Re: John Salmons Deal in the woks? Salmons is signed for under $6 mil per year for the life of the contract. He's an excellent value that's also a very movable asset due to his low cost. When I look at the list of free agents in the summer, we would have to overpay for less a talented player. Saving money for the summer is overrated. Maybe this rumor was leaked to put other teams on notice they need to step up their offers if they want the financial relief of Raef's deal?
Re: John Salmons Deal in the woks? honestly anythings better then hearing more clanks from batums threes. however...is that the best we can do????
Re: John Salmons Deal in the woks? well if we're doing this to set up a bigger deal in 2010 that would be great, but if we are looking at salmons as a potential starting SF for a championship contender i think we can do better.
Re: John Salmons Deal in the woks? I hope so, but I have a feeling there will never be another Pau Gasol-type deal for an expiring contract. That whole trade has given us a skewed view of the actual value of Reaf's expiring contract. Don't forget that there's several other highly paid players with expiring deals in the market like AI and Marion that are actually productive players.
All I've heard from Kings fans this season are complaints about how much Salmons dominates the ball and how stagnant the offense can get when he's on the floor. I think there's no doubt he's a talented, versatile offensive player but I wonder if he can co-exist with the Blazers' already established guard rotation. Considering the Kings don't seem to value Salmons as a long-term piece, I think they come out great in this potential trade (especially if they can unload Moore or Thomas at the same time).
Re: John Salmons Deal in the woks? i was thinking more in terms of us stockpiling assets in general for a potential 2010 superstar sign/trade.
I wouldn't be gung-ho for this deal, but I wouldn't be screaming bloody murder if it went down either. He is a solid player that would help us out this year and not devastate long term plans for the future. I do not like the log jam it would produce either. Batum has worked his butt off and deserves some minutes, but what will happen when Marty comes back? I would prefer a deal where we send out raef + player so we don't get overbooked. I also read the Heat have offered Matrix for Brad Miller and Change..I know Matrix is probably not our target, but we should be able to do better with Raef's deal.
I am not completely sold on this deal either but I think Salmons is a good player. I do not want to just ride out RLEC, it is worth much more than face value around the league when many teams are pinching pennies. The free agent market isn't that great to warrant keeping it. I think that we can get a better player trading it as soon as possible. I agree though we need to send out more players than we bring in. Travis, Channing, Bayless, Ike, picks are all on the market as far as I am concerned.
What about Miller? RealGM indicates it might be Salmons and Miller. Miller would be a heck of a backup PF on this team. He can nail the outside shot and is an excellent passer. I could see him next to Joel or Oden. If you do Ike+Raef for Salmons and Miller, if there is nothing better out there it might be worth it. Miller could help out while Oden and Aldridge are still maturing. I alwasy remember Salmons as a kind of do it all guard. He certainly stepped up against Portland this year. I wouldn't object.
We would be just too loaded and logjammed if we got Miller AND Salmons..there would have to be another deal in the works
It would just mean that Frye would never get off the bench, not would Batum. I agree that you would still have to do a small forward trade somewhere.
I'm not sure. He is at the end of his career, and Sac would save 12M (+ luxury tax on 12M) if they dump him. For a team that is not doing well a salary dump may be welcome.
I'm not too sure about that. The Maloofs are in full-on cost-shedding mode right now, given that their casino and other core businesses are sucking to high hell.
I'm of the opinion that I wouldn't kick Salmons off the team if we traded for him (or, to a lesser extext, Moore), but if we're using our "preciousssss" cap space on Salmons and Moore, I'm not a huge fan. If we're taking back Thomas instead of Moore, that's worse. If we have to throw in picks (even #55 or whatever), I'm sure Sacramento can continue sucking with Salmons without our trade help. Now, Outlaw and Frye and ShavBo for Salmons and Douby's expiring contract? Sign me up. SAC laughs at us, though. But for that trade, I'd give 'em a 2nd rounder or two.
I read an article in the bobcats forum yesterday that said Charlotte had been trying to deal G. Wallace to NY, NJ, Sac and maybe another team but so far they didn't have a package that fit their needs. Maybe we're somehow involved with this? link http://sportstwo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131623 it might be a month old, but it's worth looking at.
