Jason Thompson, Carl Landry & Nik Stauskas traded to Philadelphia 76ers

[RAAAAAAAANDY]

Looking at records the Kings basically have to finish around .500 next season to not have a top 10 pick. Considering they won 29 games last season and the West will be better I don't see it currently. Regardless the Kings are terribly run because they've traded away their picks to try and get smoked in the first round of the playoffs. The odds are definitely in the Sixers favor.

All they have to do next 2 years is be better than Philly.  Even if they win the lottery, the picks are top 10.protected.  Philly just took 3 bad players off their hands, have they started trying to win yet?

The picks are protected from the Bulls. If they win the lottery or go higher in the lottery than Philly it goes to the Sixers.

[celts10]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
The Kings are seriously interested in free agent guard Monta Ellis too, league sources tell Yahoo Sports .

I dunno, wasn't Rondo and Ellis a bad fit together in Dallas?

[kheldar52077]

Funny, other experienced GMs would secure first a player before doing a salary dump.

[CelticSooner]

Funny, other experienced GMs would secure first a player before doing a salary dump.

Typical Kings. This will be another thing that blows up in their faces.

[Who]

Monta Ellis + Rudy Gay + DeMarcus Cousins

... hmm not so sure about that.
... Will anybody else on the team get to touch the ball?

[Vermont Green]

I don't see this as big win for Philly.  They get Stauskas who may not ever be any better than the European players that Sac gets, and a protected first round pick.  I don't think the swaps will ever be worth much if anything.

For Sac, they get to clean out some dead salary which can be hard to do.  This trade in of itself is not a win for Sac either but they could turn it into a win by making the right signings (which I am skeptical they will do).  If they botch the FA part of this deal, it doesn't mean it is a bad trade or more of a win for Philly though (at least not directly).

If their big move is Rondo/Ellis, I don't see Sac being any better or worse.  I see the lottery for both of these teams for several years to come.

[slamtheking]

Funny, other experienced GMs would secure first a player before doing a salary dump.

I'd have to think that they have someone lined up which would necessitate this deal.  if not, then they're complete idiots (and not just idiotic for the lopsidedness of it in Philly's favor)

[CelticSooner]

The Kings LOL

[knuckleballer]

The Kings LOL

Maybe they should consider changing their name to the Jesters.

[saltlover]

Funny, other experienced GMs would secure first a player before doing a salary dump.

I'd have to think that they have someone lined up which would necessitate this deal.  if not, then they're complete idiots (and not just idiotic for the lopsidedness of it in Philly's favor)

The Kings are full of dysfunction.  This trade can't happen until after the moratorium, and I wouldn't be shocked if the Kings backed out if no free agents want to come there.

[CelticSooner]

@Chris_Broussard

Sources: Monta Ellis turned down more $ from Sacramento. Kings offered $48 million over 4 years

[knuckleballer]

I have nothing against Sacramento, but I get a kick out of watching inept teams acting ineptly.  It's great comedy.

[Who]

Sacramento should go after David Lee.

Cousins + D.Lee + WCS ... three player big man rotation would be tough to play against.

[mef730]

I just saw this trade and thought it was a joke. The Sixers fill out cap space that they would have had to pay out, anyway, as well as picking up NS, who is only one year into his NBA career. In return, they get a first plus the opportunity to swap picks for the next two years with a team that has the definite possibility of suckage. This wasn't the Brooklyn deal, but it was still grand theft.

I swear, we speculate that other GMs are afraid to trade with Danny because they don't want to end up looking bad? The greatest trick the Hinkie ever pulled was convincing the NBA that he was a safe trade partner.

Mike

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