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Just curious what you guys thought about this deal.
Minnesota trades:
Darko, $3 million
Sacramento trades:
protected 2nd round pick (aka nothing).

Darko is a great shot blocker, and a good overall defensive center. He's a terrible offensive player overall, but a decent passer. His 3rd year is non-guaranteed, so you basically have him for 2 years at $5 mil per, with a $2 mil buyout the 3rd year. With $3 mil in cash, it becomes basically 2 years, $9 mil.

I figure Sacramento is rebuilding and doesn't want to add major salary just yet. Darko fits well for 2 years as a stopgap C (possibly starting next to Cousins, otherwise off the bench) and give the Wolves enough cap space to sign Jordan/Nene/Gasol at C. For us it's a no brainer if one of them agrees to sign in the off season.
Nene/Randolph/Pekovic
Love/Tolliver
Beasley/Williams
Johnson/Webster
Rubio/Ridnour/Lee

Does it make sense for Sacramento?

Only if we can't re-sign Sam, or sign Nene/Gasol/Chandler do we even consider this. Even then I don't think we do it. Darko has too much history of being a headcase and not enough talent to be worth the risk IMO.

We are rebuilding but we pretty much have to add a ton of salary to get to the minimum payroll.

Yeah, I'm with you. As a last case scenario I wouldn't mind it, but there are obvious issues here. Still, could be a good pick up.

But the guy is a champion!

Why would the Wolves trade the next Vlade Divac?

This deal as constructed wouldn't happen anyway. Not that Darko is, well, good, but there is still no way Kahn just gives him away.

Yet.

Funny that after I read the words Vlade Divac I see his photo in the next post.

Kings get the Mana from heaven in a steal!