Jordan Crawford and the #33 pick...

[jeffjtk1234]

What do you guys think about Jordan Crawford? Everytime I see this kid I like him more and more. I think he would be a great fit next to tyreke also. If there is a chance he is not there at 33 I say we try to trade up. What do you guys think?

Willie Warren could also be a possibility.

[king125]

i would rather have Crawford then Warren. It all depends what we do with that 5 pick. If we hold our pick and choose either Cousins/Monroe or Johnson (depending what Minnesota does) we will more then likely address the other position of need with the 33rd or move down a bit.

5. Cousins/Monroe
33. Crawford, Warren, Rautins, Randle

or

5. Johnson
33. Jordan, Alabi, Richards

Something of that nature. I am personally leaning towards Crawford or Jordan with the 33

[pillwenney]

Yeah, I'd prefer somebody that can take care of some ballhandling/PG type duties. So with that, I'd prefer Warren or one of one of the PGs, like Mickael Torrance for example. Maybe Terrico White or Armon Johnson. I like Torrance though.

And if we go big (which I kinda doubt even if we go wing at 5) I think my top choice for now might be Prestes. Jordan wouldn't be bad either. He doesn't seem to have a ton going for him outside of his measurements, but his measurements are fantastic.

[jeffjtk1234]

Well, for me if we can snag one of white, torrance, warren, or crawford we will be good.


I fully expect us to grab either Monroe or cousins, depending on which one is there. Reason being is I do think one of those guys mentioned above will be there at 33. Personally I think Crawford will be able to shoot the lights out and be a great compliment to tyreke. But, Warren remind me A LOT of Ben Gordon, who I have always thought would be a great compliment to tyreke. So if we pick one of those two I will be happy.

If warren falls to 33 though I think we HAVE to grab him. He has all the skills to be a starting 2.

[KM44]

NO CRAWFORD. The guy is the second coming of another J. Crawford. He's a straight volume scorer that would not work at all next to Tyreke.

[RoyalCourtJestr]

I'd take Warren over Crawford.

[YC42Balla]

I'm not sure if Crawford could potentially work with Tyreke in the future..
But I do like Crawford.. He can shoot, He's athletic, He Loves to run the fast break, And watching some of his Interviews he seems to fit in well with the rest of are team.
Plus the Kid is Pretty Humble.. If any other cocky kid dunked on LBJ they would have rubbed it in LBJ'S face but JC didn't so that's a positive... (IMO) If He's there at #33 I hope we get him.

[jeffjtk1234]

he can shoot...and run...

He would be a good fit...mainly because tyreke can drive and kick to the kid all day long and Crawford can either shoot or hit the lane. He would be a great third guard off the bench also.

I personally think Beno is the long term fix next to tyreke (great chemistry, he just plain gets the job done), but if Crawford is anything like Jamal Crawford I would be extremely happy. Having a volume scorer like Crawford off the bench as a third guard would be huge ala the Hawks this year. Right now we kind of lack that high energy scorer of the bench like Bobby Jackson was in the past. To get that type of scoring off the bench at 33rd overall would be great.

Like I said, the more I think about it, the more I love Crawford on this team.

[jeffjtk1234]

I'm not sure if Crawford could potentially work with Tyreke in the future..
But I do like Crawford.. He can shoot, He's athletic, He Loves to run the fast break, And watching some of his Interviews he seems to fit in well with the rest of are team.
Plus the Kid is Pretty Humble.. If any other cocky kid dunked on LBJ they would have rubbed it in LBJ'S face but JC didn't so that's a positive... (IMO) If He's there at #33 I hope we get him.

I agree with this 100%. He seems like a natural leader also, and I love his quote to the bee...

"I'd love to play with the Kings," Crawford said. "Especially playing with Tyreke Evans. Me and him pushing it up in transition can be trouble."

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/06/08/280575 ... z0qOsCzPlN

[SacKingZZZ]

Hell yeah. There should be some serious talent at 33 this year. Harangody is still my eternal fav but you probably have to go Warren or Crawford if they're there.

[longfellow44]

At 33 i'm interested in finding a 3rd back court player to pair with Evans and Udrih to form a very nasty trio.

The guys in the running for me are as ranked by me:
1. Elliot Williams
2. Willie Warren
3. Dominque Jones
4. Jordan crawford

If we could some how land Elliot Williams we would be sooooo lucky. He's a combo guard so that fits well with evans he's super athletic with serious hops plays above the rim solid passing skills, not fantastic but for the most part we will want the ball in Evans hands. Good 3pt shooter hard worker and overall high character guy. If we could land this guy it would be both a pick that brings in talent but one that also brings in a glue character type guy.

[pillwenney]

I really like Dominique Jones over all as a prospect, and think he could be a good pick in the late teens even, but I just don't see him fitting well with Tyreke. I see him as kind of a poor man's Tyreke at the next level.

For me, if we're ranking those combo guards/PGs. As of right now, for this team, I'd go:

1. Torrance - With a more consistent stroke, he's probably the best player here IMO.
2. Warren - Has a lot of the abilities. Attitude concerns are legitimate, but I think he'll improve in that respect once he's back to playing off of a star (like he was with Griffin).
3. Randle - Has all of the offensive things I like to see in a guy next to Tyreke. Would be far and away the number 1 guy here if he wasn't so damn small.
4. Bledsoe - I'd kind of like a guy with more PG skills, but Bledsoe could excel next to Tyreke in kinda the way he did with Wall.
5. Williams - More of a scorer, but a good one obviously.
6. Crawford - Same deal.
7. Jones - See what I said above about him.
8. White - Not really much of a PG at all. Otherwise an intriguing prospect.
9. Johnson - Wouldn't be horrible, but I'd like a better shooter who is more used to playing off the ball.

[longfellow44]

I was only ranking the guys who I think will be there at 33. I would think we can get one of those guys without trading up and the fit and talent level will be good enough to fit well with tyreke and udrih.

[Bac2Basics]

From what I've seen, I think Warren is the perfect guy for #33 if he's there. His upside is huge and if his attitude problems can't be tamed, a 2nd round pick is easily dropable.

Honestly, what I'd like to see is to see if we can turn #33 into #18 with Miami, as they may look to trade down to increase cap space.

[jeffjtk1234]

I think the 33 for the 18 is a great idea. If we go big at the 5...which I think we will...we can get a guard at 18 and be set.

[longfellow44]

My view is if we land a big with our 1st then we draft a combo guard with the 33rd, but if we take Johnson then we still have a need for a defender and I'm all about trading our 2nd to Miami for their 1st and we could end up drafting Larry sanders who would be a fantastic addition in the defensive end.

[UKF]

Warren doesn't remind any of you guys of Douby???

[SacKingZZZ]

Nah, Douby was a stick figure that had NEVER shown an ability to even remotely truly run the point. Warren isn't the most productive playmaker but he can play PG.

[windycity00]

how do you kings fans feel about this trade:

sac lose: #33
sac get: bibby, #17, #54 (possibly), '13 2nd round (from chi)