The NBA Draft begins at 5 PM PT. The first round will air on both ESPN and ABC, with the second round only on ESPN. Use this as an open thread to discuss the night’s events as they happen.
We, of course, will do new posts for the Kings draft selections and for any trades that may happen.
Go Kings!
Let’s go KINGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Time to Kangz!
10th seed here we come!!!
Optimist.
Why does it feel like we already lost today?
Cuz we did?
It’s called being a King’s fan, you should be used to it
Right?
Vecenie switched his projection to Sengun at 9, which means ESPN, The Athletic, Sports Illustrated, and The Ringer all have the Kings taking the Turkish big man.
Personally, I don’t want BIG man…
Kuminga is gonna drop to us, just pick him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kuminga, if Kuminga is gone, pick Sengun. One of the two if not both should be there
What happened to the Harrison Barnes market? I’ve heard nothing about him
Moody looks short on camera…
and Wagner looks taller than 6″9
Wagner is 6’11
I’m feeling Ziaire!
Some ugly suits in the house. Didn’t see any purple looking to be a King suits. Wagner going to fakers based on his suit
Sengun was repping something like Celtic’s green.
Or Bucks
Or Bucks. Good to see you hear my friend. I thought the color was too close to baby shit green but he did have a nicely cut waistcoat.
I’m pretty much just a lurker here on this new site. Can’t really see new comments if you aren’t in the discussion live. So just a reader.
Welcome!
Regardless. I’m mostly a lurker myself. At least we have a place to lurk
Good to see you Kfan! Agree on new comments being an issue.
Trade Fox. Trade Haliburton. Build around Metu.
Somebody had to say it.
I agree,
Ramsey, King, Woodard, Metu and Jones is gonna bring Sacramento the CHAMPION !!!
And Louis King will be the MVP and FMVP
Thanks for the bold print, I don’t have to use my readers. Also, can you pass the dutchie on the left hand side?
The lakers really gonna kangz themselves by going after Russ? Only a little mad because that means no more lakers rings for the decade. Zero-sum game, but I’ll take it over a blowout loss.
Glad u agree honestly, it’s a far worse fit imo.. o well, big star in russ
I’m surprised that this isn’t a virtual draft. The NHL draft was just a week ago & it was virtual.
NO SPOILER here , right ?
Is it too early to be concerned that McNair is two offseasons and a trade deadline in and has done almost nothing to actually improve the team?
Calm down we have been mentioned in a lot of trade rumors. That counts for something right? Haha
Is Tradé Rumors an unscouted player I haven’t heard about? 😉
May or may not be Serbian haha
Not a bad player. 2 guard at USF. Was expected to grow a bit more than he did, concerns with D and FT’s. 3 pt shot questionable
I agree. It’s time for him to earn his dough. He’s got assets to deal
What little hope there was is now dead.
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1420900854337572867
Pelinka was like monte your money is on the dresser gtfo.
So what you are saying is we got Cash Considerations!
Kings used as leverage
Sure seems that way. Even Ham is saying it’s a huge blow to the Kings.
Happy to not have to root for Kuzma. Hope we can find another Buddy Buckets Buyer
Still think Vivek wants Monte to make a godfather offer for Simmons.
The info I’ve seen Simmons asking price are absolutely ridiculous, in particular for a guy with the yips. I saw earlier that the Sixers wanted something like 7, Wiseman and two more firsts for Simmons.
Does Monte know he can make trades right now?
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1420902787899080705
He missed out on the same trade twice!!! Fire Monte
3rd time’s a charm. All star weekend
We had a better GM two GMs ago?
Yeah, we have all the time in the world! It’s not like this team needs improvement.
So I know this is worthless intel but per a friend who has a connection to someone at 1 Kangz plaza they are shook and this has their strategy all fucked up now. They had a verbal agreement in place before WAS swooped in. Hearing the mood is less than happy at DOCO haha.
Almost sincerely feel bad for Monte like how do you explain cursed ground to someone trying to build a house on it?
