Report: Kings open to dealing Willie Cauley-Stein
Sacramento needs to clean up logjam at center, and the sophomore could be on the move
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Matt Moore
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The Sacramento Kings have too many centers. This isn't a surprise, they've had too many for two years now, and the problem was only compounded by the drafting of Georgios Papagiannis. With Dave Joerger in charge, Kosta Koufos' minutes have increased and second-year man Willie Cauley-Stein's minutes have gone from 20 per game to just under 15.
Now, ESPN reports that the team might trade the talented sophomore.
Keep an eye on Kings big man Willie Cauley-Stein. Word is Sacramento is open to moving the second-year big man, who wants more of a role than he has under new Kings coach Dave Joerger.
Source: Big stars scoring like never before - Marc Stein- ESPN.
So throw WCS alongside Rudy Gay and Ben McLemore on the trade block for the Kings. It's shocking because Cauley-Stein showed last year he's a talented rim runner who brings length and athleticism. A lot of teams could really use him, and if he's a sweetener on a Rudy Gay deal instead of Koufos, that only makes it better considering his young age.
Several teams, including the Celtics and Bulls, could use a player with Cauley-Stein's profile, but those are purely speculative fits. The Kings haven't had any luck moving Gay or McLemore for quite some time, so you wonder what they would want in return for a former top 10 pick.
The Kings continue to struggle with a direction, and they knew that here would be a logjam at center this year, yet did nothing to clear it out. They need to move either Koufos or WCS.
