The Sacramento Kings and veteran forward Anthony Tolliver have agreed to a buyout, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic:
Sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium: Kings and forward Anthony Tolliver are finalizing a contract buyout that allows Tolliver to pursue opportunities with playoff contenders. March 1 is deadline for players to be released and playoff-eligible.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 29, 2020
Tolliver has played 42 games this season with both the Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings after he was included alongside Kent Bazemore in the Trevor Ariza trade.
The 12-year veteran has played for a whopping 9 teams during that span, including two separate stints with the Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves, Blazers, and Kings – a rather surprising tidbit considering the number of possible teams he could’ve played for.
Tolliver has long been known for his rock-steady three-point shooting, which has likely kept him in the league for as long as he’s had it.
This season the veteran is showing signs of slippage in the marksman category, as his solid 37.7 percent clip last season with the Wolves has been replaced by an unsightly 30.8 percent clip overall and a putrid 13.3 percent clip in the 9 games he’s played with the Kings (82 total minutes).
Despite those woeful numbers with the Kings, the veteran is only two seasons removed from a career year with the Pistons at age 32. During that season, Tolliver was second in the entire NBA in true shooting percentage with a spicy 66.3 percent, and he was 6th in offensive rating with a 125.6.
Beyond that, he produced a career-high in Player Efficiency Rating (13.9), win shares (5.3), box plus/minus (0.9), minutes played (1757), total three-pointers made (159) and attempted (365) and total points scored (703).
Tolliver’s three-point shooting was also a career-high at 43.6 percent, and many contending teams hope that his outside stroke will return if they pick him up as a free agent after being bought out.
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