News broke earlier today that the Kings were close to sending fan favorite power forward Jon Brockman to the Milwaukee Bucks. Now the news has been confirmed by league sources.
The Kings will acquire power forward Darnell Jackson and a future second round pick in exchange for the Brockness Monster. I’d try to explain why we exactly need Jackson when we already have Brockman, but, well, I’m just not that ******* smart.
Jackson’s contract is not fully guaranteed for this upcoming season, so he could be cut coming out of training camp with minimal financial losses, but, I’m not sure I really understand the move. It just appears that the Kings weren’t all that interested in bringing back Brockman at the salary he felt he deserved and decided they’d bring in a future second round pick and another body to take his place on the end of the bench, assuming Jackson makes the team (which is a longshot).
The real winner in this situation is Jon Brockman, and rightfully so. Brockman will make the money he asked for and get a bit more floor time than he most likely would have in Sacramento.
Brock was a real pro and a favorite of mine during his short stint – so best of luck to you as a Buck, Jon.
As for the Kings, I’d be pretty shocked if Darnell Jackson made it out of training camp on the Kings active roster. I’d assume he’ll be waived, the Kings will save some money, and they’ll pick up a future second round pick for their troubles.
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