Sactown Royalty · Dec 9, 2019
The Kings Need Marvin Bagley Back
Kimani OkearahMarvin Bagley III is a complex player for the modern era of NBA basketball. At the end of his rookie year, he was developing as a shooter, but not yet a floor spacer. He showed little instinct as a playmaker for others and the ball could get stuck in his hands. He wasn’t a switchable NBA-level defender. He was most creative when he got the ball, a clear driving lane to the basket, and an isolated defender. Compared to many other young stars, it’ll be more of a challenge to optimize a Bagley-led team—something the Sacramento Kings most certainly should have known in June 2018.