This post is not only going to try to make a case for John Wall, but is also going to give my thoughts on the K-Mart trade and about the 2010 free agency period.  I hope you find my thoughts and perspectives interesting.

Well as of today, we have an 11.9% chance of winning the first overall pick in the NBA draft.  After doing some quick analysis and contemplation, I've decided that if we win the lottery, we have to draft Wall, whom the scouts and executives are calling one of the prospects of the decade.  Of course, here in Sacramento, we have a bit of a problem.  We have Tyreke Evans who in reality is far the opposite of a 'problem.'  Tyreke has come in this league and dominated from Day 1.  His amazing driving and slashing ability has won many of our hearts here at Sactown Royalty.  He might end up being the greatest draft pick in Sacramento history.  Obviously we must build this team around Tyreke and his strengths.  Here's why I think Tyreke could pair well with Wall:

1) As Ziller has tried to point out to us at various times, when Sergio used to be on the floor our offense gained a whole new dimension.  Sergio would push the pace and make great passes which would really open this offense up.  In fact Sergio and Tyreke are a combined +55 points this year.  I think that because Tyreke is a great slasher and a creative finisher, he would really benefit from a pure point guard setting him up and pushing the tempo.  I saw a bit of this also at the rookie-sophomore game when Flynn and Jennings set up Tyreke for some nice layups.  Wall, with his great passing instincts, could also dish to Thompson and Landry around the basket.  The addition of Wall could be great for this offense which is known to stagnate at times. Also on a quick note, you could have one of these guys on the floor at all times to initiate the offense which would just be amazing and would take great pressure off both of them.

2)  Having Wall and Tyreke in our backcourt will also make for a nice defensive combo in the future.  Wall has great speed and athleticism while Tyreke has great length and strength.  These two will make a great defensive duo if they commit themselves.  They would generate good amounts of steals and blocks which would open up the transition game.

3)  At the end of games, we will have two premier options with which to work.  Westphal will be able to decide who controls the ball depending on who played well and matchups.  I distinctly remember the Cavaliers game when Tyreke was smothered by Lebron and we really had no other great options.  Having Wall in that situation would be perfect.

Well okay,  I'll adress the elephant in the room.  They are both below average shooter.  Ok, with that said, why can't they both improve?  Lebron came into the league a below-average shooter, and now look how he's drilling jumpers over teams.  The jumpshot is a relatively easy thing to fix (note "relatively").  Also we have Casspi and Garcia to drill 3's for us and spread the floor.  Also Landry can hit the mid range.

Well that my logic for a potential Tyreke-Wall pairing.  The fact of the matter is any two players can work together.  (Yes I said "any") if they put the team and winning above everything else (above statistics and their own ego).

Random Thoughts:

K-Mart Trade:

Positives;
- Of course we get that consisten low post scorer in Landry who can complement this team well.  Plus he's cheap next year.

-The cap space is always great.  We get rid of a four year committment. 

- K-Mart, from what I heard, simply couldn't handle pressure to pair with Tyreke and wanted out.  He is also a bit injury prone.

- Like Ziller, I see Landry as a forward version of K-mart.

-Opens up time for Casspi, Donte and Cisco (the future of our SF+ Backup SG/SF)

Negatives:

- We should have tried to acquire some draft picks or at least unloaded either Beno or Nocioni in a K-Mart Deal like this.  Overall I just felt, like many others here, that we could've gotten more.

- Landry is not a good rebounder (especially defensive) or defender- which are the attributes we sorely lack.  I don't see him being able to average over 7 boards. 

-Landry is also a bit older than I would prefer for our young team- he's 26.

-I still think we should have been patient and let Tyreke and Martin mesh the rest of the year and see if it worked.  I mean in theory, it's the perfect match.  (A driver + a gunner.)  We could've dealt him for a high draft pick (New York's pick which is Utah's).

Free Agency:  Like some others on this site, I'm afraid of what Petrie will do with the cap room considering none of the big ticket players will likely come here.  Petrie doesn't have a good track record for signing middling, role players.  The only real, solid signing I can see is David Lee to a 4 year, $44 million deal (through age 31).

Well that's all I got.  Oh wait, if we don't get John Wall, I want Cole Alrich (just throwing that out there).  Please feel free to poke hole in my logic, but please be respectful.  Thanks for reading.

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