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Sacramento Kings: Grading Marvin Bagley III’s Summer League

By Rafe Wong

SALT LAKE CITY - JULY 2: Marvin Bagley III shoots the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2018 Summer League at the Golden 1 Center on July 2, 2018 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY - JULY 2: Marvin Bagley III shoots the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2018 Summer League at the Golden 1 Center on July 2, 2018 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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SACRAMENTO, CA – JULY 5: Derrick Jones Jr. #5 of the Miami Heat goes to the basket against Marvin Bailey III #35 of the Sacramento Kings during the 2018 Summer League at the Golden 1 Center on July 5, 2018 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CA – JULY 5: Derrick Jones Jr. #5 of the Miami Heat goes to the basket against Marvin Bailey III #35 of the Sacramento Kings during the 2018 Summer League at the Golden 1 Center on July 5, 2018 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Defense

Bagley’s defense needs work going forward. To be fair, Bagley was a low-key rim protector for the Kings as he averaged almost two blocks a game. But with that said, I thought he was subpar overall.

A vulnerability in Bagley’s game is his lack of strength, and it was put on display throughout his summer league campaign.

Constantly Bagley was getting overpowered by opponents that were bigger than him which impacted both his ability to defend and rebound the ball. In four games, Bagley averaged just 5.8 rebounds a game. Not bad, but considering rebounding was a strength of his in college, I expected him to be better.

Another hole in Bagley’s defense was that he would often be late in defensive switches which would result in easy buckets for his competition.

Again, there were some flashes Bagley displayed that shows he could be a good defender down the road. But right now, improvement is vastly needed.

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