The father of Sacramento Kings big man Marvin Bagley III recently made waves on social media after publicly requesting a trade for his son. This came following the team's second consecutive loss against the Houston Rockets en route to a 3-3 record.
Bagley III only saw limited action on the floor but still managed to come out with a near double-double performance of 12 points and nine rebounds along with two assists through 25 minutes played.
Marvin Bagley's dad has requested a trade out of Sacramento for his son. Yikes city. https://t.co/S8jVnHuqKt
— Tony Xypteras (@TonyXypteras) January 3, 2021
Apparently, it wasn't the first time that Bagley Jr. expressed his dissatisfaction with the Kings organization, as told by The Athletic‘s Jason Jones. Back when his son was selected with the second overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, the team's front office promised that the rookie will be a starter by the All-Star break after being sidelined with a knee injury.
Former head coach Dave Joerger didn't stand by the promise and continued to relegate Bagley III to an off the bench role despite being a highly-touted prospect. The former Duke standout went on to finish his first professional campaign with averages of 14.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks in 62 games played.
Joerger added more salt to the wound when he misspoke Bagley III's name as ‘Marvin Gaye'. Bagley Jr. didn't like what he heard and fired back at the head coach, referring to his last name as ‘Yogurt'.
Nonetheless, Marvin Bagley III still has a lot of years ahead of him and will only get better from here on out. Whether or not he will stay with the Kings for the rest of his career will be determined by his father's adamancy to get him traded away as soon as possible.
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