Over the past few games, Kings coach Dave Joerger has been trying to optimize his starting lineup and fine-tune his rotation to help the team make a push for its first playoff appearance since 2006.
Joerger made another change to his lineup as the Kings (31-29) prepared to play the Milwaukee Bucks (46-14) on Wednesday night at Golden 1 Center. Joerger reverted to the lineup he used in the first two games after the All-Star break, moving Bogdan Bogdanovic into the starting unit and rookie Marvin Bagley III to the bench with Harrison Barnes at power forward.
Before the game, Joerger was asked about the possibility of starting Bagley — who made his second career start Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves — against Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, an MVP candidate who came in averaging 27.