[News] Zach Lavine breaks hand. Out for the year
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Only the real ones know who the tank commanders on the Kings are.
Not only does he suck he joins Ralph Sampson in bankrupting contract on IR.
ShastaKingsFan
Hall of Famer
Probably punched a wall, after he found he wasn't going to be moved at the dead-line. BJ Armstrong probably did as well
LoungeLizard
Starter
Oh no. That’s terrible.
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
#EmbraceTheTank
Padrino
All-Star
While this is very likely the truth of the matter, I think anything that keeps Devin Carter heavily in the rotation is a net positive at this stage of the season.
GWD
Bench
Perry seemed to want to throw Carter in to sweeten several proposed trades. That questions whether Carter is part of the future Kings or is he being showcased to develop a lucrative trade option?
With so little time and effort spent grooming him before the trade deadline, it is apparent that long his term status is unlikely to be part of a Kings' rebuild. The rub is that his contract and current skill level will not make him a highly desirable trade option for other teams. The Kings aggressiveness to acquire point guards in trades and the draft will tell the tale.
With so little time and effort spent grooming him before the trade deadline, it is apparent that long his term status is unlikely to be part of a Kings' rebuild. The rub is that his contract and current skill level will not make him a highly desirable trade option for other teams. The Kings aggressiveness to acquire point guards in trades and the draft will tell the tale.
While this is very likely the truth of the matter, I think anything that keeps Devin Carter heavily in the rotation is a net positive at this stage of the season.
TaxMan
Starter
Outside of having an obviously overstated paycheck, I’m not sure I totally understand the huge hate for Zach. Agree he’s an empty stats, no defense former all star that doesn’t seem to exude a lot of hustle, but I never got the impression he was a bad guy or teammate (maybe I missed something as I haven’t been following as closely as usual this year.) Hopefully he heals up, gets off to a hot start next year and we can u load him for something of value as a huge expiring contract.
Srzly
Bench
I don’t know either as none of this is his fault but I have noticed on multiple occasions that when he has gone to the ground basically no one on the team goes to help him up.
One time was glaringly obvious that he was waiting for someone to help him up as it was heading into a break and after like 5-10 seconds of sitting on the ground, Max had got up off the bench to run to the other side of the court to help him up. It was just weird.
Pair that with those comments about how he could score a bunch every night if his team would pass him the damn ball… seems like maybe he hasn’t been a good fit in any regard.
ockingsfan
Starter
Eh, never got the impression he was Russ in terms of professionalism or locker room presence
Earlier in the season took many games off for an injury than magically appeared for the Bucks game, the one team that wanted him
Constantly questioning the team and Doug outright in the media
Questioning his role or blaming his role in the media than his own play..
And even this is a potentially minor enough injury not to sideline him that the org and he seems happy to end his season
GWD
Bench
It appears from reactions and play that Westbrook, LaVine, and to a lesser extent, DeRozan, are playing for themselves rather than for the team. It is not unexpected given the age and experience that they have. Additionally, they likely know that their time with the Kings is very limited and soon they will be moving on to another team.
That doesn't mean they are dogging it on court but rather they are playing hard and trying to score (most of the time) to preserve their reputations. What they do on the Kings will likely affect their contracts and future in the NBA, and they are well aware of it..
I personally wouldn’t have them on the same level
The young guys in the media often praise Russ for his influence. No one would ever question his effort, and it’s not iso-me like Demar’s necessarily. And he was the one vet NOT in the trade mill come the deadline. I think he could possibly have a role with the team going forward, maybe as a player/assistant type
Demar has a personality that lends itself to going all out on the court when the whistle sounds, even if it’s an iso type game. His love for the game won’t lend itself to dogging it or taking games off. Though his commitment to the team isn’t there, as he’s repeatedly made known (which he really can’t be blamed for), he wants to be “playing for something” at this stage of his career, so he was in trade rumors and probably wasn’t moved for lack of demand
Zach is on a different level for me, on the court and in the locker room, from the senses I get