{"id":690838,"date":"2026-03-31T23:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/690838\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T23:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:52:22","slug":"stockton-hc-will-scott-echoes-organizational-emphasis-on-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/690838\/","title":{"rendered":"Stockton HC Will Scott echoes organizational emphasis on defense"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the Sacramento team has struggled, its G-League affiliate, the Stockton Kings, is looking to defend its championship under first-year head coach Will Scott.<\/p>\n

Scott\u2019s group finished 23-13, earning the fifth seed in the Western Conference. One of the challenges he\u2019s faced this year has been that Sacramento\u2019s team has been taking players from his roster out of necessity.<\/p>\n

\u201cCertainly, every season presents its changes, and the injury bug hasn\u2019t been kind to our Kings this year,\u201d Coach Scott said in an interview with The Drive Guys.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just want to be a resource for the big club. It\u2019s been great to see a lot of guys that have spent time with Stockton this year also play with Sacramento and perform really well. You know, from Dylan Cardwell to Daeqwon Plowden. Devin Carter spent some time with us. So, yeah,\u00a0 there\u2019s been a lot of synergy between the two teams. And certainly great to see some of the players that have spent time in the G-League get that NBA experience that they\u2019re looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Throughout Stockton\u2019s regular-season run, Devin Carter (2), Dylan Cardwell (3), and Patrick Baldwin Jr. (6) all made brief appearances. Balwdin Jr., who the Kings signed to a two-way deal after promoting Cardwell a couple of weeks ago, has been playing with the G-League currently, but has been called up when the Kings simply don\u2019t have enough active players.<\/p>\n

Daeqwon Plowden averaged 22.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists on 50\/38\/84 shooting in 15 G-League games before being called up and never looking back. It\u2019d be surprising if Plowden made another appearance with Stockton this season.<\/p>\n

Daquan Jeffries may be a different story, as he was signed to a 10-day contract that could be renewed once, but he was leading the team in scoring before the promotion with 23.5 points on 51.8 percent shooting.<\/p>\n

When asked if any of those players would return to his team for their postseason run, Scott professionally avoided giving anything away. \u201cFortunately, we have a lot of experience with our group where we\u2019ve been able to handle those situations as well as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aligned with Sacramento Kings head coach Doug Christie, Scott has a defensive-first mindset, and that\u2019s been apparent in promoted players Plowden and Jeffries.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think all of us within the Kings believe winning starts on the defensive end and rebounding in the basketball and we just teach the fundamentals and kind of the base coverages that NBA teams teach as well,\u201d he said, echoing what\u2019s often heard from Christie and general manager Scott Perry.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd obviously between us and the Sacramento Kings, there\u2019s a lot of similar terminology and scheme, just so that when the players do go back and forth, it\u2019s fluid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stockton will host the Iowa Wolves in a single-elimination first-round matchup on Wednesday, April 1st. We\u2019ll see who will be available for Scott and his staff, and who will be with Christie.<\/p>\n

Check out the full interview with Stockton Kings head coach Will Scott by scrolling to the top of the page or by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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When is the next Sacramento Kings game?<\/p>\n

The Sacramento Kings will conclude its final road trip of the season on Wednesday night when the face the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena.<\/p>\n

Sacramento dropped a 122-109 contest to the Raptors at Golden 1 Center back on January 21st as Scottie Barnes scored 23 points in the win.<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Sacramento Kings schedule for the 2025-26 season<\/p>\n

Wednesday, April 1st\u00a0@ Toronto Raptors \u2013 5:00 PM PT
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\nSunday, April 5th\u00a0vs. Los Angeles Clippers \u2013 6:00 PM PT
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