Acquiring a player that is in his prime with two years left on his contract isn’t an opportunity that arises very often. Rudy Gay is having the best season of his career. They get two young players who are pretty well controlled and have bright futures. This trade provides great value for the Kings. His field goal percentage is up three percentage points to 45.0 percent and his three-point percentage is up 6.1 points to 35.4 percent. He’s shooting higher percentages while taking almost double the amount of shots he was in Dallas, which is often the case. While Rajon Rondo and Darren Collison man the point guard position, Smart could provide a spark at the off-guard spot.Ĭrowder, a former second-round pick, is making the most of his increased role since being traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Boston Celtics. His usage rate has gone up to 18.0, was previously at 15.1, and his turnover rate has decreased from last season’s 14.4 percent to this season’s 10.1 percent. Smart is developing into a two-way player and is becoming more efficient on the offensive end. Smart has a 12.9 PER, which is higher than any of the Kings’ current shooting guards. While Smart is expected to develop into a point guard, he can be an effective off guard, which is what the Kings need. Our community guidelines apply which should remind everyone to be cool, avoid personal attacks, not to troll and to watch the language.Jae Crowder and Marcus Smart instantly improve the Kings. This is the Spurs community, your Spurs community. Join in the conversation, start your own discussion, and share your thoughts. Hometown hero jumping onto a championship team.Ĭould it be the right move for the Spurs? A DeRozan exit heading west makes for a more probable destination. PATFO has shown the ability to work with players on trades in the past. The Spurs are not a team to shake things up in the offseason, but DeMar has some leverage if he wants out of San Antonio. DeRozan brings leadership, ball-handling, and yet another offensive player that must be covered, exposing The Brow to more opportunities to dominate in the paint. Anthony Davis is young but cannot lead a team and serve as the primary force on the court. LeBron is LeBron, but he is getting older.
Bringing DeMar home also adds a nice touch. That said, a starting line-up of Dejounte Murray, Derrick White, Rudy Gay, Kyle Kuzma, and Trey Lyles makes for possible the most fluid and position-less Spurs team to date.įrom the Lakers’ perspective, they get another solid piece in what is already a solid team ready to defend their 2020 title.
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One concern is that the 2017 first-round draft pick becomes a restricted free agent at the end of next season and may want more than the Spurs can offer. The idea of having the twenty-five-year-old Kuzma join the current young Spurs line-up is intriguing. Green’s contract expires at the end of next season, opening up cap space for the Spurs. The Lakers take on DeRozan’s $27.7M and the Spurs pick up $18.9M between Kuzma and Green. In a nutshell, the Spurs would send DeRozan to Los Angeles in exchange for Kyle Kuzma and Danny Green and a 2022 first-round draft pick. Gran Afseth posted a trade scenario sending DeRozan to the Lakers, which at first glance made me cringe, but after reading the rationale, I thought twice. Would anyone have envisioned a trade that sends LaMarcus Aldridge to Golden State? Yet, here we are. That said, with so many trade rumors in the grinder, even the strange ones are starting to make a little sense. Let’s be clear, this is not advocating for sending DeMar DeRozan to Los Angeles.