View all Atlantic Sites. More Central News ». More FS Central News ». View all Central Sites. More Southeast News ». More FS Southeast News ». View all Southeast Sites. More Northwest News ». More FS Northwest News ». View all Northwest Sites. More Pacific News ». To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. My first reaction upon seeing the trade was disbelief.
Then anger as anyone who has seen my Twitter timeline would realize. Kings move was all about cutting costs and not something management enjoyed doing, a source said.
Now, I'm calmer, but I still maintain that this was a bad, unnecessary trade even if it probably made the Kings better in the short term. But Robinson was just 51 games into his NBA career, on a team where he saw a lot of his minutes in lineups next to Chuck Hayes , who is far from a complement. Robinson still managed to improve, having an especially good stretch in the month of January, before both his minutes and production tapered off in February.
Before we continue, let's take a brief moment to look at what Sacramento gained in this transaction. Cole Aldrich and Toney Douglas are both expiring contracts and aren't big factors. Aldrich has played less in three years in the league than Robinson played this year minutes to minutes and he might get more of an opportunity here in Sacramento since he does have size and is a pretty good rebounder. Douglas is an inefficient, shoot first Point Guard who probably shouldn't see a minute of court time for Sacramento unless there is an injury.
The real get for the Kings is Patrick Patterson, and he is a good player and a good person. Unlike Robinson, Patterson is an efficient scorer who can score both inside and out, and doesn't turn the ball over nearly as much. Both players are undersized for their position but very strong and athletic. One problem I do have with Patterson however is that he's not much of a rebounder for a big man. Furthermore, he's still on a really cheap rookie contract. As it looks now, Sacramento didn't get much future value because only Patterson is under contract past this season, they didn't get any draft picks in return, and they traded a player with a higher ceiling for one with a higher floor.
In different circumstances, the trade would make a lot of sense. Given the team's current circumstances, it makes absolutely no sense. Although maybe it makes perfect sense My initial reaction when hearing of the trade was anger, largely for the reasons listed above. My next thought went to trying to understand the motivation behind the swap because it seemed so nonsensical. Suddenly it hit me: money. It's no secret that the Maloofs the team's owners are cheapskates.
This used to not be the case, but in recent years they've been reluctant to put much money into the team. At first glance, this doesn't seem like a money-motivated deal, especially considering Robinson's low salary by NBA standards. However, the proof is in the details. Via blazersedge report. On top of saving the money in salary this season, the Kings also didn't take on any salary commitments for next season beyond Patrick Patterson. You could argue this gives the Kings even more flexibility.
But given their track record of not spending money, it seems to be more about saving money rather than freeing cap space for a spending spree in free agency. It is fair to point out that the team will almost certainly have new ownership next season.
There's an agreement to sell the franchise to an ownership group in Seattle. If that doesn't happen, then it will likely mean the Maloofs sell the franchise to investors in Sacramento. Either way, they appear to be out of the picture, so judging what will happen with the team's salary in the future is next to impossible.
That's partially what makes this thing so ugly; that the Maloofs are almost assuredly out of the picture following the season. Because of that, they have no interest in the big picture. All they care about is their pocketbooks. Sure, they ran the deal by the Seattle ownership group.
The Seattle ownership group, which has a deal to purchase the Sacramento Kings, was briefed on trade before its completion, source tells Y! But what recourse would that ownership group even have? They do have an agreement with the Maloofs to buy the team, but that agreement is still pending NBA approval. Whether they could do something to block the trade is unknown. But with everything going on surrounding their bid to buy the team, they've obviously got bigger fish to fry right now.
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