Tobiou
Prospect
10 yr vet minimum is about 3.5 million. That seems fair for Lyles (drafted 2015)
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iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Well if Maxine is Lauri Lite and Nique is JDub JR we will be pretty good next year 
PurpleHaze
All-Star
I might be willing to go up to 5 million for VERY important reason. Lyles arguably only current player on the Kings proven enforcer. Every NBA team needs at least ONE tough hombre who won't back down when needed. Especially true with Kings "soft" reputation.
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Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
He apparently wanted to be an astrophysicist until basketball wound up becoming a viable path forward for him
sactowndog
All-Star
Okay well that cements him having a roster spot. Pretty bold move for a 2nd rounder. On the other hand we don’t have much else.
Must be nice to be that smart and talented.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
And he fits the 6 foot requirement for all the ladies out there.
Nice contract for us.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
And on top of all of that he’s French.
Section 101
All-Star
I have a feeling this maybe the steal of the draft. For a guy that's only been playing for 5 years he doesn't have that tenative thinking about what to do look. His game has flow from the video's I've seen.
Also, he was a swimmer so his body and legs haven't taken a beating running on the court. Swimmers also have great cardio.
Also, he was a swimmer so his body and legs haven't taken a beating running on the court. Swimmers also have great cardio.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
What if he is a better scoring Mo Wagner
TaxMan
Starter
Outside of this one lone episode where Trey flipped out, I wouldn’t really think of him as an “enforcer”. I mean in general he’s a book loving nice guy.
BuddyBuckets
G-League
I really don't want to play Eubanks/Lyles over Jones/Maxime. I don't think those players are better, I thought Jones earned every minute last year and more. If we don't add any real names, I really hope those 2 are getting burn day 1.
The bench is soo much more exciting than the starting lineup to me.
Carter/Monk - Keon - Nique - Jones - Maxime
I really want to see that group of 5 just give energy and hustle.
The bench is soo much more exciting than the starting lineup to me.
Carter/Monk - Keon - Nique - Jones - Maxime
I really want to see that group of 5 just give energy and hustle.
Jdbraver137
Bench
Lyles is definetly better than the others
At that pick range anyone that is a plus on the field for only 5 minutes is a steal.
King Baller
All-Star
I think I heard something about the Stanford Coaches were telling Maxime to avoid blocking shots. He was too important for his scoring to sit with foul trouble. Bot towards the end of the season they unleashed him and his BPG went way up.
Has anyone else heard this and can you provide stats?
coolhandluke
Starter
See post #58 in this very thread.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
He also said Stanford’s offense was inspired by the Kings sets from a couple years ago
coolhandluke
Starter
Dude looks so put together. What 22-year talks about balance in life? Another high character pick by Phil Jabour and team.
CVKingsfan
Bench
TaxMan
Starter
Totally agree with this sentiment, and is an example of someone I would want my kids to emulate; however, I think the question is whether he has enough of a nasty streak in him, or if he'll get pushed around in the NBA. I preface, I know nothing about college basketball anymore, but physicality seemed to be the knock against him in college. Will be very interesting to see how he competes in summer league.
