kingsfan1984
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With his late season resesitation in Memphis, how come this guy hasnt gotten any interest? Id love to find him in a Kings jersey somehow, after some trade.
With his late season resesitation in Memphis, how come this guy hasnt gotten any interest? Id love to find him in a Kings jersey somehow, after some trade.
He's negotiating a multi-year deal with Indiana.
Not sure why Indiana is trying to revisit the Lance era again, I thought Larry let him go for a reason.
Larry didn't want to pay Stephenson a big contract. That's mainly why he ended up in Charlotte.
As for revisiting, he would give them an impact player for the bench, and an option if they want to go small...
Teague / Ellis / Stephenson / PG13 / Myles
Stephenson has played that SG/SF role for them before, so that helps them. Also, with Memphis he looked like his old self and that would help them as well. He could start at SG and let them play Ellis as sixth man, or they could use Stephenson off the bench to give them flexibility in line ups and impact off the bench. I guess it also allows them to move Ellis for another player, if they did Ellis for Gay, then Gay slots in at SF and PG13 at PF. It's a fair move as long as his deal is team friendly.
As for us, he doesn't really fit a need because we have Afflalo, McLemore, Richardson and Temple at SG. Doesn't really fit at SF either with Gay, Casspi and Barnes. So I think we are rightly passing on him. Plus, he's not much of a shooter so going for him over Afflalo wouldn't have helped us space the court as well.
It was only because Vogel refused to play him at the 5.Not sure why Indiana is trying to revisit the Lance era again, I thought Larry let him go for a reason.
PG13 does not condone playing the four. So a trade with Indiana is out of the question IMO. Beside the fact that its been reported the Kings have no interest in Ellis/Stuckey.
Larry wanted to pay Lance more, but couldn't without dumping other players.Larry didn't want to pay Stephenson a big contract. That's mainly why he ended up in Charlotte.
As for revisiting, he would give them an impact player for the bench, and an option if they want to go small...
Teague / Ellis / Stephenson / PG13 / Myles
Stephenson has played that SG/SF role for them before, so that helps them. Also, with Memphis he looked like his old self and that would help them as well. He could start at SG and let them play Ellis as sixth man, or they could use Stephenson off the bench to give them flexibility in line ups and impact off the bench. I guess it also allows them to move Ellis for another player, if they did Ellis for Gay, then Gay slots in at SF and PG13 at PF. It's a fair move as long as his deal is team friendly.
As for us, he doesn't really fit a need because we have Afflalo, McLemore, Richardson and Temple at SG. Doesn't really fit at SF either with Gay, Casspi and Barnes. So I think we are rightly passing on him. Plus, he's not much of a shooter so going for him over Afflalo wouldn't have helped us space the court as well.