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By Mason McFee

Oct 4, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Buddy Hield (24) against the Indiana Pacers during the first quarter of a game at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 4, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Buddy Hield (24) against the Indiana Pacers during the first quarter of a game at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Building Blocks – Point Guard(?)

When the Sacramento Kings bought out the best shooting guard this league has ever seen, it was just another failed experiment upper management tried at the 2 spot.

Now, Jimmer Fredette just recently dropped 73 in a Chinese League game and the Kings wish he was still on their roster. (I’m half-kidding). What I’m serious about is that at the Kings have had a hole in their backcourt  for a long time, and this year is no different.

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The Kings signed Ty Lawson prior to the season in hopes of him finding his Denver days-magic despite already having microwave-scoring guard Darren Collison on the roster; and signing veteran combo guard Garrett Temple.

Collison has definitely been the better of the two, averaging 13.7 PPG to go with a 53.9 eFG% and a very good 42.1% from 3. Lawson has been the better passer (albeit by a small margin), averaging 4.5 APG opposed to Collison’s 4.2, but Lawson hasn’t provided much spacing for Dave Joerger’s squad; shooting 29% from deep.

Temple has been shooting a respectable 36.1% from 3 this season and made a few quality fill-in starts, but hasn’t moved the needle much on the offensive end even in a reserve role.

While Lawson has been a nice surprise in Sacramento, and Collison continues to be a good scorer and 3PT shooter, neither are franchise PGs. Same for Temple. I think all are fine backup options, but nothing more. Luckily for the Kangz, this year’s draft class is stocked with franchise PGs. While they could lose their selection to Philly, I think the basketball gods will finally have mercy on them and gift them a guy like De’Aaron Fox or Dennis Smith to help start turning this franchise around.

So with the PG position out of the way, let’s move on to….

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