SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
This isn't a good sign. Not at all.
The Official SPOILERS 2022 NBA Draft Thread
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This isn't a good sign. Not at all.
Folsomkingsfan
Starter
Yeah it's a bummer. Sacramento is so much more enjoyable when the Kings are fun/interesting. Last year was the most dead I've ever seen the fanbase and it was the first year where I really felt that the Warriors fully took over the city.
I really was hoping for Ivey as kind of a shot in the arm/something to get excited about. Especially because after this week, barring any crazy free agency moves, the odds the Kings don't make the playoffs or play in are very, very high, even with Murray. I can only imagine what this city and fanbase looks like come March if we are as bad as I think we are going to be.
Letsgokings13
Starter
Wack
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Follow the $$$$.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Should be noted that up til the last month when the hype train went crazy, people were talking about this being the weakest draft in years
AaronPDX
Bench
Agree. Unless some major trades are made, this team on paper doesn't have a prayer of making the playoffs. Sad really.
We're ALL masochists it seems. LOL
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
This is a year where they could have capitalized on droppers. The only potentially good thing the Kings have done in the draft in 16 years has been that. SMH.
Ozymandias
All-Star
I would say a pretty safe guess is --- these guys on the board cant shoot the 3...
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
To be fair, 50,000 bay area transplants moving to the region during the pandemic may have played some role in that.
White_Chocolate
Starter
You have stated multiple times that they could have traded down. This may be true but at 10 none of those players were there. Kuzma is not a winning basketball player period. Collins wasn’t truly available. Maybe for 4th and Barnes but we weren’t doing that. At the end of the day all of the speculated trades were just that speculation. You are bashing lack of creativity based on speculation. I would bet a pretty penny Monte explored many options - being an NBA gm and an analytics nerd and all
yeah, I mean Monte ain’t likely done but this makes no sense to me at this point.
Maybe it means they want to give Queta a chance to grow and make the big club? We had so many 2nd round picks and you can only have so many two way contracts. But yeah also I bet we are going after players for Brown that we actually expect to play?
TaxMan
Starter
I will defend the Murray pick, and I think for a variety of reasons he can be a big part of a successful team going forward, but I had higher expectations going into the night. Feels a bit like last year. Then I remember us all saying clearly the roster will be balanced by the start of the season. Clearly Walton will be shown the door….and then we wasted the first half of the season. I trust Monte won’t do anything stupid, but at the same time I worry his expectations for trades may be set too high to actually get much done. Hope I’m wrong.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
You may have a point there. The best remaining shooter in the draft Hyunjung Lee is probably going undrafted at this point.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
It was always going to be Fox/Domas taking this team anywhere but the Blazers might take that spot the Kings were going for next year. Now the Kings have very little in the way of potential if and when a rebuild becomes necessary. They have two young guys and they're basically developed. Man, this could be dire around the deadline if this doesn't work.
sactowndog
All-Star
I’m okay with occasionally selling a pick but we do it every blanking year. Meanwhile teams like the Griz routinely find rotation players in the 2nd round.
kb02
All-Star
Monte certainly has shown a history of exploring and exploring and exploring trades.
Absolutely horrible. Worst move on the Monte tenure by far.
Kendall Brown, EJ Liddell, Trevor Keels, Jaden Hardy were all 1st round talents. I think all those guys can help an NBA rotation pretty quickly and we punt the pick? Gary Trent all over again.
Better hope Vezenkov is coming over next season, or this will turn into an utter disaster real quick.
Kendall Brown, EJ Liddell, Trevor Keels, Jaden Hardy were all 1st round talents. I think all those guys can help an NBA rotation pretty quickly and we punt the pick? Gary Trent all over again.
Better hope Vezenkov is coming over next season, or this will turn into an utter disaster real quick.
TaxMan
Starter
At least we aren’t Knicks fans tonightMan, this was worse than post Xmas morning for an 8-year-old.
The roster is actually balanced now, we have an NBA quality starter at all 5 positions and Mitchell. Obviously still need wing depth but we just got that magical piece we've been trying to max out RFAs for the last 8 years in the draft.
OptimusRhyme
Jive Turkey
why would they not take a chance on somebody we need talent now, super lame
kb02
All-Star
37 is a very high value pick--for the right org. SMH.
Entity
Hall of Famer
I was looking at that as well.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
And this is a totally new front office. At a time where the Kings can use some upside.
No surprise, Magic sell their 35 pick for cash. We essentially punt the rights away to 1st round talents and a bunch of guys who can really help the rotation.
No defending this one. There were some real quality upside swings at this spot and we blew it.
Kingster
Hall of Famer
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Not for nothing but the Kings roster was slotted to only have three open roster spots before factoring in draft picks. (plus two two-ways). Ideally you'd be able to stash those second round players in your two-way slots but you'd still have a chance at losing them when you cut them off the active roster.
With Murray picked, we currently only have two spots open to re-sign DDV and/or Jones to (and only one if Sasha does end up coming over). Obviously there's probably still going to be player movement but we don't even had roster space to bring in a MLE FA right now. Not sure how picking a second rounder would have helped the crunch.
Sabonis/Holmes/Len/Queta
Lyles/Metu
Barnes/Holliiday/Harkless
Davis
Fox/Davion
With Murray picked, we currently only have two spots open to re-sign DDV and/or Jones to (and only one if Sasha does end up coming over). Obviously there's probably still going to be player movement but we don't even had roster space to bring in a MLE FA right now. Not sure how picking a second rounder would have helped the crunch.
Sabonis/Holmes/Len/Queta
Lyles/Metu
Barnes/Holliiday/Harkless
Davis
Fox/Davion
