No, the problem of the Kings for the last 10 years is solely due to the horrific ownership and even more horrible front office. It is not this idea of "the grass is greener on the other side". It's the dumbass front office that can't hit their draft picks. Who has drafted as many busts as the Kings in recent history? Jimmer Fredette, Thomas Robinson, Ben McLemore, and Nik Stauskas. Kings should be patient with their draft picks? Truth be told, these guys showed day 1 that they did not belong in the NBA...just like a lot of the players we have on our team. But ok, let's continue to be "patient".I'm tired of hearing this because I don't care. I don't care that they have less than 3 years experience. Donovan Mitchell has 44 games experience in the NBA. Lauri Markkanen has 44 games experience in the NBA. Yes, I will acknowledge that players develop at difference paces, but it's not hard to look at someone like Papagiannis and know that he's not an NBA players right now. It's not hard to look at Skal and know that he has one of the lowest IQs in the league. It's not hard to look at Malachi and know that he needs to find a niche or get things going or else he could be out of this league by year 5. The 2011 Bobcats had 15 players on the roster, but it doesn't mean they were all NBA players.
I agree with this very much! However, the Kings are at a crossroads where we don't have a franchise player. Regarding Bogdan, it would be an entirely different story if we had Cousins on this roster still. But we don't. The Kings desperately need to find one. You don't win in this league without one. Now, if you knew you had slim chance, but a chance, to get a franchise player if you traded Bogdan, would you do it? Most would say no because they have an emotional attachment to Bogdan. Let's use another player. If you're Orlando(another rebuilding team)and if you could trade Fournier for a top 10 pick, would you? Most Kings fans would probably say yes. Fun fact, Fournier is younger than Bogdanovic. Fun fact, he's had 356 NBA games compared to Bogdan's 42 NBA games. What makes Bogdan different? Emotional attachment.
Here's the bottom line for me. It's much easier in the NBA to find players that fit around your franchise player than it is to find a franchise player. It's much easier to find the Klay Thompsons in the world than it is the Steph Currys. Would you seriously use the Kings from the last 10 years as the regular NBA standard? No. Now, you might ask me..well if you know that the last time the Kings had a franchise player, we couldn't do anything with him, what makes me think it'll happen differently this time? nothing really. Just hoping that the Kings can finally get their poopoo together when it does happen again.
I love Bogdan. He's become my favorite King after I was so damn skeptical of him. He's proved that he can play just as good at the highest league of basketball. I wouldn't give him away for free. In fact, no one has said we should give up Bogdan in hopes to find another Bogdan...that's just dumb. Most who have talked about recent trades surrounding Bogdan are hoping to find a franchise player.