If there’s a team that really needs its development-league affiliate, it’s the Kings.
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That’s evident after observing them for more than a quarter of the season, and it reminds of a conversation with a former league executive over the summer.
“There’s a reason teams don’t want three and four first-round picks in the same draft,” the former executive told me. “It’s tough enough to focus on developing one or two guys, much less four.”
Well, the Kings have faced that scenario in back-to-back seasons, with three first-rounders from both the 2016 and ’17 drafts.