Sacramento Kings - Geoff Petrie
Draft: Brian Grant, Corliss Williamson, Peja Stojakovic, Jason Williams, Hedo Turkoglu, Gerald Wallace. Speaks for itself. A
Trades: Webber for Richmond, Bibby for Williams, Christie for Williamson. 3 of the best trades in recent memory. He did have two that didn't work out (Abdul-Wahad for Anderson was basically a wash - Cleaves for Barry looks terrible, but Barry was the Kings' 11th man at that point) but neither damaged the team significantly. A+
FA: Signed Bobby Jackson for a pittance (5yr/20 mil) when Minnesota let him go in favor of Will Avery (OOPS). Picked Scot Pollard up off the scrap heap (waived by Detroit and Atlanta, double OOPS). Got Keon Clark for the midlevel. Picked up Jim Jackson and Damon Jones. A+
Contracts: Webber has a gigantic contract, but at least he's worth it now (we'll see in 5 years). Christie is overpaid, but not terribly so. Bibby's true value is still up in the air (this year, he's looked like a MAX player 75% of the time, and like a mid-level exception player the other 25%), so Petrie gets a pass. Locking up Jackson and Stojakovic to relatively cheap deals was genius. Funderburke's contract (4 million per w/ 2 years left) to sit on the end of the bench was his only egregious mistake. B+
Overall: A+ - I don't think everyone realizes how bad Sacramento was before Petrie got to the controls. They had ZERO winning seasons - 0. He took a team that was the doormat of the NBA (even the Clips had their moments with Larry Brown), with 1 major assest (an aging Mitch Richmond) and turned them into an unquestioned NBA title contender.