Serious NBA teams have benches full of defensive wings, because they understand that those are the players you need to win in the modern game.

How do they get them? They work well in the margins, take fliers on youth, and they use their picks correctly.

No Powell tonight, so the hot hand the Kings need to watch out for is Derrick Jones Jr.

In 15 games against the Kings, he’s shot a blistering 46.9% from three (!!)

Do NOT let him sit in the left corner, where he’s shooting 66% for the 2024 season 😭

DJJ is tonight’s Kings Killer.

The four team all-star game is a cool idea, and I especially love the idea of getting the rising stars involved, but why stop at just four?

You want to make it REALLY competitive? 1v1 tournament, first to 7, bracket style.

Lebron vs. Curry? Jokic vs. Durant? Cinema.

people actively choosing to watch elder abuse by a YouTuber over the greatest scoring performance in Sacramento Kings history, I just don’t get it

Tonight’s Kings Killer:

Mike Conley

Career Averages:
14.4 / 3.0 / 5.7 on 55% TS (38% from 3)

Against the Kings:
15.0 / 3.4 / 6.0 on 60% TS (44% from 3)

Kings Killers have performed above their career averages in 3 of the 4 games since I’ve been keeping track..

letting the Sabonis speak tonight

Pretty easily the highlight of last night was watching De’Aaron Fox turn back the clock with his shot selection

It’s been fun watching him develop as a outside shooter, but this is his bread and butter

Jared McCain being this impactful this early was NOT on my bingo card this year

He’s got 16 already against the 12-0 Cavs 🚰

We’ve got another Kings Killer to look out for tonight…

Mason Plumlee.

Career stats:
8.3 / 6.7 / 2.4 on 60% TS

Against the Kings;
9.7 / 7.0 / 2.9 on 68% TS

Running Lyles as the backup five might not be optimal against the Plumdog Millionaire, who had 6/11/6 last game.

The Kings’ 3pt % for the first ten:

37.9 - L
34.1 - L
40.0 - W
25.8 - W
33.3 - W
25.0 - L
37.0 - W
28.6 - W
11.5 - L
29.7 - W

It’s very impressive to have a winning record shooting like this, it speaks volumes about their ability to generate easy offense.

some lowkey trade machine guys I’ve been thinking about for the Kings:

john collins
matisse thybulle + duop reath
josh minott + leonard miller
marjon beauchamp
jarace walker
larry nance
kenrich williams
ochai agbaji

just realized the Kings didn’t make a single three in the third quarter

for 29/30 teams in the NBA, that’s a death sentence.. not this team though

variance immunity is going to be a huge advantage come playoff time

The Kings are currently the 5th rated offense while being the 25th worst three point shooting team…

if/when the threes start falling for this offense, they’re going to be veryyy hard to beat