Kings trade Moe Harkless, Justin Holiday a protected first round pick for Kevin Huerter

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1542918465098584066

Woah!

How you like that Sacramento?

 

[captain bill]

Hawks blew something like several hundred million on free agents just two years ago and are already blowing it up / cutting players. No idea what they're doing but happy to be a beneficiary of that mess

 

[Hoovtrain]

Like it.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1542918465098584066

Woah!

How you like that Sacramento?

I approve.

 

[SLAB]

… how protected are we talking?

 

[TaxMan]

Wow

 

[White_Chocolate]

… how protected are we talking?

It better be lottery protected in like 2025

 

[TaxMan]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1542919380933218311

 

[LPKingsFan]

Can he play SF? (Had to)

 

[TaxMan]

Love it

 

[iowamcnabb]

That’s really solid

 

[iowamcnabb]

I wonder if Ham will simma da na

 

[gunks]

Dunno much about the kid, but he looks to be a volume shooter at good percentage from 3.

Can he defend?

 

[White_Chocolate]

Can he play SF? (Had to)

I mean he’s 6’7”

 

[SLAB]

Okay, the protection makes me happy. Good riddance to Holiday. Another guy in the history of the Kings who forgot how to basketball the second he showed up.

LETS GO!

 

[HndsmCelt]

Can he play SF? (Had to)

He's a long six seven so you can squint and see it.

 

[Tetsujin]

Huerter was the second best player for the Hawks during their ECF run in 2021. Not a particularly awesome defender but probably around Bogi level and gives us secondary creation and legit basketball IQ.

 

[AleksandarN]

Great pick up.

 

[Fear the Putin]

I.......love it

 

[NewArena]

We’re picking pretty damn good shooters a lot faster than expected. Go Kings!

 

[iowamcnabb]

On a scale of 1-10 how is his defense?

 

[White_Chocolate]

Monte has kept his word. Surround fox and Domas with shooters

 

[New Era]

Wow! When is the last time we were actually PLEASED with off season moves???

 

[The_Jamal]

Dunno much about the kid, but he looks to be a volume shooter at good percentage from 3.

Can he defend?

He's a fine enough team defender, but certainly nothing close to a stopper on defense. Slightly below-average probably?

What he is elite at is shooting and he's an excellent secondary creator/ball-handler. It's a pretty similar pick-up to Monk in a lot of ways where he'll be an awesome fit with Fox/Sabonis and gives more passing/ball-handling.

I love he's locked up long-term, going to be 24 by season's start and directly on the timeline of everyone else in the core. Murray, Huerter, Monk is a HELL of an offensive upgrade to what we had last season.

 

[Tetsujin]

Monte has kept his word. Surround fox and Domas with shooters

Is this the first time a GM has actually followed through on a ”We’ll put talent around our stars” promise since the glory days?

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Wow! When is the last time we were actually PLEASED with off season moves???

2005

 

[Tetsujin]

He's a fine enough team defender, but certainly nothing close to a stopper on defense. Slightly below-average probably?

What he is elite at is shooting and he's an excellent secondary creator/ball-handler. It's a pretty similar pick-up to Monk in a lot of ways where he'll be an awesome fit with Fox/Sabonis and gives more passing/ball-handling.

I love he's locked up long-term, going to be 24 by season's start and directly on the timeline of everyone else in the core. Murray, Huerter, Monk is a HELL of an offensive upgrade to what we had last season.

Yeah, I had personally sorta given up on a Huerter/wing trade after the Monk signing. Never did I think we’d somehow end up with both guys.

 

[TaxMan]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1542920636745465856

 

[iowamcnabb]

 

[gunks]

He's a fine enough team defender, but certainly nothing close to a stopper on defense. Slightly below-average probably?

What he is elite at is shooting and he's an excellent secondary creator/ball-handler. It's a pretty similar pick-up to Monk in a lot of ways where he'll be an awesome fit with Fox/Sabonis and gives more passing/ball-handling.

I love he's locked up long-term, going to be 24 by season's start and directly on the timeline of everyone else in the core. Murray, Huerter, Monk is a HELL of an offensive upgrade to what we had last season.

Thanks for the rundown! Seems like a really solid trade for us!

Between Fox and Ox and all these new shooters, this team might actually be.... fun?