Will Peja Stojakovic Be a King Next Year?

[SacKings384]

I don't think anyone has mentioned that Peja is shooting a career high in three point percentage at 44%. Everyone talks abouit his awful shooting yet he is shooting career highs? Granted his FG% is something to be desired. But the amount of space he opens by him just being on the floor is ridiculous. Throw a guy that can't shoot threes into the Three spot and we have one shooter (Bibby) and a huge clog in the lane... Now he may be soft and I would love to see him grab some more rebounds. But I SURE as hell would rather have him here than anyone else you can get for his salary. Not only that I SURE AS HELL want him more than someone that says "If I go out West after my contract is up I'm leaving"

 

[Kings2805]

I have did a trade check between indiana and sacramento that would benefit both teams in terms of salary cap, and style of play. Here is the breakdown tell me what you think!

Outgoing

Brian Skinner
6-9 PF from Baylor
2.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.4 apg in 9.7 minutes

Corliss Williamson
6-7 SF from Arkansas
2.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.2 apg in 7.7 minutes

Peja Stojakovic
6-10 SF from Yugoslavia
18.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.2 apg in 37.4 minutes
Incoming

Scot Pollard
6-11 C from Kansas
3.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.0 apg in 13.8 minutes

Ron Artest
6-7 SF from St. John's
19.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.2 apg in 37.8 minutes

Austin Croshere
6-10 PF from Providence
8.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.0 apg in 27.1 minutes
Change in team outlook: +8.1 ppg, +8.0 rpg, and +0.4 apg.

Indiana Trade Breakdown
Outgoing

Scot Pollard
6-11 C from Kansas
3.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.0 apg in 13.8 minutes

Ron Artest
6-7 SF from St. John's
19.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.2 apg in 37.8 minutes

Austin Croshere
6-10 PF from Providence
8.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.0 apg in 27.1 minutes
Incoming

Brian Skinner
6-9 PF from Baylor
2.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.4 apg in 9.7 minutes

Corliss Williamson
6-7 SF from Arkansas
2.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.2 apg in 7.7 minutes

Peja Stojakovic
6-10 SF from Yugoslavia
18.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.2 apg in 37.4 minutes
Change in team outlook: -8.1 ppg, -8.0 rpg, and -0.4 apg.


Successful Scenario
Due to Sacramento and Indiana being over the cap, the 25% trade rule is invoked. Sacramento and Indiana had to be no more than 125% plus $100,000 of the salary given out for the trade to be accepted, which did happen here. This trade satisfies the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Trade ID
Every trade made by fans is allocated a unique Trade ID which you can share with friends and fellow basketball fans to allow them to see your trade scenario. The Trade ID for this scenario is 2716943.

Indiana gets peja who is an expiring contract, who they could choose to resign, and the Kings get back fan favorite scott pollard who's contract expires after this season. Corliss and Skinner are 2 yrs contracts, as are Crosher and Artest. Corliss and Skinner are ideal for the style of play of Indiana, and Pollard, Crosher, and Artest would be very well suited in our style of play. Corliss and SKinner would equal production if they are getting the same minutes, so it looks lopsided right now, but it would even out over the long run.

 

[SkinnerBox]

I don't think anyone has mentioned that Peja is shooting a career high in three point percentage at 44%. Everyone talks abouit his awful shooting yet he is shooting career highs? Granted his FG% is something to be desired. But the amount of space he opens by him just being on the floor is ridiculous. Throw a guy that can't shoot threes into the Three spot and we have one shooter (Bibby) and a huge clog in the lane... Now he may be soft and I would love to see him grab some more rebounds. But I SURE as hell would rather have him here than anyone else you can get for his salary. Not only that I SURE AS HELL want him more than someone that says "If I go out West after my contract is up I'm leaving"

I agree, Peja is a lot more valuable than you people give him credit for. All this "Peja is soft, lets get him the hell out of here" talk reminds me a little to much of the "Webber is all washed up, get him the hell out of here" talk. As soon as he goes to Chicago and starts lighting up the arc (as he pretty much does here), and we're stuck with a toxic locker room, you'll be seeing a lot of "We miss you, Peja" signs all over Arco.

 

[Bibby_Is_Clutch]

Peja's gone... but we will get something for him.

 

[Warhawk]

If the starters continue to play decent ball, I would much rather see Peja stay than go. But we have to do something about the bench...

Agreed.

I think if he hasn't signed a contract extension by the trade deadline he's outta here for the best deal we could get in return.

I'm really, really hoping it's reasonable if we are keeping him and he's grossly overpaid if it is a S&T.

The bench needs help now.

 

[Padrino]

I agree, Peja is a lot more valuable than you people give him credit for. All this "Peja is soft, lets get him the hell out of here" talk reminds me a little to much of the "Webber is all washed up, get him the hell out of here" talk. As soon as he goes to Chicago and starts lighting up the arc (as he pretty much does here), and we're stuck with a toxic locker room, you'll be seeing a lot of "We miss you, Peja" signs all over Arco.

not from me. had petrie constructed a kings team with defensive bigs, then i wouldn't mind peja staying. but, alas, the closest thing we have to a defensive big is brian skinner, a no-minutes bencher. in a starting five that's built to score, peja is easily the most expendable, and without a doubt, the most tradeable. we've won games without peja this season. we might have zero wins without the services of bonzi wells, for example. either way, this kings team may be starting to "gel" and they may not. maybe they will continue to be consistently inconsistent. or maybe they'll build some [offensive] consistency. the point is, this kings team is going nowhere built as it is. bonzi wells was a great start, and SAR, for his price, was also a nice move. now petrie needs to continue to finish the job rebuilding this team. we need some size. we need some youth. more importantly, we need some defense. this isn't a peja hater type thing. its a situation of necessity. maybe peja for artest is a good trade, and maybe not. but you've gotta start somewhere, and i say start with peja.

