[Game] Kings at Knicks, 1/31/2022, 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT

[KainLear]

Have we gotten to the root of how Richaun seems to have forgotten how to play basketball over the last couple of months?

Seems like he couldn't find his rhythm. Coming in and out so much due to injury alike would do that to you.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I can't believe the Lakers still want the goofball.

If only they had like one asset.

 

[dude12]

There is our all-star of the future Halliburton getting torched by Quentin Grimes

 

[KainLear]

I can't believe the Lakers still want the goofball.

They'd trade for anyone who could actually hit a shot or two at this point. At times, Monk seemed like their only weapon.

 

[gunks]

If only they had like one asset.

Future FRP? I feel like that team is gonna be doodier and doodier over the next few seasons.

 

[KainLear]

Come on, coach! Jamius, Neemi, Woodard all suited up. Let them go work up a sweat!

 

[gunks]

There is our all-star of the future Halliburton getting torched by Quentin Grimes

Don't you dare.... He's our one little ray of light in all of this Kangzian Darkness.

 

[SacTownKid]

If only they had like one asset.

The asset is getting out of the deal and trying to get those bad vibes shook out before it gets too dicey.

 

[KainLear]

Don't you dare.... He's our one little ray of light in all of this Kangzian Darkness.

It's Kingdom Under Fire! Nobody is safe!

 

[SacTownKid]

They'd trade for anyone who could actually hit a shot or two at this point. At times, Monk seemed like their only weapon.

They're desperate, that's why if the THT deal is dangled, time to take it. I can see why Monte would drag it out on them though the way they made him look like a complete fool prior to the season.

 

[dude12]

Louis King is not good

 

[KainLear]

They're desperate, that's why if the THT deal is dangled, time to take it. I can see why Monte would drag it out on them though the way they made him look like a complete fool prior to the season.

I'd reunite him with Ty in a heartbeat.

 

[SLAB]

Depends on what they trade that pick for and the protections on it lol.

Jerami Grant ZERO PROTECTION

 

[nunob8]

why is Jones back in?? in the last minutes of a blow out.

 

[KainLear]

Allen Houston sighting!

 

[Tetsujin]

If only they had like one asset.

They're desperate, that's why if the THT deal is dangled, time to take it. I can see why Monte would drag it out on them though the way they made him look like a complete fool prior to the season.

The problem is that the Lakers have pretty much no medium sized contracts to work with. They're all either vet minimum salaries or supermaxes aside from Nunn and THT. Makes trading Buddy to them difficult unless we somehow take on half their roster.

 

[Letsgokings13]

The season is still going huh

 

[Tetsujin]

The unfortunate thing is that you'd think this six game losing streak would take us right out of play-in contention but the Blazers keep sucking just as much as us and are still somehow only three games up on us for the 10 seed.

 

[KainLear]

The problem is that the Lakers have pretty much no medium sized contracts to work with. They're all either vet minimum salaries or supermaxes aside from Nunn and THT. Makes trading Buddy to them difficult unless we somehow take on half their roster.

Buddy is making $22m this season, in order for a trade to work, we'll have to take on THT ($9m), Nunn ($5m), Howard, Jordan, Anthony, Ellington, Bradley and welcome back Ariza (all making $2m).

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Future FRP? I feel like that team is gonna be doodier and doodier over the next few seasons.

All of the FRPs are encumbered until I believe 2026. 2027 is the first one available. Still interested?

 

[Woot!]

So.

Depending on how Portland does, after tonight the Kings will be 3.5 or 4.5 games out of the #10 seed, which, most/all of us will agree, is an absolutely pathetic objective.

SURELY all this will make the Kings Braintrust rethink any inclination they have to prioritize the near future in any dealmaking they do now, right?

Right?

 

[SwipaTical]

All of the FRPs are encumbered until I believe 2026. 2027 is the first one available. Still interested?

Yes. What's the other option. Let his contract run out here? Buddy serves zero purpose in Sacramento.

 

[Spike]

They're desperate, that's why if the THT deal is dangled, time to take it. I can see why Monte would drag it out on them though the way they made him look like a complete fool prior to the season.

I don't think that's a sufficient return for someone like Buddy. I'm sure there is a better offer out there. I'm ok with Monte holding out for this one. An unprotected FRP in this or next year's draft might sway me.

Edit: I meant to say, as long as there was a third team to provide that FRP.

 

[dude12]

Build around Queta

 

[Woot!]

This season really takes the "!" out of "Woot!", tell you wut.

 

[Spike]

This season really takes the "!" out of "Woot!", tell you wut.

I figured the "Woo" would probably be on its way out as well.

 

[SacTownKid]

The problem is that the Lakers have pretty much no medium sized contracts to work with. They're all either vet minimum salaries or supermaxes aside from Nunn and THT. Makes trading Buddy to them difficult unless we somehow take on half their roster.

To me that's fine though, Nunn has a PO next year, and if he takes it oh well, his value isn't far under that anyway as a talent. Breaking up that deal before it becomes immovable is key. This is all damage the Kings did to themselves. Time to pull a Vlade and get out from under it any way they can.

 

[The_Jamal]

...sigh

Well, another 30 point trucking to add to the pile to show just how far away we are from being a playoff team. So tilting that apparently the only people who can't see it are running/owning the team.

Who knows. Kings have 5 games until the deadline vs BKN, Warriors, Minny twice and OKC. Very likely 1-4 stretch with a few blow-outs thrown in. Is that enough to get this FO off their dumb path?

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Yes. What's the other option. Let his contract run out here? Buddy serves zero purpose in Sacramento.

Dude is in a slump, which is almost certainly due to his unhappiness in Sacramento. It's not like the rest of the league doesn't understand this. I am quite confident we can get a better return than THT. I would be mildly surprised if we didn't have at least one or two deals for him already lined up.

And he does serve a purpose in Sacramento, as ling as he is actually playing with effort. He spreads the floor and hits threes. We don't have a lot of players who can do that.

 

[funkykingston]

Including

I'd give all of Buddy's minute to anyone not named "Hield". If he wanna go around the states campaigning for a trade, he better be lighting it up. With his performance, I'd send him home early.

Counting tonight, Buddy has 20 games this season where he attempted zero free throws.

One of those games he played less than 18 minutes but most of them he played between 25 and 30 minutes. He even has a game where he played nearly 40 minute without a free throw. And he has had 7 additional games with just a single free throw.

Hield was always a shooter above all else but his game has become incredibly one dimensional at this point.