KingsCast: Preseason Game 5 vs Melbourne, Contract Talk

By Dan Besbris

The shorthanded Kings dominate Melbourne United at the Golden One Center to wrap up their 2019 preseason. Huge games from Marvin Bagley and Yogi Ferrell. Buddy Hield and Bogdan Bogdanovic were both offered contract extensions. I don’t expect Bogi to sign his at all. It seems the Kings and Buddy aren’t far apart but why that number might be significantly larger than it appears. We discuss the implications of these two contracts and what happens if one or both don’t sign them.

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October 17, 2019, 1:02 am

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