Portland trading Kent Bazemore to the Kings
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Portland will also create a $7.2M and a $1.7M trade exception as part of the deal. Along with luxury tax relief.
Our 2 guard has been our worst position. I don't think Ariza was playing bad (lately), but I don't like when Luke played Barnes and Ariza soooo much at the 4. Because with Bjelly, Giles getting some minutes now, and Bagley back, we should be good with our bigs. Hopefully Holmes comes back soon.
Our record without Bogi is 2-9 this year which shows how much help is needed at the guard position. Also, the incredibly small wing lineups are horrible to watch. Cojo and Fox should not be playing extensive minutes with each other or Yogi.
Buddy needs to come down a peg. He is getting too vocal with team mates, media, etc. Start Baze and let Buddy fingers be a 6th man type. The next huge step for the franchise is to realize what buddy is (and isn't).
Our 2 guard has been our worst position. I don't think Ariza was playing bad (lately), but I don't like when Luke played Barnes and Ariza soooo much at the 4. Because with Bjelly, Giles getting some minutes now, and Bagley back, we should be good with our bigs. Hopefully Holmes comes back soon.
Our record without Bogi is 2-9 this year which shows how much help is needed at the guard position. Also, the incredibly small wing lineups are horrible to watch. Cojo and Fox should not be playing extensive minutes with each other or Yogi.
Buddy needs to come down a peg. He is getting too vocal with team mates, media, etc. Start Baze and let Buddy fingers be a 6th man type. The next huge step for the franchise is to realize what buddy is (and isn't).
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There is certainly a trend in Sacramento when it comes to cap space used on free agents:
2017G. Hill (traded)
Z. Randolph (traded)
2018N. BjelicaY. Ferrell
2019T. Ariza (traded)
D. Dedmon (has asked to be traded)
C. Joseph
Bobby Marks
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Portland/Saramento trade cannot happen until Tuesday Jan. 21 because Wenyen Gabriel still has a signing restriction.
There is certainly a trend in Sacramento when it comes to cap space used on free agents:
2017G. Hill (traded)
Z. Randolph (traded)
2018N. BjelicaY. Ferrell
2019T. Ariza (traded)
D. Dedmon (has asked to be traded)
C. Joseph
Bobby Marks
@BobbyMarks42
Portland/Saramento trade cannot happen until Tuesday Jan. 21 because Wenyen Gabriel still has a signing restriction.
Bazemore is on one of my fantasy teams. Yahoo has now marked him "OUT" with the following comment:
Portland is trading Kent Bazemore to Sacramento, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Advice: Bazemore is in the final year of his four-year contract with $19.2 million for this season, so it's a surprise the Blazers could even get him off their books given how poorly he's played lately. He finds himself in a bit of a logjam currently now with Bogdan Bogdanovic and Buddy Hield taking SG minutes and Harrison Barnes soaking up so much time at the three. He loses fantasy value with this move.
Portland is trading Kent Bazemore to Sacramento, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Advice: Bazemore is in the final year of his four-year contract with $19.2 million for this season, so it's a surprise the Blazers could even get him off their books given how poorly he's played lately. He finds himself in a bit of a logjam currently now with Bogdan Bogdanovic and Buddy Hield taking SG minutes and Harrison Barnes soaking up so much time at the three. He loses fantasy value with this move.
BTW, here's what Yahoo player report says about Anthony Tolliver:
Anthony Tolliver was traded to the Kings.
Advice: He heads back to Sacramento after spending time with the Kings in 2016-17. Tolliver had been playing 18.4 minutes per game with the Blazers this month, and he may not be in the rotation on the Kings once Richaun Holmes (shoulder) can make it back.
Anthony Tolliver was traded to the Kings.
Advice: He heads back to Sacramento after spending time with the Kings in 2016-17. Tolliver had been playing 18.4 minutes per game with the Blazers this month, and he may not be in the rotation on the Kings once Richaun Holmes (shoulder) can make it back.
Very good trade by Vlade. Doesnt matter if Bazemore is a contributor for us this year or not. Season looks lost and we got two 2nd rounders for a vet that porbably would've been cut next season with some guaranteed money counting against the cap next season. Ariza or Dedmon werent worth their contracts and now we can say they were bad signings especially since we werent good enough for seriously competing for a playoff spot. Now get rid of Dedmon if you can and be open to similar trades like this one for your other vets that wont be a part of the core two years from not.
Just dont trade any of these extra 2nd round picks for money to the multi millionare owners. Either pick a player, combine these extra 2nds for moving up or trade for future picks. None of these picks should be traded down for cash to Vivek. None. Thats the worst thing you could do with your pick.
Just dont trade any of these extra 2nd round picks for money to the multi millionare owners. Either pick a player, combine these extra 2nds for moving up or trade for future picks. None of these picks should be traded down for cash to Vivek. None. Thats the worst thing you could do with your pick.
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A couple of years ago, Voisin wrote a piece about Tolliver (remember he was with the Kings from 7/9/2016 to 6/1/2017 when he was waived). Here's one of his comments about being on the Kings:
https://www.sacbee.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/ailene-voisin/article132767009.html
“I don’t care about points, accolades – any of the stuff most basketball players care about,” Tolliver added, “though in the past, I worried too much about what my coaches thought, what my teammates thought. Now I just want to help us win. Work hard, practice. Do something to become a better player and person every day. That’s who I am.”
One other comment in the piece:
While the Kings’ recent 4-2 homestand thrust them back into the conversation for the eighth playoff spot in the wild, wild Western Conference, the Springfield, Mo., native has stroked timely jumpers, defended aggressively and made subtle contributions – tapbacks on rebounds, a pass that leads to an assist, a defensive rotation that bails out a teammate – that often dictate the outcome of games.
Tolliver does not do the following: Dominate the ball. Attempt to go one-on-one. Scream at a point guard who misses him in the short corners. Berate the refs or otherwise lose control of his emotions.
AV simply couldn't help herself.
https://www.sacbee.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/ailene-voisin/article132767009.html
“I don’t care about points, accolades – any of the stuff most basketball players care about,” Tolliver added, “though in the past, I worried too much about what my coaches thought, what my teammates thought. Now I just want to help us win. Work hard, practice. Do something to become a better player and person every day. That’s who I am.”
One other comment in the piece:
While the Kings’ recent 4-2 homestand thrust them back into the conversation for the eighth playoff spot in the wild, wild Western Conference, the Springfield, Mo., native has stroked timely jumpers, defended aggressively and made subtle contributions – tapbacks on rebounds, a pass that leads to an assist, a defensive rotation that bails out a teammate – that often dictate the outcome of games.
Tolliver does not do the following: Dominate the ball. Attempt to go one-on-one. Scream at a point guard who misses him in the short corners. Berate the refs or otherwise lose control of his emotions.
AV simply couldn't help herself.
Maybe, but maybe not though. Bazemore's best years came in a system similar to what Walton is attempting to emulate. I don't agree with attempting to emulate a lot of it in the first place but bringing in players that historically have some success in it should only help you in theory. Tolliver I'm not sure about. The Kings have too many bigs as it is so adding one even if he's a spread big might not mean much. As a locker room guy he might help.
we took on salary for those two picks. I saw estimated 700k, but my math showed closer to 3mm.
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