The DeMar DeRozan Trade Is… Complicated
dear Rosen is going to be a Sacramento King a three- team trade involving of course Chicago as well as San Antonio gets to Rosen to Sacramento on a threeyear 70 plus million deal now the trade itself isn’t overwhelmingly important Chicago gets a couple of second round picks in Chris dwarte the Spurs are also involved here and they get Harrison Barn who maybe they can flip for something the real question here is whether this is a good idea for Sacramento because basically the entire offseason there have been rumors about them going out to get not necessarily a star but another piece whether that be going back to the trade deadline when they tried to get Pascal SE yakum and Toronto wanted Keegan Murray in exchange that wasn’t going to happen we’ve heard rumors during the offseason about them trying to get Lowry Markin in I think again that would try that would have to involve Keegan Murray and so they ultimately landed on a free agent that a lot of people forgot about in Demar D rozan and the plan here would be to add even more of an offensive punch at another third I guess you could say star at this point and and add that to the group of fox sabonis Keegan Murray Malik monk Kevin herder and try and push themselves towards the top of the Western Conference because clearly in a conference as stacked as the West you could see Sacramento kind of start to fall down the standings here even with a very good team because they just weren’t quite on that you know Contender level and so they think that dear might be that piece now before we get to the actual fit of D rozan in Sacramento I think it’s important to point out that this isn’t technically the last move that Sacramento could make they own almost all of their future first round picks so if there did become a deal available down the road where they wanted to use some picks use Keegan Murray use Kevin herder’s contract even within this same offseason they still have the opportunity to do so now with dear in Sacramento it’s a little bit of a weird evaluation process because on one hand I’ve never really been a big Demar D rozan fan and in this situation in Sacramento not a huge fan but in their situation they didn’t really have another way to add a player of this caliber they didn’t have the cap space to do it and in a sign and trade scenario your options are very limited and dear was one of the last guys of his caliber in free agency and so it is certainly a talent upgrade for them having demard Rosen on your team if you’re the Kings is better than having Harrison Barnes on a couple of second round picks so just with that equation this is a positive outcome for Sacramento they didn’t have another way to add someone like dear Talent upgrade but I’ve just never never been a huge demard de rzan fan I wasn’t even that big of a fan when Chicago gave him the deal that they did a handful of years ago and by the way he was awesome especially for that first year in Chicago but in this situation in Sacramento specifically I can understand increasing the talent level I can understand adding more offense but his fit alongside Deen Fox who at the beginning of the year last year shot the ball extremely well from three those two guys together I I just don’t love the fit I’m never going to love the fit of demard De Rosen playing alongside another guy that is not an like an a to an A plus three-point shooter and Daren Fox just is not that and dear at this point in his career has basically refused to shoot threes at all and that’s just going to be very difficult from a spacing perspective like yes at the end of games he’s going to be very good he’s very good in the mid-range toal upgrade all that stuff but you’re getting smaller because you’re not starting Harrison Barnes anymore and I don’t know that this is enough of an upgrade to really push yourself towards the top of the conference and that’s why this is such a difficult trade and move and signing to evaluate because from a baseline perspective the kings are better today than they were yesterday because they added to more to rzan but I don’t think they’re better by a significant margin they’re certainly not better by a significant margin relative to the rest of the conference but on the other hand what else were they supposed to do this was always the situation that they were in this off season in need of a talent upgrade and kind of light on options whether it be dear or whether it be Lowry Markin and so you can’t really fault them for adding someone that increases their talent but you also have to say how much does this really change what their season looks like and so really I think my evaluation of the demard d r rozan signing or trade or whatever in Sacramento depends on what happens next because when you look at some of the contracts on this king’s roster there’s still a handful of them that are very movable as I mentioned if they really felt the need to go and get someone to replace Keegan Murray with they could trade him in some picks Kevin hder is still out there there’s still a structure here that makes a little bit of sense where they trade some picks and Kevin herder and they get Kyle kozma for example which would round out their starting lineup nicely with kma sabonis uh fox D rozan and Murray and again that’s not necessarily beating the Nuggets or Minnesota or Dallas or anything but it’s still a very good lineup and maybe you can build off that you to have Malik monk Off the Bench and so I think I would like the deal more if they continue to add spacing with another guy in the starting lineup and if they use some of these picks because this to me feels like a move where Sacramento realizes okay we’re good how do we get great we talked about this as soon as their season ended made a video talking about how they had a talent issue and they needed to improve and clearly that’s their mindset but just adding demaro rosan to me does not make them a contending team and so I’m curious if there are other moves potentially in play for them even if it is on the KY kosma cam Johnson you know kind of level that I don’t think would even put them into