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How Bubble Results will impact the Kings 2020 Draft Lottery Odds

Let's break down the lottery odds and see why the Kings dismal time in Orlando won't help out their 2020 Draft lottery odds.
By | 86 Comments | Aug 10, 2020

Courtesy of Sacramento Kings

Bad news, draft fans – even though the Sacramento Kings have fallen out of Playoff contention and have gone 1-5 in the Orlando Bubble, they haven’t improved their odds for the 2020 NBA Lottery. The Lottery odds are locked in place to the standings as of March 11, the date the NBA shut down the season in response to COVID-19.  That leaves the Kings tied for the 12th pick with the New Orleans Pelicans – those same Pelicans who, coincidentally, the Kings were set to play on March 11 before the league shut down.

Before the lottery occurs, the league will break the tie between the teams to decide who will get the 12th pick and who the 13th pick. Per an ESPN report, the teams would split the average of the lottery odds at 12 and 13, but whoever gets the tiebreaker will get the better pick should neither team land in the top four of the lottery. Based on the lottery odds, the 12th pick has a 1.3% shot at the 1st overall selection, and a 6.1% chance at a top 5 pick.

The NBA lottery is a tad different this year than in the past; the odds are flatter, and the Golden State Warriors – the worst team in the league – only have a 14% chance at the top pick and a 40% chance at a top 3 pick. This is a big change in in the odds, as over the last decade the worst team in the league has had a 25% chance for the top pick.

There is one way for the Kings lottery odds to increase, however; if the Phoenix Suns or San Antonio Spurs earn the 8th seed in the Western Conference Playoff picture, their draft selection moves down to the 15th pick. Since both teams are locked in front of the Kings and Pelicans in the lottery order – the Suns at 10, the Spurs at 11 – the Kings and Pelicans would move up one pick, and would then be breaking a tie for picks 11 and 12. So, basically – LET’S GO SUNS OR SPURS!

The lottery will be held on August 25. As the Kings season winds down, we’ll have plenty more Draft Coverage leading up to the October 16th draft.

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jlai4
August 10, 2020 10:31 am

GO SUNS! GO SPURS!

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August 10, 2020 10:33 am

If Vlade is the GM, does the draft spot matter?

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August 10, 2020 12:10 pm
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It matters to the teams picking after the Kings.

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August 10, 2020 10:39 am

Oh, another draft where Vlade is making the decision?
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August 10, 2020 3:10 pm
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F**k it, we deserve this.

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August 10, 2020 10:43 am

Regardless of the lottery results, I fully expect the Kings to trade down, for the sole purpose of giving Divac additional time to make a terrible selection.

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August 10, 2020 12:27 pm
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August 10, 2020 2:42 pm
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Funny as in €œhaha, he completely fucked the franchise over€-funny?
Haha.

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August 10, 2020 3:57 pm
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I believe this was on the other site as well….stumbled across it on twitter today

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August 10, 2020 10:54 am

It’s too sad that this is such a familiar place for Kings fans. Rooting for ping pong balls while the other teams are fighting for a championship.

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August 10, 2020 11:13 am

It honestly doesn’t matter what pick the Kings are drafting at or who the decision maker is making that pick. The Kings will have been to the lottery 14 times after this season and only 2 of those times have we come out of it with a star or potential star. This spans 2 different ownership groups and 3 different GM’s.
 
I personally think the organization needs to clean house. Get rid of everyone in the basketball side of the house, including the scouts. This organization has completely failed in its talent evaluation and drafting. If that doesn’t get fixed, we’re easily looking at another 3 years of missing the playoffs and likely even more to come.

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August 10, 2020 11:14 am

I haven’t been following whose available for us. Anyone excited about some goodies to be had. I’m sure their are some gems around the 11th – 13th. You would like to be hopeful and I normally am. But Vlade’s batting average is a bad indicator of probable things to come. Still hopefully he may do us real justice some day and pick a winner! This curse she it has gotta stop.

