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Sacramento Kings: 3 Players Tyler Ulis will have to beat for final roster spot

By Rafe Wong

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - FEBRUARY 14: Tyler Ulis #8 of the Phoenix Suns gestures as he brings the ball up court during a game against the Utah Jazz at Vivint Smart Home Arena on February 14, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - FEBRUARY 14: Tyler Ulis #8 of the Phoenix Suns gestures as he brings the ball up court during a game against the Utah Jazz at Vivint Smart Home Arena on February 14, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images) /
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MADISON, NEW JERSEY – AUGUST 11: Kyle Guy of the Sacramento Kings poses for a portrait during the 2019 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot on August 11, 2019 at the Ferguson Recreation Center in Madison, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
MADISON, NEW JERSEY – AUGUST 11: Kyle Guy of the Sacramento Kings poses for a portrait during the 2019 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot on August 11, 2019 at the Ferguson Recreation Center in Madison, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

Player #2: Kyle Guy

When the Kings drafted Kyle Guy with the 55th pick in this year’s draft, many expected him to play mostly with the Stockton Kings, Kings’ G-League affiliate team, this season. But after having an overachieving summer league with the team, Guy has a solid chance of making the team’s opening-day roster.

Even though Guy’s main position is shooting guard, I foresee him being another player that Ulis has to beat out to make the roster. At the shooting guard spot, the depth chart looks to be Buddy Hield and Bogdan Bogdanovic as the first and second-string players at the position. The third spot is pretty much open for grabs.

If Ulis can beat out the players who are gunning for that third-string shooting guard spot, he could make the roster. The Kings would not even have to put Ulis at two-guard, but rather move Yogi Ferrell to that slot which would make Ulis the third-string point guard on the team. Due to Ferrell being a score-first guard, the transition to two-guard would be easy for him.

But Kyle Guy will not make this easy for Ulis. If the former Virginia Cavalier can showcase his effective perimeter shooting and decision making, as he did during the summer, then he has a great chance of joining the Kings to begin the campaign.

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