Heading into this season, the Sacramento Kings were being talked about as the team who would be helping assist the Boston Celtics nabbing Anthony Davis with their presumed top-five pick. With De’Aaron Fox struggling mightily — while Marvin Bagley III underperformed in Las Vegas Summer League and questions still remained on Buddy Hield — nobody even expected Sacramento to reach the 30-win threshold at least for another year.
Well, the Kings have 30 wins right now with 24 games remaining. Instead of being the usual cellar-dwelling team from Sacramento, this resilient group has definitely exceeded expectations while making a serious run for the playoffs before anyone ever expected it.