Kings Could Get A Steal In Derrick Williams

Most of us haven't heard the name Derrick Williams since draft night, when he was taken 2nd overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Most of us haven't sen him play meaningful basketball since even before that, when he was shredding Duke in the NCAA tournament while playing for Sean Miller at Arizona. With that said most people are quick to label him a bust and a lost cause but it seems the Sacramento Kings see something different. Last night it was being widely reported that the Kings had agreed to a trade with the Timberwolves for Derrick Williams in exchange for Luc Mbah a Moute. With Williams receiving a fresh start in a new city, with a system that will fit him better and a cast of players he can mesh well with, the Kings got themselves quite a steal.

Let's all take a step back and remember Williams is only 22 years old and still has plenty of time to develop in this league. He may not be a star or even live up to the hype of being the second overall pick, but come on would you rather have Mbah a Moute? Have you ever even heard that name before I just typed it? That,s what I thought. If Williams gets a chance in Sactown to play alongside Boogie Cousins and be the stretch four/three he is built to be then he can be a hell of a bargain for the Kings and could prove many of us in the basketball world wrong. Not only will he get to play with a down low center like Cousins, he will also have veterans Chuck Hayes and Patrick Patterson in Sacramento to mentor him. With all those helping hands and a solid role for him to play on the court, we could see the Derrick Williams we saw at Arizona and the one we expected to see his rookie season in Minnesota.

Williams will get to play his game, the way he likes to play and will get to return to his spot on the floor where he dominated not that long ago. Minnesota can enjoy the Mbah a Moute era, but they just gave the Kings a hell of a steal.