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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