After a road game in Sacramento nearly two weeks ago, I believe more than ever that we'll see Ryan Anderson in a Kings uniform come next season. We learned prior to the trade deadline that the Pelicans had expectations the Flamethrower could leave New Orleans during the upcoming free agency period. After pondering it some, I think the destination has crystalized before our very eyes.
Nearly all players can be overheard talking fondly about their hometowns, but Andersonseemed to have recently taken it to another level. Prior to the Kings' game, he went into great detail describing the difficulty that his family has in coming to visit him in New Orleans more often: his dad works a job that he can't leave town, his mom is an interior designer and is a busy woman in general, and his sister has two kids -- making travel a genuine hardship.