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Germany advanced to the quarterfinals of Eurobasket, beating Portugal and Neemias Queta. They had a one-point lead going into the fourth quarter, but then outscored the Portuguese 33-7. Schröder had 16 points and 3 assists.

If I am reading the table correctly, the most important indicator falls in the last column. Players are listed in order of minutes played. Among rotation players, Sabonis leads the pack with a 5.6 offensive differential; Ellis with 5.1; Carter, 3.9; Monk 3.7. Zach LaVine, surprisingly, rates...

Those stats are hard to find for free, especially stats for defense. Care to post any? A site called "Inpredictable" gives on-off "win probability" numbers. The top five players in on-off differential on the Kings last season were Sabonis (6.61); DeRozan (6.17); Monk (5.16); Carter (3.08)...

According to StatMuse, his defensive rating was 112 in 2021-22, when he played primarily for Boston. Since then, it has not been lower than 116.6. But then, three of the past four years, he has been traded mid-season, not very helpful for sustained production. The one season he stayed put...

Where Carter fits in this is tricky. After going through a full training camp this year, the coaches may put him in the regular rotation. After all, the team needs defenders, and he was scoring virtually at will in the Rico Hines pickup games. The past 2 2/3 seasons, Coach Brown kept one of...

If that is the case, why is everyone, including NBA analysts, obsessing about the Kings' five shooting guards?

Carter looks like he might be worth more than "a protected second-round draft pick." Eubanks' defense is as bad as advertised.

Wow, I had no idea that the situation was so extreme. Four of those nine are earning under $4 million per year. And then there are the two-way players. https://www.espn.com/nba/team/roster/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors

I expect that to happen in the next two weeks. They are screwed if Kuminga says, "Pay me or trade me, or I sign the offer sheet tomorrow." Silly for Dunleavy to take a risk like that, especially since his head coach only wants to play him big minutes "in case of emergency."

At the moment, a month before training camp, the rotation looks something like this: Schröder/Monk LaVine/Ellis DeRozan/Clifford Murray/Šarić Sabonis/Jones or Eubanks At this point, it's really hard to say who among Šarić, Jones, Eubanks, and Raynaud will backup up the four and five positions...

My impression is that Mr. Perry basically has written off the season (just like the fans!) before it even starts. He is waiting until next summer, when he will have more financial flexibility to reshape the roster. In other words, nearly all the moves, apart from bringing in Dennis Schröder...

I guess that means he is back from vacation, still alive and doing whatever it is that he does.

After watching him in summer league, I should think small forward would be a natural position for Clifford. According to ESPN, he is the same height as DeRozan, 6' 6", but weighs twenty pounds less at 200. (Without shoes, 6' 6.25".) His vertical leap at the combine was 31".

Headline: "Kings Backtrack After Malik Monk Backlash To Save Face" "The backlash was immediate. Trading away one of the few dependable players on the roster for a declining guard? Kings fans weren’t having it."...

Not exactly the reset most of us envisioned.