Kings waiving DaQuan Jefferies
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Tetsujin
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Hopefully its a big man. Come to think of it, maybe Metu is already at his active game limit as a two-way player.
iowamcnabb
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Jeez, tough business. Dude was out for a big chunk of the year, came back and provided solid defense and then was banished to the bench.
SLAB
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I think they edited the rules this year to allow two-way players full-time for this season.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Almost wonder if this was more of a favor to him and his agent than a move to make us better. Woodard plays the same position as him, does a lot of similar things, and is an all around better prospect, and we're holding onto Barnes and added Davis as a quasi-wing and Harkless as another 3-4 so going to another (tanking) team is probably a better way for him to stay in the league longterm.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Oh yup, looks like you're right. Either way, Metu probably would have warranted a regular roster spot in a regular game limit season.
24 rick barry
Bench
Pardon me for asking as I didn't know. DQJ was released. And Justin James remains on the roster?
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KainLear
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serbiangoat
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He joins the great Gabriel as being touted as the next 3 and D guy despite not showing any ability at it.
iowamcnabb
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there are so many ex king free agents out there right now. If we are going to sign one, my money is on Sauce Castillo.
chief bromden
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Jimmer time!
macadocious
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Are we the only fan base that tries to get all our old players back years after they are any good anymore?
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Are Jason Thompson or Carl Landry still in game playing shape?
"Knicks", not "Kings".
It appears that James is not guaranteed next year either. DQJ had a team option; JJ has 100% unguaranteed money with a guarantee date that falls on 7/15/21 (which is actually before the draft since things are moved back this year). DQJ's team option presumably would have come up 2 days after the draft. Additionally, DQJ was making slightly less money next season.
It doesn't appear that there was any roster/financial incentive to cut DQJ over JJ. Which means we probably preferred to keep JJ.
KainLear
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Haha... thanks for the correction. It must've been late when I saw this...
SacTownKid
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Pretty stupid. Justin James isn't an NBA player. I'm guessing this saves $$$ but what a cheap way out.
I think that neither player factors into our long term plans and aren't likely to be on the roster next season. We have a weird attachment to players who can't get off the bench sometimes. That is the life of most 2nd round and undrafted players. 1-2 seasons of depth. Occasionally you strike gold.
Only two posts up I pointed out that cutting DQJ *does not* save money relative to cutting JJ.
SacTownKid
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I'm sure it does cut real cost somewhere along the line. By this summer I expect most of the Kings young players on this year to be gone. Hopefully Ramsey and Woodard survive. I just don't get signing Jones over keeping DaQuan. This tells me Luke wants to go back to playing big. We'll see if that crunches things this year or not.
KainLear
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Now that we know it might be Damian Jones...
https://www.sactownroyalty.com/2021...-news-waive-daquan-jeffries-sign-damian-jones
Lakers nation talked about Damian Jones back when they signed him to a 10-day contract. Seems to be a big body lop target for Fox/Ty. Limited offense otherwise...
https://www.sactownroyalty.com/2021...-news-waive-daquan-jeffries-sign-damian-jones
Lakers nation talked about Damian Jones back when they signed him to a 10-day contract. Seems to be a big body lop target for Fox/Ty. Limited offense otherwise...
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