De'Aaron Fox expressed hope Monk will stay with Sacramento Kings
Malik Monk agreed to a four-year, $78M deal with the Sacramento Kings
Monk had a career year in points and assists per game despite the Kings missing playoffs
Monk suffered right MCL sprain, missed final nine games and Play-In Tournament
Monk was runner-up for NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
Sacramento Kings broke 16-year playoff drought in 2023
Malik Monk, a key rotation player for the Sacramento Kings, is reportedly intending to sign a four-year, $78 million contract to return to the team. The deal includes a player option.
Monk had a career year last season with personal bests in points and assists per game despite the Kings missing out on the playoffs. He was runner-up for the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award, losing out to Naz Reid by just two first-place votes.
The Sacramento Kings reached new heights in 2023 by breaking a 16-year playoff drought. Monk joined the team prior to the 2022-23 season and saw his game take a step forward under head coach Mike Brown's leadership.
Monk suffered a right MCL sprain on March 29, which ruled him out for the final nine games of the regular season and the Play-In Tournament. He was drafted 11th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft by Charlotte Hornets and spent four seasons with them before signing with Los Angeles Lakers for one season.
De'Aaron Fox, Monk's backcourt partner, expressed his hope that Monk will remain with the Sacramento Kings but understands his decision. The team is fully primed to bring back every major contributor to the team if Monk decides to re-sign.
Monk had a cryptic post on Instagram fueling speculations about his offseason destination, but no official announcement has been made yet.
Malik Monk intends to sign a four-year, $78 million contract to return to the Sacramento Kings.
Monk suffered a right MCL sprain on March 29 and missed the final nine games of the regular season and the Play-In Tournament.
Monk was drafted 11th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft by Charlotte Hornets, spent four seasons with them, then signed with Los Angeles Lakers for one season before joining Sacramento Kings.
De’Aaron Fox is excited for Malik Monk as NBA free agency looms.
Malik Monk’s performance with the Kings has improved since his time at Kentucky.
Monk earned $9.9 million during the 2023-24 season and is likely to get more in open market.
Sacramento can offer Monk a starting salary of $17.4 million, which would be a four-year, $77.9 million max long-term deal if extended without maximum allowable raises.
A team with more salary-cap space could offer Monk a similar-length deal in the $100 million range.
Fox prefers to keep the business side of the sport out of their friendship with Monk.
Monk is coming off his best seasons with the Kings.
De’Aaron Fox believes that Malik Monk’s best is yet to come in his NBA career.
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The article contains a few informal fallacies and an appeal to authority. The author quotes De'Aaron Fox without providing context or analysis of his statements, leading to the reader potentially misinterpreting Fox's comments as factual information about Malik Monk's future. Additionally, the author references Malik Monk's time at Kentucky and compares his performance under different coaches, which could be seen as a dichotomous depiction of Monk's career. However, there are no formal logical fallacies present in the article.
]Yeah, definitely. I've never hit free agency before and this is technically his second time hitting free agency," Fox said at Day 3 of his basketball camp in Rocklin, Calif (h/t Sactown Sports 1140).
Some just tuning in might be late to the Malik Show, but Fox got flashbacks of their time together dominating the floor as Wildcats to six years later playing together in the pros with Sacramento.
And after it took some time -- and the right opportunity -- for Monk to find himself in the league, Fox knows the best is yet to come for his best friend.
