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When Dewayne Dedmon signed his three-year, $41MM contract with Sacramento this offseason, the plan was for him to play a major role as a floor stretching big. However, Richaun Holmes has severely outplayed Dedmon, forcing coach Luke Walton to sour on the 30-year-old big man.

Now, Shams Charania of The Athletic hears that Dedmon wants out of Sacramento and multiple teams are speaking with the Kings about acquiring him prior to this year’s trade deadline.

The center has not played in eight of the last 10 games for the Kings. Neither the franchise nor Dedmon believes that they can work things out and move forward past the trade deadline.

Atlanta potrzebuje centra, a nie czekaj...( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

We already know several teams – including the Minnesota Timberwolves – have expressed interest in guard Dennis Smith Jr. It’s also worth noting that a few Knicks have said privately in recent weeks that they prefer to be traded ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline, per SNY sources. 5 hours ago – via SportsNet New York

Akat może być!

But again, the reality check: As I wrote last month, there are massive structural barriers to trading for players and contracts of that ilk this year, when a lot of potential buyers are either bereft of picks or have trouble assembling matching salaries. Instead, execs thinking about their own teams are focused on a smaller fry – addressing rotation weaknesses like finding stretch 4s or an extra wing or, especially, adding a backup point guard (One thing I didn’t realize until I started working in the league: Everybody hates their backup point guard. Seriously. It’s unbelievable). 5 hours ago – via John Hollinger @ The Athletic

W sumie rezerwowy rozgrywający to zawsze zagwozdka - nie zapłacisz, nie pojedziesz, przepłacisz to potem patrzysz jak te 15 mln na rok gra ci maks po 20 min, kurła jak tak można.( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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