Dan is joined by Greg Wissinger (@gwiss) from The Kings Herald for a deeeeeep dive into the Sacramento Kings ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. Their conversation covers De'Aaron Fox's continued growth, Tyrese Haliburton's path to stardom, Davion Mitchell's fit, three-guard lineups, four-guard lineups, the wing rotation, Richaun Holmes, Buddy Hield, trade candidates and, yes, Ben Simmonsβplus much more!Β TIMESTAMPSβ¬οΈ π 2:03 - Intro π 4:20 - Thoughts on Sacramento's offseason/Richuan Holmes π 7:02 - The Ben Simmons discussion π 11:19 - De'Aaron Fox's next frontier π 13:03 - The defense π 15:25 - Fun De'Aaron Fox stat that is fun! π 20:14 - Tyrese Haliburton's path to stardom π 22:35 - Expectations for Davion Mitchell π 24:45 - The three-guard lineup π 26:52 - Louis King's value π 29:24 - The Marvin Bagley III Hope Meter π 31:12 - Who should be the fifth starter? π 33:40 - 10-man rotation π 37:08 - Trade candidates π 38:21 - Could the Kings be sellers at the deadline? π 43:03 - Best crunch-time lineup π 44:25 - Quirky lineups we want to see π 46:07 - Win-total prediction/Place in the West π 49:42 - Luke Walton's job security π 54:04 - Buddy Hield's future Host:Β @danfavale Host:Β @fromal09 Twitter:Β @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices