Maximes screening was really good in this one. If he can put that much effort into getting opposing guards off the Kings ball handler then he's going to be a valuable piece even without scoring. Alex Len always found his way back in to the rotation pretty much for that one skill.
If the plan is to set the table for the takeover in a year or two by the young guys great. If they come in and win like gangbusters, great. The Kings problem is that at some point they always try and skip steps. Last year and the year before was one of the first times in forever that we saw some...
If Perry doesn't look at that list then compare it to the one he's got starting in season including the guy he just signed for 14 mil a year and see that everything he said is THERE in those names, then this is going south in a hurry.
Looks like a player once considered a top 7 pick. Pretty easy to spot the talent differences. The Kings might have legit scored in every way coming out of two drafts in a row. Devin, IJ, Crawford, Maxime, Clifford, and Cardwell.
The team looked to have pretty good chemistry going there for a stretch. Carter dominated earlier. All the young guys looked good. You can see the pick and roll timing starting to get there with Maxime and Carter/Clifford/Mason.
You're seeing the reasons why Carter and Nique were so highly rated in pick and roll in college. Unless Perry is massively stupid, he's got pieces HERE.