Don't know if this is just click bait, but my immediate thought is Randall and a swap of draft positions plus filler.

For trade options, O'Connor uses such theoretical examples as going back to the Indiana well, and trading the 4th pick to the Pacers in return for the 6th pick plus Malcolm Brogdon. Another option would be Josh Hart and the seventh pick from Portland.

There are many possibilities, and O'Connor expect there to be "plenty of buzz" on draft night surrounding the Kings.

Its a good "theoretical" and logical suggestion. He uses Brogdon and Hart as assets but they might be more of a dump? What is Fornier value outside of knick fans who don't like him. WE all knew he was not known for his defense and after a slow start he did play quite well and his contract outside of those that don't like him is not that bad. Im not saying he and the 11 gets you 4. But it gets you somewhere. What knick player would equate to the 6th or 7th pick? Obi? Does EF? Obi? and the 11th get you close? What about Dallas pick next year? I don't expect them to make another Semifinal run but the pick could be mid of the pack? Does Cam figure in here some place?
What about Portland? They really want to build for now and move up to get Ivey who will need some time to develop? Is Ivey next to Haliburton what Indy wants? Indy has Duarte.

Harrison Barnes has one more year on a declining contract. About 18mm left. He is 30 and solid. does he factor in here? I doubt it.
separately I think Griimes is a high value trade chip as his production for the money is pretty significant.

The obvious "Randle" as a chip is a tough one. Lets be real and objective about randle and his value. It depends on how "offended one is" by his rejection of boo's.

EwingsGlass wrote:

SergioNYK wrote:Kings have a history of being dumb but I cannot see them viewing Randle as a win now player.

You don’t like the Randle/Sabonis combination?

LOL. I mean, I really like both (fantasy) players - more so Sabonis because Randle's FG% is not good.

2020-2021 Randle was really a phenomenal point-forward - very Lebron-esque... Lebron with a jumper? Obviously this past season was a step back to merely being very good, but also not a winning player.

If you had a lottery pick, how do you view Obi based on his little showcase over the last 5 games of the NBA season as a starter? 27.2ppg, 2.8apg, 18/37 from 3pt range. Wouldn't you want a mobile do-it all combo-big that plays above the rim, runs the break, and hits 3s to pair with a grounded big like Sabonis?

Consider what you'd get out of Obi with a legit PG like Fox getting him the ball. Wow.

(To be honest, I really don't have a good sense of this draft - I'm not sure who we're gunning for with #4 or #11.)

EwingsGlass wrote:

SergioNYK wrote:Kings have a history of being dumb but I cannot see them viewing Randle as a win now player.

You don’t like the Randle/Sabonis combination?

Awful fit at both ends imo and with Fox having the ball the majority of the time, Randle will go stretches where he's just a catch and shoot 3rd option and he's not a great shooter.

franco12 wrote:

technomaster wrote:

EwingsGlass wrote:

SergioNYK wrote:Kings have a history of being dumb but I cannot see them viewing Randle as a win now player.

You don’t like the Randle/Sabonis combination?

LOL. I mean, I really like both (fantasy) players - more so Sabonis because Randle's FG% is not good.

2020-2021 Randle was really a phenomenal point-forward - very Lebron-esque... Lebron with a jumper? Obviously this past season was a step back to merely being very good, but also not a winning player.

If you had a lottery pick, how do you view Obi based on his little showcase over the last 5 games of the NBA season as a starter? 27.2ppg, 2.8apg, 18/37 from 3pt range. Wouldn't you want a mobile do-it all combo-big that plays above the rim, runs the break, and hits 3s to pair with a grounded big like Sabonis?

Consider what you'd get out of Obi with a legit PG like Fox getting him the ball. Wow.

(To be honest, I really don't have a good sense of this draft - I'm not sure who we're gunning for with #4 or #11.)

Obi is perhaps our most valuable trade asset- and given that no matter how many here want Randle gone, he's likely here for the near/medium term as the FO just paid him and I doubt ready to jettison/admit to a bad decision.

Obi & Pick 11 for 4? Does that work? If I have 4- I might do it as I plug two holes.