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August 10, 2020 11:29 am
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Obviously, it depends on who gets drafted in front of us. I think this draft has some real volatility due to the lack of true top of the draft talents. So while I think all the interesting guys will likely be off the board, there’s a greater than usual chance someone falls. I think the top tier of this draft (such as it is) runs about 8-10 deep. The most interesting guys that I think have a chance to fall from that group to the Kings slot at 12-13 are Vassell (3-and-D wing), Okoro (D wing with playmaking upside), Halliburton (combo guard with great passing, good spot up shooting, and some defensive versatility due to size),

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August 10, 2020 12:15 pm

I’d love to get Halliburton. He’s my favorite right now.

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August 10, 2020 3:57 pm

What are your thoughts on Patrick Williams?

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August 10, 2020 4:40 pm
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I think he’s a big project. He may be able to provide some defensive help early in his career, but he has a long way to go offensively. I can see why some people like him a lot. He hasn’t shot well, but has clean enough form and has hit a few pull-ups. He’s a strong athlete. When I watch his tape though I see his athleticism limited on offense by a lack of decisiveness and a lack of confidence in his skills. He slows down into his jumpers and cuts instead of exploding. He’s kinda part of a big tier of wings offering varying degrees of Meh that I’d be happy to have at 35 but wouldn’t be excited about at 12. With guys like Nesmith, Achiuwa, the Beys, etc.

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August 10, 2020 6:06 pm

I only seen 1 of his games and he wasn’t very impressive, I didnt even notice who he was. But, considering he was a bench player, his age, out of all the guys you mentioned he seems to have more potential. His free throw % and mid range pull up seem good, athleticism/body make him more appealing than the rest imo.

All in all I don’t like many people in the 10-20ish range, if at all, more than people down to 40ish range. I feel teams won’t value moving up enough to include any extra value, so we are kind of stuck picking there, so in this case its just hitting on the pick is critical.

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August 10, 2020 8:37 pm
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I fully agree with your last paragraph. That said, there are always opportunities. There are always teams that latch onto favorite guys. There are always teams with more picks than roster spots. There are always teams that need to move money. We may not get the same value as we would in a stronger draft, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t potentially good moves to be made.

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August 10, 2020 11:21 am

This front office has sucked (and I mean sucked!) the fun out of prospect prognosticating. What’s the point?

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August 10, 2020 2:14 pm
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Perfectly stated and succinct! I like it!

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August 10, 2020 11:56 am

Draft position doesn’t matter a lick with Vlade picking. Not sure who is part of talent evaluation, but until wholesale changes are made, it doesn’t matter. We could land #1 and I would have 100% faith Vlade and Co. would fuck it up, especially this year with no consensus #1 pick.

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August 10, 2020 12:13 pm

The only thing that will make this lottery more Kangz is if Kings finish behind the Spurs, Suns, and Pels in the final bubble standings and none of them make the playoffs. That would mean the Kings potentially get the 13th pick AND have a worse record than the 3 teams picking in front of them. The ultimate Kangz lottery.

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August 10, 2020 12:15 pm

Hey guys, I havent done much homework on this draft. Anyone I should look at in particular?

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August 10, 2020 12:46 pm
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With regards to the Kings? No, not really. It’s not worth your time to do the homework, the pick will be an F.

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August 10, 2020 12:53 pm
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Yeah, look for an unskilled big ranked at least 10 spots lower than the Kings draft position.

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August 10, 2020 2:25 pm
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No, that’s for anticipating Vlade. You research the draft to find good players.

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August 10, 2020 12:44 pm

With our luck, the Suns or Spurs will move into 8th and then win the lottery…..

JensenV
August 10, 2020 12:45 pm

First post. This is the most talented kings team the Kings have had during this 14 year playoff drought. Unfortunately, the rest of the league has also increased in talent over the years… The blame goes squarely on poor coaching and front office. Keep dreaming about how deep and entertaining a playoff run we would have had in the bubble with Luka Dončić and Michael Malone.

