The problem with Vazquez is he isn't a good shooter. In fact, he and Tyreke shot pretty much the same percentage from downtown last season (.338 vs .342 if I recall correctly). Calderon has no such issues shooting the ball. A lineup with Iggy and a shotblocking 4 next to Cousins needs that PG to be able to hit from downtown. If McLemore is our only threat from 3, teams are just going to deny him the ball and we will sputter on offense.
Kings make offer to Iguodala
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It's complicated. read number 14, 25, 26 http://cbafaq.com
It would be relatively easy to sign both Iggy and Reke. An offer like this makes it likely that Iggy will verbally agree quickly, but it can't be officially signed til the 10th- and neither can Reke's offer sheet, which we would have til the 13th to match.
So a quick agreement would give the Kings as much as 10 days to clear cap room to be able to sign both, which would likely occur by amnestying Salmons and then finding a taker for Thornton's contract. Moving MT could be accomplished by pairing him with Jimmer or a protected pick.
Kings current payroll is $41.5MM per hoopshype. Tyreke has a $13MM cap hold, bringing us to $54.5MM, which means we need ~$10MM more to get Iggy. Salmons, Thornton, and Jimmer combined are due more than $18MM next year, which means with the amnesty and a trade taking back less than $8MM in salary, we can easily get Iggy and Tyreke.
So a quick agreement would give the Kings as much as 10 days to clear cap room to be able to sign both, which would likely occur by amnestying Salmons and then finding a taker for Thornton's contract. Moving MT could be accomplished by pairing him with Jimmer or a protected pick.
Kings current payroll is $41.5MM per hoopshype. Tyreke has a $13MM cap hold, bringing us to $54.5MM, which means we need ~$10MM more to get Iggy. Salmons, Thornton, and Jimmer combined are due more than $18MM next year, which means with the amnesty and a trade taking back less than $8MM in salary, we can easily get Iggy and Tyreke.
sputter on offense is the right words. a player that can get his own shot and alter the defense is needed in order to advance further in the playoffs. san antonio lost game 7 because they kept sagging off lebron because.... why? he has elite driving skills. they were too concerned with him collapsing their defense opening up 3 point shooters. we lose reke and we lose that player imo we need. indiana lacked that player who could break a defense down. the advantage they had was down low. now if miami ever gets a menacing defensive center, i'd say game over for the most of the teams out there.
53 TS% 50 eFG%. Both good enough for me. Very similar to Reke's efficiency. BTW, Iggy's PPG has dropped because he sacrificed his shots so his teammates could develop (Lawson, Gallo, and Jrue, Turner, Brand on Philly). Personally, an elite defender, unselfish, top tier passing and rebounding, big Bball IQ, would work of Cuz, is sorta what our team needs
And no, we're not going to have scoring problems. IT or Thornton off the bench as a top-tier 6th man. Jt-Ppat platoon is good for anywhere from 16-20 PPG a night. Iggy 13-17 PPG. The real kicker, having a team around DeMarcus where he can get some easy looks and improve.
And no, we're not going to have scoring problems. IT or Thornton off the bench as a top-tier 6th man. Jt-Ppat platoon is good for anywhere from 16-20 PPG a night. Iggy 13-17 PPG. The real kicker, having a team around DeMarcus where he can get some easy looks and improve.
Ziller doing God's work and laying the Reke + Iggy scenario out nice and clean for us: http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2013/7/2/4489044/kings-rumors-free-agency-andre-iguodala-tyreke-evans
Just read that Jimmer is not going to be part of the summer league team. Now I don't know if thats an indication of something or simply nothing at all, but it could be telling!
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Yup. Here:
But what about a scenario in which the Kings sign Iguodala and retain Evans? Is that even possible?
Here's how:
* Amnesty John Salmons. The Kings' existing salaries then add up to $34.4 million.
* Match that Evans offer sheet, if he signs it. Otherwise, sign him to that four-year, $44 million contract. Starting salary on the cap would be $10.3 million. (Under the Pelicans' rumored offer, the actual payment to Evans would be higher than that in 2013-14 because of a $6.6 million signing bonus. But the cap doesn't care about that, and we're concerned with the cap here.) We're up to $44.7 million.
* Add in McLemore at $2.4 million. That's $47.1 million. Note that Ray McCallum doesn't count against the cap until he actually signs a deal, so the Kings can hold off on that until free agency settles down in a week or 10 days.
* To fit that $13.1 million starting salary for Iguodala under the cap, the Kings would need to free an additional $1.7 million in cap space. Jimmer Fredette is due $2.4 million in 2013-14. You'd be able to trade him for a future second-round pick at the very least, possibly a 2015 or beyond protected first. Trading Chuck Hayes or Marcus Thornton would free up even more room.
* The Kings would then be allowed to use the room exception, which maxes out at two years, $5.4 million. Cole Aldrich?
* The Kings could then sign McCallum and any minimum contract players needed/desired. Not including a player signed with the room exception or other minimum contracts, the Kings would have 11 players on the roster. And the depth chart would look like this ...
But what about a scenario in which the Kings sign Iguodala and retain Evans? Is that even possible?
Here's how:
* Amnesty John Salmons. The Kings' existing salaries then add up to $34.4 million.
* Match that Evans offer sheet, if he signs it. Otherwise, sign him to that four-year, $44 million contract. Starting salary on the cap would be $10.3 million. (Under the Pelicans' rumored offer, the actual payment to Evans would be higher than that in 2013-14 because of a $6.6 million signing bonus. But the cap doesn't care about that, and we're concerned with the cap here.) We're up to $44.7 million.
* Add in McLemore at $2.4 million. That's $47.1 million. Note that Ray McCallum doesn't count against the cap until he actually signs a deal, so the Kings can hold off on that until free agency settles down in a week or 10 days.
* To fit that $13.1 million starting salary for Iguodala under the cap, the Kings would need to free an additional $1.7 million in cap space. Jimmer Fredette is due $2.4 million in 2013-14. You'd be able to trade him for a future second-round pick at the very least, possibly a 2015 or beyond protected first. Trading Chuck Hayes or Marcus Thornton would free up even more room.
* The Kings would then be allowed to use the room exception, which maxes out at two years, $5.4 million. Cole Aldrich?
* The Kings could then sign McCallum and any minimum contract players needed/desired. Not including a player signed with the room exception or other minimum contracts, the Kings would have 11 players on the roster. And the depth chart would look like this ...
I have a pleasant correction to make. HoopsHype's salaries show the Kings salaries at $41,500,000 but that includes roughly $7 mil for Tyreke. That means to account for his cap hold, you add $6 mil instead of $13 mil. 
Now you are getting the idea. We have to be willing to dump people even on bad trades to do this. I think we all would be willing to dump a few guys for future 2nd round picks if all that was necessary. Actually on a 4 year contract averaging $14 mil, the first year is more like 12 mil or so and not $14 mil.
We have to be willing to dump people even on bad trades to do this. I think we all would be willing to dump a few guys for future 2nd round picks if all that was necessary. Actually on a 4 year contract averaging $14 mil, the first year is more like 12 mil or so and not $14 mil.
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