Could Greivis Be Headed to Sacramento? from yahoo.com

As the dust settles from the 2013 NBA Draft, the season of trade speculation is officially upon us. The adherence to “the best player available” draft philosophy invariably results in an assortment of roster logjams. The Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Pelicans find themselves in just such a predicament. The Kings have a surplus of shooting guards, while the Pelicans have issues at the point. These two teams are in an ideal position to swap. 

 After a draft night trade with the Sixers that sent Nerlens Noel to Philly in return for point guard Jrue Holiday, the Pelicans may now have a malcontent on their hands. Greivis Vasquez, last year’s starter, is coming off a breakout season where he averaged 14 points, 9 assists, and 4 rebounds per game.

  While nobody is claiming that Vasquez is an all-star, guys who can average 9 assists in 34 minutes per game don’t exactly grow on trees. In fact, Vasquez’s 12.6 assists per 48 minutes ranked him third in the league last year, behind only Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul, and above Holiday, who was fourth at 10.3. Taking all this into account, you can hardly blame Vasquez if he balks at the notion that he should be happy as a backup.

 Vasquez would give the Kings a major upgrade at the point and allow them the flexibility to move Isaiah Thomas to a bench role, where he could be a great change-of-pace option. Most importantly, Vasquez offers the kind of leadership and intangibles that the Kings so desperately need, and which they passed on when they took McLemore instead of Trey Burke or CJ McCollum.

 Finding the exact mix of assets that would entice both the Kings and the Pelicans to do a deal might be difficult, but a trade headlined by Tyreke Evans and Greivis Vasquez makes a lot of sense for both sides. 

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  1. Jose

    Vasquez will always be undervalued In the NBA.if I was him I would go to Spain and be a superstar for 10 years.

    Reply ·   11/12/2019

  2. freddy from boca

    why would anyone want to go from the nba to spain particularly if you havce experienced some success in the nba and you are still young. secondly, vasquez loves living in the us and he’s not from spain so it’s not like he’d be going home to be a national hero. why spain? because he speaks spanish? why not just move to miami and play in pick up games in little havana…ridiculous.

    Reply ·   11/12/2019

  3. Jose

    Because Spain is the second best league in the world.He speaks Spanish.He would be a superstar.He wouldn’t have to worry about a kid taking his job on potential.I’d rather live in Barcelona, Madrid, or Valencia any day of the week compared to Sacramento. Stability

    Reply ·   11/12/2019

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