They’re Wrong About DeMar DeRozan and the Kings…
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- The Sacramento Kings made a BIG move by acquiring DeMar DeRozan via sign and trade, and now the question is whether or not he moves the needle for the Kings in a tightly contested Western Conference.
But a lot of people are wrong about DeMar DeRozan. DeRozan is still one of the most consistent players in the entire NBA. Even with the questions about how exactly he's going to fit alongside De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis, the Kings are making a smart move: get the talent, figure the rest out later.
And the concerns about DeRozan's fit might be a bit overblown. Although his lack of three point shooting may not mesh perfectly with Sacramento's high-volume, three point heavy offense, he's still going to offer more than enough to help bolster their offense and double down on their strengths. The DeMar DeRozan trade might just be what the Sacramento Kings need.
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My thing is why is ppl overrating Barnes now I watched all 82 games this season and he pissed me off in 73 of them he’s a pretty weak defender but soon as he got traded ppl claim he’s a “3&D” gtfoh 😭
lol foreals but that reminds me of when the kings got Chris Duarte, Every kings fan hyped him up but every Pacers fan already knew he wasn't going to be all that.
Thank you!!! I always thought he was the weakest link in the starting 5. I'll take a legit all star over a below average player. How is that not an upgrade??
Facts, the revisionist history with Barnes right now is wild
Facts Barnes had me pissed off 🤣🤣🤣
I agree he wasn’t what we expected and needed from him but it’s Harrison Barnes you gotta love him 😂
I’m just happy the Kings are finally able to convince good players to actually stay and play for them. Sabonis, Monk, now DeMar. It’s about building a culture
Thats goes along way instead of always chasing superstars
Huerter for Giannis, make it happen.
Same, at this point most players would have to at least ponder coming to Sac and playing with Fox, Sabonis, Keegan, Monk etc. Finally Kings are a force again been a long road from the Bibby, Webber, Divac, Peja days. NOW LIGHT THE MF BEEEEEAM!
LFG Kings!!!!!
HB got significantly slower laterally on defense last year and became a below average defender. Replacing him with Demar will not hurt the Kings defensively apart from in matchups where size matters. HB was a very consistent 3 point shooter though so Keegan, Ellis, Monk, and Huerter have to pick up the slack on that end. Especially Keegan because his corner 3's were abysmal last year.
Kings will be scary in clutch games. Derozan can be the primary handler with Fox and Monk in off ball actions coming off screens from Domas.
As a kings fan i was screaming just go for the 2 when we were down after missing a ton of 3’s this is going to put us deep in the playoffs
SAME. UGH. I feel heard 🥲 ty bro
huerter + all of our picks for Lauri and that's a ring
@@vicentepuyalto5151they will want Keegan or no deal
If you watch kings basketball you would know this signing makes sense.
Demar isnt automatic but he can hit 3s in big moments. He shot 41% from the left corner and has hit multiple 3 so many times in close 4th quarters. I know the bulls arent good but they consistently got to play ins with even less shooter than sacramento
Derozen hasn’t played with a pg like Fox before I think it’s gonna be a good fit
lowry?
@@charlesss417 Lowry is good but fox is a notch above, all nba caliber vs All star
Both cant shoot the 3 consistently 😂yall crazy
@@nenola504Fox has been a good three point shooter for a minute, have u watched the kings at all lmao
@nenola504 Fox can't shoot 3s consistently? Pretty solid average on plenty of attempts. Also, Monk, Huerter, Murray, Ellis and Lyles can knock down catch and shoot 3s all day.
Casuals don’t understand the Kings at all…..
They want to make us a team of only 3pt shooters which has already failed as an experiment
Celtics have won, with the most amount of 3 pt shooting in the finals, to beat that you will need shooting
Analysts don't watch kings play and only people who watch will understand that kings got a huge upgrade
THANK YOU for this analysis. I could not understand the level of criticism the Kings were getting for acquiring DeRozan
The media doesn't like it when high-profile players go to small market teams
@westbrick4208 not so sure about that. We all know if anyone goes to okc or Minnesota now, it'll be universally praised. It really is just sac mainstream sports media hates.
