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3 Reasons Why Sacramento Will Run The West Next Season
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Күн бұрын3 Reasons Why Sacramento Will Run The West Next Season
The First Reason why the Kings could be a top 5 team in the west next season is because of the fit of DeMar DeRozan
With the ongoing arms race in the western conference the Kings were slipping behind the curve. From making the post season in 2023 and if it wasn’t for a 50-point masterclass from Stephen Curry they probably win that series to now missing the playoffs completely along with the improvement that other west contenders have made the Kings had to make a move to stay relevant.
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@dominicnocito3077 Ай бұрын
DeMar's best team he has ever played on while still being healthy and putting up 20+ pts last year and being an overall better rebounder and playmaker than HB...yeah Kings gonna be good. They lost 10 games by 5 or less points last year, DeMar changes that and its hilarious that people are hating on this trade for "fit." They just don't see the vision yet because they actually haven't watched Kings basketball since the 1st round playoffs two years ago lol
@fIukee Ай бұрын
People also forget the countless amounts of 10-20 point leads the kings gave up last season. Demar is a great run stopper which will also elevate this team.
@alexanderm3504 Ай бұрын
One thing I noticed about the Kings is their very similar to the Raiders, they get hate, similar fanbase that love their team. And always counted out..
@charlesmarshall3362 Ай бұрын
@@alexanderm3504I can see that, also like Raiders fans Kings fans will fight you 😂 they love their team! I’m they. GO KINGS!!!👑👑👑
@randyrivera9796 Ай бұрын
@@alexanderm3504but the Raiders got Trophies.😂😂😂
@alexanderm3504 Ай бұрын
@randyrivera9796 true, let's hope that changes soon the kings deserve it, and their a west coast team
@Newshuck Ай бұрын
People don’t realize Monk is also one of the best clutch scorers in the league as well. I think he ranked like 15th somewhere near Brunson👍
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
Wow I didn’t know that such a clutch team 🔥🔥🔥
@rmobnation9395 Ай бұрын
Monk was also absolutely robbed of 6th man of the year. Just goes to show you the NBA only cares about team accomplishments, not individual.
@916outdoors2 Ай бұрын
@@basketballreachthe amount of games monk won for us this past season is insane. We have 3 clutch players this year
@blowc1612 Ай бұрын
@@basketballreachjust look at the 2nd highest scoring game in NBA history.
@blowc1612 Ай бұрын
@@rmobnation9395he was locked until he got hurt. I think he missed enough games to not qualify
@luckylefty2405 Ай бұрын
Keegan was one of the best defenders on the team last year. if he takes that next leap, which i believe he will, then hes gonna be very dangerous
@9erjoeempire526 Ай бұрын
Let's GO KING'S Sacramento proud
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@toyrizo Ай бұрын
This is one of the only acknowledgments I’ve seen that the Kings had the 4th best defense in the last couple months of last season.
@jasonmendoza2044 Ай бұрын
They seem to be able to dial it up pretty hardcore when needed, sometimes you need to look at the ability and ceiling to do that, rather than just overall season rankings 👌🏽
@hosayistheway8726 Ай бұрын
After losing Huerter and Monk + starting Ellis is when they starting playing really well on defense. We’ll see how the defense looks with huerter and monk both playing.
@smitty6one 17 күн бұрын
So the Kings were 20th in defense and then brought in ELLIS, now they are 3rd. Before even bring this guy in. Watch out for ELLIS, cause this guy is in his mid 30s
@terenceada9140 Ай бұрын
Kings also sent a 2031 unprotected 1st pick swap to the Spurs. Monk is coming off an MCL injury, so DeMar play making will be used right away. Good pick up for Sacramento.
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
Facts 🔥
@eQNoxious Ай бұрын
When Fox was injured and Keegan Murray tried to be the point scorer it showed the Kings lacked a true go to scorer or at the very least someone who can create their own shot. Murray can go back to 3 and D and lighting it up when he catches fire but playing comfortably within his pace. Fox needs to focus on defense as well as offence due to the sheer number of talented guards in the West. Bringing a bonafide scorer will ease the offensive load and create easier buckets for the rest of the team. Sabonis is great at scrapping rebounds so getting a scorer like Derozan who goes 1on1 against his defender and forces help to rotate should see Sabonis have another great rebounding season and easy 2nd chance points. Midrange rebounds are also easier to scrap than long 3s. This trade is a huge upgrade and if the Kings stay healthy and go back to playing their fast tempo offence they are top 4 in the West.
