Unlocking Keegan Murray's Defensive Brilliance

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7 ай бұрын

Keegan Murray has been an unstoppable force for the Sacramento Kings over the last stretch of games. He's been so unstoppable that he nearly broke the record for threes made in a game in the Kings matchup against the Jazz. Keegan Murray shot 12/15 from three and dropped 47 points in a career-best performance.
Not only is Keegan Murray developing into a monstrous offensive force, he's also taking things to a new level on the other end of the floor. Keegan Murray's defense isn't just good in the context of the Kings, who have struggled defensively this year, it's good defense regardless, and some of the best in the NBA.
Everything that Keegan Murray has shown so far makes me confident that the Sacramento Kings don't just have some high-end role player on their team; they have a potential two-way star.
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@AlexHoops 7 ай бұрын

Do you think Keegan Murray is a future All-Star?👇

@tj42935 7 ай бұрын

💯

@GodJilicious 7 ай бұрын

Tough in the west, but possibly?

@imhotepnixon 7 ай бұрын

@@GodJiliciousHe’s fine in the west

@Weather_Nerd 7 ай бұрын

100%! Easy.

@lilcoln_15 7 ай бұрын

@@GodJiliciouslol

@christianalfaro6895 7 ай бұрын

Keegan "Keegan Murray" Murray

@josephlink7733 7 ай бұрын

Many are saying this.

@poshorange6757 7 ай бұрын

Best nickname in the NBA

@bigbangbasketball 7 ай бұрын

Most creative nickname i’ve ever heard

@Fettybans 7 ай бұрын

Bruh why is this so funny 🤣

@ihatezen 7 ай бұрын

@@Fettybansit's not

@Raize23 7 ай бұрын

KEEGAN MURRAY VIDEO WE HERE

@AlexHoops 7 ай бұрын

Figured you’d like this one

@antoniobautista6718 7 ай бұрын

He's the future centerpiece of the Kings!!! Fox and Sabonis both know this, and are always happy to see him improve. Good to see that the rest of the NBA world got put on notice! 💜🦁👑🏀🔥

@GodJilicious 7 ай бұрын

Center Piece? HAHa HEs a damn good player who is getting better but center piece.. that means you think he'll be all nba??

@antoniobautista6718 7 ай бұрын

@@GodJilicious Maybe to a non-Kings fan it seems crazy, and I get it, since we already have 2 All-NBA guys. But us in the Kings fandom and even the administration really see him as the future centerpiece for our club and organization.

@GodJilicious 7 ай бұрын

@@antoniobautista6718 I'm a kings fan as well, I'm just not delusional.. He doesn't need to become all NBA to be special is all im saying

@bigbangbasketball 7 ай бұрын

Yeah if he keeps this up the Kings will be a problem this year again

@rockysalvatore435 7 ай бұрын

You guys are delusional bc you want that for chip aspirations. In reality the roster needs to improve overall for that@@antoniobautista6718

@thepettycrimes 7 ай бұрын

Keegan is a future superstar. His improvement from last season to this was a huge leap. The experience he’s getting this season and what he works on next summer will have him coming into year 3 an absolute menace on both ends

@OMG-si3wn 7 ай бұрын

Future allstar not superstar lol

@chugcanthoop 7 ай бұрын

Keegan Murray legitimately is what I thought Justin Jackson would end up being like iykyk

@chugcanthoop 7 ай бұрын

But his defense was non existent and his shot would never fall😂

@GanjaDaddi_ 7 ай бұрын

🎯 🤦🏾‍♂️

@spidey4004 7 ай бұрын

As a Kings fan, I believe Keegan will pan out to become our second best player over sabonis because his ceiling is crazy high. I really hope we keep him and don't trade him for anyone.

@johnthomas1422 7 ай бұрын

To be clear, Sabonis is a guranteed all star this year and was the Kings only true all star last year, and you are right: Keegan is going to surpass him to be the Kings second best player behind Fox, who can shoot the 3 now. 3 all stars: Keegan, Fox, Sabonas. 1 MVP. 1 COTY. 1 GMOTY. 1 6MOTY. 1 CPOTY. THAT'S MY KNIGS.

@FroZone2515 7 ай бұрын

@@johnthomas1422fox is not MVP level 💀

@bobby3643 7 ай бұрын

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@@FroZone2515 30 5 and 6 as a two way player and 26 year old on a top seeded team isn’t mvp level? Then what is?

@HeatCheck 7 ай бұрын

Didn’t really notice this defensive improvement from Keegan. Truly under the radar. Great video as always Alex, keep up the good work

@AlexHoops 7 ай бұрын

Really appreciate it man!

