How An Unranked Player Defied All Odds To Make The NBA
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- This is the story of Keegan Murray, an unranked 3-star prospect who became the #4 pick of the 2022 NBA draft. Hope you enjoy!
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I may be emotional but I honestly started tearing up watching this because I'm going thru uncertainties in my own life. It gave me inspiration that no matter how bleak it may look, there's always hope and a chance to completely change your life. 💯🤝🏽 congrats to keegan and the kings hope we break that streak this season 💪🏽💪🏽
Passed through the same ( I am 26 now). Wish u happiness and wisdom. God is on your side.
praying for your safety man i’m 25 and going through some tough things in my life as well. hard times build tough men
Keep fighting bro it will pass
@jake robert Very true.
I'll be rooting for the Kings this season. Hope they make it into the playoffs. Keegan ROTY
As a Sacramento Kings fan, I’m just happy Andy made a video on one of our players.
Didn't even know the kings had fans lol. Mad respect for your loyalty I woulda jumped ship ages ago
Same. And a positive video on the Kings lol
Yeah, most Kings fans became Lakers and mostly warriors fans in the last decade
@@southpawpanda4447 nah wrd😭
@@doccholo905 And I honestly don't blame them but mad props to you for sticking it out with your team. I'm sure it'll be ultra sweet for you guys when the kings finally win a chip in 2039 lol
Keegan came in just in time where the Sacramento front office and the staff in general are getting into the right direction. Hope this kid makes Sacramento into contention way back early 2000s
I feel like he can learn so much from Doug and other assistants. I know the Kings aren't known for drafting or developing talent, but I am crazy optimistic about Keegan!
@@elizabethgeorge168 different staff now compared to Luke’s year and in the other 16 years of the drought
Not just a Basketball Savant, this dude looks to be a solid human being. Loyal Kings fan have been gifted a talent like Keegan.
GO KINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My family are all Iowa Hawkeyes fans and I had the privilege to watch Keegan Murray last December. He is very special and an incredible athlete I hope that the Kings don’t screw up his game because the sky is the limit for this kid.
This kid grew up 15 minutes from me, made me enjoy Iowa basketball for the first time in a while, turned me into a kings fan as soon as he was drafted, and now he's a top rookie on a top team in the league. He'll thrive in the league.
Keegan is a true baller! He has already proved that.
So much for Keegan’s “slow start”. 😂😂😂 he just continues to prove everyone wrong. He’s already a top 10 shooter in the league just after 2 games. It’s obvious. At every pit stop, he’s showed the same exact things. Incredibly efficient player. Not just a great 3 point shooter but has a deadly mid range. Solid at driving to the basket with his ball control and the way he positions his body; it’s really impressive to see. What I’m most impressed with is his defense! Wow. Deflects so many shots. Rarely gambles but is just so good at keeping his defender in front of him. They put this kid mostly on Paul George and Steph Curry in his first 2 NBA games for gods sake. And he did an amazing job guarding those guys. I’m blown away from this kid. The only question I have with Keegan is if he’s capable of being a number 1 option on a playoff team. He can absolutely be a number 2. He’s already a 20 point scorer already. But can he score 25-27 ppg over a full season? Maybe it takes him a few seasons to be that type of player. He did it last year at Iowa. But it’s different in the nba when u avg 25 a game while being first on every opposing teams scouting report. That’s the real question with him. He’s 2nd on the team in scoring (18PPG) but 7th on the team in USAGE (17%). That is insane. Imagine this guy with just a Jaylen Brown type usage; never mind a high usage guy like Luka, LeBron, Jokic etc. I believe the Kings have a star. And.l I truly believe he will be much better than guys like Middleton, Wiggins, Porter Jr, etc.
He is already a solid spot up shooter, as he just broke the rookie record for most 3s in season. Now, he needs to work on creating his own shot, defending and rebounding. He seems to be a hard worker with no attitude, his charecter reminds me of Tim Duncan.
Keegan playing solid for the Kings but them Kings is playing great!! Light the beam baby!! 👑🦁💜😘
As a current Hawkeye, so happy for him!!
Keegan joins a young kings team looking to gain valuable experience for their young guys. He fits the team really well. Excited to see what he can do this season and in his career to come.
Been a kings fan for 23 years now. Appreciate it
Hoping his twin has similar success in college this season
I watched him in the summer league and believe me, this kid will prove everyone wrong... ROTY and a star in the making!
