Sacramento has plenty of talent to observe in the Final Four. But Tarris Reed Jr. can fit for many reasons.
The Sacramento Kings have two games to watch during their Saturday off day.
None are in the NBA realm. But rather in the college basketball landscape, as we've reached the most pivotal weekend of collegiate hoops: The Final Four.
No there won't be AJ Dybantsa of BYU playing. Cameron Boozer of Duke also fell short of making it to the round of four this past Sunday. But we've already presented one player on each Final Four representative who's worth watching.
But this time we're going to go more in-depth on why UConn's Tarris Reed Jr. should be observed more closely if you're general manager Scott Perry and head coach Doug Christie.
Reed is an unmovable object
The Huskies center looks and feels like a boulder planted in the middle of the paint.
He's not going to be moved or overpowered by one person alone. Another example is a massive nose tackle in the football trenches, one who maintains his ground and becomes hard to move as well.
Reed looks nothing like the latter description. Yet his strength in the basketball version of the trenches looks like an interior defensive tackle.
He's one who can absorb contact like normal. But then dish out the punishment on offense.
The best way to observe Reed's strength is when he's got the ball in the paint. Or when he's setting up the screen to create spacing for his long-range shooters on UConn.
Reed is an attacker and finisher
There's a reason why UConn head coach Dan Hurley hands Reed the ball. He's got that much trust in him to finish the points.
Reed is one of the top remaining post scorers in the latter part of the collegiate hoops season. But Reed finishes in aggressive and tone-setting fashion. Safe to say, Reed plays with a mean streak on the court.
The Kings need someone with this type of demeanor down low. Sacramento lacks a fiery and powerful post presence. Reed looks ideal for that role moving forward.
How Kings can make room for Reed
This could very well mean revisiting the Domantas Sabonis trade ideas.
The past three-time NBA All-Star will be hard to keep moving forward if you're Perry. Sacramento couldn't find suitors due to his injury and value.
But the Kings can get younger in the frontcourt and find someone more intense next to top rookie Maxime Raynaud. Reed can improve the rim production especially on offense if taken in the second round.
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