If the Heat and Lakers are after him wouldn't they come with a low ball offer? Wouldn't we just match it if it was say $5-$6 million per, it would be pretty stupid not to unless the FO is that convinced IT just needs to not exist in Sacramento. It would be sad to see a young player entering his prime who plays his heart out leave because we have junk like Terry, Evans, Outlaw, Landry, JT to pay, or even a pedestrian player like Derrick Williams who seems content to just pick up his check. Even if you have to go over the luxury tax one year, Rudy's contract will be less(if he even stays past 2014-15) and all the junk will come off the books. To me that just seems like the smart thing to do.
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Again we agree. I hate letting talent walk simply because we have too much wasted salary. The 2nd's to Luc to Dwill added almost 7M and Landry added 6.5. Even though Gay added about 12, he at least brings value. But 13M that this FO added to the cap is going to force us to lose talent. That's why I'm not as ready to give the FO time. They've helped to add to the past era's mistakes.
ok. Seems to make Lakers/Heat less likely and Detroit more likely then. If Lakers give Carmelo $97M they can't give IT $8M. No way Heat can. So IT might be cornered, he just simply can't go to one of those clubs for peanuts. So maybe there is a scenario where the Lakers/Heat/IT do in fact have motivation to facilitate a S&T ... otherwise we have leverage by threatening to match.
Best case scenario is we retain IT as a sixth man - would make everyone happy I think (except maybe IT at first).
Best case scenario is we retain IT as a sixth man - would make everyone happy I think (except maybe IT at first).
I really doubt that, Collison is an established vet with plenty of playoff experience. Vasquez was coming off an injury and really is physically limited to begin with. One thing I could see happening is Ben continuing to struggle, Stauskas hitting rough rookie patches, in which case it wouldn't be bad to play IT an Collison together much like the Clippers did with CP3 and Collison and the Suns with Dragic and Bledsoe. Both are ultra quick and will cause matchup nightmares. At the end of the day competition brings out the best in everybody. I would rather have Collison and IT going at eachother and earning a mutual respect, learning to play well together, than having Collison just come in with no competition. We are trying to win NOW and the thought of that being highly reliant on Ben Mclemore developing, Stauskas making a big impact as a rookie, McCallum developing and a career reserve guard stepping into his role as a starter worries me(also the fact that PF is a complete mess to this point and we don't have a shotblocker still).
Plus IT just has to accept his role. At the end of the day money talks in this league, the guys making the big bucks are the big dogs(Cousins, Gay), based on salary IT will be on that next tier with Landry and Collison. What we saw last year was essentially a guy on the NBA minimum wage trying to prove he belongs higher up the pecking order.
Plus IT just has to accept his role. At the end of the day money talks in this league, the guys making the big bucks are the big dogs(Cousins, Gay), based on salary IT will be on that next tier with Landry and Collison. What we saw last year was essentially a guy on the NBA minimum wage trying to prove he belongs higher up the pecking order.
Is it a possibility that IT takes a one year, say $5 million contract with Kings and becomes an unrestricted free agent next year?
Basically hoping that as an unrestricted Free Agent next year he will get his big pay day (i.e. 4 years/$32+million)? Otherwise he may be getting left over FA money and maybe a 3 year/$18 million offer from someone this year.
Basically hoping that as an unrestricted Free Agent next year he will get his big pay day (i.e. 4 years/$32+million)? Otherwise he may be getting left over FA money and maybe a 3 year/$18 million offer from someone this year.
Why would we match an offer to IT? We already have Nick/Ben taking all the SG minuets and just signed Collison. All reports are we love McCallum so if we match IT, Ray gets minutes and gets kicked to the curb. Just let IT go develop Ray and build around DMC/Gay with defensive players and shooters that know there roles.
This idea that IT is a some sort of selfish player who puts his needs above the team is a fabricated myth here on the forum. Sure, of course he thinks he should be a starter after the season he just had. Basically every new organization, media profesional, other Kings forums, etc all think so too. Kingsfans.com is pretty much the only place on the internet that doesn't believe he's a starter
But it doesn't mean IT is going to sulk on the bench if we match an offer for him and that's the role we ask of him. Dude has been one of the hardest workest on the team the past 3 seasons and despite what some of you think of him, no one can deny the guy plays out all out every time he steps on the floor.
I like Collison as a player. But we're taking a major step backwards if it's not combined with IT resigning. Collison+Stauskas with IT, Ray and Ben is a major step forward in improving our biggest weakness from last season. Without IT, it remains the biggest weakness on the team
But it doesn't mean IT is going to sulk on the bench if we match an offer for him and that's the role we ask of him. Dude has been one of the hardest workest on the team the past 3 seasons and despite what some of you think of him, no one can deny the guy plays out all out every time he steps on the floor.
I like Collison as a player. But we're taking a major step backwards if it's not combined with IT resigning. Collison+Stauskas with IT, Ray and Ben is a major step forward in improving our biggest weakness from last season. Without IT, it remains the biggest weakness on the team
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If the kings let IT go they'll regret it forever. Hes an future ALLSTAR. NO DOUBT. THE BEST PLAYER ON THE KINGS GARANTEED. #JUSTICE4IT
If the kings let IT go they'll regret it forever. Hes an future ALLSTAR. NO DOUBT. THE BEST PLAYER ON THE KINGS GARANTEED. #JUSTICE4IT
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If the kings let IT go they'll regret it forever. Hes an future ALLSTAR. NO DOUBT. THE BEST PLAYER ON THE KINGS GARANTEED. #JUSTICE4IT
If the kings let IT go they'll regret it forever. Hes an future ALLSTAR. NO DOUBT. THE BEST PLAYER ON THE KINGS GARANTEED. #JUSTICE4IT
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