When Ben’s contract expired in 2017, the Kings did not make an offer to keep him with the team. Social media posts were in favor of letting him go as McLemore did not live up to the hype when the Kings drafted him seventh in the 2013 draft.
Why did Vlade take McLemore back?
It is pretty simple from a front office standpoint. They have enough young guys at the guard position to take on his contract and get a second-round pick in 2021. The Kings also freed up about a million more dollars to spend on free agents or take on another bad contract.