New Jersey

[Jespher]

With New Jersey taking Brook Lopez in the first round, and looking to free up cap room for the LeBron summer of 2010, I was wondering if they could use our largest contract that expires then to shore up their front line. They could play Brad Miller along with Lopez as an inside out front line, with Devon Harris and Vince Carter loving the new passing of their big man in New Jersey's Princeton offense. This trade would benefit both teams both going forward and this year, as the Kings would receive a valuable young piece to rebuild the front line, and an expiring contract for a veteran with 2 more years on his deal, and the Nets would get cap room in 2010, and a quality starting center for the first time in forever.

Kings out:

Brad Miller

Kings In:

Sean Williams (Rookie Contract)
Stromile Swift (Expiring)

Nets Out:

Sean Williams
Stromile Swift

Nets In:

Brad Miller

Why Kings do this: This would open up more time for Spencer Hawes as the starting center. This is a rebuilding move, that further expedites the development of the young players, and gives them a beast of a defender and shot blocker to compliment the skill sets of Thompson and Hawes. They get under the cap a year sooner, as well too.

Why Kings don't do this: Loyalty to Brad Miller. It's hard to part with veterans, and Brad was a big part of this team for years. He just had a break out season, and his passing numbers would and leadership would be missed. This would also put the current roster at 16 players, so the Kings might feel obliged to throw in Quincy Douby to make the #s work.

Why the Nets do it: Hello LeBron. As they're moving to Brooklyn, they'll be courting the impending free agent superstar and will need as much cap space as possible then. Brad Miller's contract will expire that summer, giving them a bunch more room, especially as they just shipped out Richard Jefferson's large contract. Brad furthermore would help them win in a weak eastern conference where a quality big man can be the difference between 10 wins or losses. His passing is perfect for their Princeton style offense, and the Rebounding was much improved last year too. All in all, a low risk, high reward move.

Why the Nets don't do it: If they're trying to tank and go through a total rebuild, then they wouldn't want a 30 something former all star taking all of the young guys minutes. Sean Williams showed a lot of promise last year with his athletisism and shot blocking, however, Brad's offense might be good enough to elevate them into the playoffs. Perhaps they would rather lose now and rebuild than go for the playoffs and get LeBron in 2010. I personally think the odds of LeBron defecting are greater if the Nets become contenders than if they remain cellar dwellers.

New Kings Lineup

PG Beno Udrih/Bobby Jackson/Bobby Brown
SG Kevin Martin/Quincy Douby
SF John Salmons/Francisco Garcia/Dante Greene
PF Jason Thompson/Mikki Moore/Sheldon Williams/Stromile Swift
C Spencer Hawes/Sean Williams/Mikki Moore/Shareef Abdur-Rahim


Screw Kenny Thomas

 

[ockingsfan]

good idea... but i'm not sure if petrie would want sean williams, because he has had a troubled history, and we just got rid of ron-ron...

sean williams would be a good defensive big rotation player, but he is supposed to have no offensive game and a low basketball IQ, two traits not high on petries list....

if william were to behave himself well, it might be a good move... he could be the defensive big we need behind our young offensive bigs....

 

[Jespher]

sean williams would be a good defensive big rotation player, but he is supposed to have no offensive game and a low basketball IQ, two traits not high on petries list....

That's the draw for him though. He's a beast defensively, and would know his role on offense. He would be a great compliment to the two offensive studs down low, and a nice change of pace. He seems to have a Mikki Moore like energy, with a much better defensive presence. As for his BB IQ, I was impressed enough with him defensively to say that he is already a vast improvement to Brad Miller in that area, with lots of room to grow.

 

[NME]

I don't know a lot about Sean Williams's issues specifically, but I love the idea of moving Miller for a young athletic defensive #3 bigman.

 

[FakeInjury]

Why give up our 3rd best player for thier worst two players(or close to it)? Miller is in Sac for a reason. Unless someone blows Petrie away with a stellar offer, Miller will expire in Sacramento.

 

[bajaden]

Sean Williams is sort of a slightly better version of Justin Williams. Very good defensive player, but a player I don't think Petrie would gamble on because of his low basketball IQ. Very similar to Justin in that he has little or no offensive game other than put backs.

All his problems were off court problems, and as far as I know, he's had no problems while in NJ. I do think that some of his off court problems have held back his development on the court, so he could have more up side than advertised. I think we can do better though.

 

[gunks]

I believe his offcourt problem was something about getting suspended from his team for drug use (pretty sure it was weed). And that was before he came to the NBA.

...So basically if we swap him for Miller it would be a wash in that department




...I wouldnt mind getting another young big over here. Especially one who could swat shots like Williams...Didnt he already have a 10 block game? He could definately take our Williams place as the first big off the bench.

You just have to wonder though...Would this deal help us more then Miller's contract coming off the books in '10? Or would we be better off signing one of the many big name free agents that will be available in the offseason?


One positive to this trade that wasnt mentioned: I think moving Miller for those two players would DEFINATELY help our lotto position. Kind of a dubious plus, but hey...We're rebuilding. A starting 5 of Beno/Martin/Salmons/Mikki/Hawes would be hard pressed to get us more then 30 wins.

 

[GeraldWallace#3]

Sean Williams Reminds me so much of J-Will