Ongoing saga of Luc Mbah a Moute (merged)
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Sean Cunningham @News10Sean 43m43 minutes ago
Kinda flew under the radar, but spoke to Luc Mbah a Moute about returning to the Kings - he's thrilled to be back and healthy.
Aaron Ornelas @biggyaaron 33m33 minutes ago
@News10Sean so is he signed or is it still sources say
Sean Cunningham @News10Sean 5m5 minutes ago
@biggyaaron it's done. he's back
Kinda flew under the radar, but spoke to Luc Mbah a Moute about returning to the Kings - he's thrilled to be back and healthy.
Aaron Ornelas @biggyaaron 33m33 minutes ago
@News10Sean so is he signed or is it still sources say
Sean Cunningham @News10Sean 5m5 minutes ago
@biggyaaron it's done. he's back
I'm curious if Luc is another vet min that needs to wait, what are we planning on doing with the big chunk. Not sure we have the roster space to split it which would mean one guy at 4-5M. Only so many guys left on the market that demand that kind of money. Josh Smith, JR Smith, maybe Seraphim. Anyone else? Could also take on a traded player with the space.
I'm worried that we don't have reliable backup bigman. WCS is just a rookie, Moreland didn't show he can play in nba yet.
We really do need sixthman kind of big who can take care of our offense or defense.
J-Smith would be great, but still worried to have Rondo,Smith,Cousins in same team. Either you have best season in 10 years or disaster breakdown.
I'm prefectly fine with either Landry or Thompson back on our team..They would fill up our bench perfectly.
We really do need sixthman kind of big who can take care of our offense or defense.
J-Smith would be great, but still worried to have Rondo,Smith,Cousins in same team. Either you have best season in 10 years or disaster breakdown.
I'm prefectly fine with either Landry or Thompson back on our team..They would fill up our bench perfectly.
This is more good news. Luc played well for us the first time, I'm happy to have him back. I don't know where he fits in the rotation exactly, but when George Karl looks down the bench now looking for a defensive stopper he'll have a pretty good one there ready to go. That's an important piece that every winning team needs. So all that's left now is a veteran PF to provide some insurance for Moreland and Cauley-Stein's rookie season growing pains. We've come a heck of a long way in just a couple of weeks!
I think Capt. Fact. has explained a few times that trade exceptions pop into existence when you compelte an unequal trade and then don't use the resulting cap room, so they are a placeholder of sorts. Since we immediately turned around and used the caproom, the trade exception went away when we filled up the cap room we had gained.
Mbah A Moute finished 18th of 81 in qualified PF's for DefRTG (shout to Bobby Gerould for the stat). That's a good vet signing. Of course, he's very injury prone, but he'll be just 29 when camp opens. He's still theoretically in his prime, if he can stay reasonably healthy. If's If's If's.
A no brainer at the veterans minimum, honestly. I'd wouldn't expect him to be part of the rotation when camp opens, but he'd be the 'next guy up', and due to his versatility, could fill multiple roles depending on goes down.
PG - Rondo, Collison, Stockton
SG - McLemore, Belinelli, Anderson
SF - Gay, Casspi, Butler
PF - Cousins, Mbah A Moute, Moreland
C - Koufos, Cauley-Stein
That's how I see this thing shaking out right now. A lot of versatility, so the depth chart will never perfectly indicate minutes played. I think Koufos, WCS, Cousins, Gay, Casspi, McLemore, Belinelli, Rondo, and Collison will make up the top-9, and be regular rotation players. If the Kings play 10 guys, Butler and LRMAM will probably swap that role throughout the season. We'll see if Moreland and / or Stockton stick.
A no brainer at the veterans minimum, honestly. I'd wouldn't expect him to be part of the rotation when camp opens, but he'd be the 'next guy up', and due to his versatility, could fill multiple roles depending on goes down.
PG - Rondo, Collison, Stockton
SG - McLemore, Belinelli, Anderson
SF - Gay, Casspi, Butler
PF - Cousins, Mbah A Moute, Moreland
C - Koufos, Cauley-Stein
That's how I see this thing shaking out right now. A lot of versatility, so the depth chart will never perfectly indicate minutes played. I think Koufos, WCS, Cousins, Gay, Casspi, McLemore, Belinelli, Rondo, and Collison will make up the top-9, and be regular rotation players. If the Kings play 10 guys, Butler and LRMAM will probably swap that role throughout the season. We'll see if Moreland and / or Stockton stick.