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[Game] 74/82: Kings @ Magic 26 MAR 2026, 4pm PT/7pm ET
- Thread starter Mr. S£im Citrus
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Now that you mention it, I haven't listened to "4,3,2,1" in a minute.
:: fires up YouTube ::
:: fires up YouTube ::
DeRozan with way too many touches/shots.
Caccia
Starter
The bench has 9 points, to 22 for the Orlando bench.
Sluggah
All-Star
Magic’s top three 3pt shooting nights in franchise history all against the kings
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Well, if the Kings despite being completely dumb, dumb lucked their way into seeing the potential Devin Carter has then things will be looking up in the youth department. The math is there. If he can hit 3's, he's 20 plus in the league from the looks of it.
Caccia
Starter
I did not expect it to be this competitive, the way the game started out. Not when they are playing Patrick Balwin, Jr. and a hardship signing, DaQuan Jeffries.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Thank goodness for the refs. Otherwise the Kings tank would be off the tracks in this one! lol.
Kings got hot from 3 for two minutes.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Carter Jr. looks like the DeMar stopper right now. He's locking him up.
MizzouKing
Starter
Proud of our guys for giving a "superior" team all they can handle and more... we are who the draft was made for, and this helps the basketball gods see that.
MizzouKing
Starter
Man, is he ever!!
New career high for Plowden.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Not arbitrarily throwing the ball out of bounds to end games like the Nets. bball gods hear us now.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Oof, add Plowden to the list of Kings players showcasing for the league and a payday. Dang it.
MizzouKing
Starter
Great Game!!!
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
On the other hand, Perry findig all these guys who apparently were good but never got the opportunity elsewhere for some reason is giving me a little more confidence in his talent evaluation skills.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
There is a game within the game though, and he's losing at it, lol. Or Doug is. Doug will ride those vets till his dying breath.
gunks
Hall of Famer
I'm blaming Doug without blaming Doug if that makes sense.
Like, he's fighting for his coaching life here. Of course he's gonna ride the vets.
As the Vivekian cycle continues, we'll probably see Doug get fired sometime mid season in 26-27, then Perry gets to pick a coach.
Then Perry gets fired, Vivek puts Bobby Jackson in as HC, then Vivek hires a new GM for another rushed rebuild, et cetra until Anjali is put in charge and breaks the cycle by fielding a team of NBA players she has or wants to date, some of whom might be murderers, who knows. By then I'll be rooting for the Seattle Supersonics.
ockingsfan
Starter
Hopefully the Kings would have the inside track to re-sign Plowden. Fringe NBA players are usually better served staying with the team that gave them the break to get consistent playing time.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Unfortunately that's not the issue, finances are. The Kings are so screwed financially right now because they added money next season in the Hunter trade and the NBA even lowered the cap by a million next season so no bump like usual. They could eat DeMars 10 million and still not be able to afford them. If Plowden gets a 4-5 million a year and Precious gets a 8-10 the Kings are right back at the 1st apron. Factor in the 1st rounder and there's almost no way unless they can at least partially dump some of the bigger contracts like LaVine, Monk, or Domas via trade and get immediate salary relief. Perry positioned himself well to showcase guys like Nique, Devin, and Maxime because they have contract control. FA's? Not so much. In fact, not at all lol.
ShastaKingsFan
Hall of Famer
Part of "building around Plowden" is having no reasonable means by which to keep him, regardless of how good he shows