I'm out of Draino and my pipes are clogged with Fish.

by VenomySnicket on Jun 23, 2011 10:05 PM PDT

Yes, a stupid pun titles this fanpost. Here's my problem. And it's a problem we all share as Kings fans. The acquisition of John Salmons is/was completely and inherently unnecessary, if not damaging to the current layout of this team and this franchise.

I'll fully dissect my points after the jump.

John Salmons.

John. Salmons.

JOHN. EFFING. SALMONS.

Remember when we argued over the idea of Richard Jefferson? RJ would be the second coming (Hey Jimmer!) if we knew we could get him instead of John Effing Salmons. Yes, his middle name is Effing.

Here's the primary thing:

We traded Beno Udrih, age 29 in a few days, owed 14 million over the next two years (including a Player option for 12/13) and the number 7 pick for John Effing Salmons, age 31 (32 in Dec), owed 24 million over the next three years, and the number 10 pick. In essence, we traded a point guard coming off one of his better seasons for an older, lower-value, more-expensive player. And we traded down, to add insult to injury.

This trade was completely unnecessary. What I mean by that is the Kings would have been able to select the exact same picks without the trade, and they might have been able to trade Beno away for much closer to his market value (which has to be better than JOHN EFFING SALMONS).

Don't get me wrong. I'm pleased with the draft picks (would've liked Kemba at 7 though, but Jimmer is nice). I feel as though my happiness is being suppressed by this arbitrary trade.

My problems with the Salmons acquisition: He's getting old, he's not conducive to a team environment, he dribbles relentlessly (for those of you who think Reke is bad), his defense doesn't warrant suffering through his offense, his outside shooting is 'meh', and lastly, we've already been through this. Salmons is a retread in every sense of the word. Not to mention his contract is immediately the worst on the team (including Ciscos).

Beno... Probably wasn't going to be in Sac next year anyway. That much I'll concede. But we couldn't have orchestrated a S&T with the Pistons involving Tashaun Prince? Thrown some things around to see if we could get Iggy? Caron Butler? Wilson Chandler? Luol Deng? Marvin Williams? Even Richard Jefferson? Derrick Williams, maybe? Literally ANYONE else? Hell, I think Mbah a Moute would have (definitely) been the better Buck to take back.

My fingers are still crossed that Salmons ends up elsewhere before the season starts (one or two of our SFs has to go, we took Honeycutt for a reason). I don't care for what, I just really, really don't want him on this team.

John Effing Salmons. Give me an effing break.

(This is a FanPost from a member of the Sactown Royalty community. The views expressed come from the member, and not Sactown Royalty staff.)

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No luck I think

This was their plan (!) I’m betting GPs instructions will be that he almost never takes a shot.

"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
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by lietothegirls on Jun 23, 2011 10:27 PM PDT reply actions

What would it take to unload Salmons?

If we offered Milwaukee Salmons and Cousins for Beno, do you think they’d bite?

by twasserm on Jun 23, 2011 10:29 PM PDT reply actions

My main problem is

(and even my wife’s comment was that she didn’t really miss him when he left)

Was that I complained louder than most that we let him go for nothing, I thought he could garner SOME asset in return.

- then we paid top dollar to get him back two years older?

I JUST DON’T GET IT>

"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
- Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower

by lietothegirls on Jun 23, 2011 10:32 PM PDT reply actions

Could the deal for Parker & Jefferson

have been squashed by the Magoofs??

When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.

by nothingbutnet on Jun 23, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions

I think it was just a bluff by the Spurs to gauge the value of TP + RJ

No way GP and Maloofs pass on it if they were willing to spend on the Salmons trade

by masawi44 on Jun 23, 2011 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions

This reportedly hinged on Jonas sliding to #7

He didn’t. The Spurs weren’t just going to trade Parker without getting the guy they really wanted, so I am not sure this was even a realistic possibility at this point.

That being said, the net cap effect of adding Salmons is probably less than a million. It is the extra year that sucks.

It could work out if Salmons focuses on being a defesive stopper. On offense, he is absolutely great in transition (much like Tyreke). He almost always scores or gets a foul when he is leading the break. If we up the tempo a bit this year, it could bode well for us.

by R-Man on Jun 24, 2011 6:33 AM PDT up reply actions

You couldn't have complained louder than me.

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by HighTops on Jun 25, 2011 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions

There's no way that there's another shoe waiting to drop

Salmons will be in a Kings uniform next year.

The trade is basically Salmons for Beno. We had to swap picks to SWEETEN THE POT FOR MILWAUKEE (!!!). We MUST have come calling for Salmons. Which we only would have done if we wanted him to play for this team.

For Milwaukee, they sacrificed their ten pick to swap Maggette and Salmons for Beno and Jackson, effectively. It was a salary dump AND an effort to improve their locker room. How on earth do the Kings get tricked into giving them a sweetener to convince them to drop a bad contract on us???

I mean, I could even understand this trade if THEY threw in a sweetener to US, some foo like Delfino, Sanders, or even Brockman! Give us SOMETHING for our trouble!

I think the team is better today and has a better starting five (less uncertainty in backcourt and at SF). But holy hell what an unbalanced trade.

by Grantnapeareatskittens on Jun 23, 2011 10:46 PM PDT reply actions

Roster today:

Tyreke – Jimmer – Thomas or Pooh
Thornton – Garcia???
Salmons – Donte – Omri – Honeycutt
DMC – JT – Jackson
Dalembert – Whiteside

Obviously assuming Sammy and Marcus stick around. The big win here is that (I think) we have a set starting 5. I hate the juggling lineups, but even PW would probably have to stick with this starting five. Jimmer will need time to prove himself as a legit starter.

However, this is still pretty unbalanced. In my eyes, we have 5 small forwards, some which could masquerade as SG’s of PF’s in a pinch. I believe more moves on the way. I certainly hope that we can package multiple players for one decent-good player. Not enough minutes to go around with this current roster, and we’re going to torpedo the current value of Donte/Omri by not playing them next year…

by Grantnapeareatskittens on Jun 23, 2011 10:51 PM PDT reply actions

That's assuming we don't spend any extra money in free agency.

After that lineup is secured, we still have like 30 mil.

"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!

by caseycheesecake on Jun 24, 2011 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions

*10-12 Mil

by VenomySnicket on Jun 24, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions

I love this trade

U guys asked for a Vet….we got a vet, we wanted Jimmer next to reke…we got Jimmer, also go Honeycutt and Thomas who both could come off the bench and contribute…and hell for all we know someone is looking for a vet on the wings to help them out cough Thunder as the 2 guard, maybe we can just unload him, or hell release him….

by shadowchicken on Jun 23, 2011 11:22 PM PDT reply actions