Post by donatello2424 on Apr 4, 2008 13:50:47 GMT -5
Ever since UOSL2 started, the Kings haven't been a top team. They rebuilt right off the bat and have only made the playoffs 2 years. Here is the team history and review of the major trades, free agent signings, resignings, and draft picks; from the 2006-2007 season to 2017-2018 and a look at the future.
Sacramento Kings
First GM: prez28aron
2006-2007 season:
The Kings first big move was an attempt at getting younger. They traded Ron Artest, Mike Bibby, and Ron Price to the Jazz for Deron Williams, Jerry Stackhouse, CJ Miles, Derek Fisher, and Paul Milsap. Stackhouse was not resigned by the Kings, along with Potapenko and Corliss Williams. Miles and Justin Williams tested the free agency market. The Kings fell from a projected 6th pick in the draft to 7th. With the 7th pick, the Kings selected SF Julian Wright. Wright came into the as an already very solid defender, with B defense. In the second round of that same draft the Kings selected PG J.R. Reynolds. Free agency was next, and the Kings made a splash. The Kings, not opting to sign Stackhouse to the extension he wanted, gave him a 1 year, 7.5 million dollar contract. The only other free agency signing was SG DeAngelo Alexander for a 1 year, minimum contract.
Deron Williams was the first star player for the Kings. He started for 6 years.
2007-2008 season:
Kings once again finished in the lotto. Stackhouse wanted another long contract, and the Kings refused to give it to him. Kevin Martin, the Kings starting SG and one of the central piece of the team, was resigned to a 6 year contract, starting at 12 million and going to 18 million. The Kings picked 8th in the draft that year, and took their needed big man in Spencer Hawes. They also bought out Shareef Abdur-Raheem. The only free agent signing the Kings made were to sign Matt Barnes for the LLE.
2008-2009 season:
Another year, another core player needing to be resigned. This time it was Deron Williams, who got a 6 year, max contract. During the draft they had the 8th pick in the draft. They took PF Donte Greene, then in the 2nd they took SG Josh Carter. Greene gave them another big to pair with Hawes, and basically had their starters set with Hawes, Greene, Wright, Martin, Deron…however would they all pan out? In free agency they decided to signed Rasheed Wallace for the mle for 1 year. They also gave Francisco Garcia a 1 year, 6 million dollar contract.
prez28aron was then fired after not making the playoffs in any season yet.
Second GM: allhailmaniac
2009-2010 season:
Still no playoffs. Fisher, Garcia, and Kenny Thomas all were free agents, and all were not signed by the Kings. The Kings then had the 7th pick in the draft, and took J’mison Moragn, a 21 year old center. The second rounder was to draft PG Matt Bouldin. The Kings did nothing in free agency, a pretty boring offseason if you ask me.
2010-2011 season:
Bam! Finally, the playoffs. Granted the Kings barely made it in, but they did make the playoffs. They didn’t win the title, but making it to the playoffs is a big first step. Next came resignings. Julian Wright wanted a 3 year, 12.5 million dollar contract. The GM was no where around, but Wright did end up staying with the team. One bright moment was the drafting of yet another big. This time it was a pick not in the lotto. DeJuan Blair, a 23 year old PF out of Pitt. Blair game in, averaged almost 20 mpg and almost had a double-double average.
Allhailmaniac was then fired as GM of the Kings due to inactivity.
Third GM: jms
2011-2012 season:
Another year, and the second straight, and second ever, playoff appearance. No title but they did make the playoffs. The Kings then opted not to resign Hawes, Bouldin, and two free agents they signed during the start of the season last year. They did extend Sasha Vujacic, who they also picked up at the start of the season last year, to a 1 year deal. The draft held two guards. The first one was Tommy Mason-Griffin, a PG. The second game in the second as SG Michael Harthun. In this years free agency, The Kings signed Leon Powe to a 1 year, MLE deal. The Kings also signed Sean Williams to a 1 year deal, worth a minimum. The big thing this offseason was a huge trade that went down. The Kings sent out Deron Williams, who had been the fact of the franchise since the first season, to the Sonics for Elgin Bailey, Joey Dorsey, Damian James, and the 19 year old 15th pick from the 2012 draft: LaBryan Nash. Nash was considered a top sf, and at 19 with potential, he could develop into a stud player. The trade made somewhat sense, since the Kings drafted Tommy Mason-Griffin who looked to be a solid young pg. With this trade they were able to pair that young PG with the already established DeJuan Blair and the young stud rookie, LaBryan Nash. However, jms didn’t know that this trade ended up setting the team back further.
