Sacramento Kings: Analyzing the various lineups the team could use
4. Transition
De’Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Harrison Barnes, Marvin Bagley III
When people think of the Kings, they think of an exciting young team who sprints up and down the floor every night. Fox and Hield are the two that lead this team at just that.
Fox pushes the ball up and often passes ahead if it’s an option, although anyone in this five can handle the ball. Hield always runs to the corner or to the wing, mimicking Klay Thompson on the fast break, trying to get open threes. The same goes for Bogdanovic too.
Barnes is used to playing a fast pace from his time on the Golden State Warriors, where he won a championship. He also provides experience to this young lineup in the halfcourt, as not every play can be a fast-break — although the Kings try their damnedest.
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On defense, they are vulnerable against dominant bigs with Bagley at the five. Like most rookies, he needs to work on his decision making and awareness on defense in order to become a plus defender.
He has the physical tools to be a great rim-protector that is switchable on to perimeter players, so there is potential for this lineup to work if he develops into that this season.