Smart move. We oopsed a win last time - can't let that happen again. (Seriously though, looking forward to Nique getting some minutes, but what's Ellis gotta do?)
[KINGS] Comments that don't warrant their own thread (2025-26)
- Thread starter Tetsujin
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ShastaKingsFan
Hall of Famer
He's gotta get traded
Wins are fine, if development is made a priority and guys who might actually be on this team in 2 years are on the floor getting better.
Where myself (and others) get frustrated is when we do spike a random win with Russ at 40 minutes, LaVine 38, DDR 37, etc. Those are the pointless wins
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
This image of Russ popped up on my google feed today, enjoy
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
that about sums up the viewing experience for Kings fandom
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
It’s also the face I make when someone makes one of the following engagement farming posts:
“So like, a hot dog is totally a sandwich”
“I don’t care what y’all say, Diehard IS a Christmas movie lolz!!
“I went to Chipotle today and they flipped that iPad on me and wanted how much tip?!!? For who? For what?
“
“So like, a hot dog is totally a sandwich”
“I don’t care what y’all say, Diehard IS a Christmas movie lolz!!
“I went to Chipotle today and they flipped that iPad on me and wanted how much tip?!!? For who? For what?
“
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
And like usual self imposed misery compounded by suppressing a youth movement. This is a 20 year thing, nothing to see here, lol.
From beam team to this in a very short time. Wonder if Vivek ever thinks to himself that he effed up
Probably not, because he removed 2 people who probably said no to him for the first time in his tenure as an owner. He's got his "yes men" installed now
We can only hope that Perry delivers on a plan and that we get some luck in the draft finding our next star or stars. And Perry has HIS head coach lined up. It’s all we got
Theres a lot of smoke on Kings players being shopped around. Its on Perry to be able to close these deals
Srzly
Bench
It blows my mind thinking about how we had a 40+ win team with fairly young pieces and at the first sign of adversity Vivek blew it all up so we could be a bottom-dweller with a nursing home roster running the show.
The DDR acquisition was a mistake, but a fixable one if everyone remained calm.
Somehow we compounded the issues by losing Fox for LaVine and adding Russ and Dennis.
I hope the full story comes out eventually at what happened. If this was all because Vivek wanted Doug from the start and Domas was upset with Mike Brown and was also pushing for Doug and that situation resulted in Fox wanting out… yikes.
Caccia
Starter
Mr. Monk is once again on the trade block, according to Evan Sidery. That's partly because he is younger than LaVine and DeRozan and still brings value to those teams trying to make and advance in the playoffs.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
The Raptors were apparently asking for Keegan in an OG trade though
twslam07
All-Star
But seeing what they actually traded Anunoby for in the end…a Huerter/Pick package seemed more than feasible
coolhandluke
Starter
OG told that he would sign only with the Knicks and Kings were never in the conversation. We were in the Siakam trade talks but it fizzled out at the last minute.
Joshyjosh31
Starter
Good news is we can probably keep him and tank
Domas on ice for the year, sign Keon to an extension, get a top 4 pick, add Boozer/AJ/Wilson to plug at the 4 or Peterson and go Max/Domas in the front-court:
PG: ?? || Carter
SG: Keon || Nique
SF: Keegan || Nique
PF Rookie
C: Domas || Maxime
Top 4 pick and actually just committing to our defensive young guys with Domas still on board could see this thing actually turn around in record time. Hopefully we're able to stack some sort of draft capital from LaVine/DDR/Monk/Russ going out in trades.
Joshyjosh31
Starter
If Sabonis wants out a Sabonis for garland swap would be nice which could happen with the disappointing season Cleveland is having
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
the silver lining is a longer look at Max and maybe Dylan.
gunks
Hall of Famer
I've always felt that Domas, Keegan, Keon would be an interesting core to pair with a high draft pick. And now we have Max in the mix too! Not to mention intriguing complimentary prospects in Devon and Nique.
Obviously depends on our continued suckitude this season + lotto luck, but if you squint you can see a quick rebuild.
sactowndog
Hall of Famer
Come on. Vivek didn’t decide to blow it up until Perry shoved it in his face.
The problem again was stupid drafts and worst trades. The Monte era had a chance to be good but between bad picks, horrible trades and contract over signings he managed to leave a roster with very little in the way of good assets. The failure to trade Barnes for assets then 2 years later dumping him for a swap, the drafting of Davion and signing of Sabonis to a huge number (instead of getting a free agent) were key pivot points.
Dave rightly compares the moves to Brewster’s Millions. This board underestimates how bad the Monte era was.
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Caccia
Starter
Malik Monk spoke to Coach Christie about his role on the team and says he is still "1000% confused."
Aren't we all?
https://amp.fresnobee.com/sports/article313887206.html
https://azat.tv/en/malik-monk-kings-rotation-benching-return-2025/
ClutchPoints comments (emphasis added):
"It's borderline coaching malpractice for someone like Monk to be playing zero minutes in 2025. He's not washed up; he's shown when he gets minutes that he can still fill up the scoring column and be a spark plug for a Kings team in dire need of some energy and winning basketball.
Monk is a not a superstar, but considering how well he's played for the Kings over the past few seasons, one would think that he would be getting more respect than he has thus far this season. He's a prime change of scenery candidate who should flourish once more when he gets traded away."
https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacram...on-malik-monks-outlook-after-consecutive-dnps
Aren't we all?
https://amp.fresnobee.com/sports/article313887206.html
https://azat.tv/en/malik-monk-kings-rotation-benching-return-2025/
ClutchPoints comments (emphasis added):
"It's borderline coaching malpractice for someone like Monk to be playing zero minutes in 2025. He's not washed up; he's shown when he gets minutes that he can still fill up the scoring column and be a spark plug for a Kings team in dire need of some energy and winning basketball.
Monk is a not a superstar, but considering how well he's played for the Kings over the past few seasons, one would think that he would be getting more respect than he has thus far this season. He's a prime change of scenery candidate who should flourish once more when he gets traded away."
https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacram...on-malik-monks-outlook-after-consecutive-dnps
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Another stupid move by Christie. Monk deserves better.
Caccia
Starter
Malik had an audition of sorts a few games ago against Denver, when he played extended minutes as a point guard with the rookies in the fourth quarter. His stat line showed 5 assists and 5 turnovers. A few passes meant for his teammates went into the stands. That may mean he flunked the audition. But as I pointed out in the game thread, he is not familiar with their games, except for Ellis. It takes time to create that precise on-the-court chemistry and motion. Not incidentally, Monk also shot 50% from three in that game, scoring 18 points.
"Bench the vets so that we can lose games! No, not that one!"
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
“play a lineup with our good defenders in it! But not at the expense of one of our worst defenders!”
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