Antoine Wright Waived By Kings
by Tom Ziller on Nov 29, 2010 11:59 AM PST
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The Kings have waived forward Antoine Wright, the team announced Monday. Yahoo!'s Marc Spears was the first to report the decision.
Wright hardly played and never produced for the 4-11 Kings. He was brought in as a defensive-minded wing, just as Desmond Mason and Ime Udoka were in 2009-10. As with Mason and Udoka, Wright failed to make an impact. He did, however, rack up a DUI early in the season.
Unfortunately for the Kings, cutting Wright will save the Kings little to nothing in terms of salary. Wright had signed a guaranteed one-year deal that cost the Kings $854,389. He will be paid that salary in full by Sacramento.
The Kings now have two open roster spots, should they be needed in the event of a trade.
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Is there something in the works?
Not sure why you cut a guaranteed contract unless you need the roster spot.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
It could mean they want to waive Luther Head or Darnell Jackson who aren't on guaranteed contracts.
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Just curious pookey - why would one necessitate the other?
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
If they wanted to make a trade that took up roster spots and meant the team had to take more money...
…one way they could save a few bucks here & there is by waiving Head and Jackson now. It might be able to save them a million to 1.5 million or so. (Not sure how much honestly.)
The only reason Head & Jackson & Wright were partly on the roster at the amounts they are making is because the Kings are just barely over the minimum salary cap. If they’re taking on a lot more salary, then the financial need of keeping Head & Jackson is no longer necessary.
Make sense?
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No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
So it would still be predicated on taking additional salary (trade)?
If so, that makes sense. I thought you were indicating that waiving Head or Jackson couldn’t be accomplished unless they cut Wright loose.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
Oh no. Waiving Jackson or Head is all about the financial end.
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No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
Gotcha, thanks again.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
Course
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No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
Something's brewing
There will be a trade within the next 18 months – I guarantee it!
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by section214 on Nov 29, 2010 12:12 PM PST reply actions 9 recs
Mwahahhaaha.
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No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
Cryptic, but I knew you meant 18 days.
Sound the trumpets, Raise the drawbridge, and drop the Oldsmobile
by Balky Needs on Nov 29, 2010 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
No, I meant 18 months
I hate it when I’m wrong, so I like to give myself some wiggle room.
Bold prediction #2 – Someone will post “Fire Westphal!” within the next five minutes.
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You should have posted this exactly 5 minutes later
That way you’d kill two birds with one stone and piss of Sims as well (within 5 minutes).
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No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
Great minds think alike.
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No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
It was done well
Maybe we should have a post: “My Crystal Ball sez” and we can post things we see happening in the future.
It’s the players job to keep the coach happy, not the coach’s job to keep the player happy. - Paul Westphal quoted from The Purple Panjandrum
In recent memory they've waived players as needed after trades
Maybe this was a behavior issue?
I love beating dead horses.
by allbenji's on Nov 29, 2010 12:25 PM PST via mobile reply actions
They waived Desmond Mason cuz he sucked.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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 Nov 29, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
I meant waived players to make room for trades
Desmond Mason was waived because he sucks you are correct. Mikki Moore, Quincy Douby, & K9(woof) were all waived after trades were already agreed to. So I’m just assuming there is no trade in the works & this won’t save them money. So maybe there is another reason? I guess it really doesn’t matter.
I love beating dead horses.
by allbenji's on Nov 29, 2010 12:48 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Here's the reason
Antoine Wright sucks.
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by Aykis16 on Nov 29, 2010 1:11 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
remember Loren Woods?
it happens.
Phil Jackson, after treatment for a kidney stone "When the anesthesiologist leaned over me, he said "We named your kidney stone Kobe because it's not passing."
It's to stop Westfall from continually giving Wright any run.
Because it seems like he was going to keep using him regardless of how much he sucked.
I know we're gonna lose but I still think we're gonna win.
interesting
I guess playing 31 minutes in 7 of 15 games constitutes “keep using him regardless of how much he sucked.”
I predict JT will never breathe through his nose.
by wallywagon11 on Nov 29, 2010 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
Considering Donte Green didn't play any minutes in many of those games
Yes that is exactly what that means
Keep Jason Thompson out of the damn fruit salad!
by prowseinthehouse on Nov 29, 2010 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
YEAHBUTSLAMDUNKS
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by tomroadrunner on Nov 29, 2010 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
They probably wanted to dress Pooh Jeter every night.
"Not new here and there is a core that believes they have the only opinion that matters, and they feel that their opinions are the only correct ones. ... Go against the grain and have an opinion different than the rest of the good ole boy club and they come out swinging trying to dismantle you and your opinions… and not in a mature debate fashion either, like elementary school."
A Pooh fetish eh?
Sound the trumpets, Raise the drawbridge, and drop the Oldsmobile
by Balky Needs on Nov 29, 2010 12:49 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
You raise a good point
Maybe we are going to see some Whiteside sightings in the near future.
