The Sacramento Kings? involvement in the pre-draft trade with the Bucks and Bobcats was curious. They had a need at point guard, but were seen dealing away their incumbent starter, Beno Udrih, and the seventh pick to reunite with the overpaid John Salmons and move down three spots in the draft to No. 10. On paper, and the court, the trade made no sense.
Until the draft.
The Kings took Jimmer Fredette at 10th to fill the point guard spot, something that they didn?t need to move down three spots to justify. (In fact, if they had stayed at seven, they would have been able to take the sliding Brandon Knight.)
Regardless, Jimmer is a fine selection for the Kings.
Later, the Kings stumbled upon high-potential forward Tyler Honeycutt from UCLA. No one will argue that Honeycutt should have stayed in college for at least one more year, but his potential, length and athleticism make him a great value at 35th. The Kings now have no shortage of small forwards with Salmons, Honeycutt, Omri Casspi, Francisco Garcia and Donte Greene.
The flier Sacramento took on Isaiah Thomas at 60 with the pick they obtained from Milwaukee was smart, even if it amounts to very little in the future. It filled their backup point guard need with a player whose game uncannily reminds of Nate Robinson.
Kings Draft Grade: A-
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