[Desmond Mason] is expected to sign today for one-year minimum deal.

[Desmond Mason] is expected to sign today for one-year minimum deal.

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Let me be the first to say

WTF?

by ElRonToro on Sep 17, 2009 10:04 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

And then apparently ask

Does this mean a Noc deal is near?

by ElRonToro on Sep 17, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions

My thoughts exactly...

either Noc or another small forward is headed out the door sooner than later…

"Granted, this is not a great situation, but when all you have is lemons, you add some vodka to dull the pain..."

by Mcamp49 on Sep 17, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah that's the only reason

why I would think the Kings would sign him. I mean it’s not six SF/SGs on the team. Or maybe we do.

"I'm too weird ta live but much too rare ta die"

by aKingisBored on Sep 17, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions

september boredom...

Celts? read that Rondo and Ainge are feuding again with Rondo implying he won’t sign a new contract with Celts.

by longtimelistenerfirsttimecaller on Sep 17, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions

Don't get my hopes up

www.mancancook.net

by vfettke on Sep 17, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions

I hear its a 4 team deal

and we get Rondo , Lee and Fesenko and a #1 for Noc k9 and Udrih

by ElRonToro on Sep 17, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions

AWESOME!

wait… were you kidding?

www.mancancook.net

by vfettke on Sep 17, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions

And I say was. I don’t know how much he has left in him. But if it’s anything even close to his Sonics day, at least the kings will have somebody who can dunk with flash, that is when he finds the minutes to play.

Don't hate, I'm a realist!

by Sammyp831 on Sep 17, 2009 10:10 AM PDT reply actions

Was just thinking the same thing

Back in the day he was a spectacular athlete. Be interesting to see what he has left in his tank.

by Kusian on Sep 17, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions

we had that in Dahntay Jones

and that didn’t pan out, I don’t see how this is supposed to.

Victory is tasty.

by iashwash on Sep 19, 2009 3:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Read this a couple weeks ago from basketball reference:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=3220

Does not sound good. I don’t mind having another Solid pro kind of guy on the team. But if he is going to steal minutes from Greene and Casspi I do not know how I feel about it. Also, I wonder if Coach Westphal prefers vets to rookies/young guys?

Blessings.Love.Peace

by lifestyleforthesellout on Sep 17, 2009 10:35 AM PDT reply actions

Doubtful

Westphal knows he has a rebuild ahead of him that requires developing youngsters

www.mancancook.net

by vfettke on Sep 17, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions

Yea but Mason was drafted by the Sonics

When Westphal was coach… so Petrie has wanted him (based off of rumors we read) and he is (possibly) a Westphal guy.

The flip-side of this is that he does DRIVE. And could possibly help the younger guys (Greene I’m looking at you) get a grasp of penetration vs. jacking up 3pt shots.

I would have liked to see another Center but this is not AWFUL.

Blessings.Love.Peace

by lifestyleforthesellout on Sep 17, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions

Tough review

I had no idea he’d fallen off so badly.

by Kusian on Sep 17, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions

That's the thing

Coaches will always tend toward playing veterans because coaches always want to win, knowing that they’ll be blamed for their W/L record regardless of their roster. The FO should not be voluntarily giving Westphal that option. They should be forcing him to play young players by only giving him young players. This is so stupid.

by nbrans on Sep 17, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions

Ridiculous

The Kings need a backup center. And they sign a redundant, washed up, 31 year old swing man who is going to compete for minutes with the players the Kings need to be developing if the team has any hope of being good again.

The league will be paying most of his salary if it’s a deal for the minimum, but this is still a really troubling sign that the Kings’ FO’s grasp of reality has been permanently broken.

For some strange reason Petrie’s wanted Mason for years and he’s always been linked in trade rumors, but this is completely ridiculous.

by nbrans on Sep 17, 2009 10:40 AM PDT reply actions

off topic

This is totally off topic, but I saw all the young bigs out last night (May, Shock, Hawes). Spencer and Jason look great -leaner and stronger. (And really, really young.) However, I was shocked by May: He is lean. Looks like an athlete rather than a really tall, fat kid. Foks are going to be impressed when they see him.

by Kusian on Sep 17, 2009 10:41 AM PDT reply actions

Ditto the ???

I remember Petrie tried to trade for Mason before, but the other team (Bucks? Hornets?) didn’t want to take K9 in return. I would have liked such a deal at the time.

Now, however, I’m puzzled. Why sign him now? Is there really a deal that may go down with a Noce or Garcia now that wouldn’t have gone down earlier this summer? And is signing Desmond freaking Mason really that important to do before making such a deal.

Anyone else remember Rodney Buford? This sounds like another case of signing just to sign someone. Hope I’m wrong.

by LPKingsFan on Sep 17, 2009 10:42 AM PDT reply actions

who doesn't remember

RoBuf!

by longtimelistenerfirsttimecaller on Sep 17, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions

I was thinking Mo Taylor

But same difference.

by nbrans on Sep 17, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions

This is quite possibly the last signing I expected

I like Mason, but what the Natt? I guess we’ll be having him as K-Mart’s backup and the team is going to go full steam ahead on Reke at the point only.

With this signing, I think this puts Noc as JTs backup and bumps up Cisco to starter. So my projected depth chart is:

PG: Evans/Beno/Sergio
SG: Martin/Mason
SF: Cisco/Greene/Casspi
PF: JT/Noc/Brockman/K-9
C: Spencer/May

Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.

by Aykis16 on Sep 17, 2009 11:18 AM PDT reply actions

You bring up something I would like to expound on.

I guess we’ll be having him as K-Mart’s backup and the team is going to go full steam ahead on Reke at the point only.

According to many posters here at StR and pundants around the hoops world the Kings will be faced with a dilemma as to what to do with Kevin Martin when Evans proves that he is not a point but a shooting guard. This move may be a way to squash those ideas by forcing Evans to play exclusively at the point, forcing him to adapt to the position. If the Kings use Evans as a two and he excels, the team now allows the seed of doubt to enter as to Evans natural position. If they block Evans by using Martin, Garcia and Mason exclusively, Evans and Martin will be forced to co-exist as back court mates or die trying.

I like Mason as a player- he is a raw athlete, similar to Gerald Green. I guess my questions arise from this comparison- why Mason, a nearly 32 year old player with injury issues and not Gerald Green, a 23 year old with similar talent and less injury history. This leads me to conclude that the Kings want Mason’s leadership and that Noccioni is very likely on his way out of town.

"Or, as Randy Jackson would say: Not feelin’ it, dawg."
-bench-blob- posting virgin.

by jjham15 on Sep 17, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions