{"id":143946,"date":"2024-08-23T22:30:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T21:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/?p=120783"},"modified":"2024-08-23T22:30:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T21:30:04","slug":"sacramento-kings-young-forward-earns-massive-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/23\/sacramento-kings-young-forward-earns-massive-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento Kings\u2019 Young Forward Earns Massive Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Keegan<\/p>\n

The Sacramento Kings<\/a> have gotten themselves back on the map the last couple of seasons. After a decade-and-a-half of misery, the Kings have made the playoffs two years ago and then lost a play-in game after winning 46 games this past year.<\/p>\n

Part of the reason why Sacramento is so interesting is because of young forward Keegan Murray.<\/p>\n

As a matter of fact, Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale<\/a> listed Murray as one of five NBA players most likely to take the next step into stardom next season.<\/p>\n

Murray is coming off of a 2023-24 campaign in which he played 77 games and averaged 15.2 points and 5.5 rebounds over 33.6 minutes per game on 45.4\/35.8\/83.1 shooting splits.<\/p>\n

It was actually a rather disappointing season given how good he was during his rookie year, when he posted a true-shooting percentage of 59.7 percent en route to finishing top five in Rookie of the Year voting.<\/p>\n

As a matter of fact, Murray’s true-shooting percentage dipped nearly a full three percent this past season, which isn’t surprising given the drastic dropoff in his three-point efficiency (he made 41.1 percent of his triples in Year 1).<\/p>\n

However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t still plenty of room for Murray to grow.<\/p>\n

Favale particularly likes his defense.<\/p>\n

“And yet, his ascent will be equally, if not more, fueled by his defense,” Favale wrote. “He is closer to a flat-out wing stopper than he was billed coming out of Iowa and has even developed a knack for providing secondary layers of protection near the basket.”<\/p>\n

Maybe Murray will never be a truly dynamic scorer on the NBA level, but if he becomes a terrific two-way player, the Kings will gladly take that.<\/p>\n

How good will the Sacramento Kings be next season?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sacramento didn’t quite make the playoffs this past season, falling to the New Orleans Pelicans in a play-in game. However, the Kings were right there in the rugged Western Conference thanks to major contributions from De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis and Malik Monk (in addition to Murray).<\/p>\n

The question is, just how good will Sacramento be during the 2024-25 campaign?<\/p>\n

Well, the Kings have brought DeMar DeRozan aboard, so he should certainly add another dimension to their offense. DeRozan isn’t much of a long-range shooter, but he can get to the free-throw line with regularity and is great from mid-range.<\/p>\n

A trio of Fox, Sabonis and DeRozan sounds absolutely lethal offensively, but the addition doesn’t really answer Sacramento’s biggest problem: defense.<\/p>\n

The Kings ranked 15th in defensive efficiency this past year, and they don’t figure to be a whole lot better this coming season.<\/p>\n

In a conference that includes the Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento’s margin for error is very slim.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the Kings can make a midseason addition to bolster their defense, but until then, it’s hard to imagine Sacramento serving as anything more than first-round fodder.<\/p>\n

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\"Keegan<\/p>\n

The Sacramento Kings have gotten themselves back on the map the last couple of seasons. After a decade-and-a-half of misery, the Kings have made the playoffs two years ago and then lost a play-in game after winning 46 games this past year. Part of the reason why Sacramento is so interesting is because of young [\u2026]<\/p>\n

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