Opinion: Darren Collison Remains Productive For The Kings

Last month we at A Royal Pain raved about DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay having played basketball at a high-level in the month of January. Now it’s time to praise Darren Collison for his exceptional February.

Despite Sacramento struggling as a team right before the All-Star break, Collison was one of the few bright spots during that stretch.

Playing the role of the backup guard, Collison’s main role for the Kings is to be a scoring spark off the bench.

So far in the month of February (7 games), he is averaging 18.1 points per game off of shooting 59.2% from the floor, 40.9% from three, and 90.3% from the free-throw line.

He has also continued to be a reliable asset for the Kings by scoring no less than double-digit points in every game that has been played this month.

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Although Collison has been exceptional this February, it really shouldn’t come as a surprise to see productivity from the former UCLA Bruin.

Since joining the Kings franchise last season, Collison has been ideal in terms of his expectations.

He is put on the court to mainly to be a scorer and in times set up others to score as well. So far in his tenure with Sacramento (94 games), Collison is averaging 14.7 points and 4.7 assists per game and is making 47.4% of his total shots and 37.4% from the perimeter.

Overall, the numbers and the eye test have shown that Collison is having himself one heck of a February, and this month adds to the testimony of why he is no doubt a top 4 player on this Kings team. At least in my opinion.

Last season Darren was originally the starting point guard and played especially well. But this year got demoted when the Kings brought in Rajon Rondo.

Instead of getting bitter and salty about the situation, Collison remained to be an efficient asset for Sacramento and continues to be one of more consistent players on the roster.

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Because of this and Rondo’s rejuvenated season is why there can be an argument stating that the Kings have one of the best offensive point guard duos in the NBA.

For a team that experiences a lot of inconsistency whether it’s from the team’s play or players individually, Collison remains to be someone that the Kings and their fans can rely on constantly.

The Kings past front offices haven’t had the best of luck when acquiring players via the NBA draft or free agency, but in this instance, Sacramento definitely struck gold when they took the chance in signing Collison back in 2014.