Hardwood Knocks, Episode 519: 2021-22 Sacramento Kings Lookahead
Dan is joined by Greg Wissinger (@gwiss) from The Kings Herald for a deeeeeep dive into the Sacramento Kings ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. Their conversation covers De’Aaron Fox’s continued growth, Tyrese Haliburton’s path to stardom, Davion Mitchell’s fit, three-guard lineups, four-guard lineups, the wing rotation, Richaun Holmes, Buddy Hield, trade candidates and, yes, Ben Simmons—plus much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️
🔘 2:03 – Intro
🔘 4:20 – Thoughts on Sacramento’s offseason/Richuan Holmes
🔘 7:02 – The Ben Simmons discussion
🔘 11:19 – De’Aaron Fox’s next frontier
🔘 13:03 – The defense
🔘 15:25 – Fun De’Aaron Fox stat that is fun!
🔘 20:14 – Tyrese Haliburton’s path to stardom
🔘 22:35 – Expectations for Davion Mitchell
🔘 24:45 – The three-guard lineup
🔘 26:52 – Louis King’s value
🔘 29:24 – The Marvin Bagley III Hope Meter
🔘 31:12 – Who should be the fifth starter?
🔘 33:40 – 10-man rotation
🔘 37:08 – Trade candidates
🔘 38:21 – Could the Kings be sellers at the deadline?
🔘 43:03 – Best crunch-time lineup
🔘 44:25 – Quirky lineups we want to see
🔘 46:07 – Win-total prediction/Place in the West
🔘 49:42 – Luke Walton’s job security
🔘 54:04 – Buddy Hield’s future
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