Kings: Bagley Needs To Prove Himself From Three

Marvin Bagley will likely be starting at the forward spot this season, and Sacramento needs as much spacing as they can get. Bagley needs to prove himself from beyond the arc.

Nemanja Bjelica started 70 games for the Sacramento Kings in the 2018-19 season, while the most recent second overall pick Marvin Bagley III started just four. It came down to one aspect: Bagley shot 31% from three and Bjelica shot 40% on more than double the number of attempts.

Bagley probably should have started more games, and him not doing so seems to have been a major factor in former coach Dave Joeger’s eventual firing. But the spacing that Bjelica provided was crucial for De’Aaron Fox and others to have open…