The regular season hasn't been as kind to Sacramento Kings' rookie Nique Clifford as the preseason was. But in a win over the Golden State Warriors that saw him take the role of starting shooting guard, Clifford had the best game of his first season and a real look at who he could be as a player.
Throughout the preseason, Clifford was playing like an absolute legend and a potential dark horse in the race for Rookie of the Year. He was scoring in double digits every game as well as picking up respectable numbers of rebounds, assists, and steals.