Today, after eliminating the Warriors, the Kings failed to achieve two consecutive playoff wins, and finally lost to the Pelicans 98-105 and missed the playoffs!
In this game, the king did not lose unjustly. Although the team is missing Monk and Huerter, the Pelicans are also missing Zion Williams' leading star.
As we all know, after Mike Brown successfully "stole from the Warriors", he successfully applied for the head coach of the Kings after the Warriors won the championship in 2022.
Brown is confident he can make a difference with the Kings for two reasons.
First, he learned the essence of the Five Little Tactics of Death from Cole.
The second is that the Kings have a player base that replicates the Warriors.
1. Although Sabonis is not as strong defensively as Green, he is far better than Dream Green in terms of organization, rebounding, and scoring!
2. Keegan Murray, rising 3D star, has the potential to become the next Klay Thompson.
3. Barnes, the Warriors' championship-winning forward player, is familiar with the tactics of the Death Five.
4. Fox, he and Curry are not the same type, the former is better at lightning breaks, three-point shooting is a shortcoming, and he can't finish the game with three-point firepower at critical moments, which is Brown's only heart disease.
Brown experimented for two years, and although the Kings' new version of the Death Five paid off, the team finished third in the West last season, but Fox never had the level of Curry, so the Kings were eliminated by the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs last season.
Let's talk about today's game, although Fox scored a team-high 35 points, he made 4 of 12 three-pointers and 5 turnovers, which was also the main reason for the loss.
The 26-year-old Fox has been in the league for seven years, and the Kings only made the playoffs last season!
Therefore, the Kings should seriously consider whether Fox is suitable to be the team leader!
Why don't we be bold and come up with a trade where the Kings and Warriors swap their stars!
The Kings sent Fox + 1 future first-round pick + Huerter
The Warriors sent Curry + Green
The Warriors get the young and strong Fox, plus new stars such as Kuminga, Pomsky, Moody, and TJD, and the rebuild is done in an instant!
And the Kings got Curry and Green, and the reproduction of the Warriors prototype in Mike Brown's mind is complete!
The Kings fielded a starting lineup of the five underdogs: Curry + Keegan Murray + Barnes + Green + Sabonis, which perfectly replicated the Warriors' championship-winning lineup.
Such a king is the favorite to win the championship next season!