The Sacramento Kings need help. Replacing Luke Walton with Alvin Gentry was a start, but Gentry can only do so much from the sidelines; the Kings simply need more talent than they currently have.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t sound like they plan on making a major move at the trade deadline, not even for a ready-made All-Star like Ben Simmons, according to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report:
And despite strong preseason chatter that a slow start in Sacramento could lead to a potential Ben Simmons trade with Philadelphia, there remains no significant current discussion between the Sixers and Kings.