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August 10, 2020 1:09 pm
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Not sure this is the most skilled team. The 2013-14 Kings team with DMC, Rudy, and IT might have been better on paper. They had three 20pt scorers and decided to trade IT away for a box of rocks.

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August 10, 2020 3:59 pm
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August 10, 2020 1:09 pm
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Welcome! Not sure if it’s the most talented team in 14 years… I dunno, maybe. Low bar I guess.

The way I look at it is this: Vlade built a team that should win around 40 games. Luke coached them to a prorated total of 33-34 wins.

So Vlade sucks. And Luke sucks more. Any questions?

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August 10, 2020 2:46 pm
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Talent?
The question is how much Joerger made them overachieve vs how much Walton makes them overachieve.

The delta is still quite meh, IMO

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August 10, 2020 10:47 pm
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Oops: Walton makes them underachieve.
 

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August 10, 2020 2:53 pm
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And, welcome, of course!

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August 10, 2020 1:21 pm

Carmichael talking this AM about how much this ownership group is interested in celebrities, and that is probably why they always fall back to “player-friendly” coaches, made me want to jump off a cliff.

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August 10, 2020 1:32 pm
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BREAKING: Kings hire Kim Kardashian for Front Office position.

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August 10, 2020 1:32 pm
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That’s all Vivek. Ever notice how many celeb pics he posts all the time with him doing the shaka? He loves to have celebrities sit courtside with him. Part of me thinks him owning the Kings is just an attention seeking device.

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August 10, 2020 1:43 pm
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Hey Vivek, here’s a celebrity. A real star is born!

Maybe you can ask him to autograph your playoff ticket–the one featuring the Mavericks and some other team not named Kings.
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August 11, 2020 1:10 am
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It would have been an interesting (and likely horrible) experiment how this dude would have done under Luke Walton´s coaching.

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August 10, 2020 2:42 pm
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He has to hire a coach that will likely result in some players complaining, and be OK with telling them “sorry…he’s the boss”. Its something Vivek has been unwilling to do so far (ie. Joerger, Karl, etc.)

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August 10, 2020 2:48 pm
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I normally would not begrudge Vivek (or anyone) from enjoying the perks of owning an NBA franchise. The problem for me is that all this is cart before horse. How about some track record of success before acting like you’re on top of the NBA world? This all stems from Vivek’s original sin of thinking his Silicon Valley smarts would conquer the NBA, when the reality was that he walked into a den full of sharpened knives where his Jedi powers didn’t work. Every subsequent descision has been a reaction to that. In Vlade, he hired a nice warm security blanket instead of a GM, but that blanket is now threadbare and this franchise’s ineptitue is exposed for the world to see.

There is only one way out of this: Vivek needs to clean house, hire a competent President of BBall Ops, and uninvolve himself. Why, oh why does he not see this? The same hubris? Just fix it! Then he can go ahead and mingle with as many celebs and flash as many shaka signs as his heart desires.

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August 10, 2020 2:00 pm

12 or 13 is a good place to pick this year. There is not a clear top tier of talent, but there are a lot of guys who could be solid rotation players and potential starters.

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August 10, 2020 2:39 pm
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Ehhhhhh, it’s kind of a terrible place to pick. It’s may be a decent place to trade down/out from though.

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August 10, 2020 2:14 pm

The Kings weren’t even invited to the Yacht Club party. 🙁

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1292931178413142016

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August 10, 2020 2:24 pm
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Someone ask Kayte what her opinion on the Sun’s success is.. I guess they learned rather quickly! Smh!

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August 10, 2020 2:33 pm
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“What you don’t understand …”

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August 10, 2020 2:46 pm
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Its sad b/c she talks about the Kings players as if they have the mindset that she and the other WNBA players had when she was a player: hard-working, complete focus on getting better, a love for basketball, doing whatever it takes to win, etc. and what she doesn’t understand (wink-wink) is that these guys are soft, self-absorbed and uninspired.

