will landry be moved by the deadline?

[Big Cuz 15]

theres alot of back and forth going on with carl and he stated recently he wouldn't mind staying in sac. what is the likelihood of him sticking around after the deadline?

i hope someone is willing to give us a 1st round pick for the guy and let him play out the rest of the year on another team. he's a nice spark plug to have off the bench but we have so many big bodies right now that imo he's expendable.

 

[Sptsjunkie]

I can definitively say the answer is Maybe.

 

[NoBonus]

I can definitively say the answer is Maybe.

I can back that up 100%.

 

[NoBonus]

theres alot of back and forth going on with carl and he stated recently he wouldn't mind staying in sac. what is the likelihood of him sticking around after the deadline?

i hope someone is willing to give us a 1st round pick for the guy and let him play out the rest of the year on another team. he's a nice spark plug to have off the bench but we have so many big bodies right now that imo he's expendable.

I think what is interesting, is as much as Carl may disagree with stuff or whatever, the Kings are committed to big spending this offseason; If I were going to be a free-agent this offseason, I would want the Kings to believe I would be happy to sign with them.

 

[bajaden]

I think the only way he's moved is if its for cash and draft picks. Apparently the Kings are set on not taking on any salary until the new CBA is in place. Unless they can score a deal on a young cheap player like a Jeff Teague, etc. I'm sure they'll try to do something. It would be a bad PR move to ultimately get nothing for Kevin Martin. Of course if they pull the right levers in the offseason, the fans will quickly wonder, Kevin who?

 

[beb0p]

Hard to say, but personally I want to see him moved simply because I don't think he's coming back. Don't let him walk away for nothing considering what the Kings gave up to get him.

 

[ParniValjak]

OK so rumour has it that Rockets are trying to trade away Brooks and given our insane fascination with him, I can see a deadline trade where we Trade Landry for Brooks.

Not sure its a great idea but given how much we love Brooks (still think he would be an awful fit with Reke) I could see us pulling off this trade or some similar to it.

 

[Section 101]

Landry for Brooks + cash

second deal Dalembert for Yao + #1 pick and cash. Yao's contract is being paid by insurance.

 

[ParniValjak]

I'd like to keep Dalembert thanks!

We need a defenisve, shot-blocking interior anchor and he is probably as good as any.

 

[Section 101]

I'd like to keep Dalembert thanks!

We need a defenisve, shot-blocking interior anchor and he is probably as good as any.

Then we can re sign him as a free agent if nobody else is out there. Or maybe a miracle happens and Yao is fully healthy and we resign him.

 

[Dr. Spaceman]

Then we can re sign him as a free agent if nobody else is out there. Or maybe a miracle happens and Yao is fully healthy and we resign him.

If I had a choice between Sam Dalembert and a mid-round pick + the hope that Yao becomes healthy again, I'd take Dalembert any day of the week. Pass on that deal.

 

[bajaden]

If I had a choice between Sam Dalembert and a mid-round pick + the hope that Yao becomes healthy again, I'd take Dalembert any day of the week. Pass on that deal.

I'd love to have Dalembert back. But remember, whether he finishes the year with us, or someone else, we still have to compete with the rest of the center starved league for his services at years end. The only exclusion being if we let him end the year with us and keep his Bird rights. Which I doubt will happen since keeping his Bird rights means a 20 million dollar cap hold against our cap.

 

[PacMan]

If I had a choice between Sam Dalembert and a mid-round pick + the hope that Yao becomes healthy again, I'd take Dalembert any day of the week. Pass on that deal.

I'd take the deal with Yao. At least with Yao we'll gain some fans and it'll be a good marketing to rally around him and Casspi.

 

[Section 101]

I'd love to have Dalembert back. But remember, whether he finishes the year with us, or someone else, we still have to compete with the rest of the center starved league for his services at years end. The only exclusion being if we let him end the year with us and keep his Bird rights. Which I doubt will happen since keeping his Bird rights means a 20 million dollar cap hold against our cap.

If there is any advantage to the current team with something like bird rights in the new CBA.

 

[bajaden]

If there is any advantage to the current team with something like bird rights in the new CBA.

Yeah, were sort of shooting blind right now. I posted a series of articles in the NBA fourm, all by the same author. Interesting reading if your into that sort of thing. Its a long read though, and would probably bore anyone with a short attention span.

 

[gunks]

I'm hoping we trade him to a playoff caliber team for a late first, which we will then use to nab a good roleplayer like Faried.

 

[kingsboi]

At first I thought so, now...well I'm not so sure but there still is some time left.

 

[Section 101]

Yeah, were sort of shooting blind right now. I posted a series of articles in the NBA fourm, all by the same author. Interesting reading if your into that sort of thing. Its a long read though, and would probably bore anyone with a short attention span.