@BlAcKoPsFaN10100 Ай бұрын
I think the bit at 6:25 is glossed over too much by people who weren't paying attention to the kings. The kings were trying to focus on defense more all season, it just wasn't going great until Ellis joined the starting lineup. But now they know that's the best lineup for improved defense. I'm pretty sure the plan for the entire season was to try to maintain what they could with the offense they established and switch to catching up on defense, and it just took most of the season for us to figure it out. I don't think many kings fans expect Monk to start over Ellis, he's too good of a six man and not very good on defense, and they should probably offload Heurter for a wing tbh but he would be nice off the bench. So Fox, Ellis, Derozan, Murray, Sabonis would just be an offensively improved version of that good defensive rating lineup, holding opponents to lower scores while now being able to consistently outscore them, especially with Monk and Heurter back to healthy as firepower off the bench. At least I think that's the plan.
@Kennoah-yb5vu Ай бұрын
Can’t wait until next season let’s goo kings light the beam
@fIukee Ай бұрын
So excited to watch these boys compete. This season couldn’t come any sooner 😂😭
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
Could the Kings Contend Next Season?
@mikeysbusy Ай бұрын
Ofc papi chulo 😫👑
@rmobnation9395 Ай бұрын
Of course father.
@sLowRider114. Ай бұрын
Yea people sleeping on the kings kings had prolly close to 10 games they lost in the last couple mins or seconds with demar i say out those 10 games they would won most of them
@rmobnation9395 Ай бұрын
@sLowRider114. Told my friend something very similar bro. Imagine if we get 20PPG from Demar. Now go back and look at how many games were decided by 20 points or less.
@maxkeeb_official Ай бұрын
Impossible. The west is too stacked. Adding Derozan won’t make a play in team a legit contender.
@thatstheway2429 Ай бұрын
An underrated aspect of this trade is that it will help Fox’s defense, as he won’t need to always be 100% focused offensively.
@jasonmendoza2044 Ай бұрын
Yep, especially since his style of offensive play takes a lot of movement and energy, so being able to focus some of that on D will be awesome 🤙🏽
@ScottySkilz1 Ай бұрын
fox shot 36.9 or roughly 37% from three last season
@sierinlang Ай бұрын
This is Delmar’s best team… much better than the 2016-2017 raptors… I will bet they will do good in the reg season… playoff wise.. we all now the league will always help superstars and big market team.. so maybe a 2nd round exit at best if anything..
@jessevillalovos9727 Ай бұрын
Kings are solid! 🎉 we got a shot at the title.
@ReallyThatGuy8 Ай бұрын
We need some length and some bigs
@oggalaxyxxryuma7702 Ай бұрын
I agree there is a window for a chip, possibly yall’s last chance with fox, demar and domas. Gotta surround them with the right role players. If keegan can play a similar role to kuz when he was on that 2020 bubbles lakers squad he will be a vital piece for them. Keon Ellis is also going to be such a good student under demar’s mentorship. Maybe 1-2 moves off from being favorites in the west imo.
@beaumcguire409 Ай бұрын
@@oggalaxyxxryuma7702I agree with everything you said. Well done sir.
@jameslucas4173 Ай бұрын
Your short a piece
@himmothy-t1s Ай бұрын
u guys dont have a shot at title yet
@p9r4ex8dyk Ай бұрын
I can't wait til the season starts to see this new look Kings.
@yourboyjd6488 Ай бұрын
LETS GO KINGS LIGHT THE BEAM👑👑
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
😅😅😅😅
@1ProRealProperty Ай бұрын
Hell yeah Demar bringing that 🔥 the Kings need to contend! So many clutch closers now can't wait for the season to start!
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
Can't wait either!
@greggandrew1001 Ай бұрын
Great video.
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
Thanks man 🔥🔥
@matthewschoenborn4833 Ай бұрын
Kings are a threat no doubt.
@Tyler-TAG Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video Josh giddy
@burningknuckle26 Ай бұрын
Demar will shine ✨️ on the kings 💯💯💯
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥
@SapphicTwist Ай бұрын
Kings need Murray to regain his perimeter shooting form, Ellis to develop into a reliable offensive piece, and Fox to take the next step into becoming a top 10 player in the league. With all of these and Sabonis, Monk and DeRozen playing well together, the Kings should be able to beat any team in the West, even (gasp) the Pelicans.
