Kings and free agency - part 2
- Thread starter VF21
- Start date
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Well, in another way I hope that chip on Cuz's and Gays shoulder just got a little bigger. Hey Cuz, Matthews wants to play with Jordan over you. How does that sit big fella?
Darth Divac
Bench
The Kings' starting 5 last year was statistically one of the best (I believe top 5) in the league.
steelevt
All-Star
And this is why cap space is next to worthless in Sacramento. For those that said nik sucked or don't care about the top 10 protected pick, they are assets and we shouldn't have used them to dump Landry or a serviceable jt. Or do what the Suns did. How come their salary dump looks so much better than ours?
Kingfanpaul
Starter
You realize that he's a part of why FA's don't want to come here, right? While yes I'll concede that we are completely dysfunctional and that doesn't help, it's starting to be pretty clear that guys aren't enamored to play with him.
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
and there you have it folks...don't get too high or too low when being a Kings fan. The Kings didn't really have a chance IMO...they could throw some money his way but other than that a whole lot of uncertainty. On to the next one. Bolster up that bench or make a trade or two.
jcwkings
All-Star
There are no SG's of worth left. None that are clear upgrades over Ben.
ockingsfan
Starter
Wes Matthews just used the kings to increase his offer from the mavs.
I don't think he ever intended to sign here.
I don't think he ever intended to sign here.
Darth Divac
Bench
Again, the Kings starting 5 was NOT THE PROBLEM last year. Any fool could see that Derrick Williams, Ray McCallum and Carl Landry f**king off for 20 minutes a night was why this team lost, not DeMarcus, Rudy, or Collison.
Peter_Gibbons
Starter
Its really not that bad. I would always prefer a developed Ben over a post big injury Matthews.
It would've helped in the short term bit we would be taking a big risk. It seemed like we had no choice but to use the cap, but now its better that we got an answer.
Sign Rondo and use the remaining money to make our bench deeper. Brewer, Lin, etc etc. Get another big.
It would've helped in the short term bit we would be taking a big risk. It seemed like we had no choice but to use the cap, but now its better that we got an answer.
Sign Rondo and use the remaining money to make our bench deeper. Brewer, Lin, etc etc. Get another big.
I will reserve judgement to see who we do sign before I go nuts about this. It's possible that plan B works out better than plan A. It happens. Mathews was no guarantee, I guess I suppose we can all secretly hope it takes him 2 or more seasons to recover... maybe we find a few depth players that can compete for starting jobs and Rondo signs and is the Rondo we loved in Boston? I dunno...
I don't think you are right about that... there are reasons not to come play for the Kings- Cousins isn't one of them
Double-K
Starter
I swear you guys are making it sound like we traded away Michael Jordan for pocket lint.
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
Reminds me of Andre Iguodala the first year of the Vivek era.
Peter_Gibbons
Starter
Yup, that's what we've been saying.
It seemed that way because the numbers of the offer was announced but not agreed to.
If you look at the other deals, most of the numbers are announced only when its agreed to already.
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
well obviously the Kings can't do that through the draft which is the most popular way....they only give away assets like Tyreke/IT.
Entity
Hall of Famer
You got that right I'm not sure there are any that are upgrades over stauskas. If I hear belinelli again I will throw up
ockingsfan
Starter
It will be funny if Wes Matthews never returns to form.
The only video of his rehab is him slowly putting up jumpshots in a college gym
The only video of his rehab is him slowly putting up jumpshots in a college gym
jcwkings
All-Star
Yep, a player that talented should have guys lining up to play with him. We cannot even overpay 3rd or 4th options to come here.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Ours is fine. People need to quit dramaqueening over this. We have ever bit of room we had 2 hours ago. Just shift targets and move on. Free agents, call up the Pels see how they feel about their guards, the Nets, Denver etc. Long list of possibles. By doing things the way we did them we kept our core intact so everything we do here is adding to it, and we can accept various combinations of guys.
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
I suppose money isn't everything for some players...some prefer location, some prefer team culture, etc.
Double-K
Starter
Woah... I only wished ill will against Kobe Bryant once because of how he beat us.
These are businessmen, just because they wear jerseys doesn't change that fact.
Darth Divac
Bench
FWIW, the Kings' starting 5 of Collison/McLemore/Gay/Thompson/Cousins was 5th in Net RtG, 3rd in DEF RtG, and 7th in PIE.
ockingsfan
Starter
I think this opens up the possibility we offer rondo a bigger and longer contract.
I can see us offering rondo something along the line of 3 years $40 mil deal.
And then use the rest of the money to fill in the bench
I can see us offering rondo something along the line of 3 years $40 mil deal.
And then use the rest of the money to fill in the bench
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
You shouldn't. Bellinelli could really help. Unlike Ben he actually hits his threes and can handle the ball. Certianly no home run/3rd star, but he's a nice little roleplayer to space the floor with.
ockingsfan
Starter
Not wishing injury on Wes, but odds are against him ever regaining the same form he had before the injury.
Similar threads
- Locked