I skimmed it. What I came out of it for an idea was bird rights only apply to players you draft. They dont transfer with trades. That would clean up alot of the problems and help teams keep players they draft.

 

[bajaden]

I skimmed it. What I came out of it for an idea was bird rights only apply to players you draft. They dont transfer with trades. That would clean up alot of the problems and help teams keep players they draft.

I also think the idea of only being able to use the Bird rights on one player at any given time. Which would mean that that teams like the Lakers with a lot of money to spend would have to choose between players like Kobe or Gasol if the team is over the cap. It would in fact, spread the wealth around to the rest of the league. It would also mean teams would always have to have an eye on the future. Such as the Kings with both Cousins and Evans if you don't want to lose one of them.

 

[JoMama]

Landry is expendable. He can't play the 3 and is too small for the 4. He's an off-the-bench guy and a good one. No way he commands big bucks. Get rid of him before the trade deadline. Also, do not resign Dalembert. He has limited skills, is slow, has no hands and takes too many games off. He can block shots and is an average rebounder. The only reason he's putting out energy this season is for his next contract.

 

[mac]

Landry is expendable. He can't play the 3 and is too small for the 4. He's an off-the-bench guy and a good one. No way he commands big bucks. Get rid of him before the trade deadline. Also, do not resign Dalembert. He has limited skills, is slow, has no hands and takes too many games off. He can block shots and is an average rebounder. The only reason he's putting out energy this season is for his next contract.

Could you give me an honest answer. Do you watch the games?

 

[Bricklayer]

Also, do not resign Dalembert. He has limited skills, is slow, has no hands and takes too many games off. He can block shots and is an average rebounder. The only reason he's putting out energy this season is for his next contract.

Now this is just silly. I thought we'd got beyond that sort of nonsense with Daly. How people could have missed he was one of the best per minute rebounders and shotblockers in the league for the past 8 years I never understood. But after seeing it on full display for months now, after seeing his shutdown ability against some of the league's elite bigs, and after seeing him display far more offensive talent than anybody knew he had, coming up with rhetoric about how slow he is, how average he as a rebounder etc. is just ridiculous.

 

[roasthawg]

Now this is just silly. I thought we'd got beyond that sort of nonsense with Daly. How people could have missed he was one of the best per minute rebounders and shotblockers in the league for the past 8 years I never understood. But after seeing it on full display for months now, after seeing his shutdown ability against some of the league's elite bigs, and after seeing him display far more offensive talent than anybody knew he had, coming up with rhetoric about how slow he is, how average he as a rebounder etc. is just ridiculous.

Agreed, Dally's a beast. He might be simply playing out of his mind right now but either way he's a guy we have to try to lockup longterm imo.

 

[Section 101]

Agreed, Dally's a beast. He might be simply playing out of his mind right now but either way he's a guy we have to try to lockup longterm imo.

That would be a huge mistake. He is not a big money long term guy at his age.

 

[Big Cuz 15]

That would be a huge mistake. He is not a big money long term guy at his age.

agreed.

 

[sidney]

That would be a huge mistake. He is not a big money long term guy at his age.

We're one of the top rebounding teams in the league now and Dalembert is a big reason why. There is no question he is extremely valuable if we plan on winning - it just depends on how much it will require to keep him. Under the current CBA he's worth 7-8m year easy. More than that and we'd have to think harder about it but depending on years it still may be worth it.

His age is fine. He'll be solid for the next 3-4 years at least and has proven he can stay healthy. He isn't Chauncey Billups or Steve Nash old.

 

[LPKingsFan]

Yeah, I'd offer Dalembert 3 years/$20-25 million easily.

 

[captain bill]

That would be a huge mistake. He is not a big money long term guy at his age.

"Long term" does not mean "big money." Dalembert has been one of the brightest spots for this team all year. Even if we have to overpay him a little bit, it would be a bigger mistake to let him go. His presence also takes a lot off of Cousins, who would probably have a rougher time without Dalembert around (ESPECIALLY if Landry goes as well).

 

[vikinginferno]

As long as Dally realizes that he should not be trying to do guard moves, turnaround contested jump shots, and that his shot is an open jump shot to around 15 feet, then he is an extremely valuable piece on this team.

 

[hiero]

Yeah, I'd offer Dalembert 3 years/$20-25 million easily.

dalembert has been a miracle for us defensively hes the dominant interior shotblocking rebounding presence we've all dreamed of for years and he has been on fire the past two months. the main reason we've become a good rebounding team and a big reason we've had a shot to win some games and won some. we need to keep him for 3-4 years we'd be crazy to let him go. carl landry and jt I wouldn't mind trading and next year whiteside can fill in