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<\/p>\nThe Sacramento Kings have done something fans have been clamoring for over the years\u2013they traded for a wing.<\/p>\n
Sacramento completed a trade over the weekend that sent guards Keon Ellis and Dennis Schroder to the Cleveland Cavaliers in return for veteran forward De\u2019Andre Hunter, a player that many view as an ideal partner for Keegan Murray in the front court.<\/p>\n
NBC Sports California analyst Kayte Christensen joined\u00a0The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross to share her thoughts on the addition of Hunter, who is expected to make his Sacramento Kings debut at Golden 1 Center during a three-game homestand that tips off on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that he gives, first of all, some size at that position and some depth at that position, which is something the Kings haven\u2019t necessarily had,\u201d Christensen said of Hunter. \u201cSo much of this season has been guys playing out of position because of injuries and whatnot.<\/p>\n
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More on Sacramento Kings forward De\u2019Andre Hunter<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you look at the roster as it stood at the beginning of the season, that was a particularly shallow pool to draw from,\u201d Christensen continued. \u201cThe backcourt was jam-packed with guys, and that\u2019s why Dennis and Keon leaving opens up some opportunities for other players, because there was such a logjam in those positions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hunter, a 6\u20198 forward with an impressive 7\u20192 wingspan, make him an ideal candidate to take over one of Sacramento\u2019s starting forward spots alongside Murray as the season winds down.<\/p>\n
Christensen said the addition of Hunter brings much-needed versatility, especially on the defensive end.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefensively, yeah, you mentioned he\u2019s 6-foot-7, and I think he\u2019s got like a 7-foot-2 wingspan,\u201d Christensen said. \u201cI never really felt like he fit in Cleveland. On paper, everyone thought he would, but I don\u2019t think he was ever able to make the same type of impact there that he did in Atlanta.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he\u2019s a perfect example of system and fit,\u201d Christensen continued. \u201cSo I\u2019m really, really excited to see how they use him. Of course, who knows if this roster changes anymore by tomorrow? It\u2019s kind of hard to make a guesstimate of what\u2019s going to happen until we know what the roster looks like to close out the season.\u201d<\/p>\n
The impact on the defensive end can\u2019t be understated when it comes to Hunter, and the Sacramento Kings have arguably been the worst defensive team in the NBA this season.<\/p>\n
Adding players like Hunter, an interchangible forward who can defend multiple positions, sets Sacramento up for the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a three-and-D guy, right? Defensively, he impacts the game on the perimeter, but he\u2019s also really, really good on the help side,\u201d Christensen said. \u201cBecause of his length and that wingspan, I\u2019ve seen clips \u2014 chase-down blocks, things like that. He adds a lot of versatility on the defensive end of the floor, for sure.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you look at Keegan Murray \u2014 to me, he\u2019s the best defensive player on this Kings roster \u2014 a lot of that is because of his versatility,\u201d Christensen said. \u201cBut because of that, I think his offensive game suffers a little bit with how much he\u2019s asked to do on the other end. I think this addition will be really interesting in terms of how they use him alongside Keegan and how they deploy both guys at that position.\u201d<\/p>\n
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