Tyus Jones has agreed to a deal with the Phoenix Suns and Gordon Hayward has announced his retirement from the NBA, leading to a shakeup among the best available free agents. This is a list now led by Isaac Okoro, the 23-year-old former No. 5 overall pick who has yet to sign an offer sheet with another team as a restricted free agent.
Lonnie Walker IV would bring some scoring pop to a team's backcourt, Doug McDermott may be the best three-point shooter available, Marcus Morris Sr. is a proven stretch-four and Jae Crowder is a two-way forward with a lot of playoff experience. It's time to find homes for the best free agents left on the market.
The Sacramento Kings should have no problem scoring the basketball in 2024-25, now with DeMar DeRozan added to a core of De'Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, Keegan Murray, Malik Monk and Kevin Huerter. The team could experience some defensive issues, however, and could use a low-maintenance veteran who can make an impact without touching the ball, especially with DeRozan likely taking up a lot of offensive possessions. Crowder is a big (6'6', 235 pounds), physical forward who's probably best suited to play the backup four at this stage of his career.
He made 37.1 percent of his three-pointers for the Milwaukee Bucks the past two years and should get plenty of open looks playing off of so many stars. The 34-year-old remains an elite corner three-point shooter as well (41.
7 percent over the last three seasons). This (mostly) young Kings team c.