Dreadlocked Man of Mystery: Jermareo Davidson

by Ziller on Sep 22, 2009 3:47 PM PDT Comment 18 comments

In the wake of that workout video from Natomas the Kings dropped online last night, two major questions sprung up:

What is Bobby Jackson doing there?
Who is that tall lanky dude with dreadlocks?

Jackson is there to keep in shape while waiting for a contract offer from one of the contenders out there. He happens to be a better option to run the point during a scrimmage than, say, Randy Brown. (If that joke escapes you, former assistant coach Brown had epic shooting contests with Kings players during his tenure here. There's something to be said about not having coaches who wish they were still players.)

The mysterious dreadlocked man is one Jermareo Davidson, former Bobcat and Warrior. Davidson was the 37th pick in 2007; the Warriors immediately traded him with Jason Richardson to Charlotte in exchange for Brandan Wright. Last season, Davidson got a cup of coffee with Golden State. He was actually on the roster a good deal of the season, though, which means he has a limited D-League ledger. What's there is good: 16/11 in 34 minutes with Idaho last year. (It's worth noting that current Kings assistant Bryan Gates coaches Davidson at Idaho.)

Davidson will be a participant in the Kings' camp beginning next week. He's in the same boat as Desmond Mason: no guaranteed roster spot, no guaranteed salary. (On that note, considering that Davidson is young, a D-League product and a center, I should offer a hearty applause to the Kings front office. This is what we need.) Sacramento may not even carry 14 players, so it's possible none of the nonguaranteed players could get a spot. But if Mason or Davidson (or any of the others who will come to town -- think Nik Caner-Medley in years past) win hearts, we'll have a 14-player roster.

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Brocks unguaranteed too right?

Also I’d probably rather have Davidson than Mason on the roster, for depth. Also perhaps Landry from our summer league team. He deserves a camp invite. Possibly McNeal as well, but Landry played better.

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by Aykis16 on Sep 22, 2009 4:19 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

I think John mancakes

is at least partially guaranteed (?)
and I agree, landry earned a camp invite.

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by lietothegirls on Sep 22, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm pretty sure even if Mancake's contract is unguaranteed

That he still makes the roster. Westphal loves him, and he’s a guy who gives his all. So I think the Kings have one more roster spot up for grabs, even though they can sign two more.

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by Aykis16 on Sep 22, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Landry

I agree that Landry really played well. The only problem is that he is a Forward at 6’7" 230 lbs. Sad to say that we have way too many Forwards as he deserves a shot…

As a Junior Marcus Landry was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2008 Big Ten Tournament and second team All Big Ten by the coaches.

He will be a Senior and still has a shot next year. I

by MustangMBS on Sep 22, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would rather have Landry than Desmond Mason

who plays pretty much the same position

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by Aykis16 on Sep 22, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good Luck Jamareo!

We could use a guy like you – so go for it man!

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Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
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by lietothegirls on Sep 22, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Really?

We could use a guy like you

The Warriors released him and then signed Mikki Moore. I hope he does well, but I’m not holding my breath.

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by Kfan in Korea on Sep 22, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Clarification

a ‘bench’ guy like you – to play some back-p C minutes. A Mikki with any kind of hands would have been a decent NBA player. Hell, Even without hands he was sort of decent.

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
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by lietothegirls on Sep 22, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And for less than a million,

not more than $6 million.

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by section214 on Sep 22, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And Davidson

probably could be had for less than half a million.

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by Aykis16 on Sep 22, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd rather he make the team than Mason

but I think he’s a K9 play toy at best. Not much of a resume there for a 25(on Nov. 17th) year old third year guy.

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by Kfan in Korea on Sep 22, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

He’s fighting for an opportunity to occasionally sit in the 12th chair.

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by section214 on Sep 22, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pretty horrible from the charity stripe too

Even if the Kings signed him, you have to wonder if he’d be good for anything other than junk minutes and practice time ballast. Kind of a latter-day Jabari Smith in that respect.

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by My Losing Season on Sep 22, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, be optimistic

Big guys sometimes don’t really develop until 25 or so + those were decent numbers at Idaho.

(and the season hasn’t started yet – All things are possible)

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Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
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by lietothegirls on Sep 23, 2009 12:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd rather be optimistic about

Shock and Hawes and Speed and Freke and Dé3 and Omrigod and JB and Serg and Cisco.

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by Kfan in Korea on Sep 23, 2009 1:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not saying the guy won't develop into a serviceable backup

Just that he probably won’t be one when the season starts. So that relegates him to junk minutes and practice time, rather than a legitimate backup center, which I believe the team still needs.

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by My Losing Season on Sep 23, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Minni told Mark Blount to stay home & look for another team.

34 yr old 7ft center looking for work. MIght take a vet min offer. Minni is stuck with his $8M salary of 1 yr. We get a vet backup center who’s an expiring.

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by HighTops on Sep 24, 2009 3:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

A couple of cautionary notes

According to ESPN, the Wolves have not bought him out yet and don’t want to (although they may be compelled to eventually). Also, here is what they have to say about the guy:

Blount, a seven-footer often criticized for his inability to rebound on a consistent, productive basis, had his best season statistics-wise in 2006-07 when he averaged 12.3 points and 6.2 rebounds while starting 81 of 82 games for Minnesota.

If he were a desirable back-up, Minnesota would probably want him. At this point, I can’t imagine the Kings would be interested.

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by My Losing Season on Sep 24, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs