The Kings and shooting guard Garrett Temple have agreed on a three-year deal, Shams Charania of The Vertical reports. Sam Amick of USA Today Sports tweets that the deal is worth $24MM in total. The third year is a player option, Amick adds.
It became clear after the Wizards acquired Trey Burke that Washington had no plans to re-sign Temple, who is 30. Temple, however, did provide the Wizards with solid production. He averaged a career best 7.3 points per game in a career-high 43 starts. The move could end up being a shrewd one for the Kings. Temple is a solid reserve player with versatility, as James Ham of CSNBayArea.com tweets.
Temple earned the veteran minimum for the last two seasons. He is now obviously cashing in big, comparatively speaking. The Celtics, Nuggets, Kings, Pelicans and Hawks all reached out to Temple, according to J. Michael of CSNMidAtlantic.com.
Kings are nailing it in FA. Temple can play either the 1 or the 2, and even 3 in some lineups. Underrated defender and an improved scorer, he gives us depth and an insurance policy in case Collison gets suspended. And the Kings didn’t overpay to get him.
another former Heat summer league guy/camp invite getting paid. Lot of those guys out there. They do a good job at that….As said, he is versatile, and more importantly, plays good defense. Kings need guys like that. They’ve done a pretty good job getting some of these guys so far at a lower cost