There are a lot of people hyped for the Kings right now. And for good reason: they’re not terrible! But how much more hype would there be if they had, say… Luka Doncic? Let’s pretend for the sake of argument that having Doncic wouldn’t affect the hype that De’Aaron Fox is currently generating.
I’m thinking, at minimum, there would be 5 of hype for the Kings if they had Doncic. Probably more. Maybe a lot more. Right now they’re at 3 hypes, which is pretty good for them, more than they’ve had in recent years. They’ve had a long stretch with the negative hype-generators of Tyreke Evans and DeMarcus Cousins that they are finally emerging from.
Marvin “B-Marv” Bagley isn’t providing much in the way of hype, which is why I asked the question. He’s been pretty good. I guess. His stats are good enough to fool the casual observer no matter how bad he’s actually playing. Which isn’t that bad. Or something. I don’t really know how to feel about him, I guess.