SacTownKid
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Haha. It's the truth. I'm not saying the guys the next superstar, but he's a beast. The Kings don't have anyone that fits that description so not bad in my book.
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Haha. It's the truth. I'm not saying the guys the next superstar, but he's a beast. The Kings don't have anyone that fits that description so not bad in my book.
Yessir - exactly....guard position is cemented. Gonna Love to see Carter get out on the all the elite guards out there
Tetsujin
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To be fair I thought the same about Hood-Schifino last season and the Lakers wound up not being able to use him at all
He's a bigger Austin Reaves. They got a good pcik
I don't understand how people just watched Jrue Holiday and Derrick White play this season and look at Carter with incredibly similar intangibles and not be excited.
Again, those are ceiling comps, but Carter is the archetype you go to battle with in the playoffs. People complained about our lack of toughness, lack of defensive intensity? Not anymore.
sactowndog
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because the only other defensive dog we have plays the same spot. If we have a trade coming great if not bummer.
not a criticism of Carter. Great player whom
I watched in the Big East. Opposing coaches love him.
SacTownKid
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Carter is a little older, but it's not like he has to hit the ground running. Having potential in your back pocket has worked for Monte before if change is needed.
Not Keon. You trade Davion, Huerter, and Duarte (along with HB) to balance things out. Keon and Carter are EXACTLY the guards you want next to Fox & Monk.
Tetsujin
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Feel like people are getting way too caught up in traditional position stuff and not thinking about how Mike Brown pretty much went exclusively with three guard lineups for most of the 2024 calendar year and saw the defensive ranking of the team skyrocket.
ShastaKingsFan
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He was the best player available, no doubt. I don't have a problem with it. I think some are concerned that there isn't currently room for a rookie guard to play much this next season on a roster with established guards and a team trying to become a contender now. I don't see him coming in and beating out Keon Ellis in his first season, but if that were to happen, it would change things
Section 101
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They moved it up when it became 2 days. Second round tomorrow.
SacTownKid
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Actually, don't be too unsure about that. The options up for trade wouldn't have done much themselves. Slight upgrades to Barnes in Cam and someone that has had almost literally no effect on teams winning anything ever as a starter in Kuz.
sactowndog
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Carter’s risk is shooting. Similiar to Davion but much longer.
We still need a bigger defensive wing and and a defensive big or two. There's more work to be done. But all I ask for is that we only add pieces who help the team defense and I think Carter will.
I'd love to have a second pick here for Dunn, Holmes, or Missi. I can't see any of them falling all the way to 45.
I hope he will, but by the time he becomes White/Holiday, Fox/Sabonis will be in the the 30s.
Section 101
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On a cheaper contract and a better shooter.
SacTownKid
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Yeah, replace Davion with this guy next to Fox and Monk. Then with Keon to slide in any of PG, SG, and SF. Yes, not huge but the Kings did actually get bigger.
Probably because he's 6'2.5" and barely only had 1 good shooting year out of 3. doesn't help that he's joining a team whose two best players are lack luster shooters. also doesn't help that Fox is a really small PG himself.
i guess i don't like the idea of replacing davion... with another davion. I know he's got more length, but that's essentially what you're doing here.
Agreed.
If Huerter and Davion are on our roster start of the season, that's a failure on Monte. I'll be right there with you calling him on that.
But you just don't use the draft to address needs. Knecht and TDS were absolute plug and play fits, but man Carter's just got an incredible ceiling on both sides of the ball. I think he easily could be the 2nd best guard on the team and unlike Davion, I think he actually slots better at the 2 than the 1 at the pro level. Absolute rock solid frame with a huge wingspan and an incredible athlete.
ESPY called it perfectly. Imagine we just take Mitchell, but because we were "set" at guard with Fox and Buddy, we passed. Whoops.
Of course, but you have to trade something to get something. Keon will have more value to more teams in the league based on his late season play. Some organizations will not value Davion at all due to size…..which is a thing as much as we all love his tenacity and defensive ability
SacTownKid
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Carter is another older Monte pick though. He doesn't need to develop physically at all.
SacTownKid
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This isn't Davion dude. If Davion had even Carters size and athletic ability he's not at the Kings pick that year.
Pretty good comp. But yeah. Ugh. Good pick for them
ShastaKingsFan
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Yeah, if anyone is thinking he's going to step in and surpass Keon in his first season. I'd be surprised if that happened with how well the team played with Keon, who I assume will be the starter come game 1.
Sac.Kings
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Since when has Fox been considered a really small PG?
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