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August 10, 2020 2:25 pm
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™«

“If you like piña coladas
And have 14 years of b-ball pain
If you’re not into shilling
If you have half a brain

If you read TKH at midnight
And want Luke to watch the tape
Then I’m the friend that you’ve looked for
Let’s jump ship, and escape”

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August 10, 2020 2:53 pm
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Playoffs!
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August 10, 2020 2:33 pm

Im more excited about our 153 2nd round picks, woo hoo!

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August 10, 2020 3:28 pm
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I’m willing to bet we end up selling some of those off for cash, or worse, more 2nd round picks in the future.

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August 10, 2020 3:58 pm
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If we use that cash to hire a capable GM, it’s draft capital well spent, imo.

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August 10, 2020 8:28 pm
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Vlade: Wouldn’t it be awesome if we could get all 30 2nd rounders in the 2023 draft…. bound to get lucky!

Vivek: Great minds think alike!…. How bout a 4 year extension!

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August 10, 2020 2:45 pm

Suns won their 6th straight. Who’s rooting for a Suns-Blazers Play In,

Miserable Fact: When is the last time the Sacramento Kings won 6 games in a row?

2002-03 Season.

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August 10, 2020 4:33 pm
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How TF did the Suns become a higher ceiling team than the Kings in just a year? Oh wait…

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August 10, 2020 2:51 pm

The twisted thing is that I would be gutted if my favorite prospect (Deni Avdija) falls to the Kings and will likely have his career nipped in the bud.

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August 10, 2020 3:40 pm
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Yup. This is why I think Giles bolts. His handlers aren’t going to let him languish in Sac. He’s as good as gone if he knows what’s best for his career. Vlade did him a solid by not extending his QO.

I also think we may get a trade request from Buddy. Then couple that with Bogi signing an offer sheet somewhere else and the Kings getting jack squat in a sign and trade instead of matching.

I fully expect the Kings to start next year at the bottom of league salaries, coached by Walton, GM’d by Vlade, and finishing dead last in the West. We will then have a maxed and newly disgruntled Fox wanting out.

Rinse and repeat.

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August 10, 2020 3:55 pm
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And passing on Cade Cunningham because they don’t want to disgruntle Fox further by taking the ball out of his hands.

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August 10, 2020 4:36 pm
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I honestly think they should be having discussions on what can they get for Fox. He’s not going to want to be here very much longer and I believe everything you are saying is very possible. Maybe we can get someone to bite on Marvin to get $.50 on the dollar for him? We need to have a personnel firesale. Now.

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August 10, 2020 4:55 pm
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Not that I’m advocating for trading him, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Knicks would pony up quite a bit for him. They’re desperate for a PG and the idea of pairing Fox, Barrett, and their 2020 1st (Toppin? Wiseman?) could look pretty enticing. They also have 7 1st round picks over the next 4 drafts. So if they stepped up with something like Robinson (especially if in a place to take Wiseman in the draft), Ntilikina (to match salaries with some degree of usefulness), 2021 & 2022 1sts (with at least one of those being the NYK own unprotected), then I think you’d have to take it.

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August 10, 2020 5:17 pm
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Buddy trade request??
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August 10, 2020 5:36 pm
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Want to get crazy?

Buddy, Bagley, Joseph
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Rozier, Batum, 2021 1st unprotected.

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August 11, 2020 8:16 am

I’m thinking a good place to start would be

Buddy, Bagley, 12th pick
Bamba, Isaac, Fournier

Isaac would be the get, but he probably won’t play at all next year. Better for our tank. Fournier will likely opt in, but be off the books by next off-season.

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August 11, 2020 8:54 am
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I’d do that trade in a heartbeat, but I don’t think the Magic would.

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August 11, 2020 9:49 am
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As much as I love Isaac (he was my pick at 5 in that draft), he has had real trouble staying on the floor, he’ll already be in the last year of his team-controlled years before he plays again, and I’d rather target 2021 & 2022 draft picks. That said, if Isaac could be had on the real, real cheap, I’d certainly kick those tires.

