{"id":38298,"date":"2024-04-23T10:12:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingsherald.com\/?p=38298"},"modified":"2024-04-23T10:12:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:12:48","slug":"malik-monk-free-agent-sacramento-kings-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingsherald.com\/articles\/malik-monk-free-agent-sacramento-kings-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Malik Monk says his free agency is “going to play out in the right way”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Malik Monk knows this offseason is going to be complex. As his free agency looms, he admitted Monday in a session with media<\/a> that he knows even if more money may be available to him from another team, it might not be a better situation than he has in Sacramento.<\/p>\n

“It’s big because I can go somewhere else with a lot more money and be in a worse situation. So, you never know,” said Monk<\/a>. “I have a great agent that’s going to do his job. I think my job is done. I did what I needed to do this year, and it’s going to play out. I think it’s going to play out in the right way.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Monk, a top candidate to win the NBA Sixth Man Of The Year, made $9.9 million this season<\/a>, the final season of his two-year deal.<\/p>\n

The seven-year veteran has a lot of emotions about all that is happening, citing a strong connection to Sacramento and the impact he’s had locally and with his teammates. And he clearly is proud of his ability to step into a leadership role with the Kings.<\/p>\n

“I think I stepped up as a leader for the team because Fox is not that vocal, Domas is not that vocal by telling people what to do. \u2026 He just shows \u2013 he goes out there and dominates, and I think that’s the way he leads. Everybody has a different way of leading, man. I think they just accepted me to be the leader of this team in different aspects,” said Monk<\/a>, who also spoke about how Mike Brown did a good job of meshing all of the players who didn\u2019t talk much with him and Trey Lyles, who spoke up a lot.<\/p>\n

Domantas Sabonis thinks highly of Monk and said Monday he hopes that Monk will return to the team, expounding on the leadership impact of his teammate.<\/p>\n

“With Malik, it’s not even on the court. It’s everything he does off the court. He keeps us together. He brings this energy. He always has guys with a smile on their face and has that off-court vibe that every team is looking for a guy like that on the team. And he definitely brings that with this group where we have a couple of more quiet guys,” Sabonis said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We definitely have seen over the last two seasons how Monk served as the heartbeat of this team. When things were looking a little off and the team lacked energy, Monk flew in from the bench and ignited the offense and the fans in Golden 1 Center. He also was the only true playmaker on the roster outside of Fox. When he wasn\u2019t there, it made the Kings offense more predictable.<\/p>\n

Earning the Sixth Man Of the Year Award this season for that effort is something he wants, but even so, he isn\u2019t shy about wanting to be a starter in the NBA. Yet, he also indicated his willingness to come off the bench again if that is what is best for his team.<\/p>\n

“I definitely want to start. I think I’ve been saying that I wanted to start, but if it’s not fit for the team for me to start, I’ll come off the bench and be the best. So, I just take my role and run with it,” he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite the uncertainty, he makes it clear he has love for Sacramento.<\/p>\n

“Emotions are everywhere, man. \u2026 I came here with one of my best friends [Fox], turned the organization around, turned the city around. The city loves me. I said before, I love the city. So, yeah, man, the emotions are just everywhere right now. That’s something I\u2019ve got to deal with being an NBA player,\u201d Monk said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When asked in a perfect world situation if he would want to be in Sacramento, he replied with, “Definitely.”<\/p>\n

This is pretty obvious, but the Kings need to bring Monk back next season if they want to remain competitive. As our good friend Jerry Reynolds says, you probably can’t replace him if you lose him. And if starting him next to Fox is the incentive that gets it done, then that is probably an accommodation that should be made for him.<\/p>\n

This offseason is going to be a very important one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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