Am I The Only One Who Thinks This?

 Yeah Vonleh would have been a great pick or Elfried Payton. He is a great defender and is good at getting his teammates involved. Either would have fit a need they have had for a few years. The vivek thing to I thought was weird when they showed their draft room. He looked like he wanted to be apart of it when he most likely knows very little about basketball. Mark Cuban at least doesnt try to be a talent evaluator, he supports his front office and does what ever he can to help, like pitching to free agents. Or the Heat owner, he just stays out of it and lets riley handle the personnel decisions. Those are the two types of owners ho are successful. Hopefully vivek doesnt get too involved and wind up having their front office take guys like the maloofs did with fredette a few years ago and if he does, then I feel bad for kings fans because they are going to continue to be disfunctional.

 Yeah Vonleh would have been a great pick or Elfried Payton. He is a great defender and is good at getting his teammates involved. Either would have fit a need they have had for a few years. The vivek thing to I thought was weird when they showed their draft room. He looked like he wanted to be apart of it when he most likely knows very little about basketball. Mark Cuban at least doesnt try to be a talent evaluator, he supports his front office and does what ever he can to help, like pitching to free agents. Or the Heat owner, he just stays out of it and lets riley handle the personnel decisions. Those are the two types of owners ho are successful. Hopefully vivek doesnt get too involved and wind up having their front office take guys like the maloofs did with fredette a few years ago and if he does, then I feel bad for kings fans because they are going to continue to be disfunctional.

We have to give it some time to play out though, Stauskas could be one of the best players in the draft after a few seasons and prove the GM right, maybe Ben Mclemore isn’t as good as Stauskas in the end?

I would not have drafted Nik 8th overall, I would taken Noah Vonleh and never looked back…

I agree that his size and ability to play the stretch Four role in the future would have been perfect alongside Cousins and the GM should be put on high alert IMO, that’s an eye brow raising move to say the least, maybe Nik provides instant shooting sure, but Noah could’ve been a long term gem for the Kings

Even Adrian Payne would have been a great pick up IMO, he would have been a perfect mix of interior defense and outside shooting, I actually think the addition of Payne would have helped DMC in the locker…

We will just have to wait and see how Nik and Noah progress

We have to give it some time to play out though, Stauskas could be one of the best players in the draft after a few seasons and prove the GM right, maybe Ben Mclemore isn’t as good as Stauskas in the end?

I would not have drafted Nik 8th overall, I would taken Noah Vonleh and never looked back…

I agree that his size and ability to play the stretch Four role in the future would have been perfect alongside Cousins and the GM should be put on high alert IMO, that’s an eye brow raising move to say the least, maybe Nik provides instant shooting sure, but Noah could’ve been a long term gem for the Kings

Even Adrian Payne would have been a great pick up IMO, he would have been a perfect mix of interior defense and outside shooting, I actually think the addition of Payne would have helped DMC in the locker…

We will just have to wait and see how Nik and Noah progress

I think the Kings drafted Staukas because of 2 reasons. One, because they felt Staukas is/was the best player available, which I agree, And I believe you always take the BPA regardless of position when drafting. TWO, I also believe that they have/had plans on making a trade (probably McLemore) or one of the many PFs in a trade for a PG. Nothing has happened yet.

I am also not as high on Vonleh as some seem to be. I am not sure he is the best fit alongside ‘Boogie’ Despite being somewhat long, he is not a center at all and wouldn’t be a good side kick in the same lineup or coming off the bench for Cousins.

Time will tell.

I think the Kings drafted Staukas because of 2 reasons. One, because they felt Staukas is/was the best player available, which I agree, And I believe you always take the BPA regardless of position when drafting. TWO, I also believe that they have/had plans on making a trade (probably McLemore) or one of the many PFs in a trade for a PG. Nothing has happened yet.

I am also not as high on Vonleh as some seem to be. I am not sure he is the best fit alongside ‘Boogie’ Despite being somewhat long, he is not a center at all and wouldn’t be a good side kick in the same lineup or coming off the bench for Cousins.

Time will tell.

 I like Stauskas, so I don’t have a big problem with Sac. taking him but I do think Vonleh would have been a better pick, I was a little surprised that Vonleh fell as far as he did and I think he will be really good in the league, he is very young but shows a ton of skill for a 6’10 player. 

 I like Stauskas, so I don’t have a big problem with Sac. taking him but I do think Vonleh would have been a better pick, I was a little surprised that Vonleh fell as far as he did and I think he will be really good in the league, he is very young but shows a ton of skill for a 6’10 player. 

 I completely agree with the OP and think Vonleh falling to the kings was a match made in heaven. Big stretch 4 with potential,plus he fits Demarcus Cousins perfectly.  I don’t get how you can pass on him, but they did so now it’s time to look at what Stauskas brings to the table.

As of right now I like what the kings are doing building around Rudy Gay and Cousins.  Two guys who easily have the talent to be all stars but have just not learned how to take that step of being leaders and playing the game of basketball the right way. By the right way I mean creating for others, (Both guys are talented enough to do so, and need to learn making a extra pass is better then taking a bad shot) , preaching defense, and being more efficient on offense. Basically they need to watch some Spurs film. 

