Trade Idea: Tyreke to Portland for the 6th pick

[Bricklayer]

If they think Jimmer is a bust you draft him.

But why? We never needed what Jimmer could have theoretically brought either. That was just stupid. For all of the Maloofs' meddling etc., if you're Geoff Petrie after 30 years in the biz you just can't look at our roster and say hey, what we need is a another little gunner to really round things out.

This is not me making a call on how good Lillard is going to be BTW. I'm pretty sure I saw him play once. As in one time. So its not that. Its us and our structure.

 

[Section 101]

But why? We never needed what Jimmer could have theoretically brought either. That was just stupid. For all of the Maloofs' meddling etc., if you're Geoff Petrie after 30 years in the biz you just can't look at our roster and say hey, what we need is a another little gunner to really round things out.

This is not me making a call on how good Lillard is going to be BTW. I'm pretty sure I saw him play once. As in one time. So its not that. Its us and our structure.

Because if Jimmer isnt going to make it as a PG then we still need another one to go with IT. If Lillard is 80% of a Rose that's still better than half the leagues starters.

 

[Dime Dropper]

Yeah, there's no need for Lillard. If you think Jimmer is a bust, it's still ludicrous to draft him with the current construction of the team. There would have to be multiple moves made. Just doesn't make sense.

 

[Bricklayer]

Because if Jimmer isnt going to make it as a PG then we still need another one to go with IT. If Lillard is 80% of a Rose that's still better than half the leagues starters.

Reke started at PG for 2 years, and he's still here. And with IT being 5'9" there is just no way you can pair another small guard wiht him for long stretches in the rotation. So yeah, be nice to have another PG, but you are talking a limited minute backup, not a high lottery pick. Ideal 3 guard rotation is a 1, a 2, and a 1/2. Well IT is a 1. Reke is a 1/2. What you normally complete that with is a 2.

 

[Section 101]

Reke started at PG for 2 years, and he's still here. And with IT being 5'9" there is just no way you can pair another small guard wiht him for long stretches in the rotation. So yeah, be nice to have another PG, but you are talking a limited minute backup, not a high lottery pick. Ideal 3 guard rotation is a 1, a 2, and a 1/2. Well IT is a 1. Reke is a 1/2. What you normally complete that with is a 2.

Lillard would be the starter with Evans.

 

[Section 101]

Yeah, there's no need for Lillard. If you think Jimmer is a bust, it's still ludicrous to draft him with the current construction of the team. There would have to be multiple moves made. Just doesn't make sense.

You don't worry about team construction with draft picks. You take the BPA and worry about the rest later.

 

[Glenn]

You don't worry about team construction with draft picks. You take the BPA and worry about the rest later.

Then let's quit discussing Lilliard.

 

[JMelho]

Trade makes no sense. This team is super young and adding more draft picks means nothing. If anything, someones development will be stunted by having to get sooo many minutes to guards. The only Blazer this team needs is Batum who is an upcoming FA. The Blazers would probably want Evans at SG since they need one and they can easily put Matthews at the SF spot as he is just a shooter.

 

[Anthony1]

Trade makes no sense. This team is super young and adding more draft picks means nothing.

I've seen this sentiment several times. The last thing the Kings need are younger players, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH... I'm not calling you out specifically JMelho, but I've heard it from a bunch of guys on this board. The thing that those of you with this sentiment fail to realize is that the Kings have very limited ways in which to get better. Sacramento is not the ideal landing spot for Free Agents. The only way the Kings are going to get SIGNIFICANTLY better, is to significantly improve our roster. The easiest way for the Kings to achieve this is via the draft. Hit a couple homeruns, early in the draft, and 3 years later you could have a team that is extremely dangerous.

(I already know what the naysayers are going to say...) "we already hit our homerun with Tyreke at No.4 overall and you want to trade him for some random guy at #6 overall". Well, my thinking with this, is that if we really truly hit a homerun with Reke, then why was he being bounced from PG to SF to SG ? Dude just doesn't fit, period. It's time for people to get over it. If we could land #6 overall for Reke, it would be a STEAL on our side of the equation. Of course, only if we parlay those back to back picks into two guys that, along with Cousins, IT and Thornton change our fortunes forever.... If we could bag Beal and Drummond, imagine this starting lineup after a couple of years of playing together:

PG - IT
SG - Beal
SF - free agent
PF or C = Drummond
PF or C = Cousins


IT, Beal, Drummond and Cousins would be key core pieces that would grow together over the next several years. F making the playoffs. I don't want to just BARELY make the playoffs. I want to win it all. We would need to improve our talent level by LEAPS AND BOUNDS to win it all. It's going to take some risky decisions.

MT could be 6th man of the year off the bench, or we trade him away for the SF that would work perfectly with our new young core. Yes, our team would be several years away from making any kind of run, but patience is the key. Resigning DeMarcus would be HUGE, but with the new CBA, I think it's going to be hard for Cuz to leave before his first max contract. And by the time that next contract is close to expiring, we should be winning the Pacific Division on a regular basis.

 

[Prince_XY]

PG - IT
SG - Beal
SF - free agent
PF or C = Drummond
PF or C = Cousins


IT, Beal, Drummond and Cousins would be key core pieces that would grow together over the next several years. F making the playoffs. I don't want to just BARELY make the playoffs. I want to win it all.

Your guards may be a little bit too short and defensively weak. IMO, this starting line-up may win it all at NBDL, but not in the NBA.

 

[Section 101]

Then let's quit discussing Lilliard.

Don't sleep on Lillard. He's got 2 main attributes going for him. He can shoot and he is a leader.

 

[roasthawg]

Don't sleep on Lillard. He's got 2 main attributes going for him. He can shoot and he is a leader.

He might become a very good player... just not as a King. There's another guy in this draft who's game I love... Kendall Marshall. But I don't mention him because I realize there's next to zero chance the Kings are gonna select a pg in this draft.