Championship contention but adding more players like that would make me like the D rozan trade more and so at the end of the day this is one of the more difficult NBA editions to evaluate because what makes this a success for Sacramento what makes this a good deal what happens this season that you point to and say adding to Marty rosan was a good move at that you know at this age in his career uh a c a threee deal that is certainly expensive even though obviously the Cap’s going to continue to go up it’s not like they’re paying him $40 million a year like if they win a playoff series if they make the Western Conference Finals do we look at this and say okay bringing into Marty Rosen was a good idea CU both of those outcomes feel unlikely to me in a conference that is absolutely loaded the way that the West is and if it’s worse than that if you don’t even win a playoff series then what’s the point of adding these guys in the first place and I think the bottom line for them is just they were always in this kind of a spot in the off season where they had their big breakout year two years ago they’re very good but the conference is just much better than them like they could even by adding to Mar Roan they could still be a a playing team in in the in the west like that’s how good conferences and I with apart from you know trading Keegan Murray and some picks for who knows whatever star is possibly out there there wasn’t really an Avenue for them to go up into contention status so it’s hard to fault them for trying to take a baby step to get there by adding to Mar Rosen and I think I would like the deal better if I liked the fit better I’m just always going to be nervous about adding deor to a contending or semi- contending team that doesn’t necessarily have the infrastructure around it from a spacing standpoint or like I said the back court issues between him and fox and so ultimately I just kind of land on like sure like they added to Mar rosan like it it is a solid idea it’s a three-year deal it’s not that hard to get out of they still have other assets even if it doesn’t work even if like halfway through the year they’re bringing dear rosan Off the Bench or something weird just to try and split up the minutes between him and fox I would still just look at the deal and say okay they didn’t really have to give up anything they still have other options they can still pivot out of this and I didn’t really have that high of expectations for the kings in the first first place and again I would just continue to keep an eye on them for some other moves uh like even if let’s just say for example right they were always looking at making one move and it was like oh maybe we get dear maybe we’ll get lry marinan if they had brought in lry marinin obviously they would had to give up a lot more but if they brought in lry marinin and kept Keegan Murray let’s just say there was a possibility they could do salaries and a ton of picks and get Lowry Markin I would like that deal better for them than I would them bringing into Marty Rosen because marinin fits better on the timeline uh obviously a younger guy uh I think overall he’s just a better fit for them and then you can continue to kind of build and grow with this group whereas this feels almost desperate I guess this almost feels like a a last resort kind of measure for d rozan as well because it’s free agency market completely dried up but that I guess is is the thing that makes me nervous nervous for Sacramento is like overall Talent upgrade questions with the fit didn’t really give up that much does it really put them into the top tier of contenders in the Western Conference all of that together makes me wonder kind of what was the point of the move but it’s at the end of the day it’s extremely hard to criticize Sacramento for bringing in a guy like d rozan who’s very talented and not really giving up anything and they didn’t have cap space in the first place so being able to pull off a son and tread like this is a win for them we’ll see what they continue to do like if there’s more internal improvement from Keegan Murray and fox and guys like that like maybe they’ll be able to to do something more with this uh but right now I’m just kind of like yeah sure like they added Mar Rosen that’s literally my take
DeMar DeRozan has been traded by the Chicago Bulls to the Sacramento Kings!
#derozan #demarderozan #nba
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This is HUGE for a team that no one ever wanted to play for. BEAM warming up🎉
Why is it that not one person is talking about how BAD, a coach BILLIE DONOVAN has been?, wanna know why other cities are BETTER, is because they hold WINNING higher than PERSONNEL, you had 2 stars here and they weren’t used correctly because of a HORRIBLE COACH, with the right coach, they would have MAXIMIZED their potential, a great team is LEAD by the coach, research to understand better, smh.
Kings Really wants to Win with just pure Offense.
Demar has always been the #1 option on his previous teams but with the kings he has another player as good as he is in fox
DeMar actually shoot a lot of 3s last season, some of them were contested and he's one of the healthiest players out there
Keegan Murray is 6’8 he can play the power forward.
They should have done nothing… stay healthy
As long as Mike Brown coach Sacramento will not go anywhere He's sucks as a coach
Arguably makes the Kings the best team in California now
This guy makes good and bad points . Kings swooped the lakers Kings lost to the pelicans 6 games and to the pistons and to the Portland 2 times and pistons . So if Kings win 4 of those games they are 6th seed. This move makes Kings 4th in the west
They def going to western conference finals📠
As a Kings fan, if DeMar improves the regular season by 3 wins, that could be the difference between being the 10 seed and the 5 seed. I'd much rather be the latter, thank you.
Great move for the kings. Definitely rough in a stacked west but sac town is massively underrated
Y'all undervaluing DeRozan. The disrespect is nuts.
LIGHT THE BEAM. IM JUST HSPPY WE ARE MSKING MOVES TO COMPETE AND GET OVER THE HUNP!
