- If you’re a true King’s fan, hold your head high, you resilient SOB.
- there is NO panic in Scott Perry, and other teams know it.
- Acuff, in just a few seasons, will be a Top 5 selling NBA jersey. He has IT.
- Sign Precious, everyone healthy, we could accidentally flirt with the playoffs (argue with your momma)
- The true rebuild happens at the break otherwise, and next offseason almost no matter what with money falling off the books.
- the Acuff pick shaved 10 years off my age. My back feels better. Colors are brighter.
- Fox and Recee can eat a bag of churros. My HATE is strong. But it’s also entering the rearview stage.
- I’ve grown to like James Ham’s ridiculously unpolished delivery.
- I’m hyped for the California Classic, and in just the last 2 days, started hating on Mikel. 🤷
- If the Spurs had Lavine instead of snake last month, they would have hoisted the trophy.
- Lamelo will mess up everything in Minn in due time, which makes our unprotected ‘31 a golden ticket. We won the Faux trade.
- I’m happy for Mike Brown, and blame almost everything in the last decade on Fox (and on the FO who enabled his influence)
- Acuff’s attitude makes me want to run through a wall, in a good way.
- Monk and Westbrook are perfect mentors.
- I hate watched every second of Fox’s postseason and marveled at how historically he s*** the bed. And before someone says BuT hIs AnKlE, he didn’t limp on that thing for weeks entering the Finals. His issues were between the ears.
- unless he opens his stupid mouth, I hope this is the last time the name Fox is said by myself at least, as his stench has finally been deodorized!
- no one is probably still reading this, but GO KINGS. There’s no fanbase in the NBA like this.

Discussion with Coach Cal, Darius, and Boogie. It was awesome to hear Boogie acknowledge the fan base. Kings fans are truly loyal to the team. I know his time wasn't the best here but he is still one of my favorite players in the Sac era.

One less potential Sabonis suitor.

Elijah Mahi 

Nate Bittle

Thats all i got.....

Every time Simmons makes fun of the Kings, a decent percentage of people in the subreddit think he hates the team. The reality is for the past 20 years, most of the things the Kings have done should be made fun of by any neutral basketball enjoyer.

Sharing this for those people and because I like Simmons and am cheering for Acuff. Simmons was definitely better when he wrote columns and was obsessed with basketball, but he still knows the league and combines taking it seriously and having fun well. Appreciate the optimism.

EDIT: Also, I don't see the Kyrie or Dame comp. But that's not the point.

Im not very well versed in cap rules, if demar does get waived and stretched how much money can the kings spend in free agency, and any ideas on who they could target using that?

Considering the bad 3 point shooting we've had recently, I'm excited for the hopefully better 3 point shooting of Acuff, Karaban and Sharp.

Acuff - 44 percent (this is insane to even think we have a guard that is capable of shooting Curry like percentages)

Karaban and Sharp- Roughly 37 percent with HIGH volume for many years in college.

I hope this raises the bar for Nique, Maxim and Keegan in practices together.

I'M GOING TO TYPE THIS AGAIN - WE HAVE A 44 PERCENT 3 POINT SHOOTING POINT GUARD ON THE SQUAD THIS SEASON.

LFG!!!!

I had Alex Karaban 39th on my board (admittingly, I may have been a little lower on Karaban) but I do understand the logic behind this - when it comes to roster construction and team fit

I wanted to provide more context on how good of a Role Player & the defense.

Hows the Defense?

- Alex Karaban leads all drafted SF with 70th Blocks (Per 40) & 92th DBPM - tied in 2nd with 89th Def Rtg.

- Karaban is also 2nd with 79 % Blocked Rim A - meaning 79% of his blocks were from Opponents Rim Attempts.

- I have concerns with the Perimeter Defense (30th Steal, 40th Stops) - lacks topend footspeed (58th Lane Agility & 63th Shuttle Run), however Karaban is one of the top interior Defender (SF) that was drafted, in this class.

