The Kings opted not to waive Nemanja Bjelica before his salary guarantee deadline today, locking in his $7.15MM cap hit for the 2020/21 season, reports James Ham of NBC Sports California (via Twitter).
Bjelica, 32, had his best season as a pro in 2019/20, starting 67 of 72 games at power forward for the Kings. The veteran stretch four established new career highs in PPG (11.5), RPG (6.4), APG (2.8), 3PT% (.419), and several other categories, and Sacramento was better with him on the court than off it.
With free agency around the corner, the Kings could have some moves up their sleeves that would shake up their depth chart and affect Bjelica’s playing time — he could even end up on the move in a trade himself. For now though, he appears to be on track to reclaim his role as a regular rotation player in Sacramento, even with a healthy Marvin Bagley back in the mix.
Bjelica will be an unrestricted free agent in 2021.
Warriors have 4 exceptions, and can use one of them to take him.
He’s another player that could help a good team off the bench. Bucks should go after him
This is the player the bucks need to replace ersan. I might sound crazy but him at 4 & giannos at 5 could be a dealy combo(depending on matchups)
Giannis at 5 could be a deadly*
Maybe, but it’s Giannis’ call, and the rumor is the 1 is more likely than the 5. Meantime what could MIL give to the Kings for him?