Receipts please.
Not gonna get anyone fired for a like. But honestly do feel bad if it’s true.
Reminds me of the Bogi trade last year
Thanks for the info, but I can’t feel bad for him. This is the job. He’s been in the chair for a year, and it’s his job to improve the team. If his whole strategy depended on that one deal, that’s not a strategy.
Exactly. The guy has been in the league for a long time. If he got played, it’s on him.
I agree, unless it someone higher up on the chain *cough Martina/Vivek* that leaked it to make themselves look good or other motive ie player. Happens in politics all the time.
Whatever, move along, move along, nothing to see here.
Like a young player a new GM sometimes have to experience a few bumps before figuring it out.
All the talk about not doing anything. It would be easier if he had good cards to trade, instead he inherited a bad hand. If you trade to trade, which sometimes the Kings have done, you just make your playing cards worse.
Can’t judge moves made today until later but McNair definitely got played by the Lakers for a better deal at the very least.
Fakers played themselves IMO.
Hey “McGenius”, there’s still time but:
I mean, if the dude was drinking coffee, he might get something done. I’m picturing a couch and some grass and a lot of Doritos.
Wait, it’s already started? Thought it was 8 pm
#Crandall’d
He is on another continent TBF.
I was quoting Monte on the couch
I’m not that smart if you haven’t noticed.
Bogi trade debacle and now the Buddy trade debacle.
monte’s trade/FA track record is sketch so far
Wait until Holmes leaves for nothing!
Please, someone pick Kuminga before the Kings are on the clock…please!
Who is predicted at 21..That’s who we will pick
SENGUNNA BE THE PICK
Shit is about to get weird.
Are you an oracle or something? Giddy?
What is happening?
giddey at 6? Ok this could get interesting
As I mentioned earlier today, Giddey was the clear pick over Sengun if you were going international
Things are getting interesting.
Two surprise picks already, just wait until the surprise the team picking at 9 makes.
Maximos Mamagiannis!
You had me at the Greek name.
so Kuminga or Bouknight?
Crikey! Giddey at 6!
Charlotte is absorbing Mason Plumlee into their cap space, which will lower their available space to $13 mil. This likely takes them out of the running as the main contender to swipe Holmes.
Also, the phrase “absorb into cap space” sounds horrifying, like something a gelatinous blob in a low budget 70’s horror flick would do. RIP Mason Plumlee.
Like The Blob?
I am stunned the Warriors didn’t trade this pick
I am stunned the Kings didn’t trade theirs. I guess our entire strategy is to draft Halliburton in the low lottery every season?
I think there’s still about a 10% chance the Kings trade it once they are on the clock
They on the clock.
YES! Kuminga off the board
I’m relieved!
Warriors just drafted a guy who may end up being one the best in the draft and help them win a title or two more. They may also have drafted the biggest risk/bust and they could still win a title or two more. Good pick by them.
Can we draft Tyrese again? Feels good not screw up the draft
WHAAAAAT
Whew
Wow have to say Kuminga looks phenomenal dress wise. Man on 10s
Good I wanted Bouknight… Moody… or a trade.
Sengun or Bouknight please
Seemed like ESPN camera was on Kuminga the whole time while GSW was on the clock.
Moses Moody please
No Wagner
Bouknight is the falling dagger
Sengun it would appear
Hoooo boy here we go.
Oh wow.
Get a big or go with a 4 guard lineup?
Fudge¦ wanted Wagner
It was him or Moody for me.
Wagner off the board
Sengun Monte, call it IN!!!
Hoping for Sengun, Moody works too. Can he grow 2 inches like Franz supposedly did?
Put him on the stretch rack
ESPN loves to embarrass us
We love to embarrass ourselves
Kings loves to embarrass us
Post of the night.
No pressure. We just need a Hall of Famer here, since the whole offseason (apparently) ends in about 5 minutes.
cmon Brother Alperen
Here. We. Go.
