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.

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

me somehow, only VWJ

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.

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