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They did lose Gasol Stopper in the process though.
Ujiri= Ric Flair of the NBA
Just straight up wheelin' and dealin'
They did lose Gasol Stopper in the process though.
No, Kobe is still with the Lakers.
If TOR got any picks
i can understand the kings trying to get rid of vazquez and salmons, but for gay?
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tbqh my first impression was it was bad but not THAT bad, but thats just because i've been confused at the playing time vazquez and salmons were getting, so unloading them made sense. the longer i thought about rudy got though, the more i hate the move.
It's not a bad trade for Sacramento, tbh..
Rudy Gay is the perfect player to acquire if you're trying to tank while simultaneously camouflaging your intentions towards your casual fans, tbh..there are still many people that believe Gay is a good basketball player and continue to neglect his actual contributions and abilities..
They didn't lose any notable assets, and Gay will allow them to continue tanking..his contract also expires following next year IIRC..it's a good PR move and it could help add some buzz with the casual fans in Sacramento..
Knowing Gay, though, he'll probably improve his play and help Sacramento win enough games to reach the 10th or 11th seed, essentially killing their tanking plan, tbh..he's the face of mediocrity..
It's really not that big of a deal either way IMO (for the Kings). They can make a playoff push this year (although we all know Gay isn't as good as he was ever advertised) & Gay's contract is only one more year past this year. It's not a Joe Johnson type contract (and that's assuming he's opting in which he likely will).
If he opts out, they actually came out ahead, although that is extremely unlikely. Even if he doesn't, assuming they extended the QO's to PP & GV with Hayes' 6M guaranteed, they are only adding about 6M in additional salary for one year. It's really not that big of a deal IMO. They lose their cap space flexibility more than likely for one year, but if they didn't like that FA class, nothing wrong with trying to swing for the fences on a one year deal.
The Gay Cousins Era begins!
Salmons?
The guy who snubbed Toronto once?
salmons is the 34 year old who hasn't been good for 3 years and was still getting 25 minutes a game on a team with young guys begging for minutes. his ass needed to be dumped a while back, or at least benched
For TOR it makes sense obviously. If they can maximize cap space (if they renounce PP & GV, waive Salmons for his 1M only guarantee) they gained ~13M next year in cap space. Plus, Gay was the epitome of everything wrong with TOR and previous management.
PP and GV are also decent little prospects/players, so maybe they could be had for cheap as bench pieces which isn't bad either. But they should trade DeRozan too.
I don't see why Sacramento would do this, lol Raptors are becoming a respectable franchise with these kinds of trades, Ujiri really is a boss.
i didnt think ujiri could do it
Raptors announcer saying that with the new lineup the Raps are sharing the ball.*
Not a fan of Vasquez, he's one of the most overrated players in the league IMO..
Absolutely agree - said so all last year when he was putting up those numbers. However, they may view him as a decent prospect, especially if they view him as a bench player/limited role guy vs a starter.
Really no such thing as an un-tradeable contract in the NBA since there will be Billy King type GMs in the league to bail teams out tbh. But to be able to trade Bargs and Rudy within months should be enough for GM of the year IMO. Huge props to Ujiri.
More time for Jonas and Ross should help as well. Keep Casey around until the end of the season to ensure the tank for Wiggins + extra cap space and Raptors' future looks MUCH better tbh.
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