I think it’s more of he’s really ball dominant… same for fox so there’s only 1 ball it’ll depend how they play together
As a kings fan. We used to it
@@westbrick4208 nah they just diminish the move in any way possible cause it’s demar and since he “doesn’t shoot 3s” hes not an upgrade I guess lol
Kings weren't that bad last year, I thought forsure they were a playoff team
All the way until the last few weeks when Monk got hurt and also the Lakers ended the season strong.
if monk and huerter didn’t go down they wouldve
They were looking like a lock for the 4 seed until the Clippers went nuclear on everyone
When Huerter and Monk got hurt. Despite Fox, Monk and Huerter were missing games before that.
if they didn’t blow easy games then they easily would’ve been top 4
The Kings now have someone to go to the post when the game slowdown or when they need a bucket. This is something they done with Barnes but he was able to draw fouls many times only. But they're definitely going to go to DeRozan even more. When the game become tight...this could mean the difference between winning or losing. I couldn't count how many games where the Kings lose because they couldn't get a good winning shot off OR couldn't shift momentum due to the way they had to play fast OR how many possessions were wasted because the players they had on the court just couldn't generate offense EVEN though the game was close for them to close in or take the lead. I am sure DeRozen will help in this regard.
Facts! Kings fans know this but a lot of people don’t. Like wat u said, in this regard DeRozan is an upgrade.
Kings top 4 in the west this year.
No shot
They gonna surprise and be top 2, bet on it.
@@JayGreenShowwolves gonna regress they are not that good and were overrated to begin with and I see the nuggets falling a tiny bit so it’s very possible
@@mikeysbusy True. The only top western team that made moves and I can definitively say got better over the off season is OKC.
@@mikeysbusy possible yes but not likely and the Timberwolves Okc and nuggets are top 4 locks
Great explanation. Total floor raiser and I think people just forget how good DeMar is, along with the fact that he has never played with a playmaking big as good as Sabonis. DeMar, Fox, Monk, and Keeg together with Domas facilitating is going to be a problem for any defense to handle. Insane to think most of big media won't admit it. I think if the Kings can pick up a solid stretch wing/big, they become the dark horse in the west. Only teams I'd be scared about is still the Pels and Twolves at that point.
I agree, man. This is a GREAT upgrade and the Kings will be much better next year just off this trade. Im hyped to see how it works out.
Considering there are very few guards that can guard Fox one on one even having a defender that needs to stick with DeRozan is going to be huge .... Also can we also mention that the Kings now have two of the best clutch players in the NBA on their team .... Considering how many games come down to 2 to 6 points that alone will be huge.
Also the contract is 3 years 76 million .. though the last year is only 10 million guaranteed .. for a player of his caliber that is great and east to trade the last year. This reminds me of the Sabonis trade were everyone was saying Kings made the worst trade possible. That didn't age well.
No one can guard Fox 1v1
@@jimmyjames4367 can’t guard Fox or demar 1v1 demar was one of the best and most efficient isolation players still just last year
@@jalynjones9136 no doubt about it !
Really glad you made this video bc I’ve been thinking to myself that people have been more down on this trade than they should be/simplifying it to “can he shoot 3’s though?” and Demar is more than that
Honestly, if it works out well, I don't think that the Kings can be called anything _but_ (dark horse, admittedly) contenders with how much parity there is right now, especially if we manage to flip Kevin Huerter for a bench-level defense-first PF.
agreed the Kings desperately need size and defense. I think it would be interesting to see them get a defensive Center and move Sabonis to the 4.
@@joshuarosen2483 this isn’t it, Domas is a pure C and every time he’s tried to get slid down to PF (with the Pacers, internationally) it’s been a disaster.
@@joshuarosen2483 nahh they just need a big bruising forward that can be versatile on defense and also protect the rim
@@winter9242 yeah those are easy to find. Just get Giannis to come over.
