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Sacramento Kings: Darren Collison, Starting Point Guard?

By Adam McGee

May 3, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Darren Collison warms up prior to the game against the Golden State Warriors in game seven of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
May 3, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Darren Collison warms up prior to the game against the Golden State Warriors in game seven of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 13, 2013; Dallas, TX, USA; Sacramento Kings point guard Isaiah Thomas (22) dribbles the ball past Dallas Mavericks point guard Darren Collison (4) during the game at the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks defeated the Kings 123-100. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 13, 2013; Dallas, TX, USA; Sacramento Kings point guard Isaiah Thomas (22) dribbles the ball past Dallas Mavericks point guard Darren Collison (4) during the game at the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks defeated the Kings 123-100. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Trying to make a definitive judgement call between these two guys is not particularly easy. Thomas is going to score more points for a team, but Collison might make a greater difference in enough smaller areas to improve the team performance as a whole.

Of course, it’s still not impossible that they play together next season either. If they do, Sacramento will have one of the better point guard rotations in the NBA, but what does that really mean?

It will help the Kings to become a tougher, more consistent opponent, but it’s a long way from the type of move that could transform Sacramento from basement dwellers to contenders. If the likes of Rajon Rondo or Goran Dragic get traded in the coming days or weeks, Kings fans will still sit back and think “what if,” and they’ll be right to as well.

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