2012-2013 season:
The Kings couldn’t continue their playoff streak, and this time fell to the 6th worst record. The Kings decided not to extend former first rounder Donte Greene and Joey Dorsey, but did extend Damion James for a 1 year, .5 million dollar contract. With that pick, which ended up being 7th after the lottery, the Kings took PG Matias Nocedal. This pick was mainly due to the fact that Mason-griffin never seemed to develop, so Nocedal gave them another solid option to pair with the young guys. They also took center Derrick Williams in the second, who gave them another big body after a period of having trouble drafting a big. This offseason, the league decided to be nice to the GMs and send 1 player to a private camp. The Kings decided to send LaBryan Nash to work on his strength. The league then had free agency come about, and the Kings decided to bring back Donte Greene for a 2 year, 1 million a year contract.
Jms was fired after giving UOSL2 the cold shoulder and not returning to this league.
Fourth GM/current GM: donatello2424
2013-2014 season:
Donatello2424 came in towards the end of this season. His team was pretty much set as the Kings did not make the playoffs again. For free agency, the Kings had 4 guys up. Kevin Martin, who had been with the team since the start, and former first round pick J’Mison Morgan, and two others. Morgan, who turned out to be a bust, was not resigned along with the other three players. Julian Wright decided to test the market on his own. In the draft, the Kings drafted PF Darrin Perdue. Perdue was considered a defensive powerhouse, who could block shots. The rest of his game was weak and needed to be developed. The Kings then took Jarvis Garrett in the second, mainly due to the fact that he looked to be a steal. Garrett ended up developing into a very good pg, just without any scoring. With a top tier free agency period, the Kings were expected to make a splash. They missed out on the top free agents, but did sign a couple of guys. They decided to keep their cap flexibility and sign some guys to 1 year contracts. First game Gerald Henderson who got a 4 year contract. Next was Mr. King himself, Kevin Martin who got a 1 year, 10 million dollar contract. Hamady N’diaye was also signed to give the Kings some depth. During training camp, Perdue worked hard on his weaknesses to improve in defense and rebounding. Former second round pick Derrick Williams also improved.
”Mr. King” started for the Kings for 8 years.
2014-2015 season:
The Kings enter this season with a lineup of Nocedal, Martin, Nash, Blair, Williams, with Perdue coming off the bench. After a long stint of not trading, this season the Kings did trade some. The Kings and the Pacers did two trades, neither of them that big. After winning three straight titles, the Pacers wanted to go for a fourth. The Kings sent the Pacers Mr. King Kevin Martin, in return the Kings got Jamont Gordon, Alex Oriakhi, the young Marcus Jones, and the Pacers 2016 draft pick. In the next deal, the Pacers shipped off Caron Butler for Alex Oriakhi, Donte Greene, and Tasmin Mitchell. The Kings finished in the lottery again, and this time had some resignings to deal with. DeJuan Blair had proven himself as a legitimate option on both sides of the court. The Kings resigned him to a 4 year deal ranging from 6.8 to 8.8 million. The Kings chose not t resign Hamady and the two expiring contract they got from the Pacers. The Kings were able to get the 3rd overall pick in the draft, and were ecstatic when 19 year old SF Kaleb Ferrell fell to them. The Kings needed a SF ever since LaBryan Nash proved to be a bust and did not develop into a stud. Ferrell was considered by many to be the #1 overall pick, so seeing him fall to #3 was great for the Kings. Free agency however wasn’t as great. Derrick Williams, who has turned into a solid player for the Kings, left for a huge 41 million over 3 year contract. The Kings did sign Baron Davis to a 1 year, 13 million dollar contract, in hopes a team needed a PG. During training Camp, the Kings worked hard with their young guys. Blair showed the team he still had some left in the tank, Ferrell proved he was worth the #3 overall pick, second rounders Jarvis Garrett and 2015 pick, Craig Victor, also improved. Nocedal, the much forgotten PG, also proved he could still become a very solid player.
