Idk how far under the radar this is since we’ve had a lot of national tv games, but Malik Monk has pretty clearly been the Kings 3rd best player.

His 3pt shot is back above 40% after a down season last year, his assist% is almost double his numbers from Charlotte / LA, and he has a highlight dunk almost every game.

I also don’t think it does him any favors to be paired with guys like Garland and Old Mike Conley who have equally big defensive issues. Put him with a 3&D guard like KCP who can always take the more difficult backcourt assignment and Mitchell’s lackluster D isn’t costing the Nuggets the title any more than Murray’s did.