[News] Kings trade Jonas to Denver for Saric

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1940077515974029420

 

[Tetsujin]

It’s a rebuild

 

[coolhandluke]

But, why?

We finally had a decent backup center on a great value contract and we trade him after one season?

Great pickup for the Nuggets.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1940077836418601156

 

[Makaveli]

Ending contract for 1/2 the cost. Clearing more and more cap space.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1940078525157142731

 

[coolhandluke]

Kings are back to being the dumping ground for bad contracts. Hope they make good use of the cap space.

 

[Dongoodboy]

At least tell me there is picks attached to it, please

 

[Tetsujin]

Kings are back to being the dumping ground for bad contracts.

Saric is an expiring who makes less than Jonas this season.

 

[The_Jamal]

Reynaud szn

This team just isn't serious in the slightest. How does this move correlate at all with bringing on dennis??

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1940078599325057347

 

[Makaveli]

Kings are back to being the dumping ground for bad contracts. Hope they make good use of the cap space.

Not a bad contract. We just drafted JV replacement. This saves 15 million over 2 years saric is ending. We are dumping the contract

 

[Tetsujin]

Reynaud szn

This team just isn't serious in the slightest. How does this move correlate at all with bringing on dennis??

At this point it might just be having Dennis around to help the kids not totally forget how to play basketball for a year or two

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1940078869811429686

 

[coolhandluke]

Reynaud szn

This team just isn't serious in the slightest. How does this move correlate at all with bringing on dennis??

Rebuild or retool. Pick a lane.

Adding vets on one side and dumping vets on the other side is something.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1940079684584448420

 

[pdxKingsFan]

At this point it might just be having Dennis around to help the kids not totally forget how to play basketball for a year or two

gap year baby.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1940078869811429686

Cameron, my guy...We're just cooking up that 2026 NBA Championship Parade through Downtown Sacramento in June.
Just you wait (and be patient).

 

[BuddyBuckets]

Actually happy with this. Jval is old, rather give those mins to maxime and jones.

 

[Dongoodboy]

Not a bad contract. We just drafted JV replacement. This saves 15 million over 2 years saric is ending. We are dumping the contract

That is why Kings is not a serious team. We could use JV if we are completing. If we are rebuilding, why trade him for Saric instead of draft assets

 

[Tetsujin]

Rebuild or retool. Pick a lane.

Adding vets on one side and dumping vets on the other side is something.

Feels like it’s the former but in a multi-year process much like the Knicks were.

 

[iowamcnabb]

There would be no reason to do this unless they needed the room. As mentioned, his contract is non guaranteed after next year so it’s not a salary dump

 

[Tetsujin]

That is why Kings is not a serious team. We could use JV if we are completing. If we are rebuilding, why trade him for Saric instead of draft assets

Because there is only like two teams with draft assets in the league and they’re the Thunder and Nets

 

[TaxMan]

Interesting.... I'm OK with this if it means we are actually getting Kuminga. I say take a swing on a young guy with big upside.

 

[coolhandluke]

Feels like it’s the former but in a multi-year process much like the Knicks were.

If it's rebuild, why waste time with Schroder of all people?

 

[KayDee55]

Hmmm could we get siakam now that the pacers might blow it up

 

[twslam07]

Are we heading into a rebuild? Will Vivek actually allow it to happen?

- Salary dump Valanciunas
- Rumored to want to move Monk, DeRozan, & LaVine
- Want to bring in Schroder (32) & Westbrook (36) to help establish the culture

It’s starting to hint at that. I’ll happily eat some crow if Perry somehow convinced Vivek to rebuild.

 

[Tetsujin]

I mean, Maxime or Isaac are on pace to see big minutes in the rotation this season behind Domas. That feels more rebuildy to me than treading water.

 

[coolhandluke]

Interesting.... I'm OK with this if it means we are actually getting Kuminga. I say take a swing on a young guy with big upside.

We better add some talent with that cap space.

 

[iowamcnabb]

George said in passing that there was some targets the Kings had that none of us are talking about on his last podcast. He didn’t seem to take them seriously but maybe it’s happening