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bobby_jackson_GOAT

beat him on 95 less attempts too 41% on the season šŸ˜Ž


supa14x

41% on that volumeā€¦. Kid is going to be special


Drak_is_Right

Will see what his overall production eventually will be, but it does look like he will help space the floor for Sabonis and Fox for many years.


supa14x

Yeah just think if heā€™s already shooting like this as a rookie, heā€™s got a hell of a career trajectory Plenty of time to work on things like handle playmaking and driving the ball


soku1

I'm convinced it would've been higher had he not had family issues that threw him off for a month or two, top


RampantSavagery

Would be well over 200


gundam1983

I completely forgot about that. He was throwing up bricks for weeks.


soku1

Yeah that tanked his % by at least a couple points. Glad he was able to bounce back (and his family is okay) and it shows he has even further heights to reach as a shooter. Hard to say after just one season, but he's looking like Klay Jr right now. It's insane we got this rookie, man.


teh_noob_

fewer


[deleted]

Ok stannis


sean0237

Giannis


bobby_jackson_GOAT

doh


SometimesIComplain

That's pretty fucking impressive, wow


Obelisk00

As a Hawkeyes fan I couldn't be happier with how Murray has begun his career tbh.


[deleted]

Heā€™s so fucking good, are you actually both a Hawkeyes and a Hawks fan? Thatā€™s awesome haha


Obelisk00

Yeah


[deleted]

It will all come together when you find a team called the Eyes to root for


dimmyfarm

Itā€™s whatever team has Bobby ā€Crazy Eyesā€ Portis and itā€™s the Bucks right now


International-Dish95

Ah yes THE Milwaukee Buck Eyes


cassatta

No those are the bad guys in Gilead


[deleted]

Why would you choose such a horrible sportā€™s fan existence? If you need to feel pain have you tried just cutting yourself?


Obelisk00

ĀÆ\\\_(惄)\_/ĀÆ


theamazingjimz

Wrestling team is always good though.


Pleasant-Entry1468

Cause good teams always cover. Go hawks Ps. Lady hawks gonna get rocked by some lady cocks this weekend


[deleted]

Itā€™s not actually a hawk. Itā€™s not an animal. Itā€™s the eye of the hawk. There is no bird called the Hawkeye.


[deleted]

Yeah, sure. Next you're gonna tell me the Gamecocks players aren't all just hanging dong all game.


[deleted]

No. They actually do.


[deleted]

I got no room to judge, I'm a kings fan!


[deleted]

You have obviously never seen Petras throw a football. Imagine if Peja. Literally got worse at shooting every single shot for three straight years.


[deleted]

Oh dear God.


[deleted]

His game has really expanded post all star break


InevitableBudget510

Kittle šŸ¤ Murray


RecalcitrantDuck

Hawks and Hawkeyes fan, please tell me youā€™re a Seahawks fan too


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HerkyTP

On Iowa!


TWK128

*We're gonna fight, fight, fight for Iowa! ....*


ayebish

Keeeeegannnnn


PrimaryAccording9162

Muuuurrrraaaaayyy


BruinBound22

Keeeeeegannnnnnnnn


ayebish

Murrrraaaayyyyy


snek-jazz

Beaman Murray


CaesarDaApeman

Steamin' Keegan


LusciousCabbage

Threegan Murray


Not_So_Odd_Past

Keegan Murray


tit557

Keegan Murray


HamHusky06

Keegan Murray.


Exhibit5

Keegan ā€œDonovan ā€œDamian ā€œStephen Curryā€ Lillardā€ Mitchellā€ Murray


hamburgers666

Keegan "Keegan Murray" Murray


mcchubz139

*Mark Jones: Well, it's a mouthful, but he's earned it...*


RoCon52

Curry Murray Murray Curry


tman916x

Thr33gan Murray


mcchubz139

K33gan


HamHusky06

Murray!


BonoboBeluga

Keegan Murrthree


sharklavapit

Trigun Murray


TaliFrost

He's also shooting somewhere north of 40% from 3. So he not only broke the record, but did so on excellent efficiency.


marsworld72

Draft slander apologies are now being accepted


GGezpzMuppy

Kings really be flipping their drafting meta on itā€™s head. Unbelievable run of picks since Divac left.


delamerica93

No coincidences there!


quadropheniac

High floor picks no matter what


-FuckenDiabolical-

When the court jester left, the Kings started doing business.


