Sacramento Kings: Grading The Offseason
Rounding Out The Roster
To round out the roster, the Kings made a couple of minor signings that aren’t going to move the needle much in any direction.
For starters, they brought back energy guy Quincy Acy on a two-year deal with a second-year player option. Acy stood out in limited minutes for New York Knicks, but like his time with the Kings, that’s more than likely because he was surrounded by such inferior talent.
Acy averaged 5.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game last season and will provide a little bit of frontcourt depth for Sacramento.
Man all the love from the Sac fans feels great, can't wait to play my heart out for yall again, I see all of you guys tweets thank you
— Quincy Acy (@QuincyAcy) July 21, 2015
The Kings also brought along NBA Summer League stud Seth Curry onboard, signing him to a two-year, $2 million deal with both years fully guaranteed.
In Las Vegas, the younger brother of reigning MVP Stephen Curry averaged 24.3 points per game while shooting 45.9 percent from the field. However, he was unable to spread the floor particularly well, converting just 22.2 percent of his three-point attempts.
Nabbing one of Summer League’s top performers isn’t a bad play at all, but it’s gotten to the point where I regret that Sacramento was the team to take him. Curry is still looking for his NBA breakthrough, and that’s unlikely to happen in a situation where he’s buried in the rotation by Rondo and Collison.
Finally, the Kings also signed Caron Butler to a two-year, $6 million deal. Butler is an experienced veteran who brings three-point shooting at best and locker room leadership and mental toughness at worst.
Again, these signings don’t do much other than add depth to Sacramento’s massive roster, but they’re pretty decent acquisitions for what they are.
Grade: C+
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