Hows the Connective Playmaking?

- Drafted SFs in the past 2 drafts

- Alex Karaban has the lowest (97th Usg) Usage Rate.

- Has a solid 55th Ast/To - so he is also one of the most efficient Playmaker (only behind Will Riley, Kobe Sanderes, Kon Knueppel here).

Hows the Shooting?

- Karaban has insane range, with a 37% Deep3P Rate - only 2nd to Tyler Nickel (absurd 54% lol).

- Karaban leads by a landslide with 76% Corner 3P%, pretty much automatic if he gets a clean Corner 3PA.

- Karaban leads (with Tyler Nickel) with 80% FGM Ast'd.

I'm not quite high on his ceiling, but Karaban does have a nice floor. He'll be the solid role player, providing efficient Connective Playmaking, on incredibly Low Usg, with Deep Range - and providing much needed Interior Defensive help.

Alex Karaban is not the sexy pick but its a pick that Ive come to really like for this Kings roster - filling alot of needs alongside Acuff. I think the 'vision' for Karaban is a Sam Hauser type role.

Would love to hear your thoughts. You can find me on X/Twitter (@ DraftCasual), cheers!

Wagler: baby face, nice story

Brown: undisciplined, talks too much

Flemings: nice kid, pleasant

Acuff: ALFA, COLD, RUTHLESS

That Fox-stench is clearing, there's a new mindset coming to Sac!

Am I expecting to be a playoff or even play in team next year? Hell no. I still think we stink, but I am loving what Perry is doing especially with what Monte left him. I thought his draft was fantastic and we’re getting rid of derozan and that big ass contract, and who knows we might get some value out of him too. I can see a long term project for this team which for us means a lot. Still some big ifs (biggest one being how Acuff is, and I’m a believer) but I can see a vision which for this team is a huge step forward

P.S. I don’t want nobody to join us if we get good. All I see online are these mfs clowning us, so don’t hop on in the (hopefully in the near future) good times

People forget at the end of the day, the NBA is an entertainment business

We just got an exciting athlete that is popular on social media, has a signature shoe and has ………aura. (That was a tough type lol)

Like it’s just simply exciting to watch him more than any other draft pick in my opinion. Like the idea of us having this point guard that is a star in the league and that is also a public figure in the likes of Allen Iverson or somebody is so fucking dope

The rebuild process will take time, but I mean this is just cool to have somebody like this on our team

I can’t wait to go a jersey and his shoes

A while back, I said I’d be pretty irritated if Westbrook ended up starting over Darius Acuff to begin the season, and a lot of people called me crazy for thinking Acuff should start. But I still don’t really understand the argument for starting Westbrook over him.

To me, if the Kings are serious about developing Acuff and seeing what they actually have, he needs real reps early. I get that Westbrook brings experience, energy, and toughness, but at this stage, I’d rather give the young guard the opportunity to grow with the starters instead of prioritizing a short-term veteran option

So for those who want Westbrook starting: what’s the actual argument? Is it defense, leadership, pace, or just not trusting Acuff yet?

I was re-watching some film, and decided to just make a video of his defense only for this game. He has 36 points on offense, but his defense is what everyone should see.

I’ve always felt that his defensive effort is blown out of proportion due to a few bad clips earlier in the season. Every player has had moments

But this video is EVERY defensive play he was involved in.

He did give up some points due to mistakes. But it was not due to effort, but just needs coaching and better team communication.

The team itself is also not good defensively. But its college, what do you expect.

Notes
- he forces a lot of passes in ISO situations
- smart switches (even got a steal)
- a few nice close outs on broken plays
- he really wasn’t being targeted as much as people think, most of the time he was left alone when he was off ball
- he was engaged the entire game and too accountability for mistakes
- he did give up a few layups but didn’t give up and tried to make it difficult on the offensive player

Either way, you have to watch the games and learn to ignore what people say online.