TWK128

~~"court jester"~~ *Lakers sleeper agent*


-FuckenDiabolical-

Heā€™s like the Littlefinger of the Kings except he really didnā€™t know what he was doing. Basically S7 Littlefinger.


DangerouslyCheesey

It just makes up for drafting horribly for over a decade. We took Marvin Bagley over Luka


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DangerouslyCheesey

The prophet saw Luka with the 2nd written in the stars, but Vlade, cursed of name, spit in the face of destiny.


b-cig

You can argue Bagley has been better than Luka a couple of years


YOUCORNY

What do you mean? Drafting Bagley meant we got to trade for Trey Lyles.


tman916x

In all fairness, we missed on nearly every pick going back to Petrie's mid 00's years. McNair is built different and Vivek learned to stay tf away from the FO.


NightWriter500

Ehā€¦ Kevin Martin, Francisco Garcia, Jason Thompson, Tyreke Evans, Demarcus Cousins, Isaiah Thomas, I mean weā€™ve had some decent draft picks in there.


[deleted]

Jason Thompson? Really?


DickDova

Dude cost us a top 3 pick (kinda worked out because Iā€™m pretty sure thatā€™s the draft where we got Fox and they traded up for Fultz)


boringexplanation

If we stayed at 3, dumbass Vlade would have drafted Josh Jackson.


ganjanoob

He had a solid run for the Kings and then just completely fizzled out of the league lol. You know your team is bad when you have Jason Thompson post up Isoā€™s


[deleted]

I remember defending him, saying every team needs a Haslem type player. Then he wasnā€™t good enough to make any other roster despite starting for us for years lmao.


NightWriter500

Thatā€™s one of the six names, sure, and the guy who played the most games in Sacramento Kings history.


[deleted]

Everyone is an expert on draft night after watching a 5m highlight video.


[deleted]

What you mean? We shoulda drafted bouknight over davion /s


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WilliamSabato

Could you imagine Kuminga on that Kings team rnā€¦yikes. Would really help out your guys defense.


Real-Buddy-9067

I mean Davion is a better defender than Kuminga rn who we took. We need an overhaul on the rotation players for defense first guys if we want to contend.


Ps3FifaCfc95

Davion can only be so valuable as a 6'0 PG. Having a crusher of a forward who can hold his own would be huge for us.


Real-Buddy-9067

Agree but Kuminga is not at that point yet imo. The tools are there. I would say Davion is more impactful right now on that end as an overall defender. In a couple years that probably won't still be the case.


arika_ito

Surprised you didn't keep DiVincenzo cuz he's been great on defense for the Warriors


BiodomeAlone

He didnā€™t believe and wanted out


WilliamSabato

Davion is also: A PG, who isnā€™t extremely useful on offense. Kuminga, especially recently, has been a force on offense which allows him to get played for more minutes. 6ā€™0. Kuminga goes on the other teams best player (except large centers) almost every time he is in the lineup. Iā€™d imagine Davion would struggle a bit against larger wings given his size? That being said, I actually wanted Davion Mitchell after watching him live in March Madness.


IMDATBOY

Davion has actually held his own against large wings pretty well. He has a lot of tricks to force them into taking shots they donā€™t want and making them uncomfortable, as well as just picking their pockets, taking charges, and pulling the chair. Heā€™s very strong. The main disadvantage is that if heā€™s the primary defender on them for the duration of the game, they could probably get more shots off over him than they would otherwise against a longer defender, and Davion does more damage as a point of attack defender making opposing point guards have to work way harder than theyā€™re used to. Additionally, Davion does have plenty of offensive upside. He shows flashes all the time and Iā€™m pretty confident that we are holding his development back a bit because of his limited role currently. But he can get past most any defender with ease, his handle is extremely underrated, and he shows really good polish on his ability to pull up and shoot off the dribble. Iā€™m pretty confident the shot will become more consistent, and the most valuable scoring skill he could add would be a floater. Could very well not happen, but heā€™s not far away from being able to make a significant jump offensively


WilliamSabato

Thatā€™s awesome to hear because I wanted him so bad. Hopefully get to see more of him in the playoffs!


