go. That might also explain why there were rumblings that the Kings couldn't get the value they wanted for him in trade. Perhaps nobody really thought he was playing in the playoffs this year anyways.

I wouldnt go with that premise.

A lot of vets - DDR, Lavine, Keon have sought greener pastures, and Domas has questioned the teams direction before, but I think he's content in Napa/here for now.

https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article314496015.html

In an exclusive interview with The Sacramento Bee, Sabonis said the thought of getting traded feels different than it has in the past. Sabonis and his wife, Shashana, have put down roots in the region with three young children, a home in Napa Valley and their own premium wine brand. “It’s definitely different this time,” Sabonis said. “I’ve got kids, so you’ve got to think about that, but on the court it’s the same thing. I forget everything once I’m in between those lines and the goal is just to help your team win.”

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I wouldnt go with that premise.

That's why I called it a premise, I'm not sure he wants out either. I'm just saying that even if he did want out, it still looks to me like he was going to need surgery.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

and he wouldn't have had the surgery now, if traded to a current playoff team

We'll agree to disagree. He's obviously been hobbled and missing a lot of games. The surgery was necessary.

I don't think we have any way of fully knowing. I don't think Toronto was interested in acquiring him to stash until next season, but if they were it does explain why they refused to include any reasonable compensation.

On the other hand Poeltl who was supposed to be on the verge of medical retirement with 4 years or something obscene owed, was suddenly fit enough to play 20 minutes post-deadline before the break.

Knowing Domas I think he'd have tried to go until someone stepped in and stopped him. I'm guessing that's why he wanted to move to a contender more than anything and delayed the surgery, once it became clear that wasn't happening he went for it.

I think whether he ultimately stays or goes we are going to be remarkably better off for not trading him at this deadline.