Nocedal could be the future at PG for the Kings.
2015-2016 season:
Nocedal, Watford, Ferrell, Blair, Perdue. Ferrell came in and started for the Kings and Perdue was pushed into the starting lineup. Ferrell came in and averaged 17 ppg for the Kings, Nocedal had his best year with highs in ppg, spg, and apg. The Kings once again had a bad season and finished in the lottery. Resignings came up and the Kings had a dilemma. Nash, the former “stud” was up for a new contract. The Kings decided he might still have some talent left in the tank and signed him to a 4 year contract ranging from 6 to 7.8 million. There were 3 other free agents who did not get resigned. The draft came and the Kings were stuck. They need a SG, but the best one was already taken a couple picks higher. The Kings decided they could use another big man. Jordan Bradley was touted as a good rebounder and scorer, but not a great blocker. The Kings drafted him to backup their emerging big man rotation, with the defensive Perdue at Center and the scoring and rebounding Blair at Power Forward. In the second round the Kings took another big man, Behanan as a project. The Kings had another pick this year. The Pacers pick which the Kings got in the Kevin Martin trade ended up being 16th. The Kings needed a SG and took the defensive Frankie Smalls. Free Agency was up next and the Kings took another big. Deshawn Painter was a former highly touted big man, and the Kings gave him a 1 year contract. The Kings also had another solid TC, with Ferrell continuing to improve into what the Kings had needed.
2016-2017 season:
The most recent completed season was the worst for the Kings. They finished out of the playoffs again, however this time they were the worst team in the league. Smalls started at SG for the Kings trying to use his defensive to earn him the title as a franchise player. He couldn’t score at all and didn’t steal the ball much, failing miserably in his quest for that title. Rasheed Sulaimon was one of the most highly touted prospects ever in UOSL2. The Kings were lucky enough to win the lottery and able to finally get their SG that they had needed in a while. Resignings including the teams star player, now a PG in Nocedal. Nocedal figured that the Kings needed cap flexibility and opted to sign a cheaper contract. No big free agents this season were signed, but none were needed with the drafting of Sulaimon.
2017-2018 season:
The Kings are having one of their best seasons in a while. They are 14-17 and are getting production from their top players. Ferrell is starting to turn on the afterburners after finally having a guy who he can score with, not have to rely on only himself. Sulaimon is an early candidate for rookie for the year with averaging near 20 ppg. Nocedal is not scoring as much, but as a forth option he doesn’t have to. He is averaging a career high in apg, but also topg. Blair is now a 3rd option, not having to score a ton. 17 ppg for him is refreshing, and averaging 10 rpg is great. Perdue is now a 5th option and isn’t scoring much at all. His rpg totals aren’t that much and he is a solid blocker, but nothing outrageous. The Kings are only a game out of the playoffs for the first time in what feels like forever. If they can get production and play solid defense, they have a chance to make the playoffs.
Blair is the only vet on the team.
The Future:
The Kings have two of the best young guys in the league. Sulaimon in Ferrell form a great scoring duo. Ferrell is only 21, Sulaimon 19, and both are averaging near 20 ppg. Both can take the ball inside and score. Their main weakness appears to be their defense. Ferrell has improved their recently, but still isn’t a top threat there. Nocedal is still a young PG. He can score from the outside and is a good passer. However he is prone to turnovers. He doesn’t take good care of the ball and needs to work on his handles. He also has never been a strong defender and needs to work on that. Blair is the vet on the team and seems out of place. The 29 year old might be out of place but he can provide the youngsters with some solid vet experience. Perdue and Bradley need to step it up. One needs to show that they can be a starter, or both can prove they can be a starter and let the Kings have a solid rotation with Blair getting older. If neither can prove that deserve to start, the Kings will need atleast one big to compliment their big 2. The future is looking bright in Sacramento since they now have a consistent GM.
Sulaimon and his teammate Ferrell are the future of the Kings
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