I don't expect trades this window and I don't also think King can acquire a superstar by trading some rotation players. If you want superstar you probably need to give away Fox or Sabonis. I don't think other teams are stupid to trade their assets and take just picks and some players of the second or third team.
A lot people take the stance that the Kings should wait for the perfect opportunity to make a deal for the player that checks all their boxes (long, athletic, strong defender, 3 point shooter, and good teammate), but don’t account for what comes with that. 1) The Kings would be competing with many teams for that player (teams who have better assets they are willing to trade, ie. OG), 2) that opportunity may never come and the Kings lose out on all their current opportunities to improve (essentially become the 2020’s version of the 2010’s Trailblazers), and 3) that perfect player does not exist. The Kings need to show they are willing to improve and pay the price that comes with improvement. Cheap teams do not win a championship, plain and simple (also recognizing that money spent will not equal a championship, it is a gamble, scared money doesn’t make money). Talent costs money and the Kings are in a talent driven business.
Agree with James! You do not to add a player that moves us from good to great, but much better than we are now so we can get to the 2nd round... Just looking for progress!
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I don't expect trades this window and I don't also think King can acquire a superstar by trading some rotation players. If you want superstar you probably need to give away Fox or Sabonis. I don't think other teams are stupid to trade their assets and take just picks and some players of the second or third team.
A lot people take the stance that the Kings should wait for the perfect opportunity to make a deal for the player that checks all their boxes (long, athletic, strong defender, 3 point shooter, and good teammate), but don’t account for what comes with that. 1) The Kings would be competing with many teams for that player (teams who have better assets they are willing to trade, ie. OG), 2) that opportunity may never come and the Kings lose out on all their current opportunities to improve (essentially become the 2020’s version of the 2010’s Trailblazers), and 3) that perfect player does not exist. The Kings need to show they are willing to improve and pay the price that comes with improvement. Cheap teams do not win a championship, plain and simple (also recognizing that money spent will not equal a championship, it is a gamble, scared money doesn’t make money). Talent costs money and the Kings are in a talent driven business.
Agree with James! You do not to add a player that moves us from good to great, but much better than we are now so we can get to the 2nd round... Just looking for progress!
Ham is slowly ramping up the 'trade Vezenkov' narrative :) Thanks for bringing him up though.
My more affordable preference (but he is probably not available) is Alex Caruso and Andre Drummond
The bottom line, the starting group needs to defend better! This will reduce the falling behind in so many games!
No trades this time around.
Agree.. Sacramento is good, but not great.
But I don’t know if there are any great teams this year. Maybe 1 or 2 at most
Not sure that the Kings are good enough to be a playoff team!
Jeremy Grant doesn't make the Kings great, but noticeably better!
Sean's logic, says even some improvement is not necessary?????