Wilt_The_Stilt

http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports...-8113642c.html

"The Sacramento Kings on Tuesday traded forward Keon Clark and two future second-round draft picks to the Utah Jazz for one future second-round pick."

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RoddneyThaRippa

Huh? What kinda trade is that?

Wilt_The_Stilt

"The cost-cutting move will save the Kings approximately $5 million from the 2003-04 payroll. However, it leaves the Kings with only 10 players under contract for next season. The cost-cutting move will allow the Kings some cap room to go after free agent guard Jim Jackson."

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KTLuvsMikeBibby

This sucks!! What happens now when Webb has to miss his annual 15+ games a year. W/o Keon or Pollard, they're screwed. I guess Songaila must be playing pretty darn well in practice otherwise we only have 2 quality big men in CWebb's absence. Maybe Peja's bulked up so he can played PF on a consistant basis now..who knows? I still think this was a bad idea, he was the only legitimate shot blocker the Kings had. With Vlade's age his blocks are only going to keep going down.

KTLuvsMikeBibby

Why did they just give away a draft pick anyway?

KTLuvsMikeBibby

Now that I think about it, they might have done this so they could sign JJ to a 1 year contract and then try to get back Hedo next year with the cap room.

Storyteller

Clark's deal was set to expire next summer anyway, so this gives the Kings no more cap room than they would have.

Either way, they'll be way over the cap, meaning the most they can offer Hedo will be the MLE.

SaintSynn

Ok sure this leaves the Kings with cap space, but who will fill in for Webber if he is out for the first part of the season. Kings have only 10 players, Jimmy is going to Minny so the Kings cant go after him, but they need to sign a PF now.

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MJG

Even as a salary dump, this looks awful for the Kings

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Jwill55gRizZ

That was an absolutely horrible trade on the Kings part in my opinion.. Clark is an exceptional player and losing a second round pick on a cost dump is horrible.. They could have got SO much more.. Should have sent him to Denver they were looking for a Center.. and could have probably got a future conditional first rounder.. Kings have some serious explaining to do.. I would rather have Clark then Jackson

Ballscientist

no need to trade future 2nd rounders.

Red_Bandit

here i was thinking that we might have traded Clark for Aleskandar Pavlovic and Borchardt or one of their other big men. Pavlovic would have been our replacement for Jimmy Jackson and would have cost less and would have fit in well with Divac, Stojakovic and the rest of the team. Im very dissapointed in this trade. Im hoping that Petrie is not done and that he might do another trade to get some help at PF and SG.

I know songaila will do well for the kings. he will surprise a lot of people by how good of a player he is. but we are losing clark for nothing . Plus, how will we be over the cap next year when Divac's contract expires and Clarks would have expired too??

I just hope they dont waste money re-signing Mateen Cleaves and Funderburke.

Peja Vu

Amen

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Damian Necronamous

Damn, bad trade for Sacramento.

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