"Not new here and there is a core that believes they have the only opinion that matters, and they feel that their opinions are the only correct ones. ... Go against the grain and have an opinion different than the rest of the good ole boy club and they come out swinging trying to dismantle you and your opinions… and not in a mature debate fashion either, like elementary school."
you mean
only if all our bigs get injured…
Phil Jackson, after treatment for a kidney stone "When the anesthesiologist leaned over me, he said "We named your kidney stone Kobe because it's not passing."
actually with 13 on the roster
it would be if anybody gets injured
There are some guys smarter than me, some guys better looking, I take comfort in the fact that there is no guy that is both.
I have a sick little guy at home so I won't be out there but...
I’ll check in with some peeps. I think this as a mutual decision. The Kings weren’t going to use him and it gives Wright a chance to go somewhere else while the season is still young.
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The unemployment line?
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by AnotherStupidSN on Nov 29, 2010 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
Udoka wasn't a waste...
In fact, I wish The Kings still had him… he had a mediocre offensive game but he was critical to some wins, including the Bulls comeback… and he was a glue guy…
Petrie’s probably cutting guys just because Westphal’s an ass… one less guy he can sub in to kill momentum or cohesion during a game. Oh yeah, by the way, fire Westphal.
Agreed
Udoka was a defensive stopper and energy guy, something we could use on this team. He wasn’t great offensively, but he hit his share of big buckets. Like most ex-Kings, he’s in a better place now.
"Not new here and there is a core that believes they have the only opinion that matters, and they feel that their opinions are the only correct ones. ... Go against the grain and have an opinion different than the rest of the good ole boy club and they come out swinging trying to dismantle you and your opinions… and not in a mature debate fashion either, like elementary school."
Agreed, I liked Ime
And he did have an impact. He was a major part in that 35 point comeback, and he also was a major part of the Lakers game. He did miss those two free throws, but he also threw the ball off of Pau Gasol’s legs to get us the possession that led to those free throws as well, and we lost the game off a not-called pushoff by Kobe Bryant to free himself up for the wide open three.
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by Aykis16 on Nov 29, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Wonder if he was starting trouble?
Challenging the coaching staff or a player in practice or in the locker room?
Don't know the facts,
but my gut reaction is no. I think our failing to resign him (#12 or 13 on the roster) will probably go down as a mystery just like the signing of Antoine Who?
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Wonder if he just sucked?
Let’s see, he was brought in for defense. Who has the worst Defensive Rating on the Kings (not counting Hassan who has played 2 minutes)? Wright with a Defensive Rating of 113. Who has the worst Offensive Rating on the Kings? Wright again, with an Offensive (Literally) Rating of 40. The next lowest is Darnell Jackson at 97.
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Small sample size
I just had to say it. He played 31 minutes in seven games.
He was a just another cheap body brought in by a franchise running on fumes.
"Not new here and there is a core that believes they have the only opinion that matters, and they feel that their opinions are the only correct ones. ... Go against the grain and have an opinion different than the rest of the good ole boy club and they come out swinging trying to dismantle you and your opinions… and not in a mature debate fashion either, like elementary school."
And he was a cheap body that didn't work.
Nothing ventured nothing gained you know.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
wait...
If Wright is claimed off waivers, doesn’t that mean that the team that picks him up also pays his salary? Wouldn’t that allow for the kings to save some money?
Phil Jackson, after treatment for a kidney stone "When the anesthesiologist leaned over me, he said "We named your kidney stone Kobe because it's not passing."
I think you may be right but I'm too lazy to look it up.
Also, the money saved is negligible from a salary cap standpoint, but it also isn’t my $800 K.
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he was obviously waived
because his talent didn’t match the additional cost of his per diem and hotel room on road trips. you already threw away $800K on the guy, why waste another $20K in travel expenses?
Well, he may not have "lost" the team yet
But today he at least lost a couple of guys. That’s a good start.
"Not new here and there is a core that believes they have the only opinion that matters, and they feel that their opinions are the only correct ones. ... Go against the grain and have an opinion different than the rest of the good ole boy club and they come out swinging trying to dismantle you and your opinions… and not in a mature debate fashion either, like elementary school."
Ok, now I've had it
I was fine with the lack of rotations, the ‘doghouse’ approach, and even understood that it takes long to rebuild, but waiving Antoine Wright? Really Petrie?? Really Westphal!!??
No wonder we suck!
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
Ok...
I have a feeling I’m flying over a huge ‘Chasm right now but I don’t know if I’ll make it over or fall in
Keep Jason Thompson out of the damn fruit salad!
by prowseinthehouse on Nov 29, 2010 6:42 PM PST up reply actions
Whenever Ed complains
Its either the Chasm or Brandon Jennings is playing.
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Punishment
Seriously, there is no way this team is getting a new coach or any worthwhile players this season. We’re being punished with a crappy roster for not building a new stadium.
I can COMPLETELY understand how this roster move led you to say that.
But for the other, less “in-tune” people, what the hell are you talking about?
"Cousins is the Blaster to Evans’ Master, the Hammer to Evans’ Sickle"- HP
by tomroadrunner on Nov 29, 2010 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
You don't have to waive a player to make a trade.
You can waive a player prior to the trade becomming final.
I had to rec this post
because it’s good news that’s Kings related today , Antoine Wright sucked!
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