@@joshuarosen2483 it's hard to find but for the kings to go to the next level they'd need that. Just anyone similar to aaron gordon will do not someone on giannis level
People use the same argument against I.Hart that he can't provide spacing for OKC and so may not be fit in there while discounting the fact that literally the reason why I.Hart had a sudden leap in value is the fact that he can be in a lineup full of shooters and still provide for the team beyond being able to shoot (or lack thereof). The dude is a literal body down the paint who can grab boards and drill points with his weird push shot that no one seems to figure out how to guard yet. Spacing is MORE than shooting threes
DeRozan doesn't need to be a 3pt shooter, if he can pass the ball there are plenty of 3pt shooters on the floor at any time. Murry, Fox and whoever else is on the floor will be enough to shoot 3s. It helps having half the team attacking the basket and the rest ready to shoot 3s.
He can pass the ball and he’s still gonna be his same great self
I've been absolutely baffled by all the negative takes on this trade for the kings. Derozen is the exact type of player they have been missing on offense: a bucket getter who can score at will in iso. People like to point out how long he keeps his dribble but with all the shooting surrounding him in Sacto (I think Fox's 3pt efficiency takes another jump this year) he's going to have a ton of opportunities to make plays alongside Fox and Sabonis. My only concern is how Fox, Monk, and Derozen will share the floor if they decide to start those three. Malik may be stuck in his sixth man role for another season, which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.
People are so hung up on the 2031 pick swap and are so nervous about something 7 years away from now. The pick and roll or pick and pop alone with DDR and The Ox will dominate next season!
Appreciate the video/insight and logic @2:56 High-quality analysis.
Holy fuck finally someone gets it. You broke this down perfectly
Love Demar. Criminally underrated
I think a fantastic point you made in this video is how defenders still close in around Deebo when he shoots 3s. Even that little distraction paired with arguably the fastest player in the league (currently) and you have more made possessions than not.
This is a move where if it works I wouldn’t be surprised, however if it doesn’t work I also wouldn’t be surprised. I could see it going both ways. I’m more inclined towards it working, really curious on how it’ll work.
Great analysis; thank you Alex
Fun fact: DeMar DeRozan has 86 less career points than Steph Curry (same draft class) while having SIGNIFICANTLY less 3pm. Heard Nick say that on his show the other day and it might be the most mind blowing stat I’ve ever heard. Glad to see my favorite player stacks up to some all time greats in that regard.
Nice work 💪🏾💯👀🔥
I love the DeMar trade. Getting an elite wing scorer and second lead playmaker is huge for what little they gave up. DeRozan has been an underrated facilitator for years now.
Great analysis
great breakdown
Modest and excellent analysis
Put Demar on the 23 team, Kings goes to the finals.
Demar is gonna elevate everyones game and make defenses scramble every possession.
Tim Legler had a great take about this trade. It puts them in about the 5 to 7 contention in the West
Nah kings will be top 4 seed next year just wait on it
Nice breakdown alex, light the beammm
Another thing DeRozan is good at is getting to the FT line and hitting them. Sabonis and Fox are 70+% FT shooters , so teams don't mind hacking them (plus they get few calls). DeRozen will draw fouls at a higher rate (making it even tougher on opponents to guard Fox and Monk and Sabonis), plus he can make FTs down the stretch with Monk (a 90% FT shooter).
Harrison Barnes, on the other hand, did not draw many fouls.
Perfect analysis 👌
Been waiting on your video cause I knew you’d break down exactly why this was a great acquisition some ppl really just don’t know ball and chalk it up to oh “demar doesn’t shoot 3s” “he doesn’t defend” so this does nothing for the kings lol when in reality it does
DeRozan gives the Kings 3 playmakers and 2 of which can be on the court all times when they stagger rotations. Fox, Monk and DD. And with the plethora of knock down 3 point catch and shoot players the Kings have in Fox, Monk, Murray, Lyles and Ellis they should be able to space the floor well at all times.
Cue the Bbq chicken yams shannon sharpe meme
People that think this makes the kings worse defensively are telling on themselves
I think Derozan is very underrated for a long time and I don't get it. I mean how is PG-13 getting 211 million for 4 years and Derozan gets 73 million for 3 and people are doubting his worth. I know they are not directly comparable, but cmon.
people have forgotten how good derozan is. heavily underrated and i see people saying hes trash now when hes only gotten better
Hey quick question is The Media Pass on break for the offseason? Sorry I’m a newer viewer, and I’m not sure if you guys usually do that. Otherwise, I enjoyed the video!
