Monk, DeRozan, Sabonis

#1
Just when it seemed like the Kings would be in survival mode, De'Aaron Fox goes supernova. So far, the Kings are 2-2 since Monk strained his ankle. He will miss at least four more games, against the Hawks, the Clippers, the Nets, and the Thunder. If he misses three weeks, as is common with a moderate sprain, that will be a total of eleven games.

If Sacramento can keep winning half their games when between one to three of the top six players are out, the team will finally have a chance to round into form, once they are all healthy. The addition of DeRozan, with his old-school style of play, has proven difficult to adjust to. It seems like everyone's scoring numbers are down across the board, Fox excepted. The sooner DeRozan comes back, the better they will be in the long run.

Meanwhile, I still say the Kings need to sign someone to a 10-day contract. Help!!
 
#4
Fortunately for the Kings, they have three straight days off from competition after Monday night's game. At least one of the three--Monk, DeRozan, or Sabonis--should be fit to play by then. DeRozan and Monk are already listed as out for tomorrow night.
And Sabonis is doubtful, the Hawks is not such an easy team to beat, they are quite unpredictable. Already beat the Celtics at Boston, but they will be coming from a b2b losing at Portland (with Sharpe going Fox mode getting the last 11 points for his team) and they also got Daniels that can give us PTSD as former Pelican, he's also having a superb season so far.

Monk had a "Mason Jones" role in the bench against the Jazz since Mason Jones was actually playing himself.