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Kings send Monk and DeRozan to Brooklyn for MPJ.

Kings move on from Kuminga and add shooting at a position of need.
Nets reduce guaranteed salary while splitting 1 larger asset into 2 smaller ones.
It should be easier to get some minor value from Monk or DeRozan for no other reason than having smaller salaries to match.

I like this for the Kings for many reasons but I feel like Scott Perry wouldn’t end up pulling the trigger on this.

Let’s look at the pros first…

- It saves the Kings some money this year to help them stay below the luxury tax
- Porter’s contract expires in 2 years which aligns with LaVine and Schroder’s deal (setting us up for ample cap space that offseason) and it shaves Monk’s 3rd year off the books helping even more with future cap space
- It rebalances the roster by sending out a guard (helping clear the log jam at guard) and swapping DeRozan for a legitimate PF
- Porter playing PF pushes Murray back to SF (what most Kings fans want to see)
- Porter is a good fit offensively next to Sabonis and can help keep the floor spaced to help Sabonis operate

Again, there is a lot to like from the Kings perspective. However, Scott Perry has talked about the type of players they want here and what he wants our identity to be. He’s repeated it multiple times. These are the attributes he continues to mention…

- Competitive
- Tough
- Team-Oriented
- Disciplined
- Accountable
- Professional

Does that sound like Michael Porter Jr.? I don’t think so but perhaps the trade is less about viewing Porter as a long term, core piece and more about the pros I mentioned above.

Personally, I’d do the trade, but I’m not convinced Scott Perry would.

The Nets don't really have any incentive to reduce guaranteed salary and they would have to cut a guy if they break up MPJ into Monk and DDR for no reason.

bpcox05 wrote:I like this for the Kings for many reasons but I feel like Scott Perry wouldn’t end up pulling the trigger on this.

Let’s look at the pros first…

- It saves the Kings some money this year to help them stay below the luxury tax
- Porter’s contract expires in 2 years which aligns with LaVine and Schroder’s deal (setting us up for ample cap space that offseason) and it shaves Monk’s 3rd year off the books helping even more with future cap space
- It rebalances the roster by sending out a guard (helping clear the log jam at guard) and swapping DeRozan for a legitimate PF
- Porter playing PF pushes Murray back to SF (what most Kings fans want to see)
- Porter is a good fit offensively next to Sabonis and can help keep the floor spaced to help Sabonis operate

Again, there is a lot to like from the Kings perspective. However, Scott Perry has talked about the type of players they want here and what he wants our identity to be. He’s repeated it multiple times. These are the attributes he continues to mention…

- Competitive
- Tough
- Team-Oriented
- Disciplined
- Accountable
- Professional

Does that sound like Michael Porter Jr.? I don’t think so but perhaps the trade is less about viewing Porter as a long term, core piece and more about the pros I mentioned above.

Personally, I’d do the trade, but I’m not convinced Scott Perry would.

I agree with all of this.

I like the fit but no way is perry trading derozan who he thinks fits his mold nearly perfectly for mpj who does not.

BK_2020 wrote:The Nets don't really have any incentive to reduce guaranteed salary and they would have to cut a guy if they break up MPJ into Monk and DDR for no reason.

which I think you have to do when Monk and DDR are objectively easier to trade to a playoff team for picks, compared to Porter

I refuse to believe the Nets don't have one player worth cutting

Nets say no. They're better off with MPJ on every level. Watch them rehab his value and flip him in a few years.

The Kings are going to low key be pretty good. They have a lot of pros and they will figure it out. DeRozan, Lavine, Sabonis, and Monk is quite the core. Then Murray, Schroeder, and their recent picks could round it out well.

Thaddy wrote:The Kings are going to low key be pretty good. They have a lot of pros and they will figure it out. DeRozan, Lavine, Sabonis, and Monk is quite the core. Then Murray, Schroeder, and their recent picks could round it out well.

I think they’ll be one of the best offenses in the league. The defense on the other hand…

MPJ has more value for the Nets than Monk and DDR at this point in their rebuild. I think hes gonna put up 20+ ppg this year.