We’re getting back to it next week! Appreciate you watching!
People especially the main stream media love to hate on the Kings, nothing new and not surprising. DeMar makes any team in the nba better. Period but all this hate is just adding fuel to the fire, keepin hating and adding fuel to the fire 🔥👑
Love this take. We can talk mid-range/style/offensive & defensive fit/blah blah blah (and I love to do so) but it really isn't even necessary lol...in what world is DeMar DeRozan a downgrade to any play-in caliber team??
@@CryptoForDogsI know you don’t know this but the Kings were in the 5th-6th seed majority of last season. Huerter went down and Monk was out. I don’t indulge in Semantics lexical or otherwise 😂 good luck to who ever you root for! GO KINGS!!! 👑
Kings winning it all this year💯
The fit isn't perfect but it's still such a huge upgrade from Barnes
people are literally just jealous that kings pulled off a amazing trade. the whole league is salty especially the L akers 🤣🤣
Kings are gonna rock! Go Kings!
This just took the kings to the next level. They will win the most regular season games next year
I think this is a very low risk high reward gamble for the kings although I’m not the highest on the Sabonis/Demar fit
Sabonis DHO for easy middy for derozen
HUGE win win finally rod of harrison barnes and got one of the best forwards in the league
Just need a Brook Lopez
I always felt that derozan brings a real leader in the locker room and he’s very composed and a closer ..
Thing is defense is the question can they play defense a few times
Kings fans don't worry "analysts" said the same thing about his move from SA to Chi and he went to average 27 5 and 5 and lead us to the number 1 seed until the team got hurt🤦🏾♂️
barnes was no where near a starting level player. It's a clear upgrade and they got rid of his contract.
Finally objectivity!!!
derozan for HB seems like a absolute steal to me, like what?! It takes time to build a championship caliber team.. i mean look how long it took the Celtics to get there.
Being able to retain Monk when he clearly has better offers elsewhere AND attracting a player like DeRozan, speaks volumes for the culture brewing with the kings. LIGHT THE BEAM!!
My coach always told us to go for 2 play D and get 2 more then you got 4 instead 3. 😂
Demar still a great player. Don't think he fits on my Fave team. But kings will make it work
He’s just gonna slow the kings offense down in my opinion
Demar is a bucket wish it was on a team that really had chance I know anything could happen but the realistic chances of those happening are slim
I like the breakdown most people just talk to talk. You actually breakdown your vision. I don’t see how this can be a bad trade for SAC. If anything you are bringing in another 20+ point scorer. Demar gets a bucket regardless its just going to come down to the others like fox and Sabonis hitting their 3’s
Bro I got so excited when I found out that we got Demar I’ve always liked him
Kings gonna light the beam on a lot of teams next year
The spacing with Sabonis is a question mark to me....and the pace with Fox is also a question mark to me. I think it'll be kind of a clunky fit for that roster.
DeRozan is a deceptively good onball creator. And also a willing and talented offball mover.
Kings are the team to watch next season
I agree I think he will contribute a little bit more than barnes
Barnes was stable and good locker room guy as a kings stm im hyped bc honestly last year we had mental games losing to bad teams but beat good teams besides Boston
then monk/huerter out at end cost the season but we were already good, the team will be locked in next year no stupid losses and we still adding a wing Bobby portis/ Isaiah Stewart are the two most of us in sac want
Barnes’s was awful lol I mean god awful in the play in
Spurs quietly Placing some pieces together
2nd best part of the deal was getting rid of Barns contract.
Kings feel loaded. I’d like to see a serviceable big off bench but they are loaded.
He'll be fine on offense. Fox and Monk are capable of playing off ball, and DeMar can build chemistry with Sabonis in the PNR. Manage their minutes and you'll have potent scoring all game.
The issue is on defense. The kings already have a porous perimeter defense and a big who can't protect the rim in Sabonis. DeRozan makes them even worse.
