Come on, you cant think any rookie not in the lottery will actually be better in the next year than grant is now (possible that no one in the draft could be as good next year as grant is now). You also hold bird rights to barnes and can still bring him back over your cap, and the actual luxury tax threshold is far higher than the soft cap so you would still be in reasonable financial position by adding a a big ticket player and bringing Barnes/lyles. I think this will be positioning Sac town for a swing for the fences big move in free agency and trade market.
Kings trade Richaun Holmes and 24th overall pick to Mavericks for ????
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Because Prosper wasn't that great in college. Not to mention he moved schools, so you might have to find a scheme that works for him (which might not be our scheme). Not saying it's a huge red flag or anything, but usually when you see someone moving schools their stats get much better. So what if our offense is different than the one Prosper can play well in?
Im also not high on Middleton given what he did last year, but, you cant discount his injuries which time may also have healed. Im hoping that Kings go for OG/Siakam/Grant/Middleton in that order and still find the money to bring back HB and possibly Lyles (though with Sasha possibly coming, im not sure where that leaves lyles).
If your worried about defense, there are several wing players available that are better defenders than Prosper IMO. Don't know if all of them will be there at 38, but some will. BTW, defense was the calling card that got Grant playing time in the NBA. It kept him on the court until his offense came around.
FWIW, I love the move. The harder part lies ahead – landing a player w/that additional cap space who’ll help the Kings take another big step forward, but that’s what they need. They took a huge step forward last year but, IMO, they are not a championship contending team. Maybe Keegs develops into that next-step-third-star guy, but why rely on that hope alone?
What did they give up? A beloved but ill-fitting piece in Richaun who got no run and a rookie at #24 who’d be unlikely to help any time soon, if ever. Monte’s looking to take another bold step toward real championship contender status, has created some space to do that without giving up any assets that would have helped on the floor – and I, for one, am here for it.
(I will say, though, that Jerami Grant doesn’t do it for me, but we’ll see what we see!)
What did they give up? A beloved but ill-fitting piece in Richaun who got no run and a rookie at #24 who’d be unlikely to help any time soon, if ever. Monte’s looking to take another bold step toward real championship contender status, has created some space to do that without giving up any assets that would have helped on the floor – and I, for one, am here for it.
(I will say, though, that Jerami Grant doesn’t do it for me, but we’ll see what we see!)
I get that you are looking long term, but the window for Fox/Ox led Kings is now... You need to surround them with talent that is ready ti compete for the next 2-3 years. I dont see this team getti g better beyond that time frame without major changes and i suspect the game will pass this team by without a major upgrade now... The moment is now for the swing.
Me too I'm not really high on any of these free agents except maybe Josh Hart but I don't think he's leaving under any circumstances.
At the same time wtf do I know maybe there's something creative that I don't know about that can be done with that cap space.
Monte does deserve at least some benefit of doubt right now we were trash and he really helped turn the team around.
At the same time wtf do I know maybe there's something creative that I don't know about that can be done with that cap space.
Monte does deserve at least some benefit of doubt right now we were trash and he really helped turn the team around.
