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Well, after weeks and months of
anticipation and speculation,
the moment finally arrived for the kings.
And here's what they did
with the number four pick.
Take a listen.
With the 4th pick in the 2020 Jam NBA Draft,
the Sacramento Kings select Keegan
Murray from the University of Iowa.
Well, there you have it,
so you may be wondering who is Keegan Murray?
Well, the six foot eight 225 pound big man
had a monster here last season at Iowa.
Murray averaged 23 points
and eight boards per game.
Now he's a versatile big man who can shoot,
stretch the floor,
protect the rim and he can play some defense.
Plus he can fit in nicely with Fox,
the Aaron Fox and the monthly bonus.
So a great addition to the
Kings roster all around.
Now back out here at Golden one center.
Like I said, there was a draft
party here earlier this evening.
Right now not much going on.
Most of the fans left after the Kings
just made that 4th overall selection,
but I gotta tell you the reaction out
here from the fans was a Little Mix.
When they announced Keegan Murray
as their pick, you beat a judge.
Take a listen.
Wow.
So there you hear it.
A bit of a mixed reaction from the fans.
I mean some fans.
One of the things that go
with Purdue Garden potential,
superstar Jade and Ivy now keep
in mind the Kings already have
plenty of guards on the roster,
including the Aaron Fox and last year's
first round pick Davion Mitchell,
so that may have been the reason
why they went in the direction.
Of drafting a big man such as Keegan Murray,
especially with the attributes
and skill set that he brings.
But anyway,
back out here at Golden one center
I'm gonna bring in ABC 10s and
locked on Kings host Matt George
who is here to break this down.
Matt now obviously coming into
today a lot of questions.
I'm assuming you probably didn't sleep
much last night so much going on the king.
Select Keegan Murray with
the 4th overall pick.
What was your initial reaction
overjoyed? I've been a big fan of Keegan
Murray throughout this entire draft process.
I know for many people they would
have been thrilled to have Keegan
Murray at 7 where initially the
Sacramento Kings were expected to pick.
They got lucky in the draft lottery,
moved all the way up to four.
I'm here to tell you from what I understand,
Keegan Murray didn't have much of a
chance of actually being there at 7.
Keegan Murray probably wasn't
making it past five,
and Keegan Murray was the guy
that the Sacramento Kings really
like because even if Jade and Ivy,
who a lot of the fans out here
wanted the Kings to take.
Even if Jade Navy has the higher ceiling,
maybe the more star potential.
And I understand Kings fans.
Wanting that team to take a swing for a star,
Keegan Murray is the better player right now
and he helps accomplish the King's goals,
which is making the playoffs as
soon as possible.
So it's interesting you say right now.
Keegan Murray is the better player.
He's going to have more
of an immediate impact.
However, Jade and Ivy does have
a much higher ceiling and I think
many would agree that he is an all
around talented player who definitely
has superstar potential. Now.
One of the things I wanted to say.
I think why there was such a mixed
reaction from Kings fans is because.
If we remember four years
ago during the 2018 draft,
the Kings passed on the likes of Luka Doncic,
Trey Young and ended up taking a
big by the name of Marvin Bagley.
So there's a lot of reminiscence of that,
and I think with this pick Matt,
yeah, and that's a comparison
that personally bothers me.
I think it is a very and I understand
the Kings have been bad for 16 years.
They've had a lot of really bad
drafts over those 16 years.
I think that is a very
wounded Sacramento Kings fan.
Way of looking at things.
I don't think that's a
fair comparison at all.
I think Marvin.
Bagley did have tremendous upside
when he came into the league.
Like Keegan Murray has tremendous upside,
I feel pretty confident putting
my reputation on the line and
saying that Keegan Murray is going
to be a really good NBA player.
Whether it's here in Sacramento or elsewhere,
I'm very confident in saying that.
I think the Bagley Luca comparison
to this draft.
Jay Knihy and Marvin,
or rather and and Keegan Murray.
I don't think that's accurate at all.
Luka Doncic has the clear potential
to be the superstar that he is.
Jade and Ivy.
There are certainly more questions about.
I understand fans not necessarily
being happy with the decision.
Keegan Murray over Jane,
90.
I think the Marvin Bagley
Luka Doncic comparison is
a little too extreme.
Alright, well, only time will tell.
Matt, you're a big fan of them
getting Keegan Murray now real quick.
I have to wrap things up but if
you had to give this draft a grade
A through F, what are you giving?
I think it's an A I'm not going to
say A plus because I don't think
there was an A plus pick for the
Sacramento Kings unless Jabari Smith
junior fell to four and he almost did.
He ended up at three with
the Houston Rockets.
That's the only real A plus scenario that
I would have given the Sacramento Kings,
but it's an A.
For me, I know it's a beer or a
C and a lot of people's books,
but I think Sacramento is
really gonna love Keegan Murray.
Alright, well there you heard it right there.
Matt says it's an AI.
Give it a B plus, but only time will tell.
Obviously on draft night,
everyone is an expert.
We will see what happens
over the next few years here.
Well, once again he's mad George.
I'm Kevin John.
Marty McNair is going to speak
at 10:00 o'clock this evening.
We will be inside in order to
have that press conference.
We will bring you much more tonight,
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