Going into draft night, there was much speculation on what the Sacramento Kings would do with their 7th overall draft pick. Rumors of a possible Tony Parker and Richard Jefferson trade seemed to be a good option, along with drafting college Kemba Walker. Ultimately what occurred was a three team trade between the Kings Bobcats and Bucks which sent Sacramento the 10th pick and SG/SF John Salmons in exchange for PG Beno Udrih and the 7th pick. While Salmons is an upgrade to current SF Francisco Garcia, his contract will be a burden for the Kings in the upcoming years as his level of play declines. The most exciting part of the trade however was the Kings using the number 10 pick to draft Jimmer Ferdette, the point guard from BYU. While Jimmer has the same likely hood of being a bust as being a success, The Kings now have a scoring point guard that will allow Tyreke Evans to play his natural position. While I do believe this trade is a loss for the Kings, I don’t believe it is as bad as people are making it. Sure they could have drafted Brandon Knight with the 7th pick, but this trade was complete long before anyone could predict he would fall that far.
Posted by Eric
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