Marvin Bagley III isn’t a good defender, or at least he hasn’t been since the Sacramento Kings drafted him with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. It’s a large part of the reason he didn’t get much run under Luke Walton even when he was healthy.
With Alvin Gentry now at the helm, Bagley has been given another chance to earn a spot in the Kings’ rotation, and the thing that’s gotten him playing time as of late is, ironically, his defense.
“He’s been pretty consistent since he’s been able to get back out onto the floor,” Gentry said of Bagley following the Kings’ 104-99 win over the LA Clippers on .