Keegan will likely get a max contract next year or shortly after. Sabonis and Fox are also untouchable. Everyone else is not. Barnes, Huerter, and Mitchell are available for trade.
How's Keegan Doing?
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New Orleans @ Sac @ 5 PM tomorrow on League Pass. Will Zion play? Suffered a right leg contusion after 19 min against the Clippers.
Kings go down to Pelicans 133-100. Kings starters with 39 pts. Bench did a helluva job, scoring 61 points. Sabonis and Huerter led the Kings with 17 points each. Great job, bench!
Fox shot 1-10 overall, 1-4 from three, for 3 points in 26 minutes.
Keegan shot 2-9 overall, 1-6 from three, 3-3 FTs, for 8 points in 26 minutes.
woof.
Keegan finished with a -31. Pistons are next. You know they can't wait for the Kings to play again tomorrow night @ Detroit @ 6PM on League Pass. Which Kings team will show up? Hard to tell.
Kings beat Pistons 131-110. Keegan with 32 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal, and 2 blocks. He finished the game with a +32. Highest of any other player.
No rest for the weary. Kings @ Hornets tomorrow night @ 6 PM on League Pass. Hornets beat the Kings the last time they played, in Sac a week ago.
At the end of this post are 3 and a half minutes of Keegan highlights from last night's win at Detroit.
How Keegan got to 32 pts:
5-9 (56%) from three
8-8 (100%) from 2 point range
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13-17 (76%) Overall shooting
1-1 (100%) FTs
Here are the highlights showing all 8 two point makes, all 5 three point makes and the 2 blocks.
He is so good. How much will his next contract be?
Good question. Hopefully we find out in 2026, following his 4th season.
His first contract: 4 years / $36,371,093.
Here's a timeline:
His earnings:
$8,008,440: 2022-2023
$8,409,000: 2023-2024
$8,809,560: 2024-2025 (Kings exercised their club option on 10/21/2023)
$11,144,093: 2025-2026 (Kings' deadline to exercise their club option is 10/31/2024)
In 2026, he becomes a restricted free agent; the Kings can then make a qualifying offer.
For a player to become a restricted free agent, his team must submit a qualifying offer to the player between the day after the last game of the NBA Finals and June 29. The qualifying offer is a standing offer for a one-year guaranteed deal, which becomes a regular contract if the player decides to sign it.
More on restricted free agency, from NBA.com:
Restricted Free Agency
A restricted free agent (RFA) can sign an offer sheet with any team, but the player’s original team can retain him by matching the terms of that offer. The original team is said to have the “right of first refusal.”
Restricted free agency exists in the following situations:
• Following the fourth year of rookie “scale” contracts for former first-round Draft picks.
• For all veteran free agents who have been in the NBA for three seasons or less. The exception to this rule is a first-round Draft pick following his second or third season if his team doesn’t exercise its option to extend his rookie-scale contract for the following season. These players then become unrestricted free agents.
• A player coming off a two-way contract was on an NBA active or inactive roster for at least 15 days in the season beforehand.
There are five basic options for a restricted free agent:
• Accept his team’s prior qualifying offer, play out the season and become a free agent the next summer.
• Accept his team’s maximum qualifying offer (where applicable) and play under that long-term deal.
• Negotiate a new contract with his original team that is independent of the qualifying/max qualifying offer.
• Sign an offer sheet with another team through March 1, which his original team has an opportunity to match (see below).
• Negotiate a sign-and-trade if he hasn’t signed an offer sheet with another team.
• If there is no qualifying offer, contract or offer sheet signed for one year, the original team can submit a new qualifying offer and the player will be a restricted free agent the next summer.
Everything to know about 2024 NBA Free Agency
Understanding the NBA free agent process, key terminology, how it works, deadlines and the difference between restricted and unrestricted free agency.
vs Charlotte tonight, end of the 3rd Qtr...
Keegan 25 pts, 6 rebs, 3 ast
He and Sabonis are leading the way, Kings lead 95-80.
Keegan 25 pts, 6 rebs, 3 ast
He and Sabonis are leading the way, Kings lead 95-80.
Those are like Caitlin Clark #'s!!!!
Another strong game by Keegan tonight as the Kings beat the Hornets 123-98.
Keegan played a team high 32 minutes in the Kings' (23-14) 123-98 win at Charlotte (8-27).
Keegan shot an incredible 61% from the field.
Keegan's stats:
32 minutes (of 48 possible)
3-7 (43%) from three
8-11 (72%) from 2 pt range
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11-18 (61%) Overall shooting
0-0 FTs
25 Points
6 Defensive Rebounds
3 Assists
1 Block
0 Turnovers
2 Fouls
Keegan shot an incredible 61% from the field.
Keegan's stats:
32 minutes (of 48 possible)
3-7 (43%) from three
8-11 (72%) from 2 pt range
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11-18 (61%) Overall shooting
0-0 FTs
25 Points
6 Defensive Rebounds
3 Assists
1 Block
0 Turnovers
2 Fouls
Here are a couple minutes of highlights from last night.
As you will see, Keegan is scoring from all over the place. 8 two point goals; 3 three point goals. He's no longer parked behind the 3 point line.
Watch here:
So much for the trade rumors. I know @Hawksfor3 watches Matt's podcasts. Matt covers the Kings for the local ABC affiliate.
From last night:
From last night:
I saw an article referring to the Kings trade interests, and supposedly, "Keegan's game was not ascending." Tried to track that article down but I can't find it now. I watch a lot of Pods and I've heard that B/R never does the Kings any favors. James Ham and Sam Amick are good resources that I rely on. JMO.
BS response. One is playing against the best players in the world. The other is playing against boys' high school level competition.
Sac @ 76ers @ 6:30 PM on ESPN. Hoping Keegan continues to be aggressive driving to the rim.
76ers beat the Kings in a blowout 112-93. Keegan with 15 points and 8 rebounds.
I watched until it was obvious the Kings were going to lose big. Keegan was red hot and then the Kentucky boys wouldn't get him the ball. An example was in the 3rd quarter Keegan had just hit a three and either the next time down the court or the next time Monk ignored Keeg's to take a difficult contested long two pointer. Easy play there to hit an on fire Keegan for a walk in three that Keegan's probably shooting at an 80% clip. Easy shot for him right now. These things seem to happen quite frequently. Then people say Keegan just needs to be more aggressive. That's fair but myopic. If your guards won't look for you when you're hot what tf is he supposed to do?
The Kings shot just 21% from three and 34% overall.
Keegan's Stats:
35 minutes (of 48 possible)
3-7 (43%) from three
3-7 (43%) from 2 pt range
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6-14 (43%) Overall shooting
0-1 FTs
15 Points
8 Rebounds (2 offensive)
3 Assists
2 Blocks
1 Steal
2 Turnovers
2 Fouls
Here are 2 minutes of highlights:
And, you know what? I saw Kevin Huerter do the same thing in a recently past game! Keegan had open shots and was denied the ball. I don't want to read a lot into it, but it makes me wonder if something is going on. Keegan getting too many minutes? Who knows. But, sometimes it feels odd.
I've seen it happen way too much. It's like Fox HAS to be the man. His boy Malik supports Fox in every way and honestly seems to tear Keegan down with glee. It just feels like the Kentucky boys feel like they are the show and they have to get theirs. Huerter probably doesn't pass to Keegan cause he's going through his own downturn and needs his? There is something going on inside that locker room. Keegan just needs to keep taking advantage of all his opportunities until MB makes him the sometimes number 1 option.
Kings @ Bucks tomorrow @ 6 PM on League Pass. Hope they bounce back after the drubbing dished out by Philly.
