With the trade of Brad Miller and John Salmons to the Chicago Bulls, the Kings have some players that will be in line to get some serious playing time. Francisco Garcia jumps out when thinking of someone who might benefit from this trade. Over the last three games Garcia has averaged just under 15.7 ppg, just 4.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.7 spg, 2 3ptm and 2 bpg. He has shown that he can run the point, play the 2 guard or even the 3. he is a jack of all trades and with consistent playing time down the stretch he should produce some very nice numbers.


Drew Gooden when healthy is a nice source of rebounds and a decent source of scoring. he doesn’t offer much more but he is a threat for a double-double almost every night.


Andres Nocioni will see playing time at the PF position and will be used to spread out the defense. He is having a terrible year but maybe a change of scenery can inject some life into him. Truthfully, he really isn’t worth owning in very many leagues.


Jason Thompson is a player that will get extended looks for the remainder of the season. The Kings will want to see what he really can do since Gooden will be gone next year to free agency. Thompson could be in line to raise his scoring and rebounding along with his blocks if he does in fact receive an increase in minutes down the stretch.


Spencer Hawes should receive a boost in minutes also. That would be nice for his owners because he is already a decent source of blocks and those will only go up with more playing time. All of this depends on how much PT Gooden sees. He is in a contract year and will demand to play but the Kings need to see what their younf big men are capable of. So, I think they will use the rest of the season as a tryout for next year.

This is a look at which players have been lighting it up over the past week. Most of them might be available on your league waiver wire.

Guards

Mario Chalmers- He has been playing very well over his last 2 games really cutting down on his turnovers. He has been shooting the ball at a .524% clip while averaging 13 pts, 6.5 asst, 3.5 stl and only 0.5 TO.

Kelenna Azubuike- The return of Monta Ellis might negate these stats but over the past 4 games he has averaged a .553 FG%, 1.3 3ptm, 15 pts, 4.5 reb and 1.3 blk. Read the rest of this entry »