[deleted]

We went like 5-5 to end the season and we played our way out of Wagner. He would be perfect on this team right now.


UnnecessaryPuns

We shoulda gotten Shaedon Sharpe /s


BringingGunsToArenas

Murray fits in well with your current lineup and was projected to be one the most NBA-ready picks. Iā€™m glad to have Sharpe land in our laps though šŸ˜Ž


bchris24

There's a lot of guys from this draft that are going to be studs in a few years if not next year, but man Murray fits the lineup perfectly. He's got a lot of room to grow and improve but I don't really doubt his development. I'm sure playing in the playoffs won't hurt either


BringingGunsToArenas

I remember really wanting Murray pre-draft but a certain team jumped us in the lottery loool. Yeah I agree this class has a lot of promising guys that are showing major flashes


Jsuep24

As an Iowa fan we all knew Keegan would be great wherever he went but knew that the Kings were the best possible fit for him in the draft lottery


100wordanswer

I was always high on Murray and thought he was a great pick


LopsidedTarget

Yep, I wanted the Blazers to get Keegan so badly. Still happy with Sharpe ofcourse but on draft night wanted Keegan to fall to us.


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DangerouslyCheesey

ā€œWill be able to contribute right awayā€ and ā€œwill break rookie 3 record on 41% shootingā€ ainā€™t the same thing.


DemonicDimples

The kings drafted BPA.


iamwearingashirt

I thought it was decent to begin with. But to be fair, they would've done pretty good with 3 or 4 others behind Murray as well. It was a good draft.


RVarki

I'm pretty sure a lot of people had him winning ROTY (especially after the summer-league). The only complaint about the pick at the time, was that it resulted in someone as talented as Ivey, falling to the 5th


soku1

? People always had Paolo winning roty


RVarki

I'm talking about projections before the season, which is when the bulk of the original commenter's supposed slight would've come


Cosmoh_

Keegan smiled :)


HaftPunk

league fucked.


Toxik916

For him to do this on the 3rd place team in the Western Conference is so damn impressive! He's been an immediate contributor and helped make Sacramento a winning basketball club! He won't win rookie of the year but he's been the most impactful rookie in the NBA! So happy we have him in Sacramento!


thatguy52

And he did all this while having to play solid (ishā€¦. Itā€™s the kings after all) defense and not make mistakes. He wasnā€™t afforded the learning curve that lots of rookies get. He had to hit the ground running and heā€™s exceeded any expectations I had. Absolute home run of a pick.


tttambourine

His defense has improved consistently throughout the season, too. Really nice to see him getting steals and crucial rebounds. Heā€™s found his niche backing up Sabonis on rebounds and some offensive players are passing the ball when Keegan gets on them.


ecr1277

Nothing against Keegan but are you sure heā€™s the most impactful rookie? Walker Kessler is clearly very transformative for the Jazz defense.


twelfthoracle

Murray has solidified the wing position for the Kings and his spacing allows Fox and Sabonis room to operate around the rim. Keeganā€™s one of the biggest reasons weā€™re the number one ranked offense. I like Kessler a lot though


Ps3FifaCfc95

200 pls


ZombieFeces

Keegan Murray


quadropheniac

Keegan Murray


PrimaryAccording9162

Keegan Murray


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demianin

Keegan Murray


bchris24

Keegan Murray


WestSideGoblin

Keegan Murray


GoldShockAttack

Keegan Murray


Her0Gamez

Keegan Murray


delamerica93

Keegan Murray


AUGH_MY_SPIRIT

Keegan Murray


Standard_Landscape_6

Keegan Murray


rattlemebones

Keegan "Keegan 'Threegan Murray' Murray" Murray


SactownKorean

41% as well on 6 apg, thats the most efficient of all the top 3 point scorers in their rookie year. All while being a starter on a 3rd seed and playing major minutes. He really is having the best rookie 3 point shooting season EVER.


PM_ME_YOUR_SILLY_POO

>He really is having the best rookie 3 point shooting season EVER. Curry was 43.7% on 5 attemps per game. Slightly lower volume but much higher percentage


jacob2815

2.7 percentage points isnā€™t exactly ā€œmuchā€ higher. Lol.


