Keon Ellis’ Minutes Mystery: “I don’t understand it, quite frankly.”
What is your take on the lack of Keon Ellis minutes? Do you think we were trying to go tinfoil hat and say maybe this is about trying to keep the assets safe? I mean, he’s only playing six minutes and Doug Christie is is telling us every day how much defense matters, so it makes absolutely no sense. In your uh in your years of covering the NBA, is that something that actually happens? Could they be trying to protect the asset and this could be coming from up top or is this just Doug Christie not able to overcome a log jam? I mean, he just sat Russell Westbrook to to play Nick Clifford a bit more so he’s done it, but Keon is not getting an opportunity. What’s your thought on it? I don’t understand it, quite frankly. I think if you’re going to fit a player that you’re about to trade, it wouldn’t have been for this extended period of time. Mhm. That that’s the baffling part of it. Um it seems more like it’s Doug’s call as far as the rotation and whatnot. Um and if you’re going to keep a guy’s value up, you would think you would try to showcase him more and play him more. But nonetheless, um, any team that’s looking to acquire him, the thought is you get his bird rights if you acquire him now before there’s unrestricted free agency. So, it would in theory give you possibly extra leverage to keep them in that regard depending on where you are in the salary cap.
Why isn’t Keon Ellis playing more minutes for the Sacramento Kings?
It seems like nobody can make sense of it.
“I don’t understand it, quite frankly,” Michael Scotto of HoopsHype told Allen Stiles.
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4 comments
The only thing I can think of is…. Doug has no sack. He’s being told who to play and he’s listening.
Zach Lavine sells tickets. Like… 7 tickets. Can't lose that revenue.
Winning is not part of the kings plan
King is gonna mess around and lose Keon Ellis