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
🫡🫡
@benwhitaker6755 Ай бұрын
look out for ellis. he’s nasty.
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
Facts 🗜️
@smitty6one 17 күн бұрын
And watch out for ELLIS. THAT DUDE IS SOO GOOD
@basketballreach 16 күн бұрын
Yes he is! 🔥
@OzzyAzza79 Ай бұрын
From a purely selfish standpoint, I'm hoping adding DeMar will mean more Kings merch in the NBA Store - last time I was in the Melbourne store all they had was a retro Jason Williams jersey and two retro hats 😢
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
I’m a kings fan but let’s relax , we need another defender still. We need more depth
@mobby4422 Ай бұрын
Facts. Other than Derozen , we running damn near the same team as last season. And we keep picking up guards bruh !
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
@@mobby4422 I will say if they go grab cam Johnson , DFS, Stewart , or kuzma that would take them to another level Foreal
@LivinProoof Ай бұрын
@@SKOOBZTERZ I agree with all of them except Kuzma, we DO NOT need another ball dominant, subpar defender ESPECIALLY after picking up Demar. Every other player you mentioned would be amazing.
@maruthinyogeesh3129 Ай бұрын
Please don’t hype expectations! Kings have disappointed everyone so many times! Kings need to improve defense and get some big guy who can block shots!
@randyrivera9796 Ай бұрын
They ain’t running anything without a big man . Good luck with the Joker.😂😂😂
@izxy916 Ай бұрын
Did sabonis die?
@markr7083 Ай бұрын
Kings winning it all this season💯
@kingarthurworld9162 Ай бұрын
I guess if the wolves thunder mavs pelicans and nuggets star players are injured 😂
@rylbhadcomntz7660 Ай бұрын
DeMar was a great acquisition but top 5 in the West? More like play-in bound, the conference is too stacked.
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
True, but there is an argument to be made that if this Kings team gets better shooting from Murray and Ellis they could beat anyone in a 7 game series.
@Weather_Nerd Ай бұрын
What? Fox and Keon both do solid against SFs defensively lol certainly on the perimeter
@yodaDageezy Ай бұрын
Demar is gonna be THE All-Time King
@reptilexcq2 Ай бұрын
Fox doesn't have Anthony Edwards athleticism? Nah, I don't see it. I seen them as equal. Ja might be a bit higher but not by much imo.
@LivinProoof Ай бұрын
Fox has actually talked about this, he doesn't want to end his career on some freak injury flying through dunking all the time like Ja. I've seen it plenty of times Fox can get UP. Can do windmills, putbacks, seen him dunk on people's faces. He's just trying to extend the length of his career by being careful to his body.
@LivinProoof Ай бұрын
I feel like your description of Sabonis, while true for a majority of it, was a little over-skewed. He still had one of the higher FG%'s in the NBA. However, you're right, as a self-creator, he can AND DOES many times pull it off, but the issue is it's not really his natural playstyle and he has his offensive limitations that can be bottled up. DeRozan is gonna help their offense explode
@MaiBhutay Ай бұрын
We also got devin carter in the draft he's going to help us defensively when he does play
@ReallyThatGuy8 Ай бұрын
Hoping for a quick recovery
@kennyhuffman4484 Ай бұрын
Top 13 Maybe…West is too deep and the Kings just got worse on defense…along with adding a non spacing wing who’s gonna take the ball out of their best players hands
@LivinProoof Ай бұрын
They didn't get worse on defense. Barnes and him had the EXACT same defensive rating last year. Idk where this idea that Barnes is a 3 and D player came from the dude is an absolute cone on defense. I watched all 82 Kings games last year and he drove me absolutely insane. Not to mention how many nights he scored like 3 points, 1 rebound, 0 steals, 1 assist. Dude's an air sucker most nights. Demar over Barnes makes this team WAY WAY WAY better.
@ContentCreatorsFM Ай бұрын
Thunder getting 1st seed
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
Very true
@ScottySkilz1 Ай бұрын
we also gave up an unprotected 2031 pick swap to the spurs.....which i dont like that much but gotta do what u gotta do
@DeMarDeRozan-qn7mh Ай бұрын
facts
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
🔥
@jameslucas4173 Ай бұрын
They one more piece like a Kyle Kuzma (2way forward) and they most definitely have a chance.
