McLemore has taken strides forward this season under Joerger.
Ben McLemore would grow into a bigger role as a playmaker in the Kings’ offense. Their low usage and abilities off-the-ball will allow Arron Afflalo to attack from the post, where he excels. Ariza can be used as a small-ball power forward. Nonetheless, Ariza is always running the break to finish and Brewer is always available to spot up and shoot a three. Ariza is the better three-point shooter, while Brewer excels in transition. In a trade with the Sacramento Kings, the Houston Rockets should exchange Trevor Ariza and Corey Brewer in exchange for Gay.Īriza and Brewer are both versatile, low-usage players who are above-average defenders. In watching the Houston Rockets, Joerger should see two type of players that will make his offense run smoothly while greatly helping the defense. Veterans or guys that are mid-veterans, we should make some smarter plays.” – Dave Joerger via The Sacramento Bee “What I told them (Friday) is we’re not a young, young team. “The (mistakes) that are self-inflicted are the worst ones,” said Kings coach Dave Joerger. The above quote from Cousins, gathered by SacTown Royalty’s Blake Ellington, echoes what head coach Dave Joerger said to Sacramento Kings beat writer Jason Jones. So it’s something that has been preached to us and I think we are a lot more aware of our turnovers.” – DeMarcus Cousins via SacTown Royalty He’s pretty cool about most mistakes, but turnovers, you get another guy. “If there’s one thing that drives Joerger crazy, it’s turnovers. “That’s been something that’s been preached to us a lot,” Cousins said. The Kings don’t need more big men they need players who won’t make so many mistakes and help the offense run more smoothly.
The Kings, who are losing games because of poor defense and already have one big man who can put up elite numbers inside, should be glad they didn’t make the trade. This is a trade that would have resulted in the Kings acquiring center Enes Kanter, more than likely. To do that, their best option is trading Gay.Īccording to Wojnarowski, Gay was almost on his way to Oklahoma City. While showing a certain reluctance to trade Cousins, Sacramento will instead try to turn the Kings into a winning ball club before Cousins gets the chance to leave.
Unfortunately for the Kings, DeMarcus Cousins‘ contract has a player option that will make him a free agent in 2018 if he declines to pick it up. It’s not because they don’t like talented small forward, it’s because he’ll be gone after the season, according to a report from The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Sacramento Kings want to trade Rudy Gay. The Houston Rockets should trade for Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay, because it’d be perfect for both sides.Īs the Houston Rockets and the Sacramento Kings try to find players that will put their teams at the top of the West, they’re uniquely suited to help each other reach that goal.