Wait and see how Sacramento will waste his talent
If anyone but the kings drafted him? Maybe. But the kinds is where prospects go to die lol
@@Romanus-well that aged well 😂 keep up the braindead talk
My glorious king Keegan Murray finally getting the attention he deserved
Everybody says that he’s going to not have a high ceiling but I’ve seen him play and as a kings fan I’m so excited for him and his future for our team go kings this is the year
not to be mean. but arent u excited every year. evry year the team gets. high pick and the player and team underwhelms. hopefully he does well.
@@beli2431 this year feels different though they have competent front office players and coach
@@beli2431 Mike Brown is coach now. No interim bullshit anymore
Mike Brown is about as average as it gets. I don't know how he keeps getting jobs. Shoulda got someone better.
Danny Granger is a very very good player. As of right now that’s his ceiling. But that doesn’t mean it can’t go up. The kid is balling again after a rough November. If his growth continues we might see a KD lite or even this season’s Tatum in him in the following years.
lots to like about keegan on and off the court. he seems like a really good guy. also he's a natural lefty which has allowed him to pretty much become ambidextrous when finishing around the rim. just a cool bit of information i found when looking into him.
I'm from Sac and hope the Kings and Murray finally make the playoffs this season. Great video!
I've watch their preseason against blazers, the offense have flow. Looks promising.
Im from iowa. You guys got two born and raised iowans in him and barnes. Please dont get rid of barnes.
@@14isoldenough Barnes is awful tho
Looking back on this, Keegan is on pace to set the all time Rookie 3 point mark
I went to high school with this guy and it’s really weird seeing someone I walked the halls with being famous…is this what growing up feels like?
How was he like in highschool
Love to see the guys shine and thrive!! Hopefully he and Fox do some damage out there in Cali!!
Best team in California baby! 😎
Represent! Andy coming through for the teams with no love. Youre the best Mr Hoops
I think Keegan Murray will become what Kyle Kuzma was supposed to be. He had a great summer league and looks really polished for a rookie. He had the right attitude and situation in Sacramento to develop into an all star. These are all things that should have happened to Kyle Kuzma. I got Keegan winning ROTY and becoming the number one option in Sacramento by year 2
Idk I think if they keep deaaron fox they'll have Murray as a second option and sabonis as 3rd option especially in Murray's second year maybe by like 3rd or 4th year he'll be a very close second but I think they'll win more if fox is first Murray second and sabonis 3rd
@@Flex2Death idk. Fox has regressed and hasn’t done anything since 2019. Keegan has more potential and I think the kings coach will prioritize his development
@@nadiA-em6uh I disagree but Keegan will be a solid player
As great as a Keegan is going to be, he won't be 1st option. Fox is gonna go down as a top 5 PG. Fox really was sleeping on Fox. While Murray will be part of a big 3 for the Kings.
@@nadiA-em6uhthis didnt even come close Fox didnt regressed from the stand point of last year. He was held back by Halibitter in 2021-22 season. Fox numbers was going up since his rookie season and in 21-22 end of the season Fox was going off and was showing what became 2023 season. People who looking down on Fox game last summer were casuals.
Sac loves KEE-GAN MUR-RAY!! Iykyk 💜 Thank you for this video!
I hope the Kings don't mess up Murray's career. Loved him playing in the Summer League.
Super agree
Bruh be real it's the King's 😭😭😭😭
I like him a lot but the Kings are going to ruin him like everyone else. Even Fox has been “ruined” in SAC. It used to be a legitimate conversation if guys like Ja or Shai were better than Fox, but Fox has become so stagnant while his peers have flourished on other teams
@@rigbythekhajiit fox vs sga is still a debate. Ja vs Fox ended late last season.
@@rigbythekhajiit yep unfortunately this is probably what it will be like. Just a garbage franchise. They keep ruining young talent.
As someone from Iowa no school recruited for Murray because Murry is a Iowa legacy his father played there he made it clear that if he can play at Iowa he is playing at Iowa and it didn't hurt that Fran McCaffrey really wanted him and his brother.
Let’s go Kings !!!! 🔔🔔🔔
I wish Keegan the best and hope he is successful in the NBA and in life.
Where's now HATERS Keegan Murray 😂🤣😅
Sacramento making the play in and possibly playoffs. They are a very solid team in the west I can assure you that much.
