The King they were one of 22 teams chosen to play in the NBA reboot, which starts in a couple of weeks in Orlando, Florida. The Kings are currently 3.5 games behind Memphis for the eighth seed and could make the playoffs if they can play as before the suspension of the season.
This will depend not only on how De’Aaron Fox is Buddy Loved plays, but also as head coach Kings Luke Walton use the great man of the second year Marvin Bagley. Last weekend, Walton was asked where the former stowaway Duke is on the field and replied that Bagley is a player with no position.
“We see Marvin as a player who will practically be a positionless basketball player along the way,” Walton said. “For now, and bringing him back, we’ve got him to get most of his repetitions at five and four.”
Richard Ivanowski of The Sacramento Bee disagrees with Walton’s assessment and believes that Bagley should be considered a center or a great man. Ivanowski points out that the former overall second choice is struggling to shoot from three points (28.8%) and is not someone who can start the infringement. Instead, Bagley is better around the edge and is an adequate defensive rebound.
Here’s more from the entire Pacific division:
- scissors guard Terance Mann, who is the team’s NBPA representative, told reporters Tuesday that the players’ decision to play was “a rather lengthy process,” according to ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk (Twitter link). The Clippers, who will return to action on July 30 against the Lakers, had several Zoom conversations about the restart before deciding to participate, Mann said.
- Mann also told reporters that he returned to full contact after undergoing hand surgery in March, according to The Athletic’s Jovan Buha (Twitter link).
- Anthony Slater and John Hollinger of The Athletic discussed the current state of the Lakers and where they will go from here. The Athletic duo talked about how Los Angeles did in free agency last summer, with what to do Kyle Kuzma (who are entitled to an extension this low season), and Anthony Davis‘future.
- Forward veteran Kyle Goon of The Orange County Register (Twitter link) Markieff Morris, who has a justified absence, should join the Lakers soon in Disney World.
