Editor’s Note: Welcome to our 2020 Kings Season Preview series, where we’ll be looking ahead to what this season will bring for every member of this Sacramento roster and pondering both best and worst-case scenarios. Today, let’s continue with Hassan Whiteside.
How did he get here?
Despite being the starting center for the Portland Trail Blazers — the eventual no. 8 seed — for the bulk of the regular season, a market never really materialized for Whiteside during the offseason. That allowed the Kings to bring their former draftee back to Sacramento, giving Whiteside a chance to write a new chapter with this franchise.