Dennis Schroder has been on a nice run. Outside of a 41 point blowout loss to Memphis, he's put up 14/6/6, 22/6/5, 21/5/3, and 21/3/7 in 4 of his last 5 games. This run, along with Domantas Sabonis' injury, has steamed his lines up. Even in his dud scoring game (3 pts vs Memphis) he still had 6 assists. I'm going to fade his assists on a line that I think has steamed up too high fueled by a few unsustainably positive team stats. Versus Denver the Kings shot 62% on two point shots while committing just 6 turnovers. He had 6 assists despite the team only scoring 96 at Memphis which indicates to me an unusually high shooting% for his assist opportunities.
Russell Westbrook continues to play big minutes for a struggling Kings team and to his credit is still capable of stuffing the stat sheet. That being said, Russ has been very inefficient and gets a tough matchup against one of the better defenses in the league in Minnesota in a game with blow out potential. I believe Russ is playing above his head at the moment and is a regression candidate.
Murray (ankle) is projected to start at power forward for the Kings in 2026-27, according to Kings beat writer Chris Watkins.
Williams registered 21 points (8-10 FG, 5-7 3Pt), one rebound and one assist over 17 minutes during Friday's 128-120 Summer League overtime loss to the Clippers.
Beringer (back) has been ruled out for Friday's Summer League game against the Clippers.
Karaban finished Friday's 92-90 Summer League win over Charlotte with 14 points (6-12 FG, 2-8 3Pt), three assists and two rebounds over 35 minutes.
Sharp tallied 16 points (5-12 FG, 4-9 3Pt, 1-1 FT), three assists, two rebounds, three steals and one block over 30 minutes during the Kings' 92-90 Summer League win over the Hornets on Friday.
Cardwell will sit out Friday's Summer League game against Charlotte with left thumb soreness, Brenden Nunes of KHTK Sactown Sports 1140 reports.
Raynaud (rest) is out for Friday's Summer League game against Charlotte, per Brenden Nunes of KHTK Sactown Sports 1140.
Clifford (rest) is out for Friday's Summer League game against Charlotte, per Brenden Nunes of KHTK Sactown Sports 1140.
Acuff will be rested for Friday's Summer League game against the Hornets, Brenden Nunes of KHTK Sactown Sports 1140 reports.
Karaban posted 21 points (7-15 FG, 5-7 3Pt, 1-1 FT), eight rebounds and a steal across 27 minutes in Wednesday's 82-76 Summer League loss to the Celtics.
