The Handoff – Does This Trade Make the Sacramento Kings Better?

The Handoff – Does This Trade Make the Sacramento Kings Better?

And say that say that trade again lyes Mitchell dwarte for fny Smith and Royce O’Neal and then the Kings will probably have to kick in a couple of second round picks let’s bring in Damen Barling for the handoff DLo and casy coming up here at noon on ESPN 1320 does that make the

Kings better that deal that that James just laid out uh yeah sure I I I think when I don’t that Earth shattering deal I don’t think that’s out there it’s not I feel like the only deal where can look like all right maybe this team took a a

Little bit of step forward is the Kyle kozma deal unless there’s something we don’t know unless there’s a a person a you know a player a conversation that we’re all completely unaware of um and the one thing about the Kyle kosma potential deal is I don’t think you

Could possibly get worse with that deal so I think the only thing you could do is either maintain or get better um but anything that bolsters that that second unit a little bit um because right now now it’s it’s great that TR and is playing well it’s great that Malik is

Back but it really feels like it kind of starts and ends with those guys and that’s tough uh that’s tough it it it’s working right now which is great particularly because you have two starters who are both playing really really well again but you know as you move deeper into the season and

Hopefully you get into the postseason you’re going to need your guys on the on the second unit to contribute in the little time that they’re going to play yeah I like that you went uh maintain and improve basically pretty much yeah like like I I you know it’s it’s it’s

Difficult like it’s it’s difficult to manage the like the team’s playing well right now right what it six of seven uh they’re five in one on the road trip and it’s like okay but it wasn’t that long ago they lost four in a row when we weren’t really sure what was going on

You had the Phoenix game in there you had the uh you know just a just a poor effort against the short-handed Indiana team and then of of course you had the Dame Lillard game so it it was difficult to measure what you’re seeing and now that you’re able to get a little further

Away from those games it’s like hey maybe they’re playing pretty good you know maybe we overreacted a little bit and maybe if we set our sights on the fact that the top four teams in the west are really really good and they’re probably goingon to fight it out amongst

Each other if you can just solidify yourself in that second tier with Phoenix and then perhaps like New Orleans or whoever is lingering around New Orleans that’s probably the best outout for the Sacramento Kings and right now they’re in the prime position of that that fist spot though it’s going

To be difficult to stay there you know with the red hot Cleveland Cavaliers tonight I’m intrigued so you’re okay being in that second tier you don’t want to like you would not if you’re Monty McNair you wouldn’t try to push to get into the top tier no oh no no like if if

It’s there sure like if there’s if there’s a if there’s a move you can make to do that yeah absolutely um again I just don’t know what that is I don’t either that’s my that’s my big hangup with this is if we’re taking and we did this earlier we just went through the

Roster and like okay who’s on the table who’s not who are you willing to deal who are you not that that kind of thing if you’re taking Fox sabonis and and Murray completely off the table that then I don’t I don’t think a a move of

Of that nature of the that has a seismic move like adding demonis sa bonis yeah it’s like that took trading Tyrese Halbert that’s a big deal yeah but every in in your you’re 100% right and the first thing you said with dear domas and Keegan yeah they’re all

Off the table right so not every trade you make is a seismic trade not every trade you make can be the Tyrese domas trade right you you you found your pillars now right and you are in a great great position because there’s a lot of teams in the league where they’re top

Three players and this is this was the downfall that James laid out weeks ago about any idea of Zack LaVine you acquire Zack LaVine you’re done yep that’s your team yep that’s the end of it and with Keegan that’s not the case because Keegan is on a rookie scale

Contract so you have the third guy on your team and he’s on a rookie scale contract you got other guys who have third guys on their team that are making you know $200 million you know 80 million different things like that that’s their team this Sacramento Squad

Can continue to evolve it can continue to get better and if you could just find pieces to compliment those guys that’s what you need to do right now and I think Kyle kosma is a complimentary piece he’s just probably the highest level of complimentary piece that you

Could potentially acquire yeah I mean I think if I’m gonna put Kyle kosma Jeremy Grant sort of in the same bucket right yeah except for what Kyle kma’s contract does versus what what Jeremy Grant’s contract does like if it doesn’t work with Kyle kman you can bail you can get

Out from underneath that contract with no problem at all MH I mean 25 and a half 23 and a half 21 and a half 19 and A2 the Jeremy Grant deal on the other hand as it starts to escalate that gets a little sketchy for me and so I think

You’re right like K Kyle kosma is the the Target and whether they want to trade him or not you know that’s a whole another situation but I think he’s a guy that just instantly does make you better he he just gives you more especially if

You can keep most of the other pieces in place which can get a little Dice and which will caught you cost you more draft Capital but I would be willing to trade a little bit more draft capital and to keep the the main core together even if you want to include Harrison

Barnes and and Kevin herter in that just I wouldn’t be worried about draft Capital at all yeah I don’t I don’t care anymore Mei it’s it is it is if you’re I think they are on a track even with with just forget Keegan’s Ascension if you have Damas sabonis and dearen fox do

Borderline Allstars um no too soon okay fine um two legitimate thank you hey here we are two legitimate All-Star caliber players right you’re going to be you’re gonna be good regardless of what’s and I think Monty McNair’s a good enough GM that they’re not gonna stink anytime soon well that’s the whole idea

If your goal is titles then dude get rid of whatever draft Capital you need to get get rid of if you believe in Keegan Murray and it feels like this entire fan base does yeah if you believe in Keegan Murray what they do what the Kings do

Over the in the next four days doesn’t really matter yep yeah it doesn’t like there we we’re all guilty of it and Mike Brown is guilty of it using terms like Contender and I understand those are terms you use when James Ham’s not around and and and when Jason Anderson’s

Not around those are things you could say to your team when you start saying them publicly you start talking about it and that was one of the first things that made me yo where are we wrong about this this Sasha kid what what is Sasha yeah talking contenders and it’s clear

Maybe a little misstep by everybody involved but this is still a really good basketball team that’s still growing and still evolving and Keegan’s growth is a big part of it and Malik Monk’s future is a big part of it all right that’s Damen Barling DLo and Kenny no KC this

Week it’s DLo and Kenny no KC today at all what now KC’s out it’s just me oh he’s preparing he’s he’s preparing for the week he’s getting he’s getting dialed he’s grinding in the lab’s getting I love that for him well hey if you need anything let me know app around

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