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August 11, 2020 11:01 am

Same. However I don’t think we’re getting any lottery-potential picks from those years unless Fox is involved. Which I’d be open to in the scenario you proposed with the Knicks. If both trades were done:

PG: Joseph, Ntilikina, Yogi
SG: Bogi, Jeffries, Guy
SF: Fournier, Isaac, Baze?
PF: Barnes, Bjelly, Giles?
C: Robinson, Bamba, Holmes

Maybe too many centers, but you can flip Holmes to a contender while his value is high (even though I love the guy), and you have a top-5 capable tank for the next couple years, while you have your own picks, plus Knicks 1st in 2022 and Dallas 1st in 2021.

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August 11, 2020 12:40 pm
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I really love the idea of trying to acquire other team’s high picks so we don’t have to worry about tanking.

But if we were REALLY tanking/rebuilding, I would probably target some terrible deals and load up on picks, even if they’re later picks. Something nuts (using other deals above):

Fox for Robinson + Ntilikina + 2021 DAL 1st + 2022 NYK 1st

Hield + Bagley + Joseph for Rozier + Batum + 2021 CHA 1st

Bogdan (S&T) + Holmes + Bjelica for Horford + Thybulle + 2020 OKC 1st

Barnes for Porter (you could try to get a pick thrown in, but simply having Porter’s 27MM expiring to play with and unloading Barnes contract would be enough for me).

Then you’re starting with:

Rozier/Ntilikina
Thybulle/Batum
Porter Jr.
Horford
Robinson

Which, honestly, if healthy (BIG IF) is actually a pretty decent 7. At least it’s full of smart, energetic defenders and team players. With two young guys with DPOY potential.

Then I’d try to trade down/out with our pick. For ease Let’s say to the Celtics for 16 & 30.

For this year, I’m targeting Poku (16), Tillman (22), Bolmaro (30). Likely trying to stash Poku and Bolmaro for a season or two.

And just for fun, let’s say Riller (35), Reed (43), Queen (53).

So we’re looking at (let’s say all picks arrive and end up on the roster):

Guards – Rozier/Ntilikina/Riller
Wings – Thybulle/Batum/Porter Jr/Bolmaro/Queen
Bigs – Horford, Robinson, Tillman, Poku

Then you have 42 MM in expirings (Porter & Batum) to play with at the trade deadline at a time that a lot of teams are going to be wanting to clear cap space for the huge 2021 FA class. Then you can decide if you want to use that space for one more round of taking contracts for picks, or use that space plus picks to acquire quality players.

And you’re sitting on 2021 SAC 1st, 2021 CHA 1st, 2021, DAL 1st & 2022 SAC 1st, 2022 NYK 1st. And I think you could reasonably expect at least 3 of those to be lottery picks with a decent chance of being HIGH lottery picks.

I mean, there’s no way any FO would actually do it. But it would be a hell of a ride.

SIDENOTE: The 2021 draft projects to be chock full of quality wing initiators.

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August 11, 2020 2:23 pm

Man that’s one helluva roster turnover 😉

But yeah, that probably puts us in a better position to contend (if we draft well). I do think it’s highly unlikely Charlotte does that deal however. Not enough in return for a high potential top 4 in what looks to be a very good draft in 2021.

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August 11, 2020 4:59 pm
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I mean, none of those deals are likely. And the whole thing is based on a full rebuild that won’t happen. BUT….

The CHA deal all depends on what they think of Bagley. I see Hield and Rozier as roughly equal value-to-contracts but clearly Hield is a much better fit next to Graham. So the question is do they see Bagley as a 21-year-old top-5ish-talent-in-a-very-strong-draft-elite-athlete that has put up strong per 36 scoring and rebounding numbers despite fluky injuries? Or do they see him as an out-date energy big with an injury history? If it’s the prior, them that plus the $25MM of Batum’s salary could well be worth that pick to them. Or maybe it’s slightly protected in 2021 and less so in 2022.

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August 11, 2020 11:37 am

Buddy and Bagley

for

LaVine and Markkanen

plus cash considerations?????