Demar on the Kings has shooters all around him. The only drawback is they aren’t better defensively. But offensively they are better. I agree we shall see how their chemistry will go.
This dude is a certified Kings hater…
Man i know im not an NBA expert or anything but my gut is telling me this is a fantastic fit 💪👏
I like this pickup by SacTown, I'm not sure why you are so down on it personally.
DeMar really used the Lakers as leverage AGAIN 😂😩
I'm a King's fan. I'm so happy about this trade
Kings have really shifted up the roster and made a fantastic move in the offseason the lakers are literally running back with the same exact squad that lost in 5 clippers are toast and gsw are also cooked we might have to start having that talk that the kings are the best California team right now
The Lakers should've picked up Deebo when they chose Westbrook instead. Just was a better fit.
The Kings has gotten better but not that much better. Demar is much better than Barnes but the spacing could be an issue due to Demar don’t really take a lot of threes.
I think he can do some two man game from Sabonis when Sabonis does his actions in the middle and he helps Demar gets to his spots in the mid range.
With Fox and his speed he could find Demar if he open and he can do some things and find his shot.
The fit isn’t ideal but the Kings probably thought Demar and his scoring was too huge to pass up. I listen to Funky video and he said that the Kings want to rely more on Demar scoring and guys like Ellis or Devin Carter can make it up to them on defense.
For the Kings it doesn’t move the needle that much in the West they are still a play in team and maybe they could get the sixth seed but even then they might be a first round exit.
That’s just how damn good the west is
As for the Bulls they were two years too late but they are finally rebuilding. Now they just need to unload off of Lavine contract and that will be hard to do since no one wants him right now
Watch "Reasons for why the Sacramento Kings should trade for Demar DeRozan" -the Basketball Zone by Leo Beas……his analysis goes over how he would fit. It's a lot better than this analysis.
Demar’s probably the best they could get, I don’t hate it. Like if literally everything breaks right they could be a WCF team and if they’re just a 5-9 seed their cap isn’t ruined forever
lose weight bro
Not one mention of how Chicago is getting rid of their core for a bag of chips… exhibit A of how to ruin a rebuild
amazing video lil bro
35 year old 70.000.000 + ridiculous.
Haha. Not ballsy enough to put up a trade grade on this one. Lol
Keep the same energy. BTW why your head so big
Hes not the greatest for with fox they have alot of shooters so i think it works. They will be a high scoring offense dominate team.
this makes them a top tier offensive team, but i don't think their defense will be elite enough to compete for a chip
He turned down a contract extension in hopes of gaining a super max next summer.
As a Fox fan, I don't wanna hear any excuses from him if he fails to elevate his game next season
How is Kuzma better for the Kings spacing than Huerter?
I love this person doing the story only liked all these 3 point shooting only guards after the Warriors came. Demar has shown to be better, more clutch all -around scorer than most of the shooting guards in the league. Those who shoot 3 better are not than Demar does not have his whole entire offensive game or his better overall stats. Demar will never be appreciated as a talented, scorer, clutch player right now because he's not Klay Thompson! Yet, years from now they will start to say Demar was special. Just like when everyone mentions great small forwards we all here, James, Bird, Erving Wilkins, but never guys like Alex English or Benard King! Remember this what team beside the Warrior who offense is shooting 3's mostly has ever won a championship besides the Warriors!
The kings aren’t done making moves , they have all there FRP’s and huerter to move !
Spurs lowkey won the trade
Fox and Sabonis are AllStar level. DeRozan is declining former AS. Murray is rising star. Monk and Huerter are good players. I think Secramento is all right with being a good team.
Yeah.. huerter not in that group lol Keon Ellis made him expendable. Not to mention Monk is gonna take most the 2 spot minutes
So the spacing might not as big of an issue as you might think if you look at the players in their entirety… Now the only position I'm not sure of right now is the two guard … Will it be Huerter if he is healthy , Ellis or Carter our rookie.
The reason the spacing is not going to be a big of an issue is Sabonis doesn't play in the traditional spot… He plays more on the elbow for dribble hand offs and assists … Murray is a 3 point shooter and fox has improved his 3 point shot … Also DeMar plays more mid range and is a willing passer so that still leaves space for Fox to drive.
Also one other aspect is that DeMar does warrant double teams at a higher percentage the Barnes so with foxes speed in getting to the basket , this can open lanes more often then with Barnes.
Will it work , we will see during the season.
how are they gettin smaller when harrison barnes and demar derozan basically the same size
If they are 5 games better — they are the #5 seed — and it’s a major upgrade…..so “How much did they improve” is not a valid comment – because all they needed was 2 more wins and they were solidly in the playoffs.
Maybe the best fit for Deebo would be with Curry, or Dame, or even with Irving.