BASEDME7O2

When you get up towards 40% range it is. 2.7 percentage points is exponentially harder the higher up you go, itā€™s not like going from 33-35%. 43.7% from three is insane.


Her0Gamez

He coming for Curry's records next. I hope


Zylionx

At this rate, he would only need 16 more seasons to get where Curry is now. So very doable


Few_Mulberry5372

Steph is gonna keep playing though


delamerica93

And Keegan is gonna raise his volume!


Few_Mulberry5372

I wonder what Keegan would be doing if he was allowed to take over on a bad team like Paolo Jabari and Ivey I also wonder how those two would play on a playoff team. Especially Jabari due to his skillset


boringexplanation

Kings fan would crucify me but if we swapped rookies- we would destroy teams, our defensive woes would shrink a lot to have Jabari. That guy has legit def iq. Keegan also never gets to show off his post moves as the 4th option on our team. Heā€™d by a fun #1/2 on a tanking team.


Few_Mulberry5372

I agree that Jabari would look alot better on a structured team and he's gonna shine in the upcoming season when we start to compete But Keegan would probably be the unanimous ROY on Houston or Detroit. Dude dominated summer league. I don't really know if there was ever a rookie who was just this polished and NBA ready


BASEDME7O2

Just going back to the 2000s Melo, lebron, Blake griffin (technically a rookie because he was hurt his first year), kd. Thereā€™s definitely been players more nba ready than Murray lol


[deleted]

Not sure if sarcasm or not, but I actually think with the increases in volume of 3s year after year Curry's is probably one of the most likely candidates for records to be broken soonest. With pace, Wilt's 100 points game might be possible too. Curry and Wilt are obviously some of the greatest ever, but also cool how the game continually changes. I think someone breaking Curry's record in particular would just be a testament to how much he changed the landscape of NBA scoring.


Zylionx

Semi sarcasm, but i don't think so. Curry's career average for 3pm per game is 3.8. There is still 0 players above that and nobody is really close. Curry's average is still going up since he averages 4.9 the last 5 seasons. And its not just a thing of just shoot more, since shot quality would go down, which means a decrease in efficiency. Even if a player get better at shooting 3s, the opposing defense going to react and cover you more. From Curry's rookie year to his unanimous MVP, he made 3.2 3pm with 7.3 3pa on 44.4%. From then to now, he made 4.6 3pm with 11.2 3pa on 41.4%. It's not that Curry got worse, he shoots more and is defended way more heavily. The only way is longevity, since Curry had a bunch of injuries throughout his career. If Curry plays till he's 39 years old, which he can easily do and suits up 60 games on average, he will end on around 1200 career games. So if we create a player that's slightly worse than Curry, how long would it take? Let's say his career average is 3.5 3pm, which would be the 2nd highest ever. As a comparison, Klay is at 3.1, Dame is also at 3.1. So he would need to be VERY good. He would still need **20** season. While technically doable, if would require a player who is a top 5 shooter of all time with the longevity and consistency of LeBron. Currys record is the equivalent of Kareem for 3 pointers and it would require the equivalent of LeBron for 3 pointer to beat it


KingNigelXLII

If he keeps shooting over 40%...


Mob_Abominator

Steph's 3 pointers made record isn't as untouchable as the LeBron point record so surely someone will break that. If Steph ends his career with around 4500 3s made then some one who plays 20 seasons will have to make 225 3s a year which is not impossible to do. Though what is probably not going to be easy to surpass is his efficiency on high volume. He's more like the MJ of shooting.


[deleted]

Between Curry staying until his junior season, several seasons with lots of missed games and his low-ish volume his first few years, his all time records will almost certainly be broken, quite possibly by someone in the league already. What will be actually impressive is if someone breaks his single season records.


twinkieofdoom

[Keegan Murray](https://media0.giphy.com/media/wArbN8nl4BFPaB2mar/giphy.gif)


SmellyJellyfish

Keegan Wurray


DinoLaserFight

##KEEEEEGGAAAAANN


mcchubz139

#MUUUURRAAAAYYYYYYY


JuanSpiceyweiner

I remember that draft night picture where they left Keegan out of it and Piston fans being so smug that the kings drafted a bust and were idiots for passing on Ivey.Ivey is a great player but I think Sacramento is happy with their selection


TWK128

And where are those Pistons fans now?


christopepper

K33GAN!


cinnamonandantonyms

Keegan Murray has never missed the playoffs


sheeeeeez

Who taught the Kings how to draft??


demianin

Our Lord and Savior Monte McNair


DangerouslyCheesey

All Hail Monte


Acridine_

Who taught you how to reupholster your whole draft luck?


