The Sacramento Kings are clearly not opposed to bringing aboard guys that have flamboyant personalities, or potential characters issues. With DeMarcus Cousins and Rajon Rondo already on the roster, the Kings have reportedly decided to sign one of the most well-known college basketball players over the past few years, Marshall Henderson, to a deal, according to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports.
The deal for Henderson is reportedly a "make-good contract" that will allow him to be in training camp with the team and show what he's got. Since leaving Ole Miss in 2014, Henderson played basketball in the Middle East last season in Qatar and Iraq and also spent some time in Italy.
Henderson is a talented basketball player but had his fair share of problems, including maturity issues and drug problems, which hurt his reputation. Due to these issues, Henderson was not invited to any NBA sanctioned pre-draft events, which was part of the reason he never got an NBA deal. Henderson did get a workout with the Houston Rockets prior to last season, and the Kings had interest in him for their D-League team before deciding to pass. Now the Kings have decided to bring him in for training camp to see if a year away from the U.S. has helped him mature.
Henderson is now 24 years old and is a 6-foot-2 combo guard. The Kings roster is pretty set at the guard position with Rondo and Darren Collison at point guard and Ben McLemore, Marco Belinelli and Seth Curry at shooting guard. It is extremely possible that the Kings signed Henderson with the intention of sending him to the D-League like they thought about doing a year ago, but he will have to prove he deserves it.
Henderson played for the two seasons at Ole Miss after transferring from Utah and was one of the best scorers in the nation in his two years playing in the SEC. As a Rebel, Henderson averaged 19.6 points per game while making 35 percent of his three pointers over the two-year span and was always very entertaining to watch.
