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They are tying up money on Yogi & Bjelica for two and three years, respectively, and the cost of doing so is not only cap space but goodwill around the league since they are luring these guys out of verbally committed deals with other teams.
I feel like this is only like the 12th most questionable thing they've done in the last five years so maybe it's being overlooked, but still, WHAT?!!?

Divac is wily like a fox.

Spinning their tires at the bottom of the hill.

You are all sleeping on Vivec. Dude is playing the long game. You'll see when the Kings win the 2031 NBA title, all these moves make total sense.

A question that echos across time

do you still ask?

Atmanne wrote:A question that echos across time

Its like a zen koan...I simply try to think about what in the actual **** the kings are trying to do and I enter a trancelike state.

The Serbian connection. Domination incoming.

So clueless

The thing is, after everything that has happened, is there realistically any other way for them to sign anybody? This may just be it for them other than signing old relics like ZBo and Carter who had connections to their coach.

Cavsfansince84 wrote:Divac is wily like a fox.

More like a De-Aaron Fox amiright? A player Divac drafted recently. I saw what you were doing there. You're a wily fox, man!

Well, could they have done something that would have made them contenders? They appear to be playing for somewhere around 3-5 years from now. But that's just a shot in the dark. Who knows, they just might make the playoffs in 2-3 years. They need to play their youth, have a few veterans and then add the serious pieces in a couple of years. At least that's what they seem to be planning IMO.

The last 2 moves are head scratches to me unless they plan on making another trade or two. Their main goal should be to develop their young guys and hopefully turn into a competitive team in 2 or 3 years. Instead of signing guys that'll take playing time away from the young guys they should have taken a salary dump for a 1st round pick since they're currently without one for 2019.

2 dudes combined make under 10mil. or in other terms, .5 tyler johnsons

7 bigs,7 guards and 1 wing

badass316 wrote:The last 2 moves are head scratches to me unless they plan on making another trade or two. Their main goal should be to develop their young guys and hopefully turn into a competitive team in 2 or 3 years. Instead of signing guys that'll take playing time away from the young guys they should have taken a salary dump for a 1st round pick since they're currently without one for 2019.

Last 3 moves. Unfortunately our F.O. bailed them out on the big one

Dominater wrote:

badass316 wrote:The last 2 moves are head scratches to me unless they plan on making another trade or two. Their main goal should be to develop their young guys and hopefully turn into a competitive team in 2 or 3 years. Instead of signing guys that'll take playing time away from the young guys they should have taken a salary dump for a 1st round pick since they're currently without one for 2019.

Last 3 moves. Unfortunately our F.O. bailed them out on the big one

I actually liked Lavine, maybe not for that amount or length of contract but still. I'd rather see them invest in someone that's actually young and had the potential to grow with their young core. Signing old ass dudes like Randolph, Carter, Koufos, and Hill that took playing time away from the young guys were (Please Use More Appropriate Word) though.

Divac has absolutely no idea which players are worth signing, so he just waits for other GMs to target somebody, then preempt them with a slightly bigger offer.

It's a sound strategy if you are yourself stupid.

Someone should sign Royce White as a joke to see if Vlade will go out and give him a bigger deal too

Infinite Llamas wrote:Someone should sign Royce White as a joke to see if Vlade will go out and give him a bigger deal too

Get 'er done, Masai.