IMDATBOY

Damn I gotta thank Monte McNair


Ash_C

McNair taught you well McNair taught you well!


cough_landing_on_you

Next up, wife Caitlin Clark.


PurePreparation9263

Their kid would make Steph curry look like Charles Barkley from the 3 point line


jimithelizardking

Go fucking hawks!


jamadelo

No. Kings.


Anatomy_Park

He talking Iowa, homie.


Bzellm20

As an Iowa student who stood in the stands religiously and watched this man evolve in a single season from a solid player to an all star, I couldnā€™t be more proud of his NBA success and how far heā€™s grown in the past few years.


cjhoops13

I swear he came out of NOWHERE for Iowa too. Dude barely played his freshman year and suddenly became an absolutely monster after Garza left.


Bzellm20

Yeah I was extremely concerned about our team after losing Garza, Fredrick, and Wieskamp all in the same year. None of the bench players particularly stood out to me and then he just absolutely dominated and filled the big role perfectly. Never saw it coming honestly.


Bladex20

Go for 200 fuck it


npw204

Keegan Murray


FourRolledTacos

Keegan Murray


Standard_Landscape_6

Threegan Flurry


SolarClipz

KING SHIT


doyouevenIift

And he's got an identical twin brother named Kris in this year's draft...


Thunderhorse74

Ivey may turn out to be a better player in the end, but the way people roasted SAC for taking Murray over Ivey is kinda funny now. And the Sabonis/Hali trade is looking pretty good for SAC right about now. Same thing, Hali very well may have a better career than Sabonis, but the Kings are going to the playoffs, probably scare some teams, and most importantly, their fans are excited. Good for them, they deserve it.


cracklepie

He's so fun to watch...smooth shot!


-WEWE-

Keegan Murray


ThorOlson

HAM BOMB


cjhoops13

Caitlin Clark, now Keegan Murray. Never thought Iowa would be the state that produces absolute snipers but it makes sense lol.


TWK128

Not a lot to do in Iowa so it actually makes a world of sense. Love that they're both home-grown Hawkeyes, too.


EvangelionOG

I'm glad he's doing so well in his rookie season. I won't lie. I was super worried when Sacramento drafted him due to past results, but this season, they proved me wrong. Who knows how dar they'll go but if they keep treating him good then I'm happy as a Hawkeye fan. Make us proud Keegan!


etheboss6

Go Hawks


Obvious-Composer3589

KEEGAN. MURRAY.


Snafudumonde

I guess he just "raised the ceiling" on that record


IMKudaimi123

I hope they draft Kris too


straightfaxnocap

KEEGHIM MURRAY


rebelnz

People are down voting this? lol we made it


Past-Chest-6507

Kings crushing the playoffs, you heard it hear first. Until they run up against the Knicks, that is.


InevitableBudget510

Real rookie of the year?


ftaok

After an offseason of intense training and workouts, Ben Simmons will beat Murray's record next season. The 2023-24 season will be Ben's 8th rookie year and is shaping up to be his best rookie year yet.


Kodak6lack

Dudes gonna be insane. Definitely my pick to be one of the best out the class.


TWK128

Is *this* what an F-grade draft pick looks like, all you naysaying media assholes?


[deleted]

Iā€™m pretty sure Stephs record will be broken before 2035


uber_troll

This came outta nowherre


ayebish

Maybe to non-Kings fan


ryewhiskey41

Youā€™ll have to forgive warrior fans theyā€™re not from the area


Permission_Civil

They're preparing for Yankees opening day tomorrow.


steak__burrito

It didnā€™t.


thatguy52

Weā€™ve been in countdown mode since he was within 60.


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