Anthony1
Bench
Ok, first off, let me explain my thinking. Before we get into whether or not such a scenario would even be possible. The idea behind renting Dwight Howard for one year, is the fact that we aren't going to end up totally empty handed when the one year is up.
Howard will command a MAX deal wherever he goes, so you're virtually guaranteed a sign and trade deal next summer.
Still, why rent him, when you know the draft picks and players that you get back won't really be worth jack squat ?
That's a good question, and I can answer it a couple of ways. I think the experience that Isaiah, MT, T-Rob and Cuz gets from it, will be absolutely invaluable. The Kings would be guaranteed playoff bound, which would do a lot for the overall health of the franchise. Sure, Dwight would leave, but that one year of going into the playoffs, perhaps shaking things up a bit in the Western Conference, would be invaluable to 4 future (and present) cornerstones of our franchise.
You might have noticed that Tyreke, Jason and Jimmer were left out of the picture. Well, obviously, we would have to send Tyreke and Jason, along with a bevy of "unprotected" No.1 picks. And Jimmer. The downside, we never get Reke and Jason back, and the draft picks that we are giving away would be WAY more valuable than the draft picks we get from the Nets. Plus, we would most likely end up with just some journeymen type role players from the Nets in the sign and trade next summer. Nothing equaling Reke and JT. I could pretty much care less about Jimmer leaving.
So, we offer up:
Tyreke Evans
Jason Thompson
Jimmer Fredette
Future 1st round pick
Future 1st round pick
we receive:
Dwight Howard
whatever contracts that Orlando wants to dump on us
Howard will command a MAX deal wherever he goes, so you're virtually guaranteed a sign and trade deal next summer.
Still, why rent him, when you know the draft picks and players that you get back won't really be worth jack squat ?
That's a good question, and I can answer it a couple of ways. I think the experience that Isaiah, MT, T-Rob and Cuz gets from it, will be absolutely invaluable. The Kings would be guaranteed playoff bound, which would do a lot for the overall health of the franchise. Sure, Dwight would leave, but that one year of going into the playoffs, perhaps shaking things up a bit in the Western Conference, would be invaluable to 4 future (and present) cornerstones of our franchise.
You might have noticed that Tyreke, Jason and Jimmer were left out of the picture. Well, obviously, we would have to send Tyreke and Jason, along with a bevy of "unprotected" No.1 picks. And Jimmer. The downside, we never get Reke and Jason back, and the draft picks that we are giving away would be WAY more valuable than the draft picks we get from the Nets. Plus, we would most likely end up with just some journeymen type role players from the Nets in the sign and trade next summer. Nothing equaling Reke and JT. I could pretty much care less about Jimmer leaving.
So, we offer up:
Tyreke Evans
Jason Thompson
Jimmer Fredette
Future 1st round pick
Future 1st round pick
we receive:
Dwight Howard
whatever contracts that Orlando wants to dump on us