The Sacramento Kings currently hold the longest playoff drought in the NBA. They havenāt reached the postseason since 2006, and their front office has been one of the worst in terms of scouting and decision-making.
Failed draft picks, bad transactions, a never-stopping revolving door of questionable coaches, you name it. Kings fans have been through a lot over the past two decades or so, and enough is enough.
Thatās why Warriors star Draymond Green gave DeāAaron Fox and Keegan Murray plenty of praise for finally helping the Kings turn their losing culture around and play with the intensity theyāve craved for years.
NBA News: Draymond Green Praises DeāAaron Fox, Keegan Murray For Helping Kings Turn The Culture Around
āTheyāre playing a lot harder than they were,ā Green told the media. āTheyāre a lot better defensively than they were. DeāAaron Fox is playing like the player that everybody thought heād be coming out of college. And he had spurts, where heās played up to that level. Heās playing great basketball across the board. And when youāre getting your point guard playing that type of ball, everybody else falls in line.ā
āHe [Murray]can play,ā Green added. āIām not just going to say he can shoot the basketball. I know thatās what people are trying to just make him to be just a shooter. He can play, he can shoot the ball, he can post, he can put the ball on the floor, he can get to the paint and finish ā¦ He looked like heās been out there for six, seven years already.ā
As of now, the young Kings look like a team that could put the Warriors, Lakers, Clippers, and Suns against the wall on any given night. So, so much for them being at the bottom of the division year in and year out.
But then again, weāve already seen this team thrive and then shoot itself in the foot multiple times in the past. Hopefully, this wonāt be the case this time around, and Mike Brown will help them end their playoff drought once and for all.
