Kings select for the 8th pick - Nik Stauskas
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I am very stoked about this pick. Had posted that he is underrated and would turn out to be a better pro than Smart, Gordon, or Vonleh.
He was THE guy outside of the big three that I wanted the Kings to draft. When the Kings and I are in agreement, things usually turns out well (the other times being the Cousins pick).
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He was THE guy outside of the big three that I wanted the Kings to draft. When the Kings and I are in agreement, things usually turns out well (the other times being the Cousins pick).
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The last time we passed on a guy that was consensus BPA with the skillset that fit our needs to take a shooter/scorer was when we passed on Kawhi and grabbed Jimmer.
Even if Nick turns into a great player, where does that take us? We still have this huge problem with who to put next to DMC. Since he isn't a strong inside presence defensively but a beast offensively in the post, you need a guy who can defend the faster big, space the floor, and block shots. The only guys in the league that can do that are Ibaka and Bosh. Maybe Henson. It's an incredibly rare skillset. Vonleh could be that guy. And we passed on him to take a guy who plays the same position as Ben Mclemore, whom the front office called "their guy" last draft.
Even if Nick turns into a great player, where does that take us? We still have this huge problem with who to put next to DMC. Since he isn't a strong inside presence defensively but a beast offensively in the post, you need a guy who can defend the faster big, space the floor, and block shots. The only guys in the league that can do that are Ibaka and Bosh. Maybe Henson. It's an incredibly rare skillset. Vonleh could be that guy. And we passed on him to take a guy who plays the same position as Ben Mclemore, whom the front office called "their guy" last draft.
Bosh ain't no shotblocker.
And neither is Vonleh. I don't know where people decided this guy was a defensive dynamo.
And neither is Vonleh. I don't know where people decided this guy was a defensive dynamo.
I liked Vonleh's skill set but he's more in the David West "I'm bad at defense but still useful" mold.
Bosh ain't no shotblocker.
And neither is Vonleh. I don't know where people decided this guy was a defensive dynamo.
And neither is Vonleh. I don't know where people decided this guy was a defensive dynamo.
Notice I said Vonleh COULD be. He has the mobility, the athleticism, the length, and the ability to space the floor. If he pans out, you can always scoop up shooters for your run. If Nick pans out great, where are you getting the defensive length along with the offensive spacing that DMC needs?
I really like the pick, as in Stauskas, but I don't like how things are right now. Right now, I just don't see how the pieces fit. When we picked Nick Stauskas, I was like, oh ok, this means we're trading Ben. But then I see the comments by the coach on how they plan on playing Ben and Stauskas together at times?
Obviously, I'm just being impatient, but I hope to god there will be more moves soon. I think Ben should be moved, first of all, in order to fill a position of need. I have no doubt that he will be a good player down the line, but if the plan is to win now, which it should be since Cousin's contract it slowly dwindling, he needs to go.
Judging by those Ben/Stauskas comments, I think what the front office has in mind is signing a mediocre point guard, like Livingston. Livingston is a good player but I just can't see a backcourt of him and Stauskas taking us very far. Bledsoe? He will get close to the max and I just don't think we can afford that this year.
And there is still the issue of getting a shotblocker. The JT/Williams or Landry trade for Smith really isn't that terrible since we aren't giving up much. I think I would prefer someone lankier though, like Henson, since Smith's production has been going way down for a while now. Again, we've needed this for so long. It really isn't that hard.
In order to take the next step, which means acquiring players that aren't good, but great, we need to ship off someone of value. We only have one of those on the team and that is Ben.
Time is running out and I hope Gerbil understands this. Hopefully he fixes this but I have my doubts. I really don't want to downgrade his name to rodent. He went from PDA to Gerbil for me today.
Obviously, I'm just being impatient, but I hope to god there will be more moves soon. I think Ben should be moved, first of all, in order to fill a position of need. I have no doubt that he will be a good player down the line, but if the plan is to win now, which it should be since Cousin's contract it slowly dwindling, he needs to go.
Judging by those Ben/Stauskas comments, I think what the front office has in mind is signing a mediocre point guard, like Livingston. Livingston is a good player but I just can't see a backcourt of him and Stauskas taking us very far. Bledsoe? He will get close to the max and I just don't think we can afford that this year.
And there is still the issue of getting a shotblocker. The JT/Williams or Landry trade for Smith really isn't that terrible since we aren't giving up much. I think I would prefer someone lankier though, like Henson, since Smith's production has been going way down for a while now. Again, we've needed this for so long. It really isn't that hard.
In order to take the next step, which means acquiring players that aren't good, but great, we need to ship off someone of value. We only have one of those on the team and that is Ben.
Time is running out and I hope Gerbil understands this. Hopefully he fixes this but I have my doubts. I really don't want to downgrade his name to rodent. He went from PDA to Gerbil for me today.
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I just don't get the whole skipping on Noah Vonleh thing.
Not just the Kings but a lot of teams skipped on him and everyone saw him going #5 after Exum. Really surprising draft in some ways but at the same time not really. The kings pick was probably the most surprising in the top 10 which is sad.
Cousins
Vonleh
Gay
Ben Mac
PG
Could have looked nice on paper and a great fit next to Cousins who can spread the floor with his shot and can pass well with great NBA IQ. I don't get it.
Just mind-boggled.
They're on this Klay Thompson hype for some odd reason. PDA has a boner for him.
Not just the Kings but a lot of teams skipped on him and everyone saw him going #5 after Exum. Really surprising draft in some ways but at the same time not really. The kings pick was probably the most surprising in the top 10 which is sad.
Cousins
Vonleh
Gay
Ben Mac
PG
Could have looked nice on paper and a great fit next to Cousins who can spread the floor with his shot and can pass well with great NBA IQ. I don't get it.
Just mind-boggled.
They're on this Klay Thompson hype for some odd reason. PDA has a boner for him.
