Lensanity prevails!
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macadocious
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Does ordering make any difference here? Like make the agreement, but physically sign the deal after others have been completed?
The new cap stuff is so confusing to me.
The new cap stuff is so confusing to me.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
I definitely read that differently
Jdbraver137
Bench
It a minimum contract calm down we need to fill our roster. Don’t be dramatic
LT-Sac-Town
G-League
He won't sign until our other moves are done. I believe that's why it says "intends to sign"
Jdbraver137
Bench
It a vet minimum contract bro. Filling our roster spot with a solid player.
HndsmCelt
Hall of Famer
Just out of curiosity who would you prefer we have at the $3 million mark as a backup center?
HndsmCelt
Hall of Famer
If that's the plan I'm not sure what Monty needs to clear all the salary he knocked out the last couple days.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
The thing about Len is he could probably actually space the floor if we asked him to. He has that one good shooting year with the Hawks and his form looks good. I’m not talking anything crazy as far as volume but I don’t care if he takes a 3 once in awhile
Jdbraver137
Bench
You mean the plan to sign a solid backup to a minimum salary? Are you seriously crying about that?
est.1999
Starter
It’s a joke, young Padawan
coolhandluke
Starter
Awesome. Len is an impactful sub.
TaxMan
Starter
A complete nobrainer at that price. Knows the system, happy with his role, impactful on the defensive end. Can we now just stop looking for another option at backup center, keep him as your one big body center off the bench, and play him a consistent 15 minutes a game (matchups willing) from the start of the year?
Flopi
Bench
From my calculations, Kings are now around 7.5M$ under the 1st apron with 13 players under contract (including Carter) + 3 two-way contracts.
If I understand it correctly, they will be hard-capped at this 1st apron if they use more than 5M$ from the MLE, or if they make a trade with more incoming salaries than they send.
If I understand it correctly, they will be hard-capped at this 1st apron if they use more than 5M$ from the MLE, or if they make a trade with more incoming salaries than they send.
All good moves so far.
Monk and Len are valueable contributors; Sasha and Davion were not.
I don't care if Sasha can shoot, if he can't stay in front of someone or defend at an NBA level then he is a waste of cap space. Davion can defend and stay in front of others, but he is basically what you see is what you get at this point. He filled in great for Fox as a starter, but as a reserve looked terrible more times than not. He's not a reliable shooter, can't run an offense, and literally made me cringe every time he took it to the rack.
Monk and Len are valueable contributors; Sasha and Davion were not.
I don't care if Sasha can shoot, if he can't stay in front of someone or defend at an NBA level then he is a waste of cap space. Davion can defend and stay in front of others, but he is basically what you see is what you get at this point. He filled in great for Fox as a starter, but as a reserve looked terrible more times than not. He's not a reliable shooter, can't run an offense, and literally made me cringe every time he took it to the rack.
whitechocolate
Bench
I advocate upgrading whichever of our front court reserves we can, and I still think this is a no brainier. It's good insurance.
Davion was extremely solid the 2nd half of the season on both ends.
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
Amen. They need a reliable bigger body than Sabonis. Now just commit to using him for a full season
Yep he made up for the horrible 1st half of the year. Teams left him open for part of the year and even after an "extremely solid second half" shot 36% from 3 for the season.
He was not an offensive threat. I was fairly surprised drafting two of the best defensively (by stats) really had so little impact.
You could see him lock people up and he took a lot of charges last year, but we have better guards, specifically Ellis who is as good defensively (if not better) and vastly better offensively.
Jdbraver137
Bench
Not going to trash Davion. He was good at maximizing all he had, but he would be out of the rotation with our new pick. It’s as simple as that.
Davion was over 40% from 3 the 2nd half of the year. I’m not disagreeing that Ellis may be more impactful, but I question him being “vastly” better offensively. Davion is better getting downhill and they are similar shooters. Teams leave both Davion and Ellis open, so we’ll see if Ellis can prove to teams he can shoot it consistently.
Insomniacal Fan
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At a veterans minimum, a very favorable deal for us.
I do think we ought to have at least two capable backup bigs on the roster, so I think there's a little more work to do here.
I do think we ought to have at least two capable backup bigs on the roster, so I think there's a little more work to do here.
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