I might have been spoiled due to the sucess of Tyreke but I would not be happy with a consolation price of Whiteside, Aldrich, Monroe or Udoh. The biggest glaring weakness is the desperate need of a big man and this draft has two solid ones. I think it is necessary to acquire either Cousins or Favors as those are two men that could definitely fit the bill. And that means we need a Top 4 pick. If we do not win the lottery I think we have to make a move to acquire one of those top 4 picks, even if that means packaging our first round pick with an asset (e.g. Donte, Omri, JT, or Hawes). I have no idea how the Kings are going to spend their money this offseason but i highly doubt we will be sucessful in luring a max type player here. D-Lee might be the best player the Kings have potential on signing and he might not be the best fit on this team anyways.

im all for it

I’m just as curious to start wondering who we can add from the draft, because i truly believe that next year will be big for kings and one more magic trick by G.P. can certainly make a huge difference. but the problem is that right now we have no idea where we will be picking. maybe 8, maybe 1.
also, with the tourney just getting set to begin, we all know that a strong showing (or weak one) will drastically control the discussion on draft status. names are gonna shift around…A LOT. names are gonna pop and names are gonna drop
and lastly, as for W. johnson, ….i mean its true you draft best possible player, buuuut how many SF/SG hybrid players can one team have?

It’s hard use him as trade bait if he doesn’t get to play. A swing rookie like that will get no time in front of Garcia/Donte or even Udrih. It’s a different story if you are talking a more elite player like Turner.

The NBA loves versatile swingmen. They always have great upside but usually end up being average at everything. We’re are already paying Garcia and I highly doubt Johnson will be as good as Garcia at least for the first 2 seasons.

We are hurting for size/rebounding/shotblocking and depending on team workouts Johnson might not even be the BPA. Aldrich would be a vanilla pick but he’s a big and banger (we all wish brockman was taller and could block shots right?).

cisco, donte, omri, (all set in the rotation); noch, ime, mcquirre, (up in the air, but on the roster), brockman, dorsey (smallish PF – even landry, whom i love at the 4 spot but still kind of fits that smallish PF dynamic),
just not seeing this spot as a hole in our roster. with out saying, in Petrie we trust-ALWAYS, but i’m hoping our draft spot and BPA turns up a player that actually fits a need as well…maybe i’m being greedy but hey why not??

is the best guy we could get in the draft unless somehow jeremy tyler was eligible. i dont see there being any dominant low post scorers in this draft. i think we need to commit to tyreke at pg and build around him like the lakers built around magic. we need a good small forward to pair with him. wes johnson fits the bill perfectly and will slide right into the starting lineup. we can even go really big if we want with a lineup like tyreke-johnson-greene-thompson-hawes. thats 6’6", 6’7", 6’11", 6’11", 7’ for those of you counting at home with both players in our backcourt registering 7 foot wingspans.