NewArena
All-Star
It hasn’t and won’t be. If the Kings even considered it for a second, the New York front office would have driven Randle to the airport IMO.
Trade Deadline Thread
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NewArena
All-Star
Period.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
On the other hand, Dejounte is the perfect example of why you don’t just randomly give up on a young guy too early. Dude wasn’t even the second best guard on the Spurs until this season.
It feels like he's been around for the past fifteen years at least.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
It’s interesting how Fox is holding us back (even when he isn’t playing) and Dejounte is leading the Spurs … to the same number of wins as the Kings
kb02
All-Star
Years 5 and 6 into their careers is not too early. Although I think they'll both likely see ten + years in the league, the odds say they're both likely past the halfway point of their careers.
kb02
All-Star
There really isn't a comparison this year: https://stathead.com/basketball/pcm...r_id1=murrade01&p2yrfrom=2022&sum=0&request=1
and to think, someone name not mentioned, had not one but three opportunities to draft him… my pick all along that year
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
I agree, he has been better than Fox this year but It hasn’t resulted in more wins so far.
kb02
All-Star
The sad thing is, Vlade was very average. Top 5 picks are supposed to be about a 50% hit rate, which is what he got with Fox and Bagley. An above average, possible once in a while all star. But when factoring in Bagley over Luka...yea, he sucked.
kb02
All-Star
That doesn't help Fox's argument. Other players on the Kings > Other players on the Spurs.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Dejounte’s obviously being held back by the poor coaching of *checks notes* a guy who’s going to be the winningest coach in league history by the end of the year.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
that’s debatable. Spurs organization >Kings Org and coach Pop > Gentry and those aren’t debatable.
kb02
All-Star
Sure. Let's assume the Kings FO will continue to suck. Makes trading for a multi-year all star even more of a pressing matter. Finished product = No need to worry about the FO messing up the players development. No?
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Would love to trade for a multi year all star, I just don’t know what is really on the table. Maybe we will know more at the deadline.
Hoovtrain
All-Star
unreal how much his stock, and play, has plummeted
kb02
All-Star
Things that Fox shoulders 100% of the blame: bulking up, not working on his three point shot, & not watching enough CP3 film.
Bulking up is a bad thing?
We have no idea how much he worked on his 3-ball, or not. All we can say is that whatever work he's done hasn't paid off.
you’re gonna get booted from the luka fan group if you keep this up
SLAB
Hall of Famer
They can have Bagley. Don’t even need to send anything back honestly.
Id keep bagley before trading for jordan I mean grant dude couldn’t be bothered to play 3rd when begging Jokic and Murray smg
kb02
All-Star
So Bagley and a top 8 protected pick for Grant. Just smh. They’re going to go after Turner next and really treadmill for the next five years.
Effing trade the black hole at the 1 spot, Monte!
kb02
All-Star
The only way I stomach Grant is if they trade Fox. Two black holes in the starting lineup is just going to continue this style of selfish, sh*tty Kings ball.
Kingster
Hall of Famer
No, we can say his off-season "training" program sucked. And it's a mystery exactly what that training program consisted of.
kb02
All-Star
It can be. Nash slimmed down significantly after a few yrs in the league. What’s more troubling is bulking up likely meant Fox saw the path to the next level as scoring more inside. Just smh.
Kingster
Hall of Famer
Safe to say, Fox didn't mimic Steph Curry's offseason training regiment.
Kingster
Hall of Famer
On a scale of 1-10, Bagley gets a +1, Buddy a -1. Give them both away for nothing.
