The reported three-way trade that would send Delon Wright to Atlanta and Tristan Thompson to Sacramento is still expected to go through, according to a report from Keith Smith.
All sides are still engaged. Still a few moving parts and may end up involving a fourth team. But every team, and multiple players rumored to be involved, expect it to go through in some fashion. https://t.co/W72ouznu9H
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) August 3, 2021
Smith suggests the final version of the trade could end up looking different, though. The initial report had the Kings sending Wright to the Hawks and getting Tristan Thompson back from Boston, largely viewed as a pretty poor return for Wright. Hopefully the final version of the deal will see the Kings getting something more.
There was speculation yesterday whether the deal would still go through, considering the Kings signed Alex Len and re-signed Richaun Holmes.
Since the deal was not completed before the end of Sunday, it now cannot be completed until August 6th. We could hear more details of the agreement leaked between now and then, but won’t see any official confirmations.
Barring additional moves, the trade would leave the Kings with a big man rotation of Holmes, Len, Thompson, Marvin Bagley, Damian Jones, Chimezie Metu, and Neemias Queta. Considering Harrison Barnes also spent most of his time at power forward last season, it seems likely there may be additional moves coming to clear up this logjam of big men.
No TT at this point, please.
Do the Kings know the difference between Wright and Wrong?
There is only right & upvote 🙂
Waiting to hear Buddy + Bagley + future protected 1st going to Boston for Jaylen Brown + Kris Dunn.
It would take more than that for Brown. My guess is that the Celtics would want either Fox or Haliburton in return.
I love that trade, but you will be waiting for eternity to hear it go through.
Is there a way to get Cam Reddish coming to the Kings attached somehow in this deal?
That would be nice to have an actual wing player on the roster.
The King’s FO doesn’t believe in going after young buy low players, just look at our FA additions every year.
I believe Reddish got moved from the Hawks before the draft- to OKC?
He would have been a nice addition. Drafted #10 in same year as Trae I think. But they thought they could not deal with the encroaching salaries and, in a sense chose Hunter over him.
As of right now, Reddish is still a Hawk.
Gross.
I am really bummed that I can’t downvote all of your stupid comments!
Where the heck did the downvote option go?
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Maybe TKH can make a Shaka button.
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This Greg guy got a little power for the first time in his life and he doesn’t know what to do with it. He’ll be nothing more than a struggling measly reporter managing a dopey blog and repeating what ever other competent reporter has already said. By the way he’s sent me several warnings about debates I’ve gotten in especially with you and Hessing. I thought you guys could handle yourselves but he seems to think you need him. What a light weight this guy is. I’m suspecting this will be my last post and a ban coming.
LOL, I don’t need any help for you, you’re low hanging fruit. Every time I check in at StR, you’re getting rolled by the single-A crowd.
As you know, I know you’re just a babbling loser who never accomplished anything but apparently you need his help. Str not a great site has one thing right pegging you correctly as an idiot blogger. I don’t post there anymore and never did with anywhere near the volume you did but the last I read several individuals just came over here to downvote you. I prefer to let you know directly that you’re a babbling loser who thinks he knows something about everything. I’m going kayaking now. Gets some fresh air and be sure to thank Greg.
FYI, your five-year old appears to have control of your keyboard.
But I will thank Greg for whatever help he’s giving me. He and I are pretty tight.
I think Greg got one thing right. You need this site a lot more than me.
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Testing whether or not downvotes are really gone?
Greg absolutely fits the profile of a dude that get’s power hungry over his blog lol
Turn off down votes for 5 minutes and look what the kiddos do!
Hopefully they can re-direct Thompson to a 4th team and get draft assets or a true wing.
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Then hit the thumbs up button you idiot!
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Downvote. I don’t need a button!
I wouldn’t downvote you for that. I downvote you for thinking you know more about hoops than I do.
Don’t ever get this twisted homeskillet.
I tended to save my downvotes for comments that are overtly bigoted, trollish, or outright a-hole-ish. So I guess, if I were the down-voting/flagging type, flagging would be more appropriate anyway.
