The Sacramento Kings have signed Daeqwon Plowden to a two-way contract, the team announced Wednesday.
The 6’6’’ shooting guard played in six games with the Atlanta Hawks last season, averaging 7.2 points (64% from the field and 52% from three) and 1.8 rebounds in 12 minutes per game. Let’s get completely carried away and check out his Per 36 minutes based on those six games: 21.5 points and 5.5 rebounds.
OK, back to reality.
Plowden is 26 years old and was a member of this year’s Kings Summer League roster. He averaged 7.3 points on 41% from the field and 37% from three in Vegas. He added 2.7 rebounds. He spent most of last season playing for the College Park Skyhawks (29 games), averaging 15.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals. He shot 39% from the field and 30% from three. That was his third season in the G League. His points, rebounds and assists all have increased each season. So has his turnover numbers, however, and his shooting percentages last season were the lowest of his three seasons, which came with an increase in attempts.
Seems like a waste of a 2-way.
Need mor gardz
Hawk Tuahway.
Comment of the month right there.
Bolstering the reigning G League champs.
Question: If bringing in Clowden will that change the acquisition of Westbrook? Also do you think a unprotected first round pick is to much to offer for Kuminga. Let’s say Carter Saric and that first is too much? Are their other power forwards at the same level or better than Kuminga that the Kings can trade for? I’m puzzled? If the Kings really want Kuminga a 22 year old with talent and many ways to improve using our coaching staff compared to a draft pick around 7 or 8 which might not prove out. I don’t understand?
Sorry, too many questions. Clowden is a SG and Westbrook is a PG. We have a baker’s dozen of the former and one of the latter. Kings should never give up unprotected firsts unless it is an unreal return. It’s the only chance to get cheap talent. I’m not convinced that Kuminga is a full time PF. More of a SF to me. Would like to see the Kings offload Saric for a bad of day old donuts. Old and injured with best days a half decade behind him. Not sure there is much value to be had for Carter, perhaps a 2nd? Would like to have Kuminga, but the there isn’t much the Kings are willing to give up that the Dubs want.
Seconded.
I realize he’s a 2-way player, but, another guard???????
That was my first reaction as well. There are a hell of a lot of players ahead of him in the rotation, unless Perry has other things in mind.
I hope his signing isn’t for something silly, like he was going to sign a 2-way somewhere else and the mother ship thinks he’s valuable in Stockton. IMO, 2-ways should be reserved for dudes you want to kick the tires on for a regular roster spot, not to bolster your G-League team.
The man is 6’6″, athletic, long, and defends well.
When did those attributes become a non-starter for a small forward? Christ, Chuck Hayes was about that tall and played center in the NBA for years.
The expression “think outside the box” is a stupid one, and anyone who claims that they want you to do it is a bald-faced liar who will reply to your idea with “Oooooh, sorry, We’ve never done it that way.”
But to trap yourself in a box that doesn’t even exist, and do so voluntarily? Exactly what changes to Plowden’s skills or physical makeup would need to happen before you could envision him as anything other than (woefully) another guard???????
He is about the same size as Isaiah Crawford, one of the Kings two-way players last season, who was listed as a Small Forward.
I think it’s more about redundancy and position of need. Wouldn’t we all agree this team needs some 3 and D bigs? Why not give that 3rd 2-way deal on some young stretch big prospect to play behind Keegan and/or Sabonis. All the Kings currently have is Eubanks, Maxi, Saric and Jones, none of which really scream 3 and D.
Was Leonard Miller (?) available? Why not take a flyer on the 6’10 younger guy instead?
Miller is on an ongoing regular (not two-way) contract with the TWolves with a Team Option for the 26-27 season.
Ah, I thought they let him go. Maybe Patrick Baldwin? Wasn’t he released by the Clippers recently? I just don’t get why the go after a 6’6 G/F, 26 year old, when they have back log there.
Both Sac and Stockton are in “Win Now” mode?
The free agency stuff other than Schroder has been pretty weird, but I don’t think it’s irrational to suggest that if the organization found a stretch big not under contract or could be had at reasonable cost that they would decline to pursue in order to sign another wing. You collect good players where you can find them, and Plowden may have the potential to have a big come-up like Keon.
None of that solves the stretch big problem, but if an asset can be developed, he can help you by playing or by going out for another player. An opportunity is an opportunity, and while the odds of any player having an NBA career are thinner than McDonald’s beef stew, you try to make an informed decision, and work to get results.
not going to lie that was the first thing I looked up to see what position he played
I am most impressed with his FT%. For Atlanta, in his 6 games, he only shot 3 FT. He made all of them (100%). In Summer League, his FT% was 91.7%.
Looks like the Bowling Green product is a real time shooter, as his FG% and 3FG% also show (TS 84% for Hawks).
From Falcon to Hawk to King. He can get veteran tutelage from Dougie McBuckets!
Yay, just what we needed. Another shooting guard…
No offense to this kid but seriously, WTF. Next up, Domas traded for a PG (Trey Young)?
Seems like an over-the-hill signing for a developing pkayer that will turn 27 this month. Is the Kings’ brass just simply incapable at this point of developing younger talent?
Can anyone explain why Russell Westbrook at the tail end of his illustrious career for one year, and possibly losing Malik Monk who’s a rising star and fan favorite (as well as resident Pizza Guy), i and meanwhile not solving the 4 position, is a good idea? Anyone remember the Rajon Rondo experiment?
I like DQ.
Plowden spent plenty of time at SF in SL and looked good defensively and in transition. He also hit some open 3s and played hard AF diving head first for loose balls. I’d give him run in Stockton, but I don’t especially like the use of the two-way.
I think they should’ve used the two-way looking for an athletic big who can block shots (like another Cardwell or IJ) and see if you can get them to develop a consistent 3pt shot.
The more often they use the two-ways on focused attempts at finding quality players in the UDFA market equals a higher likelihood of finding a potential rotation player/trade assets (like Keon), and when using two-ways its relatively cheap.
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