KINGS PICKING 4TH IN 2022 NBA DRAFT!
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Keegan to the Kings says this latest mock draft.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/2022-nba-mock-draft-vol-061901746.html
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/2022-nba-mock-draft-vol-061901746.html
I don't think his game is perfect for the modern NBA nor expect it to be, I think his general makeup is as an athlete, and his game is good enough outside/in to make his potential off the charts if he improves on some of the many things he's shown an aptitude for. I don't think he'll be a bad fit next to Fox as evidenced by his off the screen shooting and I think his ability to catch and blast to the rim will make him a threat any time he catches it from 3 whether teams are packing it in on him or not. I've brought this up a few times, with the rules of verticality going out the window even further this season good luck trying to body him up. I also think if his ability to stretch out that far and be somewhat competent in college holds up, he should a decent shooter from there from day 1.
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TD getting lost in a lot of discussions, but he was absolutely ripping for his last 16 games before he got hurt:
14.3PPG
3.9RPG
1.9APG
40.2% from 3 on 5.8 attempts
61.8% TS
And the really nice thing is the Kings should have cap space to resign him next off-season, even though we won't have his full-bird rights, if he balls out. It's hard to include him in the future core right now because of his contract situation, but if we get anything close to that last 16 game production? At 25 years old, that'd absolutely make him a 2023 priority.
14.3PPG
3.9RPG
1.9APG
40.2% from 3 on 5.8 attempts
61.8% TS
And the really nice thing is the Kings should have cap space to resign him next off-season, even though we won't have his full-bird rights, if he balls out. It's hard to include him in the future core right now because of his contract situation, but if we get anything close to that last 16 game production? At 25 years old, that'd absolutely make him a 2023 priority.
Even Kyle Kuzma, who everyone thought was dust after a few rough years on the Lakers, turned himself into a quality starter once he was able to open his game a bit. The 6'8 forward with on-ball skills, whether scoring or playmaking (or both in star-caliber players case) is just an insanely valuable archetype that has a real chance to pop as an all-star or at a minimum a long-term starter (think Marcus Morris type).
Yeah I'm talking about how we were going to throw big money at guys like Otto Porter Jr. every off season. We've been talking about this elusive archetype as the missing piece for so long that now we're trying to talk ourselves out of drafting one.
There was a time though when all this fanbase ever talked about was how a PG would put us over
There was a time though when all this fanbase ever talked about was how a PG would put us over
Yeah I'm talking about how we were going to throw big money at guys like Otto Porter Jr. every off season. We've been talking about this elusive archetype as the missing piece for so long that now we're trying to talk ourselves out of drafting one.
There was a time though when all this fanbase ever talked about was how a PG would put us over
There was a time though when all this fanbase ever talked about was how a PG would put us over
And watching Kleber this playoffs more closely, I'm growing more and more interested with a Holmes for Kleber swap. I think you could plug him right away at the 4 and our defensive upside is dramatically better. He's an excellent rim protector (Advanced metrics and just watching him close out at the 5 shows this checks out), is impactful across the board on advanced metrics and is a good spacer, despite the 32.5% this season. He's at 42% in the playoffs and shot 35-37-41 in his previous 3 seasons on good volume. Fair to say I think it was just a random down year shooting rather than indicative of his spacing talent. And if doesn't work, he's a UFA so you'd just be able to get off the Holmes money for a free look at Kleber.
What's even more fun is you'd have a truly versatile/modern NBA front-line if you drafted Murray as well. You almost wouldn't need a back-up C:
Fox || Mitchell
DDV || T.Davis
Barnes || Porter
Kleber || Murray
Sabonis || Jones
There's all kinds of juicy versatility in there and the Kings would go from 1 3/4 flex wing to 4. You could even start Murray over Kleber, rotate Kleber in at the 5 for Sabonis and play around with all kinds of Porter/Kleber, Murray/Kleber, Porter/Murray and of course all 3 fit beautifully with Sabonis at the 4.
My guess is the Mavs would love to get some value for Kleber too, especially with a guy they were linked to in Holmes that should fit beautifully with Luka. They just paid DFS, they're going to have pay Brunson at least $20mil a year.
I think Dallas would be a good fit for Holmes too. He's a great pick and roll big man and they're loaded up on pick and roll guards. This looks like a roster that Mike Brown could coach into a playoff spot. I don't know that we have the cap space to sign Otto Porter and bring back both DDV and Jones, but I like the concept at least.
For those of you who are writing off Keegan Murray because he is 21 years old, please keep in mind that this years probable champs and 3 time World Champions (Golden State Warrior) has a starting core with 3 out of 5 of their starters, Steph Curry (21), Klay Thomson (21) and Draymond Green (22) all 21 or 22 years old when they were drafted by the Warriors.
Just because they are upper classmen and a little older than the 19 year old kids when they enter the draft doesn’t mean they can’t go on to become one of the best players from their drafts.
Just because they are upper classmen and a little older than the 19 year old kids when they enter the draft doesn’t mean they can’t go on to become one of the best players from their drafts.
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