On Wednesday, it was announced that the Sacramento Kings signed Doug McDermott. This move did not come as a surprise, as many people expected the team to add a new player after the Kings traded Jalen McDaniels to the San Antonio Spurs to add cap space.
However, the fact that the player was McDermott did raise some questions. While not as good of a player as Kevin Huerter, McDermott does fall under the same player archetype as Huerter (great shooters who are below average defenders). So, technically speaking, the Kings can now look to move Huerter to address a different need on their roster (they could use another two-way wing/forward).
These rumors took on a whole new life after this picture from a Halloween party surfaced on social media.
Doug McDermott is literally trying to be Kevin Huerter
On Friday, it was reported that McDermott was going to dress up as Huerter for the Kings’ Halloween party, and on Saturday, this photograph was posted on Twitter (I refuse to call it “X”)…