Sacramento Kings: Grading The Offseason

Jan 13, 2015; Sacramento, CA, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Rajon Rondo (9) knocks the ball out of the hands of Sacramento Kings guard Darren Collison (7) during the third quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Sacramento Kings 108-104. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /

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Mar 27, 2014; Houston, TX, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard James Anderson (9) signals during the fourth quarter against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

Signing Anderson

The whole point of that foul-smelling salary dump was to free up cap space for the kind of free agent that would let DeMarcus Cousins know the organization still has his back.

But when the Kings missed out on Monta Ellis, who reportedly turned down Sacramento’s offer of four years and $48 million for a four-year, $44 million deal with the Indiana Pacers, their first move with all that newly created cap room was resorting to…(drum roll, please)…James Anderson!

Yeah, the Kings lost out on Monta Ellis - but it's not like they just made a crazy trade and gave up a ton of assets to clear cap space...
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) July 2, 2015

Last seen playing for the 76ers in 2013-14, Anderson is a shooting guard who helped lead his Lithuanian team to the championship last year. He averaged 10.1 points and 3.8 assists per game during his most recent NBA season and will bolster the bench. I guess.

Suffice it to say that Sacramento’s first move — signing James Anderson to a multi-year deal — after clearing up that cap room with a horribly ill-advised trade was not exactly the kind of game-changing move the Kings needed to make.

Grade: C

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