@Weather_Nerd 7 ай бұрын

It’s drastic! Truly impressive

@salaskusina 7 ай бұрын

White Kyrie in the house! 🤘

@CurseMonstr 7 ай бұрын

He worked 1 on 1 against Fox all off-season, if he didn’t improve after trying to guard him for months then jeez

@hardwoodgems 7 ай бұрын

Defense aside, when I saw Keegan play as a rookie he shot very confidently, he reminded me of a young Devin Booker. That said, he had more range and his shot is smooth too. Maybe he tops out being that version of The Truth that was robbed from us, by the stabbing.

@timszysteelz5907 7 ай бұрын

What do you mean by " that version of the truth that was robbed up due to stabbing"

@SynysterEskimo 7 ай бұрын

I’ve been a fan of him since he started taking on such a big role as a rookie last year. As a blazers fan I’m hoping his brother can learn from him and they can both be great players in this league.

@adr916sac 7 ай бұрын

The production value was off the charts, great analysis. Thanks.

@matt-parkers-evil-twin 3 ай бұрын

the awesome thing about keegan is not only his improvement, but how he improves others. he has turned fox from a below average defender into well above average, as well as helping development of offense in both davion and keon, leading to a good set of young guards

@shorgesato2349 7 ай бұрын

This is one of the best NBA KZfaq videos ever made - great use of stats, advanced analytics and editing!

@KingsFilmRoom 7 ай бұрын

Keegan Murray

@AlexHoops 7 ай бұрын

Keegan Murray

@ACReviewCenter 6 ай бұрын

@@AlexHoops 😭

@nas.moltisanti 7 ай бұрын

really appreciate the way you break down game footage in your vids and use stats to cite points. very efficient and effective, and it teaches you about the game. you and rusty are my favorite hooptubers.

@Teshyb21 7 ай бұрын

Couldn’t have said it better

@morlyfe 7 ай бұрын

ayy rusty

@reallydoe2052 7 ай бұрын

I’m gonna boast alil but I been a Keegan believer day one I called it as soon as they took the top five pick picture and left him off it I was like he gone be a1

@rickysmith923 7 ай бұрын

He saw that raptors roster and was like nah, fuck that

@Solitude102 7 ай бұрын

I wasn't aware of his defensive impact. Fantastic video; on par with "Thinking Basketball". Cheers.

@momdidntloveme8955 7 ай бұрын

Dude spent a ton of the summer with Fox, guessing guarding Fox that much gets you pretty attuned to using your body and angles against quick shot creators

@blablablaa14 7 ай бұрын

I don't think people realize that Keegan is a giant for a SF at 6'9. And with his shooting he can basically play everything from 2-4 and generate positive results on both ends of the floor. The Kings cannot afford to give him up after letting Haliburton go. He is the future of the team

@josephmcwhorter1793 7 ай бұрын

For some reason I thought he was like 6'4" 💀💀💀

@blablablaa14 7 ай бұрын

That's the thing. He's a freaking giant at SF. He can comfortably play PF, but he's big and can play defense. That's so so valuable when defense isn't even his primary skill@@josephmcwhorter1793

@anthonyhca 7 ай бұрын

If Keegan gets traded for someone like Markannen, he's gonna go to that same team and put up bigger numbers so the trade will look horrible

@LivinProoof 7 ай бұрын

The near 7 foot wingspan is also crazy, he's built for the NBA 100%. He's smart, has good lateral quickness on defense, and is opening up his bag now that he's getting a more prominent role and a longer leash on offense. Last year he was told to just be a spot up 3 point shooter but yeah he's progressing and fast.@@josephmcwhorter1793

@Kitajima2 7 ай бұрын

@@josephmcwhorter1793yeah idk, I also thought he was a lot shorter

@justjompingwithcy 7 ай бұрын

OUR BOY IS BACK! AMAZING ALEX IS HERE for US!

@alexmarquez3820 7 ай бұрын

I’ve always seen your tweets on twitter and decided to watch this video because I’m a huge kings fan. This is a really great video and I’m glad someone is pointing out Keegan’s improvement.

@Still_Cold 7 ай бұрын

I really like how you define some of the jargon you use and explain any special plays, it's really helpful I really hope the kings can keep keegan and fox together because they have deep playoff runs in their future, thanks for the video

@garfieldheathcliffe5535 7 ай бұрын

He moves on defense like a younger Draymond. Incredible. Mike Brown is in the perfect position. Hes Steve Kerr 2.0, Kings look like Warriors 2.0.