I hate flagging but I agree with this. The whole downvote thing is…. eh, whatever. I found it funny more than anything.
I didn’t mind the downvoting thing, I took it as simple disagreement.
I guess I’d just rather actually hear the disagreement. The discourse is the point for me personally. Not the approval/disapproval.
Yeah, for sure. Not sure I’ve ever downvoted anyone, might have flagged a few of the racist/misogynist posts.
But, as you know, I don’t mind expressing my disagreement!
Otis self confirmed as disagreeable.
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Yeah, I haven’t really had the time or desire to go find a team that might be looking for a back-up big, but they must be out there. i also wonder if adding a 2nd going to ATL might be enough to take a chance on Reddish. There was talk that they were trying to move him for a late-ish 1st. I wonder if Delon + a 2nd gets you there. Reddish isn’t great, but he has some talent, upside, and plays decent defense. Other non-elite wing prospects I’ve had my eye on that I think could be attainable include Brissett, NAW, Naji, Kenrich, Martin Jr., etc.
A 2nd round pick from us is the next best thing to a late-ish 1st!
I had thought that Reddish was already traded but believe I was mistaken. He would be a great addition instead of TT.
Naji is more of a big than a wing.
Martin Jr. – how ironic- Kings traded the pick that was used on him for a future second from LAL which was used in the Wright trade.
yes the trade as reported was a complete disaster for the Kings. There’s some good assets out there that possibly can be had on very team friendly contracts. I think the Kings overpaid for Holmes and that has limited our options at his point. I was never an Otto Porter fan when a couple of years ago it seemed the whole Sactown Royalty site was clamoring for his services under this perception we needed a 3. Having said that Porter on a veteran minimum salary was a great pickup for Golden State and something for a little more might have been a nice pickup for the Kings. Let’s hope the Thompson deal gets voided and we can use the $1.2 mil savings for something useful. I’m not a big Markenam fan but perhaps he’s becoming great value at this point. Just a bunch of jumbled thoughts but strategic patience right now might yield us something cheap and useful.
Wright trade was wrong. Perplexing. Almost knee jerk: let’s get rid of a guard. Did have to sort out Fox + Hali+ Mitchell + Buddy ( if he stays) + Wright + TD. That’s 6. Need 4 or 5.
Now have 5 centers: Holmes, TT, Len, Jones and Q. Jones is team option and Q is G league.
I actually never liked Porter- some good stats but he was always hurt and his stats looked like empty calories. duds can jump up and down and high 5 all they want but I don’t expect him to be that valuable. 6 of their last 11 free agent signees never made it to the end of the year.
The deep insiders on the draft report that they did not want Kuminga and did not want him to fall (Too young) and would have taken Wagner or Giddey. For #14, they claim to have wanted Moody but tried to get Pacers to trade them for rights to Duarte after Pacers picked him at 13. I have some FA options for them: T-Robb, Jimmer and B-Mac but he signed in Portland.
It all comes down to value. Even players i’m not particularly fond of become good value at some point. I think Porter on a minimum was a really good pickup for GS.
yes, do not need TT. Sorry to see Wright go but there are too many guards. If Buddy traded for a SF we will miss Wright and say it was the wrong trade.
There is a theme here with recent moves: defense. Best defensive payer in draft, second rounder noted for defense. Harkless and Len and to a lesser extent Holmes noted for D. Not the perfect defense guys but they all do put the wood on you.
The entire Wright thing started with CoJo + 2 second round picks( late 40’s I think) for Wright then Wright for TT. Not at all a good move for the Kings. A Re-structure may help a lot.
Hopefully the deal would include Reddish.
That is what I’m thinking. Wright and a player like Justin James and/or Damian Jones for TT and Reddish.
Yup makes it easier to swallow the TT deal as long as Reddish is also heading to the Kings. If not, I just don’t know how to justify this move by Monte other than this could be some part of a bigger deal down the road. We shall see.
No more downvotes??