It would be funny if we fail to turn in a pick on time
Wait, it’s already started? Thought it was 8pm
Oh shit….
Wow
It’s in!
Franz’s brother should really be named Hans.
That don’t make no sense
Only makes sense if there’s a trade in the works.
Or if they’re living in an alternate reality where they consummated the Hield trade. Someone mentioned previously that the front office didn’t have a backup plan. Did anyone tell them the Hield trade didn’t actually happen?
And away we go! Its Mitchell?
oh man
WE ARE FUCKED.
What!?!?
What???
Well at least we got defense
LMAO, KANGZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Wow.
facepalm
How funny. Back to the Olympics.
WTF
Wtf?
Same as it ever was
Davionn Mitchell. Didn’t see that coming. Not in a million years
Welp.
OK
opens the door to move Fox and Buddy for Simmons
Nah it would be hali and buddy if anything with this pick. Fox isn’t a true point.
Ugh. We all love Hali and for good reason. But if it’s for a package that includes Simmons… man.
That did occur to me…
Good grief ð¤¦ð»ï¸
Hahahaha from collecting bigs to the smallest lineup in the league.
………………………………….
Did the Kings even workout or interview Mitchell?
Small ball time
Fox
Mitchell
Haliburton
Barnes
Holmes?
A national champion, one more guy to hear Walton’s BS about “this group is learning how to win”
Yup we are trading him or buddy
I-
I don’t hate the pick. Mitchell is one of my favorite players for sure. But not sure how another guard fits.
His parents don’t look happy.
Would your parents..We know Kings dont like makign parents happy
He definitely didn’t look happy
#AtLeastItAintKispert
Obvious they picked Mitchell to trade him. That, or trade Fox or Hali, as implausible as that may seem.
Well, they did say his nba comparison is Donovan Mitchell
I think that’s because their names sound similar.
Next year the Kings will draft Penis Iwantyoumorelargo.
Vivek thought it was Donovan, ordered we pick Mitchell
Haha, Jalen Rose says the Kings are guard heavy. That’s an understatement.
WTF?
I was rooting for Davion to get drafted to the Warriors- I’m not excited because even if we trade Buddy we have 3 guards eating up most of the minutes between Fox, Hali and Wright.
But will we when the season starts?
Maybe Wright gets traded, and I would be okay with that now that we have Mitchell.
I really hope Hield and Bagley are off the team before the season starts.
I’m sure the thinking is now is they need to maximize Bagley to progress as a team so get him a truer point guard to run with and tap down Fox’s minutes … oh fuck it, I give up. They never think anything.
Welp. Nice work, Monte. Go ahead and put your feet up until the deadline, and maybe do something then, or not.
Grizzlies about to make the Kings and Pels look really silly in a couple years I bet
I really wanted Ziaire, oh well
He’s so risky but watching him and hearing him speak I’m willing to bet on that kid, especially the seeming anomaly that was his year in Stanford
Yeah I really like him…. interesting to see him and Mitchell and Giddey moving up.
I know I should know better. I feel miserable.
So I think Monte snail mailed in the pick two days ago when he thought he had the Buddy trade done with the Lakers.
I think we swapped back to grab Sengun
At least Mitchell is a good player. We should embrace him, but I imagine a trade is brewing …
Damn. Why not Moody? From other interviews Moody was stoked at the prospect and was ranked higher, wasn’t he?
Mitchell seems like a grab, and looks less than thrilled.
Please tell me there’s a trade lined up that we don’t know about
Well Toronto made 2 guard lineups work. And OKC made a CP3-Dennis-SGA lineup work.
But they’re not the KANGZ
A lot of teams make a 2 guard lineup work.
We goin 4 guard. Twice as good
Starting lineup:
PG – Fox
SG – Hali
SF – Mitchell
PF – Buddy
C – Wright
DWARF SWARM ACTIVATE
Super Duper small ball!
