and I don’t think it’s unlikely that they keep both. Landry in particular, I get the feeling that there’s almost no way the Kings will be outbid for him and it will pretty much be a matter of Landry wanting to stay or leaving for greener (though not richer) pastures elsewhere. As for Dally, I’d say it will depend a lot on his price, and his understanding that he’d likely be at most our 3rd big, maybe 20 minutes a game, for the foreseeable future. I also think the team would be willing to include Dalembert in a trade this season if it brings them something that they really want.

There really is only room in the frontcourt for three key players getting significant minutes moving forward. Cousins is obviously one of them. Landry, it seems to me, is all-but-locked into another. And then there’s Whiteside. I’m willing to bet that the team’s current dream future includes Cousins and Whiteside developing into a dominant starting frontcourt (with Landry the super scoring 6th man). The question, then, is whether Dally is worth the investment to fill a role as a savvy vet who will be expected to contribute on the court as well as teach the young bigs what he can, anchor the defense until the young guys catch up a bit, and ultimately make way for Hassan as he develops. Again, a lot will depend on what other teams are offering for him. But I think the Kings definitely need someone to fill that role, or they’ll be even more terrible for a couple of years (something the organization can ill afford, in my mind). I think Dalembert fills that role as well as any alternatives out there.

I’m not saying whether or not the trade itself makes sense, just that the notion of shopping JT for a back-up PG makes sense.

hasn’t really gotten much of a chance to show it in game action.

Forgot all about that line from Jones.

No offense, but to argue the Kings management shouldn’t have been excited about DMC is silly. Maybe the banners are a bit much, but c’mon. I hated that they never promoted Martin much, so I’m glad Reke and Cousins are getting push.

it’s called marketing … that’s it.

Your reaction is slightly more subdued than I otherwise would have assumed.

Why would the Kings really want Teague? He’s not better than Cisco or Beno right now.

I have no doubt that Teague can develop because that does happen (although in Teague’s case he’d better start showing it soon). But in my view, and I’ve stated that I think JT is definitely tradeable, why would the Kings want to swap Teague for JT? Whats in it for the Kings?

And Teague is really fast.

And he can shoot. He is playing better this year, though the numbers aren’t impressive. Last year was a struggle from SG to PG, but he looks pretty good in the time I have watched him. The Hawks project Teague as their starting PG once Bibby retires.

it is LANDRY… not Laundry.

But right now, so are we. The Kings are HUGE. And on a good day, we are mediocre.

The difference is, the Lakers are an INCREDIBLE team, that also happens to be large. They beat the Jazz because they are much better than the Jazz, not because they are taller. They went after Gasol/Bynum/Odom because they are all very good players that have complimentary playing styles, not because they are 7-footers.

If you focus your team’s long term strategy around “being big”, it’s not going to work out well. I’m not saying I want JT gone, because I love his hustle, and I think he can add to the team. But we need talent.

If they’re also really tall, that’s a bonus.

Being big does not always equal being good. (i know, TWSS).

Also, very impressive EPPR (exclamation point punctuation ratio) of 10:4. Keep up the good work

while we’re quick to find every flaw on the guys on the other teams.

Neither is going to take Beno’s minutes …

until someone slays this dragon. Beno is a backup, but he’s a starter here because we didn’t upgrade that position in the offseason. And the reason we didn’t upgrade is because of his contract.

You can pretty much put Garcia in the same box. You can’t pay two guys $12-13 million a year to ride pine.