BoogieTime wrote:Colbinii wrote:Are the Kings still happy with the Haliburton/Sabonis swap?
What is your opinion? Thats kind of a leading question now, isn't it?
I was about to write about it in the General Thread, that although I'm a huge Domas fan, this might be the year we start hearing a lot about this trade.
I think most Kings fans are happy seeing competitive basketball, and since the trade the Kings have been a playoff team (Domas being a baller and helping Fox grow), so its kind of a back burner thing. And truly, no one knows who won the trade, because it just happened, its going to take years to decipher how the trade affected the teams and if injuries derailed one of these careers etc. Also moves happen every year, good and bad, some you win some you lose, and what good is it to just sit and ruminate over wha could have been?
If Tyrese scorches to a mvp path, it should ultimately shine a light on Vivek's meddling, as that's what precipitated the move, though (his win now mandates)
Well, I'm not a Kings fan, though my earliest memories of basketball and the NBA was watching the KG Wolves taking on the Webber Kings in the playoffs.
I think both Fox and Sabonis are a tier below that of Haliburton as a player/talent (or will be regarded as such within this basketball season).
If the Kings are a perpetual Play-In team over the life of the Fox/Sabonis era while Haliburton leads the Pacers to deeper playoff runs, then I think you will see more Kings fans upset about the trade. If Indiana never grows beyond the 1st Round and neither do the Kings, I expect the Kings fans will be content with the trade.
It is definitely something which will be interesting to play-out over the next 2-3 years for both franchises.