In a league where centers are regarded less and less, the Kings have what could be viewed as a surplus.
Two first-round NBA draft picks in the last two years were used on centers (Willie Cauley-Stein, Georgios Papagiannis), in addition to signing Kosta Koufos as a free agent in 2015.
That’s three 7-footers, making it the position the Kings can most afford to ignore in Thursday’s draft.
None of the three gives Sacramento the offense and rebounding that traded All-Star DeMarcus Cousins provided on a nightly basis, but if the Kings are shifting to a more perimeter-based team, they can get by relying on on Koufos and Cauley-Stein.