Sacramento Kings fans can juggle watching the Brooklyn Nets game with this huge March Madness showdown.
Sunday presents a double-duty kind of day for Sacramento Kings fans.
On one end, the Kings' contest against the Brooklyn Nets presents the NBA Draft angle. Both teams are the popular choice to land the top pick in the June draft. Brooklyn's chances are continuously increasing with injuries to Michael Porter Jr. and top rookie Egor Demin, plus having a worst record than Sacramento at the moment.
But on another end, Sacramento fans have a March Madness game to lock in on as well.
Here's why Kansas versus St. John's set for Sunday is worth watching as well for Kings fans.
The obvious first reason is Darryn Peterson, but there's a new why
The Kansas star snapped out of a scoring slump against Cal Baptist to drop 26 points in his NCAA tournament debut.
Peterson looked non-fatigued even despite drawing contact. He also showed strong poise as the Viejas Arena crowd grew louder, including from the CBU fanbase as the Lancers mounted a comeback.
But now that he earned his first taste of survive and advance, the road gets harder from here.
St. John's brings more physical bigs who can counter Peterson and keep him from attacking inside lanes. This is a great chance for Kings fans to see how proactive Peterson stays in an attack mode.
Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino will aim to rattle Peterson with his frontcourt lineup. This game serves as a tremendous test for Peterson to solidify his spot as a top pick.
There's a reason to watch on the St. John's side
Zuby Ejiofor is rising as the top NBA prospect on the Red Storm.
He's improved his numbers across the board while playing for a multiple national championship winner in Pitino. And Ejiofor presents his reasons to be scouted if you're the Kings.
He's a high energy defender with a nose for the basketball. He doesn't hesitate to throw his 6-foot-9 frame around to grab rebounds.
But his motor is comparable to an edge rusher in football. Ejiofor relentlessly is in attack mode for the basketball. He's also improved his shooting touch from behind the arc.
His size for the frontcourt presents a dilemma, however. If anything he can come in and add a blue collar defensive element for a Kings team needing to improve on that front. He can form an underrated tandem with Maxime Raynaud if Sacramento focuses on Ejiofor in round two of the June draft (should Ejiofor come out).
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