Sasha signed!!!
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I think the prospect of playing with our ball-movement system and getting set-up from Fox and Domas had to have played a huge deciding factor. That we wouldn't just use him as a spot-up shooter in the corner, but actually be able to effectively use all of his strengths. Maybe only the Warriors would be the only other franchise in the league that really knows how to use an off-ball dominator like Vezenkov was in Euro-League.
Key points of today's news conference compiled into one article:
What swayed Sasha Vezenkov's decision to join Kings now (yahoo.com)
What swayed Sasha Vezenkov's decision to join Kings now (yahoo.com)
Sasha sounds very excited to be a part of this organization and win a bunch of games next year. I think the FO's plan of sending everyone to watch Sasha really meant a lot to him. He was a European superstar, and the FO made sure he knew that they knew. The Kings recruited hard for Sasha as if he was like a 5-star QB up for grabs
Yeah, everything how we handled his signing showcases a potentially greater FA future for the Kings. If this were the Kings of 5 years ago? No chance he joins that mess. But us having our FO power structure together, having a fun/effective ball-movement system, keeping the core together, being good last year all play a part in getting a guy like Vezenkov to make the move over.
Even all the rest of our signings this off-season. HB and Lyles, two quality vets that would have found roles on great teams, couldn't wait to resign with us. End of benchers like Noel/Skal/Javale are signing here with just a chance of getting playing time and no defined role. Really is one of the cheat codes of the off-season when all the top-tier organizations get their pick of the litter with vet min FA's willing to sign to the end of their bench. It's nice we're starting to see some of that here too.
Even all the rest of our signings this off-season. HB and Lyles, two quality vets that would have found roles on great teams, couldn't wait to resign with us. End of benchers like Noel/Skal/Javale are signing here with just a chance of getting playing time and no defined role. Really is one of the cheat codes of the off-season when all the top-tier organizations get their pick of the litter with vet min FA's willing to sign to the end of their bench. It's nice we're starting to see some of that here too.
Things are finally turning around for the Kings. What separates last year's team from the rest of the league is how fun we were. We played a very unselfish brand of basketball that was headed by an elite playmaker in Sabonis. Very wild and speculative take, but if there were was a superstar unrestricted free agent this past off season, I think the Kings would've had a very good shot at landing them. The team is trending upwards. We already have a franchise player/superstar in Fox. We have another top 20 player in Sabonis. The team is surrounded by elite shooting. It'd be the perfect scenario for any star to join because we already have such a complete team. Who wouldn't want to play here?
I think Sasha saw the same thing. The expectations for him are moderate (rotational player), but maybe he c Making an help elevate the team to the next level. Making all-rookie team would be a very successful season for him considering the amount of talent we saw in the draft.
I think Sasha saw the same thing. The expectations for him are moderate (rotational player), but maybe he c Making an help elevate the team to the next level. Making all-rookie team would be a very successful season for him considering the amount of talent we saw in the draft.
I think he'll have a pretty decent shot. Kings will be good again and I think he'll get every opportunity right out of the gate to secure a 20+ MPG role. Wouldn't surprise me at all if he just puts up a rookie Keegan type line of like 12-4 with elite spacing. Outside of Wemby and Scoot, I'm not super confident in this rookie class coming out firing out the gate.
And yeah, agreed on the Kings overall. We had 7 dudes score 30+ last year. And 2 star players who frankly could not care less if they weren't getting their shots on a certain night because Huerter hit 7/11 3's. Or T.Davis was dropping a 30 burger. I swear Domas would shoot 4 times a game if his coaches would let him and he'd just focus on setting his teammates up all game long. For a smart player like Vezenkov, who knows he's an off-ball specialist, how could he not be thrilled to sign up with this team that's returning it's 8 most important core players and perfectly fits his skill-set?
And yeah, agreed on the Kings overall. We had 7 dudes score 30+ last year. And 2 star players who frankly could not care less if they weren't getting their shots on a certain night because Huerter hit 7/11 3's. Or T.Davis was dropping a 30 burger. I swear Domas would shoot 4 times a game if his coaches would let him and he'd just focus on setting his teammates up all game long. For a smart player like Vezenkov, who knows he's an off-ball specialist, how could he not be thrilled to sign up with this team that's returning it's 8 most important core players and perfectly fits his skill-set?
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I'm pretty pleased with how this off-season has gone for the Kings. There were no big fish to land, so Monte did good work moving the needle a bit without having to spend all that much. The McGee signing is one of those inexpensive and underrated moves that adds to a playoff team's ability to sustain success. Bringing back HB and Lyles on fairly team-friendly deals was a definite win. And if Venzenkov is as-advertised, it's going to be an absolute steal for the Kings to have his potential productivity on the affordability of his contract.