@LivinProoof Ай бұрын
After getting Demar the last thing they need is ANOTHER ball dominant player with subpar defense. What they really need is an unselfish defensive minded player like Isaiah Stewart from the Pistons he'd fit in perfect. Not sure what else they can get from FA, gonna have to be a trade, good news is they still have Huerter and assets to make the right move.
@ReallyThatGuy8 Ай бұрын
Light the mf beam
@changomango6322 Ай бұрын
They’re still ass defensively and derozan doesn’t really help that so….. rip
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
🤣
@logantosta Ай бұрын
We got much much better
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
Facts exiting season ahead for the Kings
@rodneyruffin3455 Ай бұрын
Correction. They will run the lakers. Lol
@darrinsiberia Ай бұрын
KEON ELLIS
@Tyler-TAG Ай бұрын
The Washed Up Dubs got 4 reasons as we only have 3? Understand the 5k views now lol
@unportanter Ай бұрын
#1: Because he improves an offense that ... isn't really the team's problem. #2: Because their defense that was barely average last year is going to ... stay that way or get better by replacing a good defender with a bad one. And without replacing the dude (Sabonis) who very nakedly places a low ceiling on this. #3: Because Fox is going to be better ... in a year where he'll be spending a heckuva lot more time deferring ... to a 35-year old who doesn't space the floor.
@chillen9109 Ай бұрын
#1: kings offense would often stagnate when monk/fox aren’t playmaking well or hitting their shots. derozan is a bucket getter and playmaker so he’s a release valve for when fox/monk aren’t cooking #2: kings defense got much better once they took off kevin huerter for keon ellis in the second half of the season. bc of that keon ellis will probably start the next season w monk still being 6th man. harrison barnes was invisible on both sides of the floor so derozan replacing him isn’t that much of a difference on the defensive #3: fox isn’t gonna defer to derozan all the time when it’s his team lol. and it’s not like derozan is left wide open from 3, defenders still gotta stay within range of him or else he’s a threat to pull up from 2/attack the basket
@LivinProoof Ай бұрын
Good defender? You can't POSSIBLY be talking about Barnes, he's a traffic cone on defense. BTW, Derozan and Barnes had the EXACT same defensive rating last year.
@bussdownjay99 Ай бұрын
DeMar the greatest mid range shooter of all time???😂 Jordan Kobe Wade
@LivinProoof Ай бұрын
Arguably, Demar is getting up there in career points and he's insanely efficient from the midrange, his whole career. He doesn't have the championships, but it's also pretty clear he never had a team as good as any of the players mentioned above.
@BryceMitchell678 Ай бұрын
One word: Defense.
@cocomo111 Ай бұрын
The Kings ranked 14th in defensive rating last year. Moving away from HB to DeRozan isn't going to make that big of a difference.
@cocomo111 Ай бұрын
They also actually ranked 4th in defensive rating after the all star break.
@Warthogg-wv5wg Ай бұрын
Best defense is a great offense we just need everyone healthy including kevin H
@TraJonR3D 15 күн бұрын
😂
@isaacdtwn2146 Ай бұрын
Good pick up but run the West dont make me laugh lol they wont beat the Mavs they need a solid big decent team tho they can beat the pelicans or lakers maybe 😅
@mobby4422 Ай бұрын
Bruh wym kings slapped lakers the last two seasons and had some games over mavs this last season. Let’s not forget beating the nuggets as well.
@LivinProoof Ай бұрын
They had winning records against a TON of great teams last year even though they were injury plagued. Fox is actually that good, same with Sabonis, the issue is they didn't have ANY help once Monk went down. Keegan can't create on his own, along with everyone else on the roster. This season with Fox, Derozan, monk, they're gonna have so many ways to attack on offense. Then lets not forget about Sabonis, he's still a tank that can bully his way to nearly 20 PPG. All while averagin the most rebounds in the league and a bunch of assists. The best part about this is how many options Sabonis will have to pass to. Also going to create a ton of open looks for Keegan to shred from the 3 pt line. Ppl really sleeping on this team. Good luck defending this lineup.
@Brandonbacon Ай бұрын
First
@basketballreach Ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥
@brandoncoxall6149 Ай бұрын
That spacing is gunna be 🤢
@LivinProoof Ай бұрын
Wrong, Fox shot 37% last year, you have Keegan, you have Trey lyles, Monk, even Keon Ellis shot 42% last season from 3. They have shooters. What they lacked before was a much needed extra shot creator that can get the ball and get a bucket if the three's arent dropping.
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