There's a few little things on the roster that I'm unsure of going into next year. Looking for maybe a little discussion on these end of bench and two-way guys for us.

• Any way we keep Kessler Edwards? Same with Alex Len. Len has been awesome as a backup C and I like Edwards's hustle on defense though it feels like his role can be replicated elsewhere.
• Is Jalen Slawson our 3rd two-way guy or a full roster spot? We got the two UDFAs from this draft, and Mason Jones is still under a two-way contract I believe. I assume we're not getting rid of Slawson. Do we cut Jones since he seems like a lower upside play? I'm personally invested in Boogie Ellis off our SL roster and want him to grab our two-way spot if he performs well.
• Given that the other two-way spots are filled, I assume Jordan Ford is gone.
• What's the projected role for Colby Jones next year? We won't know until the rest of the roster shakes out but it's something to think about.

He’s an NPC and is happy collecting checks

His Offensive game, I think, is more perimeter than post, yes?

He’s listed at 7’ but also as a PF. Can he play center on defense successfully…say better than Sabonis does?

Is he better on defense and rim protection than Sabonis is?

I know he’s a better offensive player (meaning scoring) than Sabonis but assists are not his game. How might he be in the center role with Fox and Murray? Are we better over all or not? He seems far more athletic and multi-dimensional on offense. But defense…as a center? No clue…

Clearly I’m wondering about a trade of Sabonis for him but with him as a center. Is this frying pan to fryer or an improvement, worse? Or is Markkanan a free agent and a trade not possible right now? I know zip about him.

Anyone know his game really well?

1. OKC
2. DAL
3. MIN
4. MEM
5. DEN
6. SAC
7. NOP
8. SAS
9. HOU
10. LAC
11. LAL
12. PHX
13. GSW
14. UTA
15. POR

Monte already tried to trade for him...

We have plenty of salary filler on the roster already. Huerter, Barnes, Lyles, Duarte, McDaniels adds up to 51 million dollars. It seems like the best course of action is to take our favorite pick in free agency and then take our best shot on the trade market. Are there any salary cap implications I'm missing here?

That's more than double the next best player on the team, and among just the highest Celtics for tops in the league for anyone who played more than a handful of games.

I know he only played 444 minutes, and net rating is less an individual stat and more about how the team played while he was on the floor. But he was in the rotation for about half the season, and doesn't it mean something if the team is really good while he's on the floor?

I'm not saying he's a huge difference maker, but I think we should at least bring him back on a minimum as our backup C if nobody makes him a better offer.

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I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve kind of had it with trade rumors. Every morning we hear that another wing with length who can hit a three might be available, and all of Kings social media, including myself, go into “oh I’d love to get him on this team…go cook, Monte” mode.

By now, surely we realize we’re just being used each time as bargaining leverage against teams that will give up more. It almost feels like we’re on the receiving end of a kind of joke among every other GM that goes: “tell Woj we’re entertaining offers for Length D. Wing and include that the Kings are interested.”

Look down the Western Conference standings and be honest about what this team is…

1. OKC - better team now with far higher long term upside
2. Denver - better team now trending about as well as the Kings
3. Minnesota - better team with a better individual player; worsening long term outlook
4. Clippers - bad medium term outlook, but more money than God and better when healthy
5. Mavericks - where we would be if we drafted Luka… bad long term outlook, but still have the best player on our two teams
6. Phoenix - far more talented but bad long term outlook
7. NOLA - stronger team with better outlook than us
8. Lakers - look like they’ll be bottom of the standings in 2 years
9. Kangz - talented, but not talented enough, roster
10. Warriors - same bucket as the Lakers, any moves are just shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic (though better young guys than the Lakers)
11. Rockets - I hate it, but I think they win more games than us next season. More talent and more assets than us, better long term outlook

12.Jazz - flawed team that I think will be rebuilding for a few more seasons, but has more assets than us 13. Memphis - I’m not sure what their season looks like next year, but they were the #2 team two seasons ago. Wouldn’t surprise me at all if they’re ahead of us in the standings next year. We need Fox to be better than Ja to be better than these guys. 14. San Antonio - maybe makes all of this moot as Wemby is likely going to lead the Spurs to 5 straight titles. 15. Portland - talent that fits poorly together

There’s clearly a top tier of OKC, Denver and Minnesota that don’t look to be moving off the top spots next season, and maybe the next 3-5 years. There’s another tier of super talented teams in Dallas, LAC, Nola, and Phoenix. I think we’re in the next tier with the Lakers and the Warriors. Then you have the rising teams of Memphis, Houston, and San Antonio that need to slot in somewhere. I don’t see San Antonio being better than us next year, but I have little doubt that they’re better than us in 2 years.

What are we doing here? For every team that I could see falling out of the standings (Minny if they get too expensive, or both LA teams, GSW and PHX if they get old or hurt), there’s a younger and more talented team with better assets coming from behind us to take their spot. I can’t look at this team and see anything other than a mediocre team… for the foreseeable future… If a few things break our way or a couple teams get hurt, it feels like our ceiling is still the 6 seed.

So, is this what we want? Is it worth it to spin our wheels a little bit until Fox and Domas are past their primes? Maybe it makes sense to see Keegan’s third year before tearing it down, but I am so hopeless about this team’s ability to become a contender.

I understand people don’t like all the “gloomer” posts, but this team continues to miss at the margins, and it’s infuriating that this team is just so mid. Our championship window was painted on a brick wall like a Wile E Coyote bit. Maybe it would make sense to be a good team and try to pivot into a great team with a trade, but we are outgunned in any such deal. It’s not going to happen.

Sorry for the inconclusive rant

A big focus on the Kings failures last year was the defense, however even with our limited roster we finished in the top 15 defensively. I feel like with Fox and Keegans improving defense, Ellis getting a full season in the NBA, and a defensive dawg rookie in Carter, we should be a very good defense next year.

Seeing that the pels got dejaunte Murray I don’t think we’ll ever be as good as the worst team , not trying to be a gloomer but damn bruh cmon where the big trade monte I’m sure we are all tired of waiting

Bro was lowkey sharpshitting from the field, he still shot 34% though and this team needs wings so I was wondering what you guys thought

Amidst all these goo goo ga ga toxic complaints here on this sub, this dude’s energy, the DAWG in him would make him an instant fan favorite.

You might say Davion has that dawg in him too, but Devin would play more, be better, might even start at SG (great defender like Ellis but seem to be able to do more offensively so it is possible) and would just be a better scorer in general. He also shows his emotions more and his roars would resonate with the crowd after a basket.

Is under NBA environment since he’s small so he’s used to this and records the highest vert in the draft at 42’.

Kings fans are in for a surprise (as usual). My hot take would be that he'll turn into our 4th most impactful player after Fox, Sabonis and Monk next year.

To start, I’m not the type to say let’s mortgage the future for a 3 year run where we max out at maybe a second round visit. That said, how many of these teams are we going to be better than?

Twolves Nuggets Mavs OKC Pelicans (with Murray trade) Suns Clippers

Like maybe 1 is injured and 1 of the last three disappoints? But we gotta be better than 2 to escape the playins. I also left off the lakers, spurs, and warriors all of which expect to make the playoffs next year.