Doug Christie hints at Malik Monk’s prospects after back-to-back cancellations
It’s just a a matter of time before the Sacramento Kings blow it all up and start from scratch. They’ve now lost five straight games, including two straight to the Portland Trail Blazers, and their 6-22 record on the season (currently) isn’t even fully indicative of how poorly constructed the team is. In the midst of turmoil in the team, one of the key guys of their Beam team from four seasons ago in the Malik Monk he finds himself lost in the shuffle under head coach Doug Christie.
Monk has been in and out of the rotation, and the talented and speedy guard has completely fallen out of favor over the last two games – picking up two shutouts in back-to-back losses to the Portland Trail Blazers. The The Kings didn’t exactly keep their de-prioritization of Monk secret, and Christy takes it a step further by giving guys like Russell Westbrook and Dennis Schroeder more minutes than the man who’s been here for the last three and a half seasons.
But the Kings head coach said he’s simply taking it one game at a time and that Monk he could come back in the rotation as soon as their Sunday night matchup against the Houston Rockets.
“That doesn’t mean he’s out of the rotation. He could be in (the rotation) very well tonight. We’ll see,” Christie said, per Tristi Rodriguez of NBC Sports in California.
The Kings are a ticking time bomb
It’s borderline coaching error for someone like Monk to play zero minutes in 2025. He’s not empty; he’s shown when he gets minutes that he can still fill the scoring column and be a spark plug for a Kings team in dire need of energy and winning basketball.
Monk isn’t a superstar, but given how well he’s played for the Kings over the last few seasons, you’d think he’d get more respect than he has so far this season. He’s a prime candidate for a change of scenery who should blossom again once he’s traded.
2025-12-22 02:24:00