Hey folks it’s still early! A lot can still happen TONIGHT!
Kings announce Bagley contract extension?
I appreciate your optimism because my excitement has vanished tonight!
Oh I’m also pretty NOT excited any more.
Why still no trade being announced ?
Don’t the announce it on the second pick being traded?
oh no, he might take the ball out of Fox’s hands…
Please let there be more to this. Just please. All we’re asking for is average competence.
I hope we get cash considerations when the pick swap is announced.
Pop and the 12 for Luke and the 9
Sengun’s gonna go to the Spurs and I will be jealous of them, as I have been for the better part of 20 years.
Bagley for 16th pick, make it happen…………..McNair..
Well shit.
Cam & #20 for #9?
F the Lakers.
Does that really make the Lakers better?
Whoa…Spurs go with Primo.
whoa, Spurs drafting like they’re the kangz
Spurs take Primo?
Thank you Spurs for making me feel a tiny bit better
Why didn’t we just trade back
We might have
For any Giants/Kings fans
Dodgers get Scherzer AND Trea Turner
The night gets worse…..
I know I know.
Let’s just trade Tyler Beede for Bumgarner and cash already. The McCovey Cove air can cure all struggles it seems.
Come on Indy! Take Buddy!
I’m following Woj now they taking Chris Duarte. Their own old young shooting guard
Following where?
The Tweeter thing, I’m guessing….
Twitter. He’s doing the usual spoiling of picks before they’re announced
Thanks
@wojespn
https://mobile.twitter.com/wojespn?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
I started following him on Twitter but didn’t see the latest tweets at first. Got it now, thanks.
Ah-ha, I just noticed ESPN had Mitchell as the BPA at the time of the pick. Now we know how the Kings scout.
(per their website, not their TV ranking)
Really ?
who behind Mitchell as the next BPA ?
Bouknight. They had Mitchell 8 overall, Bouknight 9
Hmm, on TV I think they had it the other way around. Maybe the TV version was a newer update?
So the Warriors were willing to take Moody at #7, then Kuminga fell. They now get Moody at #14.
Why can’t we have nice things?
Because we take Bagley with nice things
Warriors suck a year or two and grab these guys…. Cmon.
The Warriors got two young talents, while we picked a 23 years old PG ???????
Just skip the next 11 months and put New Jersey/Golden State in the Finals.
We don’t even know if Klay can stay healthy. He tore his Achilles practicing
It’s confirmed: Warriors will be good forever.
A reminder that the two teams who played in west finals were the other 2 teams in our division who didn’t have LeBron James and Steph Curry
And we think we’re one veteran away from the playoffs ð
I’m assuming the kings will be going all in on trading for Ben Simmons or pascal siakam, otherwise the pick doesn’t make sense.
OKC trading the #16 pick to Houston
Are the Kings totally incapable of making trades?
Feels that way, but I have a hunch they’re swinging for the fences and thinking a few steps ahead.
I’m also off my meds though, so there’s that….
Seems like all-star or bust, and it’s looking pretty bust so far.
We had a better offer 2 days ago
I have proposed Balgey for 16th pick, then pick Sengun….
what the fxxk is McNair doing
Apparently Sengun IS the pick at #16 by Houston.
then maybe Bagley for 18th and pick Jalen Johnson
Rockets to take Sengun with the pick.
I’d still say a couple potential stars are still floating around for a trade back…
Johnson, Sengun, Mann, Jackson….
If the Kings would have gone 2-7 instead of 0-9. 11th place here we come!
Nobody wants Buddy. Great job in decreasing his value Walton!
Alperen was dressed to get drafted by the Sharks
I think the fact that players are getting drafted well out of their positions and the lack of trades confirms the quality of this draft…. Doesn’t confirm the quality of the picks however.
This might go down as the more boring draft in a while.
I have no clue what direction this franchise is going in
They’d go Nowhere if they could find it on a map.
Thanos destroyed Nowhere already
But the Kings would still try to find it
Nothing doesn’t exist… You Know how I Know?
