Welcome Domantas Sabonis

[Tetsujin]

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Domantas finally posted about the Kings on Instagram. Most of the pictures are of him and Swipa lol

 

[Tetsujin]

Sabonis had his "worst" game as a King last night and still managed to get 12/12/6. I'll take it.

Even his “bad games” have him doing something only done previously by the best player in Sacramento Kings history.

Domantas Sabonis’ current six-game streak of 10+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists is the second-longest in the Sacramento-era (1985-present).

Only Chris Webber (7 games during the 2002-03 season) has done so in more consecutive games.

— Frankie Cartoscelli (@FCartoscelli3) March 4, 2022

 

[steelevt]

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Domantas finally posted about the Kings on Instagram. Most of the pictures are of him and Swipa lol

But does he follow the kings?

 

[twslam07]

Idk how the metrics work for the ratings but if defensive rebounds is part of it, it’s pretty obvious why it’s gone up so much

As for offense, I mean we’ve all seen our horrendous shooting

It basically looks at how many points a team scores per 100 possessions and how many points they give up per 100 possessions.

A possession is ended by a made field goal, a turnover, or a defensive rebound. If a team gets an offensive rebound, it’s still counted as the same possession so limiting 2nd chance points by being a good defensive rebounding team is one way to improve your DEFRtg.

 

[kb02]

Paywall. Nothing earth shattering, but:

https://theathletic.com/3174661/202...r-pacers-and-more/?source=user_shared_article

 

[Tetsujin]

"He [Sabonis] shared his view on the Kings situation, making it clear he’s “very happy” to be here while also acknowledging that “everything has to go well” if this is going to be his long-term basketball home when he becomes a free agent in the summer of 2024." https://t.co/ivnd8onOVw

— Tony 𝕏ypteras (@TonyXypteras) March 10, 2022

Felt like this went without saying but here it is anyways lol

 

[Tetsujin]

Here's the relevant part of the interview. Two years to stop being a national embarrassment (not that the race to not suck was never any less urgent before the trade).

 

[Spike]

Here's the relevant part of the interview. Two years to stop being a national embarrassment (not that the race to not suck was never any less urgent before the trade).

"Everything has to go well."
I'm sure money will be part of the calculus, which is a given. I think that this team, as constructed, can be competitive, with the right coach.

It's hard to find guys that WANT to be in Sacramento. Domas and Fox are those guys, we need to make it work with them or else we are definitely stuck with another rebuild. And I mean strip to the bones "trust the process" sort of rebuild.