[Evilmav2]

I wouldn't worry about any possible repurcussions of this trade...

This is a cost-cutting move, pure and simple. The Maloofs approved the trade to aquire hugely expensive Brad Miller, but now that the Kings have just about $23 million per year wrapped up in Miller and Bibby, they are just selling whatever remained of their dwindling depth in trying to desperately minimize their luxury tax hit. The trade happened because the Kings didn't want to pay the roughly $8 million in specie that keeping Keon on the payroll required (particularly when they have a cheapo forward like Songhaila who can play his minutes), and they had to bribe the under-the-cap Jazz to take him off of their roster by giving away draft picks...

Of course, the Kings will probably sign Jimmy Jackson again, but my sense is that they are waiting until the end of the Summer so they can try to low-ball him on another one year deal...

There is just no way in heck, that this Kings team would ever, ever think about trying to outbid the Mavs for a guy like Raja...

This whole thing is about the Maloofs making money, not Petrie improving the King's talent, and it absolutely, positively doesn't have anything to do with a Kings recruitment of Raja Bell...