Most suitable SF the Kings could actually afford?
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bajaden
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Just so were clear, my (He's not worth it) comment was in referring to Batum, and not Kirilenko. My guess is that Kirilenko is going to want a 4 year deal. It could be his last deal in the NBA. As I said, Wallace just agreed to sign for around 10 mil a year. So I'd say that Kirilenko is worth at least 8 mil a year.
Fear the Putin
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he's going to the nets
Let's be real here. Why on earth would he come to the Kings? We're to broke to offer him more than the Nets and have an uncertain future with the arena/owners.
Tetsujin
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Nets already committed significant money to Wallace and are currently more focused on getting Howard and/or Joe Johnson in order to entice D-Will back. They simply won't have the money to sign AK.
rainmaker
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If we were to offer an 8-9M contract, I'd definitely rather it be AK instead of JT. If MT as a 6th is getting 8M, Cisco off bench is getting 6M, Chuck off bench in getting 5.8M, Salmons off bench is getting 7M, and JT as a 3rd big if matching could cost 6-9M, I'm definitely offering 8-10M to AK. Paying our bench players far too much to say a starter like AK isn't worth a little more than any of them, imo.
Entity
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my sentiments exactly. meanwhile we are paying 3 SF's the total of $17 mil this season none of which anybody wants on this team or we wouldn't be constantly talking about a SF. No to mention Honeycutt so thats is 4 SF's possibly 5 with Terrance Willaiams and we are still searching for a SF lol.
Why? So he can give him a tour of Old Sacramento and show him where the new arena would have been if we didn't have the Brothers Maloof as owners? The only reason AK47 would stop in Sacramento would be to catch a connecting flight to a real NBA city.
Tetsujin
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You musn't always be so fatalistic and pessimistic. Sacramento is like the hot chick that used to be ugly in high school, so self-conscious and self-hating. It doesn't hurt to hope.
CruzDude
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Dorel Wright is an interesting possibiliy: affordable ($5-6M), decent defender, led NBA in 3pt att/made year befor last under Keith Smart, is only 26 and he killed the Kings past few years. High end FA SF are not going to come to Sactown this year for any amount of money. So a more realistic approach is necessary up to and including Outlaw coming back as he did at end of ast year plus TWill who impressed at both ends.
Fear the Putin
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more like the dumb cheerleader who graduated, then realized she can't do anything in life thus succumbing to becoming an alcoholic, meeting the wrong people and eventually becoming scary ugly
Fear the Putin
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he had an absolutely dreadful season last year. I don't know if it was mark jackson, or klay thompson and rush taking minutes away from him, but he was absolutely pee poor during certain stretches last year
Hopefully being reunited with smart would put him back on that breakout path 2 yrs back
rainmaker
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To be fair, we don't know that. Speculation is AK was interested in coming here last year and the Kings thought they had a good chance at him. With GW locked up and NJ chasing JJ and Mayo, we don't know his other options.
Read Andrei's interview to russian paper today. He never gave direct quote (there were a lot of quotes from him and his wife on non-basketball matters), but the article said that they (AK and his wife) are going to Salt Lake City after Olympics to pack and move to New York, saying he's expected to join Prokhorov's team.
I remember Nets were mentioned as a serious player in pursuit of Ilyasova as well.
Mass
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Out of that list, I believe we can have a shot at Wright, Singleton and Kirilenko.
Golden State right now has 3 SF. Barnes, Jefferson and Wright. I'm sure they are willing to trade him, and it should not take a lot to get him. With Smart as a coach, he had the best season of his career, so maybe he would like to play for him again.
Same thing for Singleton. 3 SF in Washington, so we should be able to grab him via trade if we want.
Kirilenko is not comuni back to CSKA, so he will be back in the NBA. The Nets are going to sign Wallace and want to spend the rest of the money on big stars. I'd offer something around 8/9 million for 3 years. He would be my first choice
Golden State right now has 3 SF. Barnes, Jefferson and Wright. I'm sure they are willing to trade him, and it should not take a lot to get him. With Smart as a coach, he had the best season of his career, so maybe he would like to play for him again.
Same thing for Singleton. 3 SF in Washington, so we should be able to grab him via trade if we want.
Kirilenko is not comuni back to CSKA, so he will be back in the NBA. The Nets are going to sign Wallace and want to spend the rest of the money on big stars. I'd offer something around 8/9 million for 3 years. He would be my first choice
Tetsujin
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Nets simply won't have room for him anymore though, unless he's content with sitting around on the bench for the veteran minimum
rainmaker
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But that quote was probably before GW signed that 40M deal. JJ would be a huge contract to take on. Then a huge chunk of change for DWill, and they will go after Mayo is DWill leaves. Then the ilyasova rumors. It could happen(AK going to NJ), but I wouldn't say it's likely at this point.
I specifically mentioned there was no direct quote as there seem to be financial problems especially when you try fit in Dwight via trade or in free agency within a year. So maybe the expected signing with the Nets is a fantasy of the author of the article.
P.S.Then again, he may sign for minimum with some under the table payback in Russia.
bajaden
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I see Rush as more of SG than a SF. He's another 6'6" player. Great height for a SG, but not so much for a SF.
bajaden
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I would say with the Nets resigning G. Wallace, our chances of signing Kirilenko have improved. He apparently is aware of our interest since we tried to sign him before last season. I'd certainly throw an offer at him.
bajaden
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You beat me to it! He was really jerked around last season, but still managed to be fairly consistent.
bajaden
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Singleton is the cheapest of the bunch, and also the one with the least experience. I really liked him in college and had him rated as the best defensive SF in the draft that year. His outside shot is still inconsistent, but improving. Great athlete with terrific size for the position. He's certainly worth lookiing at.
bajaden
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They might be getting their infomation there by carrier pidgeon.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
BECAUSE HE IS A SLOW FOOTED SG.
Seriously now. I don't think he's ever played SF in the NBA apart form short stretches. the strength advantage which is his best advantage at SG goes away if you put him at SF. So does the rebounding. there is just a whoile colossal why?? hanging over the whole endeavor. You can put him there and get one hell of a mediocre SF fill in who can't guard the top guys, but what's the point?
twslam07
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Perhaps you should read my thread on him then.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Liked him back when we got Thornton -- thought he was a batter fit to tell you the truth, although I was proven wrong. Have not forgotten this though, and its implications for him ever choosing to come here:
http://www.bleedblackandpurple.com/2010/12/brandon-rush-says-negative-sacramento_01.html