@roscoeorginal 7 ай бұрын

Iowa Legend Keegan Murry

@kingsib1445 7 ай бұрын

Great analysis, thank you!

@willstout5988 7 ай бұрын

Love that in the process of you making this video, Keegan went for his 11 straight threes and almost broke the single game record. He’s a baller, so glad to have him on my team!

@rangersraven1453 7 ай бұрын

Here's what I think. I see a young Klay Thompson in this man, the stellar defence, the top tier shooting, it seems like the Kings made the right choice picking Murray over Ivey and many more. A true scheme fit that doesn't take away the ball from Sabonis/Fox, but compliments them and has the necessary tools to be the third option when needed.

@DirtyBlazersFan 7 ай бұрын

Reminds me of a 6’9 230lb Klay Thompson. I hope Kris has some of that same juice in him too

@carmichaelking3338 7 ай бұрын

Was saying he reminded me of a 6'8 Klay when we drafted him. Great video bro

@nolancochran831 6 ай бұрын

His Freshman year at Iowa, we had a really good team with national player of the year Luka Garza leading us. Keegan came in right away earning minutes because of how amazing he was on defense. That's why when he came into the NBA and people were saying we was a liability on defense and was purely a 3pt shooter, I was surprised. I'm glad he's starting to get credit for his defense! He's the perfect 3 and D wing in the modern NBA with his body and shooting. Can handle and pass competently and won't demand the ball or cause any problems in the locker room.

@LivinProoof 7 ай бұрын

@elburto5387 7 ай бұрын

Threegan Murray!

@admiralcuddles3339 7 ай бұрын

His progression is why the kings don't need to get crazy in the trade market. They have the pieces to win multiple championships over the next 5-7 years

@youngorochi 7 ай бұрын

🗣️KEEEEGAAAANNNNN

@LivinProoof 7 ай бұрын

GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!

@davidryanree 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for giving the Kings some love.

@km13watch 7 ай бұрын

Good video. - #1 Keegan Fan

@afroturtle989 7 ай бұрын

So fun to watch

@carson2money 7 ай бұрын

Keegan is exactly what NBA coaches want out of their SF right now. Length to defend the perimeter and elite 3pt shooting. Now if he spends another season with Fox and develops an elite dribble drive package, he could very well be a multi-time all-star.

@kedrprao 7 ай бұрын

Keegan just needs to bulk up a bit and he will post all star numbers

@behindthearcyt 7 ай бұрын

never saw this big of an improvement when it came to his defense but if he becomes a good defender on top of the elite 3 point shooting he provides off the catch and off movement he fits perfectly as the 3rd guy next to fox and sabonis

@ugoakusoba4094 7 ай бұрын

The next snipper. Can shoot like curry and play defense. Man the NBA is in good hands

@jamillion10 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Fox for playing and practicing with Murray 1 on 1 during the offseason. Murray wasn't really a good defender last year, and he gave a lot of and 1s. Having to go one on one against one of the best point guards in the league definitely improved his game

@itsabouttthattime 7 ай бұрын

Murray is off the table completely, along with Fox, Sabonis, and Monk.

@curatedpixels 28 күн бұрын

keeeegaaaaan muuuuhraaaaaaay

@migeki11 7 ай бұрын

Yes fo sho bro

@bigbangbasketball 7 ай бұрын

Its safe to say he is the Kee to the kings long term success

@cristinadegz 7 ай бұрын

Keegan Murray♥️♥️♥️🥰

@axelaznar5475 7 ай бұрын

If he continues like this he might be a future MVP

@bagchasingbandit6274 7 ай бұрын

KEEGAN

@NOCALGooN916 7 ай бұрын

Hes becoming a solid 2way player before our eyers

@blowc1612 7 ай бұрын

Kings defense will always look skewed because of how fast pace Kings play that teams will score more than their normal. Yet Kings will make stops when needed

@iwannatalktosampson5852 7 ай бұрын

As he should be . He's a elite shooter & has potential to eventually be a elite scorer once he gets rid of the nights when he barely even shoots the ball . No reason he shouldn't be shooting 20 shots a night. Definitely a Allstar in the future once kings unleash him as the #2 in that offense all due respect to sabonis Murray ability as a shooter just raises the ceiling of what the offense can do once he starts being aggressive every night

@soysaucehairdye7869 7 ай бұрын

I like his stoic nature. He reminds me of Barry Sanders in that way.

