As the best month of the year inflames the madness of the basketball world, things are a little different in Sacramento than they have been for the last decade. There’s a decade-record annount of rain, Kings victories, and 2nd round draft picks—Sacramento is set to own three, from (1) the Milwaukee Bucks, (2) the better pick between the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves, and (3) likely the Orlando Magic (check out RealGM for further details).
Sacramento could certainly make a draft day move to acquire a 1st round pick, but as it stands, the Kings don’t own their selections and won’t be in the NBA lottery for the first time in 13 seasons (remember that forever-ago Philadelphia 76ers salary dump?