Official Draft Day Discussion - NO SPOILERS ALLOWED

[rainmaker]

And you think Ibaka, Chadler and Jordan are a bad ceiling for a 6th pick? Actually I'm preying WCS turns out to be like those guys...

No.

Where the hell did you get that idea?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Utah listening to offers for 12. Do you flip Stauskas for it?

Why the hell not? What are the odds that the 12th pick in this draft is going to be worse than Stauskas?

 

[The_Jamal]

Rebounding from WCS doesn't matter paired with Cousins. Cuz is a top 5 rebounder in the NBA; there simply aren't many rebounds to go around.

 

[Uncia03]

I wonder where Hibbert is going to end up.
No way he stays now that Indiana picked up Turner.

 

[chasen4r1]

I'd happily swap Nik for #12, but I see no reason Utah does it

 

[iowamcnabb]

Happy with it in the short term but I still think we need another star level player and I don't believe he is it. Where will we find one if not the draft? cousins, wcs, gay, bmac and collision is probably not a deep playoff contender.

 

[Double-K]

Rebounding from WCS doesn't matter paired with Cousins. Cuz is a top 5 rebounder in the NBA; there simply aren't many rebounds to go around.

Thus comes the day that I agree with The_Jamal...

 

[parker]

your argument included people being happy over hawes. that was not the case. most people were bummed over missing noah. i dont remember anyone celebrating hawes. maybe a few saying at least we got a big

I also don't remember people celebrating the Jimmer pick.

 

[The Hammer]

Why the hell not? What are the odds that the 12th pick in this draft is going to be worse than Stauskas?

Sure... but what you really do with that is draft for need there. Take a low risk, defensive guard. If you get a 6th-7th man out of it that can contribute defense...it's a win. McLemore is our future 2 anyway.

 

[hrdboild]

Why the hell not? What are the odds that the 12th pick in this draft is going to be worse than Stauskas?

This is the wrong question to ask. Stuaskas isn't a terrible player. You trade him for better talent of course, if you see someone on the board that you really like. But don't trade him just to trade him.

 

[Uncia03]

I'd consider making a Stauskas trade if I could get Lyles.

 

[206Fan]

What happened to Dave thinking Winslow was #1 on the list and that he wouldn't be there so it would be a longshot anywaysL

 

[Peter_Gibbons]

95% healed? That makes me worry.

I hope the Kings' medical staff had a chance to check him out before making this pick. He would be a great addition to the team if he is healthy. But foot problems has always been a big issue with bigs. Cross our fingers he gets to 100% very very soon.

 

[dude12]

I checked twitter, Vlade was saying that WCS wanting to work out for us DID make a difference. Maybe if Mudiay had come to work out in Sac he gets picked but I like this line of thinking....WCS wants to be here....I don't underestimate that nowadays.

 

[sdballer]

I think Vlade already said we tried to pick up another pick but couldn't. May be done for the night

 

[Amit149]

I have no idea how I feel about Trey Lyles...

 

[Capt. Factorial]

There you go Utah! Smart pick!

 

[Uncia03]

Welp...spoke just too soon...he's going to Utah.

 

[hrdboild]

I also don't remember people celebrating the Jimmer pick.

You are so wrong! So wrong. I got flamed so badly about hating that pick that I considered leaving here for good.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

This is the wrong question to ask. Stuaskas isn't a terrible player. You trade him for better talent of course, if you see someone on the board that you really like. But don't trade him just to trade him.

What about trading him to make room in the rotation for Wes Matthews? Can I interest you in some of that?

 

[Peter_Gibbons]

ESPN needs to shut the **** up.

Williams immediately points to picking a big man equals to DMC being out of Sac. Thats the thing with national media guys that have no clue about the team and just pick up on the main headlines and make assumptions. None of those guys knew DMC wanted WCS.

 

[PurpleHaze]

What happened to Dave thinking Winslow was #1 on the list and that he wouldn't be there so it would be a longshot anywaysL

He's a well-known member of Kingsfans. It just proves he knows nothing like the rest of us here

 

[Henkel]

Huh. Maybe a trades coming.

I really like the Jazz front line. Can someone explain this pick to me?

 

[Dime Dropper]

That rarely happens. Rebounding is one of those things that has a tendency to translate.

And he's going to be playing next to another pretty good rebounder again. Maybe 2 if Reggie comes back.

DeAndre Jordan rebounded at a similar clip in his year of college. I don't expect WCS to ever average 14 rpg, but he can easily average 10 per36 if he's playing closer to the basket. WCS wasn't put in a position to rack up boards in college. His offensive rebounding was quite good which is a good indicator.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

What about trading him to make room in the rotation for Wes Matthews? Can I interest you in some of that?

Not if Matthews is going to insist on $15M coming off an Achilles tear.

 

[hrdboild]

What about trading him to make room in the rotation for Wes Matthews? Can I interest you in some of that?

That's a fair point I do think ultimately we may have to trade one of Stauskas or McLemore and pick up a veteran SG just to balance the youth/experience at the position better and clarify roles. I'm not as sold on Wes Matthews specifically as you are because of the injury. I don't think he'll be ready this year. But I like the general idea.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Thinking....

Lawson/Collison
Afflalo
Gay
WCS
Cousins

7th seed

 

[206Fan]

Williams immediately points to picking a big man equals to DMC being out of Sac. Thats the thing with national media guys that have no clue about the team and just pick up on the main headlines and make assumptions. None of those guys knew DMC wanted WCS.

Seriously. These ESPN guys are clueless, they just said that Utah needs a SG. No the hell they don't. They have a good rookie from last year whos a good shooter, Rodney Hood. Plus they have Alec Burks who's their stsrting SG coming back from injury this year. They needed back up bigs.. SG is not a need for them.

If anything, it's PG which is their weakest position.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Not if Matthews is going to insist on $15M coming off an Achilles tear.

Is that what he's said?

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Is that what he's said?

Yeah, he wants $15 million.