Trade Target: Andres Nocioni

[ace3g]

I don't usually post things like this but since he is on my fantasy team, and have started to notice his drastic decline in minutes played over the last 3 games (none of which were because of foul trouble), especially tonight against the lakers where he only played 6 minutes, and is someone who would match up well against their size;

I have a feeling that Nocioni might be on the trade block, especially since it looks like the Kings like what they have in Casspi who they might think is a younger cheaper version of Nocioni.

So I wouldn't be surprised if we start to hear his name in some trade rumors soon and or near the trade deadline....


oh and he had another small appearance vs the Lakers tonight, and the Kings have started to use smaller rotations (7-8) players over these last couple of games

[draft87]

I don't usually post things like this but since he is on my fantasy team, and have started to notice his drastic decline in minutes played over the last 3 games (none of which were because of foul trouble), especially tonight against the lakers where he only played 6 minutes, and is someone who would match up well against their size;

I have a feeling that Nocioni might be on the trade block, especially since it looks like the Kings like what they have in Casspi who they might think is a younger cheaper version of Nocioni.

So I wouldn't be surprised if we start to hear his name in some trade rumors soon and or near the trade deadline....


oh and he had another small appearance vs the Lakers tonight, and the Kings have started to use smaller rotations (7-8) players over these last couple of games

That's a valid point, but I would think a rebuilding team like the Kings would want to showcase a player they are getting ready to trade rather than limit his minutes. They'll want to get maximum trade value for Nocioni.

I will point out a minor stat that could influence his playing time for at least tonight(not explaining the prior two games)
Tonight he was the only Kings player out of the six that attempted a 3pt shot(all that attempted, did at least twice)to have not shot at least 50% from the arc(He was 0-4). The Kings were riding a high scoring shoot out with the Lakers. They were going with the hot shooters. Everybody was at least 1-2 while Casspi went 3-4 and Hawes was 4-5

[draft87]

actually, I got really curious and checked out his stats.

First of all, I agree there's a decent chance we'll hear more trade talk towards February. We already heard a bit early in the season, I think November.

Tonight he played 9-10 minutes. Previous two games were 21 and 25. Two before that were 6 and 7. Looking at the whole season his minutes have been all over the place but average out to just about his career average.
25.4 career - 23.7 this season= 1.7 minutes per game less.

I really think that coach Westphal is not settled on rotations most of all. I've seen all kinds of lineups throughout the season. There's even been games where he played his starters reserve level minutes and played his bench starter level minutes.

And now that I think of it, the two games where Nocioni played 6 and 7 minutes were the two tightly fought games against Cleveland(overtime) and LA Lakers(double overtime). The starters played heavy minutes and rarely went to the bench. With that in mind, I'd hold off on trade speculation until you hear it from the team.

[objective]

Casspi's already better than Nocioni, regardless of salary or showcasing or unsettled rotations.

[HarlemHeat37]

Nocioni hasn't really impressed me this season..

[MaNu4Tres]

Nocioni hasn't really impressed me this season..

[Spurs Brazil]

Nocioni hasn't really impressed me this season..

Me too. I saw 7 or 8 Kings games this season and he was bad in all of them

[Chieflion]

Nocioni sucks this season. It doesn't help when the player playing his position, Casspi, is playing better than him.

[loveforthegame]

Nocioni isn't playing all that well this season. Casspi and Greene are playing extremely well so it's not a surprise to see Nocioni's minutes down. Udoka and Brockmann are even playing better than him. Garcia is expected back soon so I don't see Nocioni catching a break in the rotation.

The Kings are probably more willing to trade him now that they see what others can do.

[rapliketp]

Kings would gladly accept any expiring contracts for Nocioni.

[Brazil]

Nocioni sucks this season. It doesn't help when the player playing his position, Casspi, is playing better than him.

+1

I'm following Casspi he is playing decently well and he can be used at every damn position sg sf pf

[DAF86]

Casspi is turning into one of my favorite players.

[tav1]

Kings would gladly accept any expiring contracts for Nocioni.

It will take more than a willingness to part with expiring contracts; they'll have to sweeten the pot. Casspi is probably asking for too much, but a team might be able to get Greene out of the deal.