 

[Warhawk]

not from me. had petrie constructed a kings team with defensive bigs, then i wouldn't mind peja staying. but, alas, the closest thing we have to a defensive big is brian skinner, a no-minutes bencher. in a starting five that's built to score, peja is easily the most expendable, and without a doubt, the most tradeable. we've won games without peja this season.

See, now my solution would be to try to get a defensive big if we can re-sign peja to a reasonable deal. That would help solve several problems.

 

[Venom]

Forgive me, but do you still have that post (about Wade)? I thought Wade would be good out of Marquette and I knew that Bulls loved him, but I don't know that anybody (including Riley) knew exactly how good (Jordanesque) he would be.

As for Pedja in Chicago: You will love this - they (Bulls fans and radio hosts on post game show) are perfectly happy with Songaila being soft as mush, because he makes his mid-range shots. They would positively slobber over Pedja's shooting on most nights. Especially since it is hardworking team with big guy's (Chandler) only job on offence being giving up his body for the shooter. In Chicago, it is not a bad thing to be soft as Charmin as long as you make your shots at the clip above .400. It's a treat. Having said that, Heinrich and Duhon are leaders of this team and Pedja would never be brought in for leadership (Good God!).

Anyone that you sign to a max deal is expected to add some leadership. Honestly, I don't think Peja would fare that well in a large media market unless there was a clear alpha dog already in place. He would need a Shaq or Lebron to protect him.

 

[Bodiroga4C]

peja might be traded by the end of this weekend

 

[SkinnerBox]

not from me. had petrie constructed a kings team with defensive bigs, then i wouldn't mind peja staying. but, alas, the closest thing we have to a defensive big is brian skinner, a no-minutes bencher. in a starting five that's built to score, peja is easily the most expendable, and without a doubt, the most tradeable. we've won games without peja this season. we might have zero wins without the services of bonzi wells, for example. either way, this kings team may be starting to "gel" and they may not. maybe they will continue to be consistently inconsistent. or maybe they'll build some [offensive] consistency. the point is, this kings team is going nowhere built as it is. bonzi wells was a great start, and SAR, for his price, was also a nice move. now petrie needs to continue to finish the job rebuilding this team. we need some size. we need some youth. more importantly, we need some defense. this isn't a peja hater type thing. its a situation of necessity. maybe peja for artest is a good trade, and maybe not. but you've gotta start somewhere, and i say start with peja.

Well said, I might agree with you here, just not about a trade for artest.

 

[Bodiroga4C]

i think bulls are really interested in peja so i think thats a greater chance than for artest

 

[bozzwell]

Anyone that you sign to a max deal is expected to add some leadership. Honestly, I don't think Peja would fare that well in a large media market unless there was a clear alpha dog already in place. He would need a Shaq or Lebron to protect him.

Ah, I see. If they offer him the max they're idiots. If Pedja asks for the max and gets it, he will be chewed out for the rest of his career no matter what market he's in.

 

[Bodiroga4C]

bozzwell...u are crazy man...

I reallythink that Peja would help the bulls a lot with his shooting....maybe a change of scenery for him wouldnt be bad at all

 

[bozzwell]

bozzwell...u are crazy man...

I reallythink that Peja would help the bulls a lot with his shooting....maybe a change of scenery for him wouldnt be bad at all

I pretty much said in anotehr thread that Pedja is perfect for the Bulls. Absolutely perfect:

- They are desperate for what Pedja has (catch and shoot)
- They have in abundance what Pedja lacks (hustle)

But still don't see why would they give anything up for Pedja now, when they can work on it in the off season (they too are not going anywhere this year). And paying Pedja max would be bad for them AND for Pedja who is not really good with dealing with that kind of pressure.

 

[Bodiroga4C]

I AGREE that peja is not good in pressure situations...but Bulls need him right now to pick up their offense

 

[Rowdyone]

I think we need to consider that if Peja is not resigned by us and becomes a FA next summer he will be the biggest catch out there and there will be a real feeding frenzy. He'll get his max contract and we'll be SOL. Trading one of the core three before the deadline is mandatory, we cannot afford another max contract. We have holes all over the place...bench, team speed, athleticism, rebounding, shot blocking, defense. So the question becomes which of our core will bring us the most without giving up more than we're getting. Should we trade two or, even, all three? Our biggest need, as I see it is a frontcourt big man that can shotblock and seal off the rim where we're getting killed. If he can rebound and play good defense, so much the better. It allows us to keep El Matador/Mike Bibby who I love on offense but just kills us on defense. And Peja is the most likely one to be traded because he can command the most in return for what we're losing. Anything beyond that is pure GP science. But Artest will not give us what our team needs the most, not without other changes. So Peja for a bigman is critical at this jucture.