The Official SPOILERS 2022 NBA Draft Thread

[Rob-The-Great]

Look at at passion from ivey. Crying smh Murray act like he was just as shocked as me! I'm hella mad

 

[kb02]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1540131204522983435

Ooh. Pacers going with the no-defense strategy.

Special athleticism.

 

[AaronPDX]

Time will tell and I sure hope I'm 100% wrong, but this sure seems like a HUGE mistake SMH

 

[SacTownKid]

People like to talk about Keegan's lack of a great first step but they neglect to mention how he'll look better in NBA spacing.

Eh, we'll see. He got bodied up and that stopped most of his movement.

 

[Dime Dropper]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1540131204522983435

Ooh. Pacers going with the no-defense strategy.

Eh? Mathurin can defend and projects as a plus defender. He has all the tools. Great pick by Indiana.

 

[Tetsujin]

Look at at passion from ivey. Crying smh Murray act like he was just as shocked as me! I'm hella mad

If crying in public were an indicator of talent, I'd be Michael Jordan.

 

[SacTownKid]

Welcome Keegan. Would have gone with Ivey but Murray was my second choice. He should be the more ready of the two to contribute and obviously is the better fit on paper. Let's see if Monte got it right.

Yeah, the only L Monte took was not at least being able to land Grant to move down. He got his bluff called by Detroit. They win this match.

 

[Tetsujin]

Special athleticism.

They're probably gonna score 120 and give up 130 every night lol

 

[dude12]

Very confidant that Murray is going to win the disgruntled over

 

[Rob-The-Great]

My dude, you spent the last couple of years riding MBIII's jock so why don't you just follow him and Ivey to the Pistons. No one would blame you.

Lies. Haven't even been here last couple years son. And this pick better pan out or it's his ass and yours

 

[kb02]

They're probably gonna score 120 and give up 130 every night lol

Yea. Mathurin, if he hits, has a chance to be the best player in this draft.

 

[est.1999]

Detroit owned monte here. Unreal man

 

[fansinceday1]

My dude, you spent the last couple of years riding MBIII's jock so why don't you just follow him and Ivey to the Pistons. No one would blame you.

Ivey AND MB3?!
Watch out NBA………

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Now I gotta go watch some Murray highlights to pick myself back up again

 

[Spike]

Keegan is an absolute dog and clutch as hell. This ain't a Bagley scenario.

No sir, dogs must growl.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Congrats Benn.

 

[MizzouKing]

Kings chose fit, needs, and readiness over hype and star power…I like it. This has the informed input of a national champion coach and I applaud the maturity.

 

[Entity]

Lies. Haven't even been here last couple years son. And this pick better pan out or it's his ass and yours

What? I don’t know who you are but you need to cast a little more respect toward tetsujin

 

[sactowndog]

We shall see what happens. Positive or Negative it will be a career defining move for Monte.

 

[Tetsujin]

No sir, dogs must growl.

If it isn't a massive dunk in transition, I don't want it!

 

[BillyStrings]

We will never know on this one but is this another case of Monte not being able to close a deal?

 

[Rob-The-Great]

We don't make offs. He can look for a new job. Didn't even get anything extra? Common man

 

[Kingster]

Boring, pedestrian pick. In other drafts he'd probably go at #10 or so. He's solid. He's a 10 year guy. He has good BBIQ. But he's not moving the needle on this team. If he can add 3 more wins to this team by his performance alone he'd exceed my expectations.

I guess since we've got two Harrison Barnes now we can trade the older one.

 

[TaxMan]

Detroit owned monte here. Unreal man

How do you know Detroit didn't want Murray?

 

[sauce-26]

I would share the sentiment of the people who are angry if we picked dyson daniels or aj griffin, but jesus murray was a consensus top 5 pick. This pick screams fox is our guy

 

[fansinceday1]

Detroit owned monte here. Unreal man

I would have thought the kings would have been able to con Detroit into thinking we were gonna take Ivey. Kind of like what the 49ers did to the Chicago bears a while back. Your Gm needs some serious poker skills to be able to screw other teams.

 

[est.1999]

Jumped in the lottery for no reason

 

[Tetsujin]

Lies. Haven't even been here last couple years son. And this pick better pan out or it's his ass and yours

My ass is perfectly fine. The Demarcus Cousins trade broke me. Nothing can hurt me anymore.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

How the hell did Kendrick Perkins get this job? Unreal

 

[Padrino]

I've been a Murray stan since the start of the NCAA season so I am pumped with this choice.

Let's
****ing
Go

Yep. Lots of dissatisfied Kings fans who invested time poring over mocks and highlights have convinced themselves that Jaden Ivey is the next coming of Ja Morant. I'm not nearly as convinced. I'm also a big fan of Murray's. He represents a premium NBA archetype with premium skills. He's dedicated and has a tireless work ethic. He projects to be a productive two-way player, and I think he's got more upside than many assume simply because of his age. He's exactly the kind of player every Kings fan says this team needs until a bright, shiny, athletic toy comes along and turns the fanbase's brains inside out.