Matt Barnes Says He’s Looking For De’Aaron Fox To Step Up Defensively This Season
Oct 19, 2022, 4:06 PM
Since De’Aaron Fox joined the Sacramento Kings in 2017, the team has not finished better than 17th defensively in the league.
Matt Barnes, the cohost of ALL THE SMOKE with Stephen Jackson, joined Cattles & Ramie on Wednesday to discuss the upcoming season, what the team needs to do to make the playoffs, how impactful Mike Brown can be in his first year as coach and more.
Topics discussed include:
- How much should fans take away from the preseason?
- What Mike Brown brings to the Kings roster and culture.
- How much can coach Brown actually change the defensive culture of the team?
- The ceiling for the Sacramento Kings’ offense
- Why players like De’Aaron Fox shouldn’t play to the level of his competition
- Why it’ll be more important if Keegan Murray is finishing games instead of starting games
- Keegan Murray is Matt’s sleeper for Rookie of the Year
- Can the Lakers get things right without shooters?
- How the team can reach the play-in or playoffs this season
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