I’m going to miss seeing all the idiotic, mile long comments hit double digits.
I actually liked the downvote button, I enjoyed seeing most my comments having multiple downvotes.
It was nice to know that my fans were reading my comments!
No more down vote button? TKH and its commenters are really pissing vivek and the FO off at this point.
I was thinking about the Buddy/ Tobias Harris rumor, and how a Buddy package probably doesn’t give Philly enough assets to go through (even though Harris is on a horrible contract). At the same time, I’m warming up to letting Fox go to really shake things up.
So, in a trade proposal I’m sure everyone will love and that won’t be controversial at all, and one that definitely does not benefit at all from the new removal of downvotes, I present to you…
Philly: Fox, Buddy, Bagley
Sac: Simmons and Harris
This hurts our ceiling, I guess, but it substantially raises our floor and lets us compete for a good long while.
I am salivating about defense with Haliburton/Simmons/Barnes/Harris/Holmes with Mitchell off the bench. That is a ton of length starting, all good defenders, and you could have a lot of fun with switch-everything lineups. Any five of those six could play together in a cohesive way.
The only problem is you would have to score on the other end.
I love the idea of a defensive-minded team, but I keep going to back to the fact that Luke Walton is our coach…
Well we had a solid 12 hours of positive vibes from the Kings last night…let’s not get greedy.
Back to bitching about middling trades and acquisitions. It is the way : )
So Len replaces Whiteside, Quetta is going right to Stockton, and Thompson replaces Jones, or maybe Bagley depending on if he is traded for a wing?
Bagley is our wing!
can he play SF?
Other things to look forward to: Bjelly is going to kill us several times next year with GSW.
Those will also be Moses Moody’s career games.
Hopefully Mitchell’s against them. He seems like that kind of guy.
I don’t see how or why the Kings are still targeting TT. Even if Len is just a camp invite contract he can do nearly what TT does at a fraction of the cost. I understand they may want to move Wright to free up backcourt minutes elsewhere, but there has to be a better trade out there than TT, and if there isn’t right now, then just sit and wait.
I don’t think that a team can just back out of an agreed-to deal without there being consequences. It’s not official because of the moratorium, which is why there seems to be some wiggle room about the details. Whatever specific thing that locks in an NBA deal seems to have been done, and a team can’t unilaterally bail.
The Lakers-Kings trade is on line one.
I don’t understand. How is there a moratorium on trades? I thought that was just on free agent signings.
It’s a moratorium on all activities, not just FA. The salary cap, luxury tax line is being set is why.
Then how has the #22 pick Isaiah Jackson already been traded twice since draft night?
When was the 2nd trade?
Trade cannot be officially sanctioned until Aug 6 or 8, I hear. I suppose technically if it is not official, any team can back out but I am sure others know more than I. Because the trade was delayed Boston could not use the trade exception to accept Dunn’s contract. This might cause some issues on the Celts side.
I suspect that this deal- a bad one- was done for insurance about Holmes ( n unnecessary now) and to clear out some of the guards. I know Hawks dump Dunn with this trade and get Wright and Celts dump Thompson. We got short end. I do like the idea of getting Reddish in the mix as well. Hawks tried to move him to Indiana for #13.
Until it’s official, a team can back out. The consequences are basically whether or not other GMs want to work with you.
For example, I doubt Monte cares to listen to any other Pelinka offers.
Drummond to Philly at the minimum? Morey continues to be the most entertaining GM in the league.
If Kings are still getting Tristan Thompson in this deal, Monte should just piss in the corn flakes and kill the trade. Love to see Kings screw with someone else for a change.
We really wouldn’t be screwing with anyone. The initial reporting was that the kings were added to a deal that was already agreed to in principal. I’m guessing Thompson’s home and the Kings’ involvement was the piece that slowed down the deal. Kings are probably on the phone right now to find something better. If necessary, the same deal can go through without the Kings, and everyone can still be happy.
so Dunn for Thompson?
and lousy tasting cornflakes ?
Trade machine already seems to think its a done deal. LOL
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