THE Sacramento Kings got a game-changing move this offseason with a trade to acquire DeMar DeRozan, but not everyone believes it was the right move.
DeRozan, a six-time NBA All-Star, has a Hall of Fame offensive game, but some people think the aging star is not a good fit in Sacramento.
The Kings have a handful of team-friendly contracts, with no payroll eyesore. The Kings signed DeRozan to a three-year contract worth up to $76.9 million, which attracted Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus“All eyes are on Sacramento’s worst contract.
Pincus predicts DeRozan’s new contract will be the Kings’ most regrettable, but not just because of his salary. Pincus questions DeRozan’s fit in Sacramento more than his contract.
DeRozan is more about fitness. He’s among the best individual scorers of his generation, but he’s rarely been a three-point threat. Is he the right investment alongside the main duo of Domantas Sabonis and De’Aaron Fox? … His contract isn’t outrageous, but has DeRozan been the best use of limited resources?
– Eric Pincus, B/R
DeRozan has only shot 29.6 percent from three-point range in his career, but the Kings drafted him with more in mind. While DeRozan certainly isn’t known for his three-point shooting, his point guard play, isolation scoring and clinching gene will only fuel Sacramento’s high-powered offense.
The kings needed another star playmaker Alongside De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis, they have to be taken seriously in the tough Western Conference, and DeRozan could be enough to put them in contention.
Paying $23.4 million to $24.4 million per year for the 35-year-old star isn’t a bad deal for the Kings, and the only way Sacramento could regret the contract is if DeRozan regresses strangely over the next two or three seasons.
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