Would you take the Martin Landry trade back?

If we were able to get something better in return from a team that actually knew Speed was available.

I think now that it needed to be done. If he wasn’t traded, you’d have all that drama, plus the Hawes drama … it wouldn’t be good.

Plus, I’m starting to like Landry. He’s already the best low post guy on the team.

It’s been 3 games already. Breathe Baby Breathe.

And taken the LeBron deal instead.

Martin’s contract is fair, and the Rockets definitely got more out of the trade, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad deal for the Kings.
I don’t think of it as zero-sum. so how much Martin helps the Rockets doesn’t change that the trade benefits the kings. The only thing that should matter to Kings fans is Landry and how the cap space is used.

if the rumors were true that other suitors would have returned a Landry caliber player while absorbing a bad contract

I like Landry, I think I’ll like Dorsey, Kings management made the move so they can’t have hated it (right?)…most importantly though, I like Kevin Martin and he looked ecstatic about the whole thing. I have no idea if this will ultimately hurt or hinder the Kings but I’m glad he got a fresh start somewhere that he’ll be happy.

The good
1. Martin needed to go he wasn’t happy
2. We got Carl Landry a good low post scorer
3. Landry is a true bargain
4. Martin is injured a lot
5. We got out of Martin’s contract/capspace
6. Martin was a bad defender
7. We dumped Martin before he became harder to dump like Web/Bib/Miller
8. Dorsey looks like a beast
The bad
1. We didn’t get the best possible deal(This should have been 1,2,3,4, & 5)
2. We didn’t dump Nocioni
3. We didn’t dump Beno
3. We didn’t aquire a good rebounder
4.We didn’t get a low post defender
5. We have a gaping hole at 2 gaurd
6. A 6’11" Greene is now our 2 gaurd
7 We didn’t get any draft picks
8.Our team still sucks just as bad
9. Landry could command a high salary
10. We now have to figure out if we are building our front court around a 27 year old Landry or JT or Hawes
11.The fear of a mid-level type Petrie dud
12. We didn’t get T-Mac. To be fair I didn’t want T-Mac but it looks like he can still play a little & could have made the rest of the season easier to watch. Most importantly the only player he would have taken minutes from at the 2 is Garcia who doesn’t look ready.
13. Larry Hughes(I could have easily made this 13,14,15, & 16
14. We gave Sergio to NY & got nothing in return. He might turn out to be NY’s PG for years to come possibly through the Lebron/Wade/JJ & Bosh/Amare years. I’m not saying I wanted to keep Sergio but if Dantoni turns him into the next Steve Nash we will be known as the team that gave him away.

Ask again after the Kings have (or have not) utilized the extra cap space generated in this deal.

And if all hell continues to break loose and nobody fits together let Landry walk or sign and trade him over the summer. If the team is going to suck, at least suck on the cheap.

But I’ll keep it if it’s proven that it was good

I want the clicks back on my mouse and the 30 seconds I spent reading this.

Patience is a virtue!

I am nothing if not consistent

I am happy with Landry, but I don’t know if we made a “good” trade or a “bad” trade.

Landry is awesome. He is the type of guy every team needs, he is the type of player that will help us as we overall get better. If we resign him and make the playoffs in 2-3 years, he will be a major contributor.

But I don’ think they made this deal for this year. It only makes sense in the context of Yao coming back and them playing for something significant next year. Although I doubt if Martin can deliver even in that scenario. The other pieces don’t really fit. Jeffries is a defensive player and Adelman won’t give Jordan Hill the time of day. Maybe the draft picks will save the deal for them.

The last Rockets game provides a good glimpse into the best the Rockets can hope for: insanely efficient scoring, no defense and a loss.

Meanwhile, the Kings traded a player who was unfortunately becoming a cancer (or a distraction at the least) and got a solid piece for their future that addresses their problems up front and their inability to close the deal in crunch time. The cap space just makes the deal that much sweeter.