Jimmer Fredette
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His only trade value is to a contender who thinks he is a missing piece of the puzzle for this year's run. What team would that be? I haven't given it much thought. Memphis?
Anyway, because of this his trade value is close to zero. Kings gambled that Jimmer was worthless. And as such the return on the investment will be close to nil.
Anyway, because of this his trade value is close to zero. Kings gambled that Jimmer was worthless. And as such the return on the investment will be close to nil.
they have and have had for a while now: http://stats.nba.com/playerTrackingPullUp.html?pageNo=1&rowsPerPage=25
i've always had this assumption that Michael Malone, Pete D'Allesandro, & the rest of the Kings front office know they're not going to pick up Jimmers option, which is a result of his playing time. He has no future in Sacramento, which is why he hasn't played much, despite his improvements. Truth is, the kid is thriving DESPITE the support from this front office & staff. Hia minutes have been abysmal, & he has reached 20+ not ONE time this season. I've seen him improve dramatically as a playmaker. He sees the floor so well, such a high IQ, & him & Cousins would flourish together. His defense has improved as well & of course he has Jimmer range. It's a shame they see no potential in him, because this kid has worked his ass off to get better. (sigh)
I would vote mavs, but there's no room on their roster for another PG with Devin Harris returning. 
You can trade Jimmer and the Vasquez trade exception for Dalembert and Devin Harris. I don't know why the Mavericks do this, though. Harris isn't a very good defender, but backup defensive big men are tough to come by and Dalembert is relatively cheap.
Cousins might murder Harris if they are in the same locker room.
Dallas has 48 minutes of rim protection to help after their guards get beat between Wright and Dalembert. They also have an abundance of offensive firepower on the team with Dirk and Ellis drawing a majority of the defensive attention. I don't think that Jimmer would be appreciably worse than Devin Harris on that team, but he doesn't help them much. In any case, there isn't much that the Mavericks have that would help the Kings outside of one of their shot blockers and they aren't going to give those guys away for a half-season rental of a superfluous guard.
Welcome to the forum! As the resident fact-checker (I try to leave the pedantry to Slim) I will point out that the decision Jimmer's fourth year option had to be made in October, and it was declined. It's not that the front office isn't going to pick up Jimmer's option, that option is already declined.
Jimmer looked like he was worth that fourth year commitment last night. He has played better recently but who knows if last night was his new playing level or just a fluke. Whether Jimmer is traded, moves on to another team in the off season or is resigned by the Kings I think by his 5th year he will be a pretty good PG maybe as good as Mike Bibby.
My favorite Jimmer highlight from last night was after the first timeout break that occurred after his entry into the game. He goes up to Cousins and it looks like he says something like "That was some good stuff we did, yah?" And Cousins just proceeds to angrily walk straight by him towards the bench, his hatred for Mike Dunleavy impenetrable.
I think Jimmer was always capable of playing like this.. the only thing he needed was confidence.. and he sure as hell wasn't getting that with Smart. Jimmer plays PG, but playing with another player who can handle the ball helps him a lot. I don't think the FO has future plans for Jimmer, but it would be interesting to see what he can do the rest of the year with consistent minutes. If he proves he can run the offense, I wouldn't mind offering him a 1 year deal worth 3-5million and half guaranteed.
