Michael Pina
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But fundamentally for me, what is so troubling beyond ownership, which is something that you can't really do anything about, is just having Zach Levine, DeMonta Sabonis, and DeMar DeRozan on your team under contract as your three highest paid players next season.
But fundamentally for me, what is so troubling beyond ownership, which is something that you can't really do anything about, is just having Zach Levine, DeMonta Sabonis, and DeMar DeRozan on your team under contract as your three highest paid players next season.
And I know DeRozan is partially guaranteed the year after that, but Zach Levine has a humongous player option that I would imagine he picks up. And so... where are you going with these three on your roster for the foreseeable future? And when they were on the court this season, your net rating was minus 4.2. Your defense was five points worse than the Washington Wizards.
And I know DeRozan is partially guaranteed the year after that, but Zach Levine has a humongous player option that I would imagine he picks up. And so... where are you going with these three on your roster for the foreseeable future? And when they were on the court this season, your net rating was minus 4.2. Your defense was five points worse than the Washington Wizards.
And I know DeRozan is partially guaranteed the year after that, but Zach Levine has a humongous player option that I would imagine he picks up. And so... where are you going with these three on your roster for the foreseeable future? And when they were on the court this season, your net rating was minus 4.2. Your defense was five points worse than the Washington Wizards.
So I just think that right there, when you just look at kind of what the core is, if you even want to call that a core, it's really difficult to overcome and to get over, I feel.
So I just think that right there, when you just look at kind of what the core is, if you even want to call that a core, it's really difficult to overcome and to get over, I feel.
So I just think that right there, when you just look at kind of what the core is, if you even want to call that a core, it's really difficult to overcome and to get over, I feel.
Well, they got Jake LaRavia, Zach. I like Jake LaRavia. I do, too. That's why I bring it up. He's the one part of my notes where I wrote I liked the Jake LaRavia trade. That was the one positive part of this organization right now. I mean, you have Keegan Murray, who's up for an extension.
Well, they got Jake LaRavia, Zach. I like Jake LaRavia. I do, too. That's why I bring it up. He's the one part of my notes where I wrote I liked the Jake LaRavia trade. That was the one positive part of this organization right now. I mean, you have Keegan Murray, who's up for an extension.
Well, they got Jake LaRavia, Zach. I like Jake LaRavia. I do, too. That's why I bring it up. He's the one part of my notes where I wrote I liked the Jake LaRavia trade. That was the one positive part of this organization right now. I mean, you have Keegan Murray, who's up for an extension.
who struggled a little bit this year trying to reshape his game a little bit to accommodate the DeMar DeRozan addition. I thought not having Malik Monk has obviously hurt them, but at the same time, Malik Monk, who I think is really good, does not fit at all at the same time with DeMar DeRozan and in particular Zach Levine. When those guys share the court, the defense is a total disaster.
who struggled a little bit this year trying to reshape his game a little bit to accommodate the DeMar DeRozan addition. I thought not having Malik Monk has obviously hurt them, but at the same time, Malik Monk, who I think is really good, does not fit at all at the same time with DeMar DeRozan and in particular Zach Levine. When those guys share the court, the defense is a total disaster.
who struggled a little bit this year trying to reshape his game a little bit to accommodate the DeMar DeRozan addition. I thought not having Malik Monk has obviously hurt them, but at the same time, Malik Monk, who I think is really good, does not fit at all at the same time with DeMar DeRozan and in particular Zach Levine. When those guys share the court, the defense is a total disaster.
So going back to your point earlier about Sabonis and the conversations that he should rightfully have with whoever is making decisions for the Sacramento Kings, like what is his market even? And that's why I go back to just the, how troubling it is to have these three on your team, because what is the value? What is the market?
So going back to your point earlier about Sabonis and the conversations that he should rightfully have with whoever is making decisions for the Sacramento Kings, like what is his market even? And that's why I go back to just the, how troubling it is to have these three on your team, because what is the value? What is the market?
So going back to your point earlier about Sabonis and the conversations that he should rightfully have with whoever is making decisions for the Sacramento Kings, like what is his market even? And that's why I go back to just the, how troubling it is to have these three on your team, because what is the value? What is the market?
Even if you wanted to shed one of them, shed multiple this summer and try to start over and build around Jake LaRavia and Keon Ellis, like, I don't know what,
Even if you wanted to shed one of them, shed multiple this summer and try to start over and build around Jake LaRavia and Keon Ellis, like, I don't know what,
Even if you wanted to shed one of them, shed multiple this summer and try to start over and build around Jake LaRavia and Keon Ellis, like, I don't know what,