Obi, 11 & the future Dallas pick?

If Obi is so valuable maybe we should just simply keep him

We haven’t seen Obi play with an actual pg yet.

Philc1 wrote:

franco12 wrote:

technomaster wrote:

EwingsGlass wrote:

SergioNYK wrote:Kings have a history of being dumb but I cannot see them viewing Randle as a win now player.

You don’t like the Randle/Sabonis combination?

LOL. I mean, I really like both (fantasy) players - more so Sabonis because Randle's FG% is not good.

2020-2021 Randle was really a phenomenal point-forward - very Lebron-esque... Lebron with a jumper? Obviously this past season was a step back to merely being very good, but also not a winning player.

If you had a lottery pick, how do you view Obi based on his little showcase over the last 5 games of the NBA season as a starter? 27.2ppg, 2.8apg, 18/37 from 3pt range. Wouldn't you want a mobile do-it all combo-big that plays above the rim, runs the break, and hits 3s to pair with a grounded big like Sabonis?

Consider what you'd get out of Obi with a legit PG like Fox getting him the ball. Wow.

(To be honest, I really don't have a good sense of this draft - I'm not sure who we're gunning for with #4 or #11.)

Obi is perhaps our most valuable trade asset- and given that no matter how many here want Randle gone, he's likely here for the near/medium term as the FO just paid him and I doubt ready to jettison/admit to a bad decision.

Obi & Pick 11 for 4? Does that work? If I have 4- I might do it as I plug two holes.

Obi, 11 & the future Dallas pick?

If Obi is so valuable maybe we should just simply keep him

We haven’t seen Obi play with an actual pg yet.

Obi is probably more valuable to the Knicks as part of a trade package.

Unless there is a way to get rid of Randle, Obi has limited prospects here.

Philc1 wrote:

franco12 wrote:

Philc1 wrote:

franco12 wrote:

technomaster wrote:

EwingsGlass wrote:

SergioNYK wrote:Kings have a history of being dumb but I cannot see them viewing Randle as a win now player.

You don’t like the Randle/Sabonis combination?

LOL. I mean, I really like both (fantasy) players - more so Sabonis because Randle's FG% is not good.

2020-2021 Randle was really a phenomenal point-forward - very Lebron-esque... Lebron with a jumper? Obviously this past season was a step back to merely being very good, but also not a winning player.

If you had a lottery pick, how do you view Obi based on his little showcase over the last 5 games of the NBA season as a starter? 27.2ppg, 2.8apg, 18/37 from 3pt range. Wouldn't you want a mobile do-it all combo-big that plays above the rim, runs the break, and hits 3s to pair with a grounded big like Sabonis?

Consider what you'd get out of Obi with a legit PG like Fox getting him the ball. Wow.

(To be honest, I really don't have a good sense of this draft - I'm not sure who we're gunning for with #4 or #11.)

Obi is perhaps our most valuable trade asset- and given that no matter how many here want Randle gone, he's likely here for the near/medium term as the FO just paid him and I doubt ready to jettison/admit to a bad decision.

Obi & Pick 11 for 4? Does that work? If I have 4- I might do it as I plug two holes.

Obi, 11 & the future Dallas pick?

If Obi is so valuable maybe we should just simply keep him

We haven’t seen Obi play with an actual pg yet.

Obi is probably more valuable to the Knicks as part of a trade package.

Unless there is a way to get rid of Randle, Obi has limited prospects here.

Randle is getting traded next February or getting a buy out next summer. We need to keep Obi

No matter how may times your shown how buy outs work, you still spew this ignorant response.

Philc1 wrote:

franco12 wrote:

Philc1 wrote:

franco12 wrote:

technomaster wrote:

EwingsGlass wrote:

SergioNYK wrote:Kings have a history of being dumb but I cannot see them viewing Randle as a win now player.

You don’t like the Randle/Sabonis combination?

LOL. I mean, I really like both (fantasy) players - more so Sabonis because Randle's FG% is not good.

2020-2021 Randle was really a phenomenal point-forward - very Lebron-esque... Lebron with a jumper? Obviously this past season was a step back to merely being very good, but also not a winning player.

