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 Simmonsโplus much more!ย TIMESTAMPSโฌ๏ธ
๐ 2:03 - Intro
๐ 4:20 - Thoughts on Sacramento's offseason/Richuan Holmes
๐ 7:02 - The Ben Simmons discussion
๐ 11:19 - De'Aaron Fox's next frontier
๐ 13:03 - The defense
๐ 15:25 - Fun De'Aaron Fox stat that is fun!
๐ 20:14 - Tyrese Haliburton's path to stardom
๐ 22:35 - Expectations for Davion Mitchell
๐ 24:45 - The three-guard lineup
๐ 26:52 - Louis King's value
๐ 29:24 - The Marvin Bagley III Hope Meter
๐ 31:12 - Who should be the fifth starter?
๐ 33:40 - 10-man rotation
๐ 37:08 - Trade candidates
๐ 38:21 - Could the Kings be sellers at the deadline?
๐ 43:03 - Best crunch-time lineup
๐ 44:25 - Quirky lineups we want to see
๐ 46:07 - Win-total prediction/Place in the West
๐ 49:42 - Luke Walton's job security
๐ 54:04 - Buddy Hield's future
Host:ย @danfavale
Host:ย @fromal09
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