Nahhhh derozan doesn't make them worse than they already were. Barnes is a below average defender same as derozan. Nothing changes defensively
@@winter9242 I don't think you get how bad DeMar is in isos and PNR. If the Kings make the playoffs, he's gonna get played off the floor.
Yea, the Kings are trying to get over the hump, get in the playoffs and compete there but got a player that is always on mediocre teams. Even when he had talent in Toronto, he accomplished nothing and disappeared in the playoffs. I'm a believer in chances though so I hope they are successful but his record has been consistent of his teams under performing and him not getting far.
It is a good trade but the Kings did give up something.... Barnes is good. Barnes never misses games. Barnes is a better defender. Barnes is a better defender. Barnes is not as good on offense. Popovich wanted him for a reason.
Bulls are just dumping salaries.. and having a tough time of it..
The kings will be the best team in california
Mention Kobe One Time and Im Blasting!!!! Im from Portland but I sympathize with Sacramento getting Screwed by David Stern so he could RIG TITLES FOR KOBE and let him hey away with Ra......
I think the riskier part of the trade is something you didn´t mention. They also sent a 2031 pick swap to the Spurs. Sacramento is a franchise that hasn´t been in contetion for the longest time, so expecting their time getting to the playoffs to last that long is a reach, and that pick swap is unprotected
His Free throws alone will prob win 5 games.
They need to go all in on Lauri without getting rid of Keegan. If they can rid of Keon and Trey to do so then do it !!!
Na keon stays. I say trade Carter more because Ellis is developed but Carters potential makes him more valuable. But when it comes to Lauri, he is a UFA next season, he says he will test market, so is Jazz gonna stay and pat and try to convince him to stay with an extension or do they sell him for just picks. Since Huerter and Lauri have similar contracts, kings can get him for Huerter and Picks if Ainge worries losing him for nothing.
Kings also sneaky got McLaughlin, ive liked him for years and is a sneaky fan duel when Dlo was out.
Sacramento Kings coach brown should sign cedi Osman
I wouldn't worry too much about the defense. While DeMar is not a defender he'l give you steal here and there for some fastbreak points.
Barnes was weak. Great guy but weak. 16 one night 4 the next then 6...His best night was the first game last season. After that sad. If you are a Kings fan you knew he was getting traded....huerter too🎉 Kings got better 🎉🎉🎉
I get tired of all the 3's the kings take. So many missed points. We need a mid range shooter
DeMar is a mid range master...even back in Toronto...it was his knock.
Kings roster #5 in the west for me
Barnes is 32 and not getting better…well DeRozen is 35 not a playmaker or defender or floor spacer. He’s gonna take the ball out of ur two best players hands….They got worse defensively, worse spacing, he doesn’t provide any off ball activity. Kings incorporate alot of movement offense, DeRozan is famously iso-heavy.
10x better
DeRozan is absolutely a great player and imho after his Toronto era has probably been severly underrated for years, but for the Kings it would have been way better to acquire PG ( perfect fit for them both defensively and offensively).
But yeah, for sure it can't be called a bad move by the king's front office
klay decision is good for himself and for mavs too and demar doing this also kings is a contender team why choosing lakers in the end demar will become scapegoat there WAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You know they were the 5 seed when Monk went down right? They are not fighting for 6th seed after this trade this is a top 3 team
DePression plays no defense, doesn’t shoot 3’s and is one the most anti-clutch players in the league.
Bros just hating at this point, idc if he doesn’t play defense, them gunna win more games
@@s0rreightTV even if they do, he will choke in the playoffs like always.
Once again the kings get trashed on after a significant move lmao. No matter what move we made for sabonis or no move at all we would've been trashed on. In this instance if we keep Barnes going into next season we get trashed on. We replace him with a 6 time allstar who can get buckets and playmake for the offense we sht on. Maybe it's because our one piece away needed to be a defensive minded player at the 4 but that is not off the table just because we got demar.
Will Demar DeRozan actually make the Kings a hamburger?
He should have went to Portland he fits better with Portland
Incoming 10th seed lol