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August 11, 2020 12:03 pm
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I mean, sure. I’m not big fan of Lavine, but he has a broader skillset than Hield and a smaller contract. And Markannen is a year further into his contract, but at least his projection suggests at least one modern skill even if he hasn’t really lived up to it yet. That said, I don’t think the Bulls do that. For the same reasons I suggested. It doesn’t really solve any of their problems.

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August 11, 2020 12:39 pm
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Yeah we’ve batted around trade ideas with the Bulls before. I agree the Bulls likely don’t accept that offer. But, as we’ve talked about before, I think the player we SHOULD want from the Bulls is Porter.

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August 11, 2020 12:43 pm
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As I note above, I LOVE the idea of having Porter’s expiring to work with at next season’s trade deadline.

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August 11, 2020 2:28 pm

That, and I’m curious what a Fox/Bogi/Porter/Barnes/Holmes lineup might do. Lacks playmaking, but maybe some improved perimeter defense and some versatility could at least be interesting.

If we’re out of the playoff picture come deadline (which is probable), then yeah it’s an excellent contract to bring back some pieces.

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August 10, 2020 8:29 pm
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I’m guessing a trade of Hield that winds up being a disaster (Horford, anyone?), followed by an overpay to keep Bogi. We will then be treated to watching Hield go deep into the playoffs in Philly while being properly utilized.

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August 10, 2020 8:53 pm
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Likely scenario. I like Vlade to deal Buddy and Bogi for Biyambo, Batum, 2 2nd’s and most important a meet and greet with MJ for Vivek.

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August 10, 2020 9:08 pm
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Not liking that trade. Is that an awful joke?.
Unfortunately, it sounds realistic. Trade everyone for future picks and/or expiring’s. It’s the only hope.

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August 11, 2020 8:04 am
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Yeah, that’s the kind of deal that we used to laugh at, but now have a real fear of it happening.

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August 11, 2020 8:42 am
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If this trade came with Thybulle would you be against it?

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August 11, 2020 9:52 am
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That’s the question. What else could we get along with Horford. I should say that I think Horford, while significantly overpaid, is still a good player. In terms of pure single season contribution to winning I would take Horford over Hield.

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August 11, 2020 12:01 pm
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Given that Walton will never properly utilize Hield & given that the organization ain’t firing Walton, I guess. Might move them from 15th to 14th in the West next season. Progress!

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August 10, 2020 7:46 pm

Staying a Kings fan…probably…but need to boycott until they get rid of Vlade, I would say Vivek too but we’re probably stuck with his so not racist celebrity worshipping ass.

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August 10, 2020 10:52 pm

this article is great (per usual) but either this article was too soon for me or I really just no longer give a shit about this team or its future. Maybe it’s the last five months of life being changed upside down but there is so much else out there to enjoy than this crap. I didn’t end up watching more than 10 mins of bubble €˜action’ before admitting to myself that I really just don’t care anymore. I still want to support this site but fuck the Sacramento Kings. Fuck them all.

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August 10, 2020 10:59 pm

It’s important to vote, people.
 
A initiative by (someone on) the Kings reddit page, I believe.
 
https://twitter.com/NEtauri/status/1293044058718384129
 

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August 10, 2020 11:13 pm

Hoping this is the next coach. Starting next week.

BK is Brian Keefe, who has returned to the Oklahoma City Thunder as an assistant coach and has a reputation as one of the best player-development coaches in the NBA. In the five years since Keefe left the Thunder bench, he’s developed into more €” a coach who can not only nurture talent, but also lead it.Aug 8, 2019

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August 10, 2020 11:26 pm

How much of the problem is Fox’s unevolution as a leader?
 
If he was was an actual floor leader he’d inspire energy and the best game out of everyone, yet everyone plays below their potential
 
Walton is proving to be a bottom 5 coach, but there is a lack of leadership the size of the Grand Canyon on the floor
 
part of vlade’s Fallacy, besides his notes ineptitude, was thinking Fox was ready to be built around

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