The torture never ends
Jalen Johnson is dropping, I hope at least we can grab a SF………
Year into a blow up and Houston might have set themselves up better base than us. And thats with botching the Harden trade. Not sure I would have traded two first in their position for 16 but I do love Sengun. Will be curious the protections. In totality their base is comparable to the Kings despite having done so in less than 12 months.
The 3 guards can fit long term, if we get a defensive anchor at Center.
Myles Turner come on down
3 guards? Kings have 8 guards: Fox, Buddy, Hali, TD, Wright, Ramsey, Guy and now Mitchell.
Someone needs to break out the Hydra from the old site
Hey man, this is like, positionless basketball
True but specifically talking about the 3 starters.
Davion must have mumbled under his breath that he would like to play in Sacramento in a pre draft interview.
Wow… Jalen Johnson dropped hard.
Ugh…
https://twitter.com/MattGeorgeRadio/status/1420924522924953604
Sequenced
Welcome to our world.
We, fans were kinda surprised and disappointed too
Kings should have drafted Cade’s kid.
Golly
Houston traded future 1sts from Detroit and Washington to get Sengun at 16 from OKC. Not even there 23 and 24 from this year
OKC adding to their trove and Houston HUGELY valuing Sengun. OKC and HOU teaching the master class of rebuilding
We fucked.
https://twitter.com/thekingsherald/status/1420926211816005633
Uh? What?
What does that even mean?
I read it as “Have you had the vaccine?” and the response is “That’s my personal business.”
It doesn’t take a rocket surgeon to read between those lines.
Yeah, I just don’t understand why he cares that he (apparently) didn’t work out here. It doesn’t say much about the Kings process if that’s the case. You bring in a bunch of people and then pick a guy you didn’t bring in?
But does his dad do the tweets?
Yeah, sounds bad any way you take it.
The Kings can’t even find a taker for Marvin Bagley for a late first.
Looking forward to the Kings losing out on Holmes and watching Nerlens Noel start. FML.
This is the opposite of how I felt last draft night lol
Jalen Johnson to the Hawks
May I know wtf is McNair doing right now ?
Still try to deal Hield to Fakers ?
Tell him to wake up, make some phone call, try to grab another pick or make a trade
My initial shock has waned. Mitchell may have been the best player available even if he wasn’t the best prospect available. Again, roster construction won’t be done until the free agency shoes all drop. I don’t hate the pick, I don’t like the current roster, but that will likely change.
Please tell me the Kings got Kuz, KCP and Jackson for Buddy
I feel like every other team is making sound choices and trades while the Kings just drafted the guy they saw a lot of on CBS during the NCAA tournament.
No offense to Mitchell, he is good, but I just don’t get it. I’m getting Justin Jackson vibes with this pick.
I am getting F. Garcia vibes…(an relatively old guy, plays some defense)
We sucks………..
sucks at not tanking..
sucks at not picking well,
sucks at not able to close a deal
This dude did NOT want to come to Sacramento lol
Honestly, who would at this point? It kills me to say that, but it’s true. Eventually we’re going to pick someone who pulls a John Elway, then all bets are off.
Future looks bright in Houston:
Wall
KPJ Christopher
Green Tate
Wood Garuba
Sengun
Jeez….
The Kings did not draft Primo. Keep that in mind.
No, the Spurs did and I can’t remember when they had a bad pick.
I’m saying. The Kings missed on that one.
Wasn’t we other those experts supposed Bagley would be gone by draft night…
and so far, still nothing happened……
Cmon Kings, lets draft another guard
Jeremiah is off the board. Charles Bassey please.
Queta!
Wow, that’s some praise from Kendrick. Says he wouldn’t be surprised if he was the starting center by the end of the season.
Of course, he may be thinking Holmes doesn’t come back, heh
I’m not hating on that pick. The highlights are silly
Bang the phones. Give Yves Pons an invite.
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