[News] Scott Perry is the new GM of Sacramento Kings

KainLear said:
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The injury excuse regarding Schroeder is ridiculous. You don't trade your pg because other players get injured.

Perry calls this trade for Hunter was a "tweak." First time I've heard him talk about the Hunter short term contract, implying there could be a flip of him. He mentions Hunter's short contract several times. He says there will be other tweaks with FA and the draft, but in 2027-2028 there is going to be financial flexibility to improve the roster. (We've got a long wait).

"Hopefully, we're going to be in a position to get a high draft pick." I guess he's not concerned about a healthy Sabonis, Murray and Hunter presenting a problem getting those ping pong balls, but he's not sure exactly how Hunter is going fit or not. Hmmm.

Sounds like teams were asking for the Kings picks to take LaVine, DDR and/or Sabonis off their hands. Kings are trying to add to their picks.

I have a hard time with this little Perry snippet: Regarding Sabonis, he says, "We have to see how he fits." Seriously???!! If you don't know how he fits at this point you're an absolute moron. Perry sounds like he's referring to a G-league guy they just signed.

Perry acknowledges that the "middle" isn't the place where you want your team to be.

Perry continues to talk about Christie's energy and passion, but Christie is on a "learning curve" and he's a first-year coach. "I hope he wins as many wins as possible," he says. Sounds like whatever slot the Kings are at in the lottery it's ok by him - "There is luck involved," he says.

On building an identity: "It's not complete." Inconsistent defense and offense. He hopes to be further along in that process by season end.

He want to develop the young guys and give them more playing time, even Devin Carter.

So, to sum it up, Perry wants it all. He wants to win: he wants a high #1 in the draft; he wants to see how Hunter and Sabonis fit; he wants to develop the youth, he wants a team identity, and he wants to be lucky.
 
Kingster said:
So why did he do those moves?
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1. compete mandate
2. PG they felt was the needed position and didn't have an effective one
3.Paltry FA PG market and we are not really a FA draw, lead to Schroeder (they've been rumored to be after PGs in the offseason trade wise - Garland and Trae, dont know what else is on the trade market)
 
Tetsujin said:
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To be fair, small market teams like San Antonio, Cleveland, Minnesota and Dallas have been able to get better quickly because of crazy good draft lottery luck (#1 picks in Franchise player years), which the Kings have NEVER had. The one time we did, Vlade unbelievably blew it taking Bagley over Luka.

So, lets give Perry a little bit of time (at least 2 years of drafts and trades) to right this mess that Monte left behind, before we conclude he is a failure as a GM. Once LaVine and DDR salary comes off the books, we should have a clearer picture if Perry knows what he is doing
 
ockingsfan said:
To be fair, small market teams like San Antonio, Cleveland, Minnesota and Dallas have been able to get better quickly because of crazy good draft lottery luck (#1 picks in Franchise player years), which the Kings have NEVER had. The one time we did, Vlade unbelievably blew it taking Bagley over Luka.

So, lets give Perry a little bit of time (at least 2 years of drafts and trades) to right this mess that Monte left behind, before we conclude he is a failure as a GM. Once LaVine and DDR salary comes off the books, we should have a clearer picture if Perry knows what he is doing
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Bagley went 2nd. Ayton went 1st (to Phoenix).
 
Tetsujin said:
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The way he's choosing to frame this just feels so "job security" to me. The "extreme early stages" were during his first off-season, when he started "laying the foundation" by signing two over-the-hill point guards to get in the way of investing in the younger talent on the roster. We should still be in the "early stages" at his first trade deadline, of course, but Perry is essentially asking to be excused for his own initial moves by shifting the timeline of expectations, as if he hasn't been on the job for the last ten months.
 
Just not impressed with anything Perry or Christie has done. Not impressed with anything they say because their actions don’t back up their dialogue.

I’m fairly certain other GM’s would have had this team farther along right now. Would have figured out a way. Also, wouldn’t have hired Doug Christie. But maybe these are the only people that Vivek could hire as which qualified person would want this GM job or coaching gig
 
Eventually he'll be held to account like everyone else, so this will work itself out one way or another. But if he continues to manage the team's assets poorly we'll be another couple years down the road with nothing to show for it by the time he's let go and during that interim period more Kings fans (and potential future Kings fans) will lose interest and find other ways to spend their free time.
 
hrdboild said:
Eventually he'll be held to account like everyone else, so this will work itself out one way or another. But if he continues to manage the team's assets poorly we'll be another couple years down the road with nothing to show for it by the time he's let go and during that interim period more Kings fans (and potential future Kings fans) will lose interest and find other ways to spend their free time.
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I imagine that Seattle might be of great help when it comes to this.
 
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