Keegan murray is my favorite player, i live in iowa so i watch iowa basketball, once i seen him play i knew he was special
I remember how nasty Detroit fans were towards him even before the draft happened. Then when he got drafted they were even more awful toward him. Hope he proves them wrong
?? He went to the kings at 4
@@mistermav6299 Ik. That’s what made it even more confusing. They would keep bringing up how trash he is even tho he’s so far started out looking better than Ivey
@@LessGo7921 Detroit fans were bashing on us too when we traded bagley to them. Look how that turned out. He’s already out for the beginning of the season.
@@LessGo7921because Ivey was wrongfully hyped and pistons fans wanted to talk up Ivey by bringing down Keegan
All right the return of Andy Hoops Wednesday videos !!!!!!!!
Wow, me and my twin is literally in a prep school right now after being unranked from New York. Inspiring fr
It's nice seeing Sacramento Kings not making mistakes before like they did on other prior. Davion, Keegan are studs
He will be a stretch 4. Perfect spot for him within the Kings lineup.
Man I hope that the Sac Kings don’t mess up his career , that is an generational talent that can’t be doomed
I think Keegan Murray will do well in the NBA. Not sure if he will be capable of being a superstar-caliber player but he'll be a good player in this league.
Dope video. I hope he succeeds in the NBA.
Same
He's off on a wrong foot getting drafted by the Kings. Will be an uphill battle unfortunately.
KEEGANN ..... MURRAYYYY
Would love to see an update to this. Rookie record for 3s!
I do agree, his success mainly depends on his attitude and his work ethics and what the Kings will do to him. But if all things went well, I think he can be successful in the NBA and probably with a MVP
Glad to c more and more people making it into professional sports from iowa
It was cool to learn about his journey, especially the high school situation, that was good research Andy, kudos 👍
Yeahhh!! Another Andy video!! Love to see it!!
Rookie of the year 💪🏼
Fast forward, he is a major part on why the Kings are 3rd in the west as of 04/02/23. Light the Beam!! #beamteam
I hope my kings treat him right GO KINGS
Keagan is a quiet and hard worker. We do like him in the Kings team and as a starter. He is really taking in Mike Brown's coaching on him playing within his role, going strong to the basket and working on rebounds. That's just the simple answer... But he is trusting the process and adding to his production and skills.
Thanks andy im drinking alone, been looking for a video to watch Thanks for this
Your prediction of a slow start was a little off! 😂
And now we have the thing called light the beam fever in sactown
I just hope Mike Brown can make a turn around for the Kings.
Respect buddy 👏 🙌 👍 to a long respectable career!
You should make an updated video now after a year has gone by and talk about what you think his career looks like know that you know how well his season went and him being the 3rd option on a dominant Kings team
Took the guy in fantasy, he’s showing major upside
Keegan Murray
The best thing Vivek did for the Kings was ask someone who knows about basketball to find a competent GM which was Monte. I believe Monte will change the Kings culture for the better
His play style has potential is gonna be awhile to be a star in the NBA
Posting here the day before he breaks the rookie 3pt record
NBA should draft players who were unranked in highschool from now on. Because all of them have a chip on their shoulder.
He's a spectacular rookie. Should be rookie of the year. Dude looks like a 5 year vet out there. Unreal.
KEEEEEEEEEGANNNN MURRRRAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
I’m really rooting for Keegan, I hope he does great in the nba
Checking in
The next Scottie Barnes story if he wins rookie of the year
Jaylen Brown next video Andy Hoops 🙏🙏🙏
I'm a big Iowa fan. I followed his career
he started hot in the NBA. certainly not slow.
Small note: At DME Keegan shot 38% from 3 at almost 8 attempts per game, so his shooting didn't emerge completely out of nowhere his sophomore year, his freshman year he just didn't shoot many 3s because of his roll, so small sample size.
love these videos
Please make a video about Victor Wembanyama I had no Idea about this kid till he started playing with my hometown player in Tremont Waters .
You didn’t know about Wembenyama? He might be the most hyped prospect in nba history
@@Romanus- had no clue bro
Living in Daytona Beach you were able to here some buzz about Murray
Would like to see an update from Andy Hoops & see his thoughts on Keegans huge rookie season.
Rookie of the yeaaaaar
Light the beam!!!
He is Antawn Jamison
Not quite klay but similar games. I like The king young core
Dude just a had a good preseason carry on
Wait you believe he’s gonna start slow? 😂
Great video
LIGHT THE BEAM
I’m interested to see what happens with his twin brother
Keeeeggggaaaannn
Sacramento gets victor wembayana to pair up with dearon fox and keegan would be amazing
Tough takes
Man I wish they could’ve worked it out with Haliburton , would’ve been fun to see.
