NBA Analyst Bashes Sacramento Kings 'Hopeless' Future

[gunks]

How long is it? In the past 7 years we have had 2 in our hands and let both slip away: Luka and Tyrese.

Yeah we'll see how Perry does with talent identification and retention. We've had a pathetic run of GMs in the past two decades, but even all those goofs had the opportunity to build around a franchise cornerstone, only to whiff it one way or another.

And if Perry doesn't work out we can have this same conversation about the next guy in three years.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

I agree wholeheartedly. It should give impetus to trade those guys. If the Kings gain more defense and lose points by way of trading those guys it will be up to Keegan and others to take up the slack, and I think that's a good thing.

By the way, I'm not in the camp that believes that Lavine should be in the no-trade category because of his contract. Just get on with life and unload the contract. Declare bankruptcy and get out from the under the debt. Clear the slate and move on. Lavine does not fit with what either Perry or Christie are about, so don't diddle-dawdle because your predecessor was stupid.

The "predecessor" is still there. He's the owner

 

[Mike]

Look at the picks we traded for the second the trade was announced we knew the Hornets pick was two second rounders that wasn’t unknown. With the spurs we should've tried getting this years pick not when Wemby is in his prime praying for an injury (cue the oh we don’t know what was offered bull crap).

I don’t expect anything much of value pick wise for Derozan getting Jamie Jacques for him is a win in my books. Nobody will trade for Lavine and we’ll need his scoring and expiring contract that will be a major assets when it’s expiring. Sabonis we could probably get a lottery pick from Toronto or maybe Brooklyn this year. Some will hate that but what’s the point of keeping him with the ceiling of the 8th seed. Carter, Ellis, Monk, and Keegan with a lottery player from this year is a pretty good start to a rebuild. This roster minus Derozan and Sabonis in the west will be a bottom five team next 2-3 years depending a lottery luck. Next years draft has 4-5 guys that look like stars and Dybansta/Peterson are game changers.

I for one wouldn’t mind the losing if it means we’re developing our young guys and trying to get a franchise player through the draft. Better than gunning for the play-ins with no chance at ever competing

Next year’s draft does look appealing, but we won’t be the only team eyeing those players. There will be teams that decide to dismantle their rosters and join the bottom feeding teams for better odds. However, this year’s lottery is a prime example of why it’s risky to bet on the ping pong balls falling your way - Utah, Washington and New Orleans all slid out of the top four spots. Dallas finished won the lottery with a less than 2% chance. The Spurs moved up to #2 from #8 and the 76ers went to #3 from #5. It’s no wonder people think there’s a conspiracy…

That said, I’m all for developing our younger guys and building through the draft, but we need to make the right picks and coach them up well to help them reach their potential. To date, our team hasn’t done an amazing job of those two things. We’ve pick the wrong player. We’ve made questionable trades and FA signings. We’ve not always developed our talent well or put them in situations to help them thrive. Until we fix the roots, I suspect another prospect year won’t be the franchise changing player we need them to be.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Next year’s draft does look appealing, but we won’t be the only team eyeing those players. There will be teams that decide to dismantle their rosters and join the bottom feeding teams for better odds. However, this year’s lottery is a prime example of why it’s risky to bet on the ping pong balls falling your way - Utah, Washington and New Orleans all slid out of the top four spots. Dallas finished won the lottery with a less than 2% chance. The Spurs moved up to #2 from #8 and the 76ers went to #3 from #5. It’s no wonder people think there’s a conspiracy…

That said, I’m all for developing our younger guys and building through the draft, but we need to make the right picks and coach them up well to help them reach their potential. To date, our team hasn’t done an amazing job of those two things. We’ve pick the wrong player. We’ve made questionable trades and FA signings. We’ve not always developed our talent well or put them in situations to help them thrive. Until we fix the roots, I suspect another prospect year won’t be the franchise changing player we need them to be.

Just can’t bank on moving up that much rather be in the bottom five giving us a floor the west is deep we’re not beating any teams positioned for the play-in right now