@monkeymoo87 7 ай бұрын

Potentially. If he gets handles he will

@Seth_kinda_italian 7 ай бұрын

Keep in mind second season and he had the most threes record by a rookie last year. He is just a very calm player thats a huge threat

@austinwilliams3418 7 ай бұрын

Keegan has all the tools to become a superstar. Size, an elite scorer, looks like he’s becoming an elite defender, IQ.. Scary

@meinardsl 7 ай бұрын

I this it's mostly his effort. He's not the most talented or gifted player but he puts in the work to get better. Plus he's a very likeable person. You don't trade those guys.

@maximilianmiller1963 7 ай бұрын

YOU LOVE TO SEE IT!!

@lxnny2357 7 ай бұрын

Keegan Murray might end up being better than prime Klay Thompson. That’s my best comp for him and if he doesn’t end up getting two back to back major injuries like Klay did… that’d end up being a very scary player. Don’t forget that right before Klay sustained those injuries he was entering his prime form. If you think about it, Klay was becoming a better ball handler and passer, extending his value beyond just the catch and shoot and roll threat. If he hadn’t gotten injured GSW would probably have 1 more ring by now. Keegan hitting this form is scary to think about. I noticed last season that the kings coaching staff seemed to agree, having put an emphasis on him becoming a better defender and putting the ball on the floor more. They’re accelerating getting him to what prime Klay would have been.

@TheJugga21 7 ай бұрын

I believe that as awesome as he's been, he is in an environment that benefits him greatly. Having both a pg and a c that can space the floor the way fox and sabonis do really opens up opportunity on the wing. He might not show the same success elsewhere if the fit isnt right.

@LivinProoof 7 ай бұрын

Which is why they picked him over Ivy which felt like I was the only Kings fan on Earth that was happy about it. Ivy never made sense on the Kings PERIOD

@ryanhendricks1027 7 ай бұрын

This is kind of a nothing statement.

@TheJugga21 7 ай бұрын

the underlying point being that another team could give up a lot for a guy that wont replicate his success on another team, sure its a cliche but still a valid point@@ryanhendricks1027

@kingsfansneak1886 7 ай бұрын

If he was traded to the east he would be an allstar day 1. He is well on his way, next question for me is going to make it to all nba one day. I think he will, after that individually there’s only one more item to hit, but Fox might beat him there first.

@3hristopher 7 ай бұрын

I knew Keegan was gonna be good when he broke the 3pt record in a season he has also become more athletic and defensive then before he’s going to be an elite 2way player

@BisyBackson365 7 ай бұрын

He is massive!! And look at his feet chatter the ground while he is on defense. If you compare the way he used he hips, arms and feet and spacical awareness to Drue Holiday. U will see remarkable similarities

@Arjun-ct5sq 7 ай бұрын

i need him as a raptor

@picassojulien899 7 ай бұрын

Once keegan learns to take the ball of the dribble he will legitimately be a 23 and 8 guy. He is the key for the kings winning a chip in the future

@LivinProoof 7 ай бұрын

Just scored 25 again

@DrizzleSports 7 ай бұрын

Next Danny Granger fr 👀

@ballinboxer3676 7 ай бұрын

Hopefully with Keegan's improvement would lead to Sabonis not pooping the bed in the playoffs again.

@kill1052 7 ай бұрын

I remember so many experts said that Sacramento was reaching with this kid.. the experts

@GanjaDaddi_ 7 ай бұрын

Mike brown doing what Steve Kerr couldn’t…allow high draft picks and young talent to develop and flourish without cracking the whip.

@youngorochi 7 ай бұрын

As of right now, the Kings are 14th in defensive rating

@LivinProoof 7 ай бұрын

Then they totally chilled in the 4th quarter during a blow out to the wizard and gave em 131 points, lol the kings scored 145 but yeah, pretty sure their defensive rating dropped sadly.

@oozy1333 7 ай бұрын

And last year they were 28th

@MannyTooLegit 7 ай бұрын

Threegan Murray

@sachits 7 ай бұрын

Future bull

@billl.2441 7 ай бұрын

Reminds me of pg13

@gregbors8364 7 ай бұрын

I wonder why his bro isn’t playing in Portland 🤔

@TyKnowsTheTruth 7 ай бұрын

I was at the game when he dropped 47, could've easily been 50 if coach didn't pull him. Keegan is ready to take the next step for sure. lets go ahead and trade Huerter, Davion a second for Zach Levine. Light the Beam

@coolyboy475 7 ай бұрын

Tbh I always found the notion that Keegan Murray has a low ceiling to be stupid. If you look at his college stats, he took a big leap in college that many did not expect, and that happened the year he was drafted so why wouldn't he be able to replicate that again beaucse of his age that sounds like bullshit.Age will affect some players development but not all.