Back to the point the Kings best chance of getting  back on the right track is taking the risk on Cousins and Gay to be there main guys. To get the best out of them they need to surround them with guys who compliment them. Stauskas is perfect for that, bc gay and cousins are the main scorers and obviously score in the paint. Stauskas is a lights out shooter with potential to be a all around 2 guard. He also plays the game smart and can create for others, something the kings lack. As a Stauskas fan I like the scenario but only time will tell if this is a good pick or not.

 I completely agree with the OP and think Vonleh falling to the kings was a match made in heaven. Big stretch 4 with potential,plus he fits Demarcus Cousins perfectly.  I don’t get how you can pass on him, but they did so now it’s time to look at what Stauskas brings to the table.

As of right now I like what the kings are doing building around Rudy Gay and Cousins.  Two guys who easily have the talent to be all stars but have just not learned how to take that step of being leaders and playing the game of basketball the right way. By the right way I mean creating for others, (Both guys are talented enough to do so, and need to learn making a extra pass is better then taking a bad shot) , preaching defense, and being more efficient on offense. Basically they need to watch some Spurs film. 

Back to the point the Kings best chance of getting  back on the right track is taking the risk on Cousins and Gay to be there main guys. To get the best out of them they need to surround them with guys who compliment them. Stauskas is perfect for that, bc gay and cousins are the main scorers and obviously score in the paint. Stauskas is a lights out shooter with potential to be a all around 2 guard. He also plays the game smart and can create for others, something the kings lack. As a Stauskas fan I like the scenario but only time will tell if this is a good pick or not.

 I can’t blame the owner. If I was an NBA owner I’d insist that Jimmer Fredette be my starting PG… and  we’d never make playoffs.

 I can’t blame the owner. If I was an NBA owner I’d insist that Jimmer Fredette be my starting PG… and  we’d never make playoffs.

 Vonleh is a project. He’s still pretty raw and will take him about 2-3 years to fully develop. And while he is in not ready and is in Mike Malone’s doghouse for the first 2 years, he won’t have much value than Thompson, Landry and Williams. Don’t get me wrong, Vonleh is a player, but he is a project. As of now, he is just as good as those 3 PFs in the kings logjam frontcourt and I didn’t the Kings would have wanted to add another one of those PFs.

 Vonleh is a project. He’s still pretty raw and will take him about 2-3 years to fully develop. And while he is in not ready and is in Mike Malone’s doghouse for the first 2 years, he won’t have much value than Thompson, Landry and Williams. Don’t get me wrong, Vonleh is a player, but he is a project. As of now, he is just as good as those 3 PFs in the kings logjam frontcourt and I didn’t the Kings would have wanted to add another one of those PFs.

they want to play  a unique style of ball that’s benfits gay and cousins .

planting shooters all around who can bring a little more to the table as well position less basketball . they have a cluster of  bigs I think they want a proven big to pair with Cousins .

they want to play  a unique style of ball that’s benfits gay and cousins .

planting shooters all around who can bring a little more to the table as well position less basketball . they have a cluster of  bigs I think they want a proven big to pair with Cousins .

Something tells me they had their eye on him for awhile. He’s a true undrafted gem with shot blocking ability which as largely showcased during Summer League. Kings must have just chosen the cheaper gamble rather than the more expensive one at a position that already had a log jam at. I wanted the Kings to take Vonleh as well, but I also like Eric Moreland. So we’ll see what happens.

Something tells me they had their eye on him for awhile. He’s a true undrafted gem with shot blocking ability which as largely showcased during Summer League. Kings must have just chosen the cheaper gamble rather than the more expensive one at a position that already had a log jam at. I wanted the Kings to take Vonleh as well, but I also like Eric Moreland. So we’ll see what happens.

 They could always look at the league’s favorite repository for unproven players, the Sixers. Maybe trade McLemore, Derrick Williams, Jason Thompson and picks for Thad Young, Jason Richardson and Henry Sims. Sac get a decent backup to Cousins (cheap and expiring, too), the epitome of a stretch four and great team guy too (that also doesn’t need alot of touches) and veteran SG player-coach type to coach up Stauskas (oh and an expiring, too). Phi takes essentially a flyer on McLemore and Williams (expiring), Thompson gives them a decent backup PF/C, and additional assets (spelled picks). Seems to work for everyone.

 They could always look at the league’s favorite repository for unproven players, the Sixers. Maybe trade McLemore, Derrick Williams, Jason Thompson and picks for Thad Young, Jason Richardson and Henry Sims. Sac get a decent backup to Cousins (cheap and expiring, too), the epitome of a stretch four and great team guy too (that also doesn’t need alot of touches) and veteran SG player-coach type to coach up Stauskas (oh and an expiring, too). Phi takes essentially a flyer on McLemore and Williams (expiring), Thompson gives them a decent backup PF/C, and additional assets (spelled picks). Seems to work for everyone.

If I’m the sixers I would do that deal. Not saying it’s a bad trade for Sac., but definitely worth it for the sixers.

If I’m the sixers I would do that deal. Not saying it’s a bad trade for Sac., but definitely worth it for the sixers.