Keegan Murray: My Role Has Gone Down After Adding Firepower To Starting Lineup
Keegan Murray's production has dropped since his rookie season and it is not exactly clear if it is situational or due to his own limitations. Murray shot 41.1 percent on three-pointers as a rookie but just 30.4 percent this season. Murray is making 48 percent of his shots in Kings’ wins this season and only 38 percent in their losses.
“I feel good about my shot,” Murray said. “They just haven’t gone in. I’ve shot better this month than November. It’ll even out.”
The Kings added DeMar DeRozan in the offseason, which further reduced Murray's role. Now, Malik Monk is starting and that makes Murray the fifth option on offense.
“When you add firepower like we have in our starting lineup this year, my role goes down a little bit,” Murray told The Athletic recently. “But I feel like I’m doing all the little stuff.”
Murray is taking on a low usage role similar to Harrison Barnes.
“My first couple years I got a lot (of shots) off (dribble hand-offs),” Murray said. “This year it’s more opportunistic. I don’t know where it’s going to come from. That’s a change. But I feel confident.”