No, ideally Omri is an important bench piece that can be a backup SF and stretch four. But at this point if the choice is between starting Rudy or starting Omri I'd rather have Casspi out there.
Rudy is much more talented but I've never been a fan of his game. He plays losing basketball IMO. Ball stopping, ISO play that is midrange focused and forces shots rather than moving the basketball.
He puts up scoring numbers but wilts under aggressive ball pressure, rarely comes through in crunch time and is usually not engaged enough on defense.
The argument for Rudy on the Kings is that no one else other than Boogie can create their own shot but the flaw in that argument is that when Gay plays with Cousins the offense stagnates and when he's on the court without Cousins he shows the same thing he's always shown - his efficiency plummets as his already high usage increases further.
The Kings DO need a second scorer, especially when Cousins isn't in the floor but Rudy isn't that guy.
Trade him for what you can get and try to win games based on scrappy, hustling play and ball movement along with Cousins doing his thing.
Rudy is much more talented but I've never been a fan of his game. He plays losing basketball IMO. Ball stopping, ISO play that is midrange focused and forces shots rather than moving the basketball.
He puts up scoring numbers but wilts under aggressive ball pressure, rarely comes through in crunch time and is usually not engaged enough on defense.
The argument for Rudy on the Kings is that no one else other than Boogie can create their own shot but the flaw in that argument is that when Gay plays with Cousins the offense stagnates and when he's on the court without Cousins he shows the same thing he's always shown - his efficiency plummets as his already high usage increases further.
The Kings DO need a second scorer, especially when Cousins isn't in the floor but Rudy isn't that guy.
Trade him for what you can get and try to win games based on scrappy, hustling play and ball movement along with Cousins doing his thing.