[Stein] Kings interested in Kuzma

KO'C: The Kings offered Nemanja Bjelica and a pick to the Lakers for Kyle Kuzma, and Los Angeles countered by asking for Bogdanovic, according to multiple league sources. Sacramento refused. But Bogdanovic will be a restricted free agent this summer and any offer sheet in the $15 million to $25 million range annually would be problematic for the Kings to match.

 

Hopefully the Kings don't become stupid.

 

It's safe to bet the opposite.

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/sacramento-kings/cap/2020/

The front office that gave those contracts out will fumble this for sure.

 

Kuzma if he shoots a decent percentage, is enough for them Lakers to win it.......

 

I would like bogdanovic very much .

House , tyson, and nene to kings along with 2 frp ( can we even offer two , is 1 enough ? is 2 enough ) for Bogdan

The logic of him being RFA is somewhat true , but its not like teams cant offer to trade for him in the summer as part of a SnT ...
looking at SAC roster what is their plan ? if they are building around fox and heild.. they already have cory joseph. Maybe it does make sense to not pay big money at the 3 ( or another 2) and instead focus on defense there. They have several good young prosepects for big men .

Can we do that above trade and then straight up trade hartenstein for tolliver to give the kings an extra lottery ticket ?

IN the summer you match any offer for bogdan ( aka tilman goes into LT ) then you are free to trade him or gordon in the future given they are a bit redundant, but we love playing small.

wait i just realized tilman wont go into LT

 

Kings are going to lose or gift Bogdanovic because they gave 20+M to Barnes, yikes.

Regardless, i think this wouldn't be a bad trade for the Lakers, 1st rounder from the Kings is a lottery pick, plus Bjelica who is basically a old Kuzma...i think that would be a solid package for Kuzma entering his last rookie scale year, of course Bogdanovic has more appeal, but still.

I also don't get wtf are the Kings doing, why trade for Kuzma when:

- he's a bad fit with Bagley
- they'll likely be forced to overpay (again) in order to keep him

 

Eh..it says a pick but not a first rounder
Not sure that the Kings offered their first which is lottery for Kuzma. That's way too much overpay for a no defence roleplayer pf.

 

Yeah i agree, it's probably a 2nd rounder, that makes more sense, i don't see how they would say no to a lottery pick and Bjelica for Kuzma.