Sacramento Kings: Best Rotations- Offensive

Point Guard- Darren Collison

Darren Collison is an efficient scorer who brings a multifaceted offensive attack to the floor.  In his two seasons in Sacramento, Collison has averaged 31.8 minutes per game while shooting 48.0% from the field, 82.7% from the line, and 38.9% 3-point territory.  Throw in 1.2 three-pointers, 4.8 assists, 2.0 turnovers, and 14.8 points per game.  The stats speak for themselves, Collison is a truly efficient offensive player for the Kings.

Replacement alert!  If Ty Lawson can return to his production from 2013-2015, then he would probably earn the selection here.  Last season, Lawson bounced around and was not effective, but he is still only 28 years old.  If Lawson joined this rotation, it would lose some efficiency (Lawson shots lower percentages in all three areas) and would create more turnovers (2.1 per game for his career).  Lawson would bring more points and assists to the floor, though.

The separating category between these two players for me was the advanced metric offensive win shares.  Collison earned a three-year average of 3.77 offensive win shares per season, while Lawson only managed 3.67.  Lawson last season’s 0.2 offensive win shares crushed his average rating, so the bounce back would push Lawson well ahead of Mister Collison.  If we see early signs of Lawson returning to form, I would remove Collison from this rotation and replace him with Ty Lawson.