Free agency mega thread 2025 edition!
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Yeah, key here is don't blink. Go ahead, go into the luxury tax for a guy you don't want.
iowamcnabb
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If the kings sign and trade Kuminga for Keegan, I’ll drive all the way to Sac and give Perry a wet Willy AND a wedgy AND I’ll stop liking his inspirational tweets.
Yeah that would do it for me.
iowamcnabb
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we can’t sign Kuminga to an offer sheet right? Not unless it’s for the midlevel. Or is this just semantics
Yeah we can for a full MLE now.
iowamcnabb
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Kuminga is only worth 14.1? Hard to imagine there wouldn’t be more money out there
I wouldn't be thrilled about Keon being included, but I think it's still a worthy swing on Kuminga. Kings have to take chances on guys like Kuminga to get them out of the middle; even if it does cost you a player like Keon.
It really shouldn't take Keon to get this done though.
It really shouldn't take Keon to get this done though.
SacTownKid
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No way does Kuminga do that. He'll just take the QO and go for unrestricted FA. The Warriors aren't overpaying for anything because the market isn't there.
iowamcnabb
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Yeh I don’t want to lose Keon or Devin but if they do get moved it would need to be for a swing. Kuminga has huge upside, it’s a gamble but since you have depth you could risk it.
Seems like the Warriors are trying to two timelines this thing again
Seems like the Warriors are trying to two timelines this thing again
iowamcnabb
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You gotta be running out of cokes
iowamcnabb
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you get a Coke! You get a Coke! Everyone gets a Coke!
SacTownKid
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Pretty stupid to go in on any rebuilding package right now but Kuminga wouldn't be the worst get.
Tetsujin
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For whatever it’s worth, this very much sorta feels like when the Knicks just randomly brought in Randle off of an okay year in New Orleans and were able to turn him into an all-star level player that eventually helped them land a “superstar” in KAT.
Kuminga is still two years younger than Keegan and even younger than Nique Clifford, who we drafted this year.
He’s got legit forward size (this is mainly just aimed at a certain someone) and is an explosive athlete. The shot still isn’t great and he is not the best defender but those are the sort of things that you bet on your player dev team getting to fix. These are the kinds of bets that any team should make when they’re in a rebuild/no-man’s-land situation.
Kuminga is still two years younger than Keegan and even younger than Nique Clifford, who we drafted this year.
He’s got legit forward size (this is mainly just aimed at a certain someone) and is an explosive athlete. The shot still isn’t great and he is not the best defender but those are the sort of things that you bet on your player dev team getting to fix. These are the kinds of bets that any team should make when they’re in a rebuild/no-man’s-land situation.
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Tetsujin
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I think it depends on what that pick package is. If it’s just the other protections on the Spurs pick, I’m fine with letting them have it haha
SacTownKid
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Still reeks of desperation a little. You usually want to actually, you know, have space to be able to make it so the trade isn't so stacked against you. The Kings will likely be paying a star trade toll on someone who hasn't necessarily proved they are one.
SacTownKid
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Huge difference, you can build around rookie contracts. Paying Kuminga 30 million then probably 30 million to Keegan is a pretty big part of what rebuilding actually entails which is cap space. This is a retool using rebuild pieces if it's youth/picks.
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