Timberwolves buying out Kevin Martin
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I'm guessing Martin would be a good fit for Karl's offense. He's a good spot up shooter and he's good at attacking close outs or open lanes to attack the basket to finish and/or get to the line.
He'd be a step down from McLemore defensively (though maybe a tick above Marco) but I think he'd provide much needed floor spacing for Cuz to operate.
I'm guessing a number of playoff teams would be happy to add him as a bench player but the Kings might be in the best position because I think Martin wants a starting role more than to be a 10 mpg player on a a contender.
He'd be a step down from McLemore defensively (though maybe a tick above Marco) but I think he'd provide much needed floor spacing for Cuz to operate.
I'm guessing a number of playoff teams would be happy to add him as a bench player but the Kings might be in the best position because I think Martin wants a starting role more than to be a 10 mpg player on a a contender.
And remember that he had a player option for something around $7M for next year that the Wolves will have to pay off. We would have been stuck with the bill on that one if we had traded for him. At this point it's a no brainer to pick him up if he's willing to come. The only question is who we drop to make the roster space. If we do pick him up, it will tell us just what Vlade thinks of Dukan - he's the obvious cut with Butler and Anderson having small player options next year that we'd be on the hook for. But if we ate money to hold onto Dukan...actually now that I think about it Moreland would probably be the guy. With WCS on board there's no room for him, and he's out for the year with no guaranteed money next year.
Kevin's two options...
or...
- maybe get a dozen minutes or so on a contender and lower your value to in the process
or...
- Go back to the team that drafted you where you had your best years
- Start right out the gate with 20+ minutes a game
- Play along side a pass first point guard who leads the league in assists
- Get wide open looks nightly with DMC constantly drawing the defense
Eh, has anyone looked at his shooting numbers this season? George Karl isn't going to bench Marco, he's going to bench Ben. So we'd have two SGs playing shaky defense and shooting 38% from the floor. I like the idea of bringing him back home to close out his career, but I don't think it makes sense anymore in our current situation. He's not a clear upgrade based on what he's done this season and we don't need more uncertainty while we attempt to make up 4 games and get into the playoffs.
LOL. I love the attitude of Kings fans. 
Kevin Martin wouldn't have to talk us into taking him as much as we'd have to do an incredible sales pitch getting him to come here, especially after all the drama that's gone on lately. There were a lot of rumors that he was interested in possibly coming back to Sacramento to finish his career but that's before we became the laughing stock of the league.
Kevin Martin wouldn't have to talk us into taking him as much as we'd have to do an incredible sales pitch getting him to come here, especially after all the drama that's gone on lately. There were a lot of rumors that he was interested in possibly coming back to Sacramento to finish his career but that's before we became the laughing stock of the league.
LOL. I love the attitude of Kings fans.
Kevin Martin wouldn't have to talk us into taking him as much as we'd have to do an incredible sales pitch getting him to come here, especially after all the drama that's gone on lately. There were a lot of rumors that he was interested in possibly coming back to Sacramento to finish his career but that's before we became the laughing stock of the league.
Kevin Martin wouldn't have to talk us into taking him as much as we'd have to do an incredible sales pitch getting him to come here, especially after all the drama that's gone on lately. There were a lot of rumors that he was interested in possibly coming back to Sacramento to finish his career but that's before we became the laughing stock of the league.
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This all comes down to how actively Vlade goes at this and how well he pitches.
He needs to absolutely hound Kevin here. He needs to get Rick to give him a call too and Peja. George Karl even.
What ever the hell it takes. Get boogie involved.
We need that SG void filled.
If we get Kmart back and he stays healthy we will make the playoffs
He needs to absolutely hound Kevin here. He needs to get Rick to give him a call too and Peja. George Karl even.
What ever the hell it takes. Get boogie involved.
We need that SG void filled.
If we get Kmart back and he stays healthy we will make the playoffs
Sooooooo, you would rather keep throwing Belinelli out there for defensive purposes, since he can't score a lick.
But I can also read the writing on the wall which says that Martin isn't taking Marco's minutes, he's taking Ben's minutes. How do I know this? George Karl has played Marco more than any of the other SGs on the roster even though he's been the worst one by far. As Marco's shooting percentage continues to plummet, it's Ben who's playing less and less. The swap isn't KMart for Belinelli -- I would take that even at Kevin's reduced production this year. It's KMart for Ben which means we get worse defensively in the swap and might not get better offensively either considering Ben is at 44% for the season and Kevin is at 38%.
No we don't. We need defense from our back-court. As much as I hate to admit it, Rondo's defense is freaking horrid. Belinelli is freaking horrid. Collison is not as horrid. McLemore is probably our only average defender..Curry is still unknown. I think his peskiness is what helps him.
We don't need a SG who actually scores points. We need more defense from our back-court.
Rondo-Martin would constantly get killed.
There's no surprise that Reddick went off in the 2nd half after Ben was benched for more offense.
We don't need a SG who actually scores points. We need more defense from our back-court.
Rondo-Martin would constantly get killed.
There's no surprise that Reddick went off in the 2nd half after Ben was benched for more offense.