The Thriller
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Kings have a solid young core too. I don’t know if they have the coaching to match. But as far as talent goes, if the Kings figure things out they’re going to be another player in the west.
You're the GM this offseason. What do you do?
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Kings have a solid young core too. I don’t know if they have the coaching to match. But as far as talent goes, if the Kings figure things out they’re going to be another player in the west.
Keefe
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Yep and they’ve figured out shooting matters. Hield, BJelly, Barnes, Bog, an improving Fox.
homeytennis
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Let's go get Aussies. Patty Mills, Delly, Ben Simmons, Jonah Bolden, Arron Baynes, Thon Maker, Andrew Bogut, Brock Motum, Issac Humphries. This will keep Jingles and Dante company and provide Rudy and Spidey help. Plus the barbeques will be fun.
Keefe
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I honestly shouldn’t dismiss the Mavs either. It’s a star’s league and if they get one star...with Doncic...and Carlisle.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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I don’t know, Hardens style from this last year might make max players think twice about playing in Houston. I could be wrong though. I don’t know.
Ineptimusprime
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Yep. The time is now. At the very latest, the time is the upcoming trade deadline.
No major moves this summer or by the upcoming trade deadline = we treadmill ****ed and probably lose Rudy and Donny soon.
Management needs to be extremely aggressive, but I’m worried the good will be the enemy of the great and an overly conservative approach will win out again (refusing to include Exum in the Conley deal and already talking about keeping Fav...GTFO).
homeytennis
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I tend to agree about mgt being conservative. Can't upset the business model.
LoPo
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I would definitely take a chance on Josh Jackson. Maybe TJ Warren too. During the draft, I would trade Korver and #23 for Jackson and #32. It's worth the gamble. I know Igor was the coach last year but that roster and franchise is a mess. I think with better support around Jackson, and a better leader than Booker, maybe he could reach is potential which is still really high.
Financially, this isn't that bad for us:
Korver is $7.5 if kept and $3.44 if waived. #23 has a salary of $1.89. So waived Korver plus #23 is still $5.4 million vs Jackson's 2019-20 salary of $7 million. Picking up Jackson really doesn't sacrifice any big time summer targets.
We could select somebody with #32 or maybe even trade it for a very late 1st rounder in a future draft or for multiple future 2nd rounders or select a player we might have liked at #23 (Carsen Edwards, Admiral Schofield, etc.).
Does Porzingis not qualify? They are him being healthy ENOUGH from being a serious threat.
Dead on.
They don’t and won’t have money.
Keefe
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Overrated. As of now at least. It if he takes to coaching, he of course could be.
Imagine if they signed Kemba and were able to get Deandre back.
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I don’t think the FO has any interest in him. I mean, interest like, hey, we’ll take him for a second rounder, but not interest in the sense of “we think this guy helps us.” They’ve already staked their opinion on him (twice) — that he’s not worth a first round pick. And if you don’t value someone enough to think they’re worth a first round pick, I don’t think you really value them at all, other than, best case scenario, seeing them as a decent accessory.
Now they could just sing him though without having to give up any assets. Favors is probably the better overall player but I still think Mirotic would be a much better fit, I'm guessing the FO probably doesn't agree. I'd also take him as a 6th man off the bench over Crowder.