@SacTown2323 7 ай бұрын

I remember the day were every other fanbase especially the pistons fans trashed us for picking murray over ivey and now ivey has to fight to be in a starting spot at a team with no intentions of winning while murray already had a playoff run and gets the most minutes after fox and saboner what a turn of events🙃

@Pakk 7 ай бұрын

Potential Kawhi without injures

@bdkq1902 7 ай бұрын

Keegan “The Second Coming of Jesus Shuttlesworth” Murray.

@cheap272 7 ай бұрын

thats literally klay thompson right there

@codyg2600 7 ай бұрын

I don’t think the kings would’ve traded Keegan anyways. Dudes legit kawhi 2.0.

@itsabouttthattime 7 ай бұрын

Yes. Tim Duncan in Kobe's body. He's going to be an all-time great.

@Yuzzzz996 7 ай бұрын

You're wrong. The kings have a good defense at 15th in the league

@raymond1028 7 ай бұрын

Jumping straight up and keeping your arms to yourself is 98 percent of fundamental defense.

@bodies_by_corpus 7 ай бұрын

Vegan Murray

@joshuat6124 7 ай бұрын

We're the warriors hunting him in the playoffs last year?

@calraymond7756 7 ай бұрын

As a depressed pistons I am going to speak my mind on how much I hate jaden Ivey and our organization. When I found out we had the number 5 pick in last years draft I was praying to god we wouldn’t draft ivey, you don’t even have to know a lot about basketball to see that he lacks any amount of basketball IQ, yes he is quick and has skill but he doesn’t know how to play basketball the right way and only plays at one speed with terrible shot IQ and decision making. I initially wanted mathurin but would have been fine with murray or sharpe but now Keegan has shown he was the best pick

@calraymond7756 7 ай бұрын

I’m bringing up Ivey because the kings would have been dumb enough to pick him at 4 but before the draft he said he didn’t want to play for the kings

@GodJilicious 7 ай бұрын

Takes time my brother.. Get a good system around him, maybe he'll be better. Fox was the same, fast player but had a dysfunctional team around him..

@blowc1612 7 ай бұрын

@@calraymond7756Keegan was always the pick. We were never going to pick another guard after trading a guard and having the franchise player as a guard.

@calraymond7756 7 ай бұрын

@@GodJilicious as much as I want to agree with you and hope Ivey becomes good he simply won’t. Even tho fox had a dysfunctional organization for the beginning of his career he always showed flashes of potential, he’s been playing the same way since he entered the league just much more polished and from what from Ivey in college and so far in the pros his play style was bound to fail. I don’t see him being in the league much longer, all he has now is speed and once he loses that he will have nothing

@calraymond7756 7 ай бұрын

@@blowc1612 I’m talking about mathurin and Ivey btw. Keegan is and was the best pick/ player at the time of the draft

@onlythestrong04 7 ай бұрын

Keegan Murray for Klay Thompson trade lol

@donzsky4432 7 ай бұрын

im jusy glad Jaden Ivey never went to d Kings😂😂😂

@danger1026 7 ай бұрын

Bruh 4pt differential on vs off court 😂

@seffor 7 ай бұрын

Frankincense and Murray

@Herkyjerky 7 ай бұрын

Kings traded halibutten who was better then Keegan is now so nothing is off the table

@kingbalbi 7 ай бұрын

First

@lostone9700 7 ай бұрын

Untouchable? You see they traded haliburton.

@CJ-ru7pj 7 ай бұрын

Stop....

@AnimeBeefRandoms 7 ай бұрын

We will trade Siakam for him, thanks.

@blowc1612 7 ай бұрын

🤣 Kings doesn't want Siakam for Keegan 🤣. You Raptors fans are delusional.

@LoneSamurai_X 7 ай бұрын

He's alright, ceiling is a poor man's Klay

@GodJilicious 7 ай бұрын

Hes already dribbled more often in 2yrs than Klay has in his entire career

@blowc1612 7 ай бұрын

🤣 he will be a better version of Klay because of his height and size.

@s1kwidit 7 ай бұрын

Playing 1 on 1 in against Fox in the off season definitely helped both guys. Fox with his ability to finish against stronger defenders, and helped Keegan develop his face up game as he was not allowed to post up Fox. Very excited for what’s to come with this team. LTB!!! 🟣