If you had a lottery pick, how do you view Obi based on his little showcase over the last 5 games of the NBA season as a starter? 27.2ppg, 2.8apg, 18/37 from 3pt range. Wouldn't you want a mobile do-it all combo-big that plays above the rim, runs the break, and hits 3s to pair with a grounded big like Sabonis?

Consider what you'd get out of Obi with a legit PG like Fox getting him the ball. Wow.

(To be honest, I really don't have a good sense of this draft - I'm not sure who we're gunning for with #4 or #11.)

Obi is perhaps our most valuable trade asset- and given that no matter how many here want Randle gone, he's likely here for the near/medium term as the FO just paid him and I doubt ready to jettison/admit to a bad decision.

Obi & Pick 11 for 4? Does that work? If I have 4- I might do it as I plug two holes.

Obi, 11 & the future Dallas pick?

If Obi is so valuable maybe we should just simply keep him

We haven’t seen Obi play with an actual pg yet.

Obi is probably more valuable to the Knicks as part of a trade package.

Unless there is a way to get rid of Randle, Obi has limited prospects here.

Randle is getting traded next February or getting a buy out next summer. We need to keep Obi

What do you think about a Randle for Ben Simmons or Michael Porter Jr trade?

franco12 wrote:

gradyandrew wrote:

Philc1 wrote:

franco12 wrote:

Philc1 wrote:

franco12 wrote:

technomaster wrote:

EwingsGlass wrote:

SergioNYK wrote:Kings have a history of being dumb but I cannot see them viewing Randle as a win now player.

You don’t like the Randle/Sabonis combination?

LOL. I mean, I really like both (fantasy) players - more so Sabonis because Randle's FG% is not good.

2020-2021 Randle was really a phenomenal point-forward - very Lebron-esque... Lebron with a jumper? Obviously this past season was a step back to merely being very good, but also not a winning player.

If you had a lottery pick, how do you view Obi based on his little showcase over the last 5 games of the NBA season as a starter? 27.2ppg, 2.8apg, 18/37 from 3pt range. Wouldn't you want a mobile do-it all combo-big that plays above the rim, runs the break, and hits 3s to pair with a grounded big like Sabonis?

Consider what you'd get out of Obi with a legit PG like Fox getting him the ball. Wow.

(To be honest, I really don't have a good sense of this draft - I'm not sure who we're gunning for with #4 or #11.)

Obi is perhaps our most valuable trade asset- and given that no matter how many here want Randle gone, he's likely here for the near/medium term as the FO just paid him and I doubt ready to jettison/admit to a bad decision.

Obi & Pick 11 for 4? Does that work? If I have 4- I might do it as I plug two holes.

Obi, 11 & the future Dallas pick?

If Obi is so valuable maybe we should just simply keep him

We haven’t seen Obi play with an actual pg yet.

Obi is probably more valuable to the Knicks as part of a trade package.

Unless there is a way to get rid of Randle, Obi has limited prospects here.

Randle is getting traded next February or getting a buy out next summer. We need to keep Obi

What do you think about a Randle for Ben Simmons or Michael Porter Jr trade?

I'll take the player who can get on the court who might need some Phil Jackson/Thibs Zen like mental tinkering to the player who might just not be able to stay healthy.

Utah offering Gobert; Ainge trying to get some high value and maybe fix a locker room. Conly is old. they have to convince themselves the pairing with Mitchell makes sense

Detroit. they obviously have the higher pick but i think the whole point is they want an impact player now. still might happen in view of rumors that Ivey doesn't want to play there and who blames him. Detroit would likely have to part with J.Grant

Knick. I still think Randle. Yes the first question is how does he play with Sabonis... But same question existed for Cleveland, how does Mobley play with Allen and Lauri and Love. WOuld be an easier "sell" to fanbase since Randle was an actual AS and All NBA. Obi would be option B but i don't see that as win now. Either Kings think Randle works or they don't -- IMO

Maybe Wizards. Saw a rumor about pick 10 and Kuzma. Makes some sense. wizards have a lot of forwards especially if you fold Rui back into the equation.