Doug Christie’s greatest performance is to crack codes that no other coach has succeeded

The interim coach of Sacramento Kings, Doug Christie, is in a little jealous location. Many are rightly outraged by how the Kings Mike Brown treated, and Christie therefore got into the crossfire because he had simply accepted the interim title.

However, the Kings have started a new life under Christie, although an achievement in particular increasingly turned out to be his greatest performance: Demar Derozan convince to accept the three -point throw.

Derozan is one of the most productive goal scorers in NBA history. It has a career average of 21.9 points per game with a shooting rate of 46.9 percent from the field and has collected a total of 24,355 points. It is well on the way to surpassing the 25,000 mark by the end of the regular 2024/25 season.

Depending on whether Stephen Curry can do the same, and he will probably do that too, Derozan will be either the 26th or 27th player in NBA history, which achieves 25,000 career points achieved.

Derozan, who has long been the last of a dying breed, reached this goal button, although it only places minimal value on the three -point shooting. His main concern was his game in midfield, with similar skills as a finisher on and above the edge.

However, since Christie took over the office of interim head coach, Derozan has finally decided on the three-point threshold-and this would no longer be possible to stop both and the Kings.

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Between his first 34 missions in the 2024/25 season, Derozan achieved an average of 20.6 points, achieved 0.6 three-point field goals and 2.1 trials at .489/.300/.859 shots. All of this corresponded to its career average of 21.9 points, 0.5 conversions and 1.6 trying to shoot .469/.298/.842.

In the last seven games, however, Derozan has achieved 4.4 three-point Field-Goals per game, with Christie emphasizing an overlooked strength.

Derozan achieved a hit rate of 36.8 percent in Catch-and-Shoot thirts in the period 2024–25. Christie has made this an important focus in the past few weeks, with Derozan’s average of 1.9 attempts in Catch-and-Shoot scenarios increased to 3.3.

This has opened the door to develop as an individual, to rediscover his all-star form and to help the Kings to do their best in the season.

Sacramento won six of his last seven games, including encounters with the Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies. During this time, Derozan has returned to the level, which made him six-time all-star and three all-NBA selection players-with a new turn.

During this time, the 35-year-old achieved an average of 25.3 points, 4.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.7 three-point field goals per game, which is a slash line of .455/.387/. 892 corresponds.

Derozan’s transformation may be the greatest merit of what Christie achieved at the Kings at the beginning of his term. Derozan was Sacramento’s most important new addition in the 2024 season, but whether he matched it was controversial on paper and on the pitch.

By using Derozan’s unused strength as a catch-and-shoot specialist in three-point situations, Christie opened the field and showed the Kings what is possible with this squad.