Despite finishing the regular season with an 8-17 record after the All-Star break (32-50 overall), Sacramento Kings fans enter the offseason with optimism for the future. The new arena shouldn’t expect to host its’ first postseason game for a couple seasons. However, the defense must show improvement to show fans the organization continues to head in the right direction.
The Kings trading Boogie Cousins opened up the frontcourt for their triumvirate of young bigs in Skal Labissiere, Willie Cauley-Stein, and Georgios Papagiannis with Skal reaping the extra time in particular.
Trade acquisition Buddy Hield settled in nicely in Cali’s capital showing folks that his role in the NBA is more than just spot-up shooting as he averaged 15.