kingofthejungle
G-League
With the pieces Petrie has acquired, I wouldn't be surprised if coach Smart return to small ball. That could very well mean more Tyreke at the three.
Starters:
Thomas
Thornton
Evans
Thompson
Cousins
Certainly not advocating for this, but the starting line up above seems to fit the collection of talent. I could see each starter getting about 30 minutes a game, so that's at least 150 of 240 minutes accounted for. Ideally, there would be 3 more players worthy of 30 minutes a game, forming a solid, 8 man rotation. The Kings don't really have those guys as I only envision Brooks as a 30 minute guy at most. Robinson probably isn't ready for all those minutes. But I would look at the core bench as follows.
Bench:
Brooks
Salmons
Johnson
Robinson
I've included Salmons and Johnson since they are both versatile and may prove worthy of rotation player status.
It's my opinion that the Kings are due for some pruning of the roster. I have the following players available for trade with the intent of a 2 or 3 for 1 deal that can add either a starting quality small forward (Tyreke can be moved back to the 2) or a quality back up big man with premier shot blocking ability (they currently have no true center depth).
Trade:
Fredette
Garcia
Honeycutt
Outlaw
Hayes
I'm probably similar to many other Kings fans in over rating Kings players, but I would think that Fredette and Honeycutt would have some value as low cost potential guys. Garcia is an expiring and would likely bring a bit of value as well. Outlaw and Hayes may be harder to deal, although Hayes may still have some suitors left.
So considering the available pieces listed, what potential deals are out there?
Starters:
Thomas
Thornton
Evans
Thompson
Cousins
Certainly not advocating for this, but the starting line up above seems to fit the collection of talent. I could see each starter getting about 30 minutes a game, so that's at least 150 of 240 minutes accounted for. Ideally, there would be 3 more players worthy of 30 minutes a game, forming a solid, 8 man rotation. The Kings don't really have those guys as I only envision Brooks as a 30 minute guy at most. Robinson probably isn't ready for all those minutes. But I would look at the core bench as follows.
Bench:
Brooks
Salmons
Johnson
Robinson
I've included Salmons and Johnson since they are both versatile and may prove worthy of rotation player status.
It's my opinion that the Kings are due for some pruning of the roster. I have the following players available for trade with the intent of a 2 or 3 for 1 deal that can add either a starting quality small forward (Tyreke can be moved back to the 2) or a quality back up big man with premier shot blocking ability (they currently have no true center depth).
Trade:
Fredette
Garcia
Honeycutt
Outlaw
Hayes
I'm probably similar to many other Kings fans in over rating Kings players, but I would think that Fredette and Honeycutt would have some value as low cost potential guys. Garcia is an expiring and would likely bring a bit of value as well. Outlaw and Hayes may be harder to deal, although Hayes may still have some suitors left.
So considering the available pieces listed, what potential deals are out there?