2024 Play-In Tournament (West): #9 Sacramento Kings vs #10 Golden State Warriors

[darmani]

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First Nash to the Lakers, now CP3 to the Warriors. Suns sleeper agents FTW.

[Diop]

The Warriors payroll and lux tax definitely cannot be sustained. Massive cuts coming to a team that severely needs to add. Makes 0 sense to keep Steph.

Just not paying Klay and Paul solves most of their issues. Looney is only 3 million guaranteed too. They have most of their draft capital after this year. They can add if they really want too.

But as I'd posted a few times in this thread, I have serious doubts about their scouting department's ability to identify NBA talent. they have stank since drafting Klay.

not a fan of the Wiseman pick?

[SweaterBae]

Just not paying Klay and Paul solves most of their issues. Looney is only 3 million guaranteed too. They have most of their draft capital after this year. They can add if they really want too.

But as I'd posted a few times in this thread, I have serious doubts about their scouting department's ability to identify NBA talent. they have stank since drafting Klay.

not a fan of the Wiseman pick?

He's no Scoot Henderson.

[Bruin]

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[Statlanta]

Congratulations to the Kings for proving the consensus wrong and to Keegan Murray for showing the young players how to show out in elimination game territory.

[Message Boar]

Good for Kings fans, if the Pels are actually banged up I hope they win the next one, too.

And it's kind of poetic that the Warriors' run ends under a barrage of three pointers with Javale McGee as the human victory cigar.

[Warriorfan]

Congrats to the kings I think they can get by OKC overlooking Pelicans with banged up Zion

[MoneyTalks41890]

Warriors paying more in luxury tax this year than the Thunder are in team salary.

[BrianInPhilly]

No matter what happens this year, I'm glad the world got to know who Keon Ellis is. Dude is a stud!

He’s turning into the ideal guard you want next to a ball dominant scoring guard. He’s who Patrick Beverly thinks he is.

[Exp0sed]

who cares? both teams aren't beating OKC in the 1st, no way now how

[bpcox05]

Karl Anthony-Towns
Nickel Alexander-Walker

For

Chris Paul
Jonathan Kuminga
Moses Moody
Brandin Podziemski
Trance Jackson-Davis
2025 GSW Pick Swap (Unprotected)
2026 GSW 1st (Unprotected)
2027 GSW Pick Swap (Unprotected)
2028 GSW 1st (Unprotected
2029 GSW Pick Swap (Unprotected)
2031 GSW Pick Swap (Unprotected)



Then resign Klay while setting the expectation that he will be coming off the bench. That leaves you with…

PG - Curry / Payton
SG - NAW / Thompson
SF - Wiggins / Santos
PF - Green
C - Towns / Looney

- 4 shooters around Green
- Another legit go-to scorer next to Steph
- Great defenders in between Curry & Towns
- Solid bench scorer in Thompson

It’d be interesting to see how that team shakes out.



Wolves do it for salary reasons while adding cheap young players and a lot of future draft capital to add around their big payroll over the coming years.

[jkvonny]

Kings are giving out shirts tonight that say Feel the Roar. Warriors say they will make Sacramento Feel the Pain haha.

Do the Kings still light the beam? For all the beam lighting that went on last season I don't think I heard about it at all this year.

Yes. They still do that beam lighting in Sacramento.

[jkvonny]

What's with the constant bell ringing in the Kings arena? It's annoying.

Cowbells. Their fans been doing that for decades. Esp in big games and post season.

[Richard4444]

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His name has to be changed to Clay Thompson.

Because bricks are made of clay.

Mic drop.

[jkvonny]

This is beyond disappointing for the Warriors. No way you bring this same squad back next season.

Curry is going to the Olympics. He's gonna want to be in a better situation after playing with those elite players. Players will be recruiting as well.

Watch out for Lebron/AD recruting Steph to the Lakers.

Steph
Bronny
Vando
Lebron
AD

Just what the Lakers needs, more old folks.

[jkvonny]

Man the dubs could honestly use Harrison Barnes rn

GSW bring Barnes back?

Won a ring with the 2015 team.

[jkvonny]

go head and request that trade to charlotte steph

Should play his final years in his home state (North Carolina). Hometown, Charlotte.

A younger Hornets team with youth and talent, easier conference in the East. Could help get them back in the playoffs. Good fit.
His brother (Seth) is there, too.

GSW is gettin older, on the decline, will need to dump salary/expensive contracts, may need a rebuild soon.

[jkvonny]

Can Sacramento fans explain who Ellis is???

You've been asking this all nite last nite. lol
He's been a 2 way player for the Kings last couple of seasons. G League player that was undrafted from Bama. A project, diamond in the rough. Very good defensive player.
Here are some links for you. Hope you get your answers. Now, quit asking!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keon_Ellis

https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4702177/keon-ellis

[Swish1906]

Beautiful ending to a pretty annoying dynasty (specially thanks to Durant).

Also happy for Klay, who could never accept he was washed up and kept talking like a superstar.

And of course Draymond…

[jkvonny]

And nobody knows who Ellis is

Apparently. just you and a few others. lol