White_Chocolate
Starter
I think I might be able to figure out which one would be fully, and undeniably, supported by @Joshyjosh31...
But, yeah, I'll pass on all of them.
Haha yep. Let’s definitely go for Zion. It’s not like he is any legal trouble …
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Haha yep. Let’s definitely go for Zion. It’s not like he is any legal trouble …
White_Chocolate
Starter
Never happening
White_Chocolate
Starter
Yes it looks so. Yawn haha
Do we have a more or less accurate picture of where the Kings stand in terms of the salary cap at the moment? I ask because, if there are no trades in the works, they still need help in the frontcourt. There are a couple of FAs still out there who could help shore things up in the short term -- for example, Precious Achiuwa, who is listed as a 4/5 and made $6M last year, and Jaxon Hayes, a 5 who is not a great player but athletic, at $2.45M.
Caccia
Starter
As I posted in the draft day thread, Nique Clifford's mid-range jump shot looks a lot like DeRozan's. Who better to mentor the kid from Colorado? At this point, I am lost as to how Malik Monk will used under the new regime, if he even remains on the team, but backup point guard would be a very good choice for his talents. Drew Eubanks might get the nod over Jones, who then would be a backup PF/C? Isaac is still learning the game.
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Jdbraver137
Bench
Yep, we are tanking. But we need to move DDR
twslam07
All-Star
I’m aware MPJ was dealt to the Nets. That’s why I have “BKN” in my post and not “DEN.”
The only reason I could see BKN doing it though is if they are getting some sort of compensation. If they could turn Johnson into LaVine and 2 1sts at the end of the day, that would be a pretty good return for them. I don’t think we should surrender a 1st for Porter, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if this franchise did something like that. And I wouldn’t be surprised if the Nets accepted such a deal considering where they are at in the process.
I don’t think Jaylen Brown is as untouchable as many seem to think. Many BOS fans certainly don’t feel he’s untouchable so why would we? BOS is approaching a “gap year” with Tatum out. Simons is an expiring and LaVine would expire the following offseason. Meanwhile, Tatum & White are locked up for the next 4-5 years. If they could get a big haul for Brown, they could be sitting pretty with a lot of useful, impact rookie contract players with enough cap space to add another star next to Tatum. I don’t think moving Brown is out of the question for them.
Have you been watching Dumars lately?
Considering all of the issues that are attached to Zion, I don’t think it’s out of the realm of possibility.
Neither guard is as good as LaVine but I would say the Collins/Nurkic idea makes less sense than the Markkanen one.
If Ainge can get LaVine + assets for Markkanen, I don’t see how that’s unrealistic. They’re clearly tanking and this move would align with that vision.
And the POR one I’m most weary of
. Grant having 3 years left is a big deal and I contemplated even listing it here as an option because of what it does to our cap situation.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Yeah, he's not bad. Whew what a downgrade at C though. The Kings better have a long term plan here because trying to replace Fox with Schroder and even Jonas with Eubanks is crazy.
Plan is to lose, obviously.
BuddyBuckets
G-League
Absolutely anybody. Demar is a black hole on offense hence why he literally has zero market.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
I'm cool with it, but Schroder might actually make the team better. Culture whatever. Maybe that's why Schroder was traded so many times, he was spreading the seeds of culture! haha.
I can sleep easy knowing we're in good hands if we ever run into a situation where Bagley and Holmes need to be manhandled on the boards again.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Just playing devils advocate. They probably don't want to tank if the idea is to actually recoup value on those older high paid pieces. I have no idea why they are dead set on recouping value anyway but they appear to be trying to. If the team tanks it's most likely directedly tied to the fact that Domas, LaVine, Demar, etc. are playing like hot garbage. Not a way to build value. Domas got his PG and the rest is the rest.
I think the issue is moreso defensively and how much he makes with teams still navigating the new CBA.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Eubanks is a bit better of a fit for Schroder though. JV was all carry an offense in the post whereas Eubanks is all roll man.
Joshyjosh31
Starter
Perfect miss out on the playoffs and a premium pick
You're correct but I just can't bring myself to see the benefit of it on a macro level. It's kind of like getting excited to see the opportunity to see Greivis Vasquez hit Ryan Hollins on a roll. In the end, does it matter?
Padrino
All-Star
Yeah, if the strategy is to "win now", this is looking ugly without some impactful follow-up moves. If the strategy is to rebuild, it seems silly to pursue veteran players that will get in the way of younger talent down the bench. But if the strategy is to float through the first half of next season and sell off DeMar and LaVine at the deadline, I suppose it makes sense; good luck selling it to the fanbase in the meantime, though. Especially if the Kings are, like, 6-10 to start the season.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Listening to people like Sir Charles they are adamant a team needs vets for the young guys to bump up against in practice and just plain be around. This has to be the deal here. While saving a little $$$, meh, not out of this world bad. The Kings are stuck with everything else unless they fire sale which if so wait until the deadline, then do that if need be. If the team is the bad kind of bad where you have 30 year olds fighting for play in scraps and the young guys are still out in the cold later in the season then we know this is just them Kangzin' around.
sactowndog
All-Star
Maybe this strategy is what you get when the GM knows you need a rebuild and the owner resists it.
Joshyjosh31
Starter
We’d win enough to stay out of a premium picks it’s idiotic teams know who Derozan is his value won’t change much
sactowndog
All-Star
In fairness not sure we can say that point yet. Getting long athletic forwards is hard unless you are trading a long athletic forward. You don’t see a ton of guard for long athletic forward trades. Picking in the 20’s they are pretty hard to find so his Clifford draft is somewhat understandable.
I think you can say as much as people hated Vlade, Monte arrived with more talent and assets than he left for Scott. I think we are seeing what a dumpster fire this roster currently is.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Find us a 4 with size that can defend. Trade a guard. Call it a day and see how the season goes. If things go bad, get that lottery pick right, take a swing in the second round with that Charlotte pick and then depending on how things go, make a move. That’s how I see it anyway.
BuddyBuckets
G-League
I'd say it was an easier path to building a real roster.
You had Fox/Tyrese as building blocks, and not much for bad contracts on the roster. Buddy was the worst, and he was making Monk money. Vlade had a lot of faults but he left us in a much better spot than we are now
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