A John Salmons trade before Thursday's noon deadline looks likely. The Kings have been in touch...

A John Salmons trade before Thursday's noon deadline looks likely. The Kings have been in touch with as many as 10 to 12 teams, so interest is high and something probably gets done. Expiring contracts and draft pick(s) would come back in return, as well as the possibility of cash to help pay for some expirings.

Sam Amick, Bee blog

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I now despise Daryl Morey with every fiber of my being:

As I sit here watching Houston’s Tracy McGrady drop F-bombs on SportsCenter while discussing his decision to undergo microfracture surgery, it’s worth noting that the Rockets tried to send him to Sacramento before this news was this official.

The Kings had no interest, but Houston just figured they would ask if Sacramento wouldn’t mind up giving up that Kevin Martin guy.

Hey Houston? Eff off.

by Ziller on Feb 18, 2009 7:56 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for posting this

I felt you were dead, and didn’t want to deal with it. (Not that I would have blamed you.)

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....

by pookeyguru on Feb 18, 2009 8:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

hahaha

Morey’s a dumba**. Good lord. That was funny.

by shadow1480 on Feb 18, 2009 8:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That's straight outta Bill Simmons' trade value column

www.mancancook.net

by vfettke on Feb 18, 2009 9:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Give Sam credit

He knows comedy where he sees it.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Feb 18, 2009 9:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No, no, no

I meant the trade scenario. Simmons talks about Morey getting the Maloofs drunk and offering T-Mac for Martin. I thought it was funny that he actually tried it

www.mancancook.net

by vfettke on Feb 18, 2009 10:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The problem

He forgot the “getting them drunk first” step.

by smgmatt on Feb 18, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

This is why team doctors give physicals...

Unfortunately with our doctor’s past record (reef’s knees) who knows if they would’ve caught it.

There now I've met the 75 word count. -pookeyguru

by moproblemz on Feb 18, 2009 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

...

Salmons is worth more than an expiring and a late round draft pick, who are crapshoots and unlikely to make his level of impact, even giving the pick a couple years to get settled.

by sactown on Feb 18, 2009 8:06 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Is he though?

The Kings could stock up on picks themselves, and rebuild through the draft, and pick a couple of young players who could make a difference next season. (It’s also possible that they would stash one player oversea’s in picking an Euro who isn’t ready to come over right away, but could several years down the road.)

There is so much to chew on in that blog entry I don’t even know where to begin.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Feb 18, 2009 8:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

For people who are interested in trading Salmons

Behold this important information on trading Salmons (as pertains to his trade kicker—yikes):

THE TROUBLE WITH TRADE KICKERS

The Kings just made a trade for the purpose of landing a few hundred thousand bucks (Sam Cassell), so go ahead and use that as a measuring stick for their financial stance in trade dealings. That being said, the prospect of trading Salmons and Moore has been complicated by trade kickers in both players’ contracts (trade kickers are player bonuses that only get paid if that player is traded).

The added sum on Salmons’ deal is $1.9 million, a number that represents 15 percent of the remaining amount of his contract. That number would be approximately $870,000 smaller if Salmons had a player option for 2010-11 instead of an early termination option, but the collective bargaining agreement dictates that ETOs are included for kickers where as player options are not.

While Moore is only guaranteed $2 million for next season, he has a 12.5 percent trade kicker that adds up to approximately $1 million in added cash that must be taken into account. Rest assured, the added cash doesn’t make it any easier to get something done here.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Feb 18, 2009 8:06 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Is the kicker amount figured into

The trade? Or is it just base salaries that have to match up (within the 125%)?

Mambo King

by otis29 on Feb 18, 2009 8:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Just Salaries

But the kickers will affect other teams’ salary cap/luxury tax calculations.

by smgmatt on Feb 18, 2009 8:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ah, thanks

Trying to become a bit more edumucated on all things salary cap.

Mambo King

by otis29 on Feb 18, 2009 8:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Nope

The kicker does come into play.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Feb 18, 2009 9:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

WHA?

That’s part of the 125% salary matching?

Is there a Larry Coon link you can send my way?

by smgmatt on Feb 18, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

For my last piece of wizardry

I send you the Coon link, as I head off to hours of torture at school & a dentist office.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Feb 18, 2009 10:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

I should’ve caught that.

Where would we be without Larry?

by smgmatt on Feb 18, 2009 10:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The Ignorance Lounge

It’s on Capitol & 17th.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Feb 19, 2009 8:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Read the question below for it

But the answer is, to save everyone else time, that yes Salmons trade kicker will play a part in this. Peace yall.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Feb 18, 2009 10:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

For those who were wondering

I deleted the fanshot of the “salary cap bomb, and the Cassell news”. Amick included the news of Reef’s contract being taken off (along with his roster spot) the books, as well as the news of Cassell coming or not. It just seems redundant, and all the information can be included in this particular post.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Feb 18, 2009 8:11 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Awwwwwwwwww

Dallas won’t take Beno :(

by Aykis16 on Feb 18, 2009 8:28 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Salmons

I like Salmons and would be pretty pissed if the Kings traded him away for only cap relief and a second round pick. I think Salmons should be worth at least a late first round pick. However, if we can trade Miller (and hopefully Thomas and/or Moore) as well as John, at least that will free up enough cap space to get a quality small forward or point guard in free agency

Kings rule! (They are royalty - right?)

by dalt99 on Feb 18, 2009 8:34 AM PST reply actions 0 recs