I’m not really sure what to make of the Keegan Murray selection. He’s shown decent signs (40% from 3 taking 6 a game is absolutely fantastic for a rookie) but let’s keep in mind that Murray is almost 23 as a rookie.
Jaden Ivey was never going Sacramento. They traded away Halliburton, who’s already a top 10 PG in his 3rd season. But Benedict Mathurin was available and he’s 3 years younger, much better defensively, a much better scorer and has much more upside. Right now Mathurin is only shooting 32% from deep but that would be a different story playing with a Jokic type of passing big like Sabonis and a pressure alleviating supporting cast featuring Fox, Huerter and Monk, all of who shoot the 3 very well.
After Mathurin things really dry up. There’s a lot of guys who aren’t getting minutes or have just been really bad when on the floor.
Murray fits the Kings timeline it seems. Like I said he’s turning 23 which is only 2 years younger than Fox, Huerter and Monk and Sabonis is only 27.
The Kings are sick of losing and clearly want to build around Fox (who’s held up his end of the bargain and has been incredible but even with all that being said is he better than Halliburton?). But it’s not like the Kings gave Tyrese away for nothing or something like future assets.
I’ve said for a few years now that Sabonis is like Jokic lite he just needs to improve his 3 point shot and he’s shined big time this season. He’s one of the most underrated players in the league leading the league in rebounding scoring nearly 20 per game on unbelievable efficiency while being close to top 10 in assists averaging nearly 8 a game. He’s even shooting 37% from deep which is well above league average and he has all the physical tools to be a great defender, something Jokic can’t say.
Unfortunately the track record for players who enter the NBA at an advanced age as rookies isn’t great. Kris Dunn was much older than his fellow lottery picks and he’s now signing 10 day contracts a few years later. Kyle Kuzma was about the same age as Murray and is the same size and although Kuzma is going to get a $100M+ deal and is maybe the 4th or 5th best player on a championship team remember that there were “experts” that were wondering if the Pelicans would ask for him instead of Brandon Ingram in an AD trade. Ingram became an All Star level player because he was much younger and had a lot of development left in him. It’s debatable that Kuzma isn’t much better than he was as a rookie on the Lakers he just has an expanded role.
Murray reminds me so much of Kuzma. From his shot to his height to his frame to even how he moves on the court. Is that what you want from a 4th overall pick? I can tell you that there’s certainly been worse but on the flip side there’s obviously been better. Mathurin could really make the Kings (for like the 8th time the last 15 years) severely regret their lottery selection.
If Murray blossoms into an 18-20 PPG guy still shooting over 40% from 3 & improves his defense I’m sure the Kings will be happy with this trade.
They can always find solace in the fact that they didn’t draft Johnny Davis. A couple years ago Davis to the Kings at #4 would’ve been predetermined by destiny since he’s by far the worst player in the lottery and the Kings were brilliant at drafting whichever player that was that given draft.
I’d rather have the 40% 3 point shooter anyways
Mathurin wouldn’t really be a good fit for the kings
Aaand He’s still shootin over 40 percent from 3 lol
Beginning stages of a rebuild? Kings has been rebuilding for decades.
Having NO Specific Position is actually a strength in today's nba
Yeah like your video's Andy.
Keegan is 6'9 and his pops played D1 ball lol
This a reach
Mature, poised, unflappable. Definitely plays a thinking man's game. The kid has his head screwed on right. Given his summer league and his preseason performances so far, I would disagree that he looks like a slow rise career-wise. If he's given the starter role, whether at the beginning or at some point in the season, then he will become a name player in the league very quickly.
hoping the sac kings will keep and develop this kid and will not trade him like they did with haliburton
Hopefully he will become somethinf between Danny Granger/ Tayshaun Prince and Gerald Green... seems a bit similar
This is the "Age of position-less basketball".
Lebron...Durant...Giannis...Paul George....Kawhi...
all Forwards.
All different skillsets.
All of them are elite.
Seeing where and how he fits in to the coach's system, shouldn't be an issue.
I'm still hung up on how buddy attended Five years of high school 🤔🤔🤔
So many people talk about the Kings that never watch them, lmao
Keegan’s game looks hella polished coming into the league. He’s my pick for ROTY this szn in Sac (see last year’s ROTY Scottie Barnes, the #4 pick)