After trading franchise superstar DeMarcus Cousins in February of 2017, both the Sacramento Kings and their fans were staring down the barrel of another rebuild—something this team has done (seemingly endlessly) since the mid-2000’s. Still, GM Vlade Divac dug his heels in and was adamant that this time would be different, that this time we’d see results, and quickly.
Sitting down with the Sacramento Bee’s Ailene Voisin, Divac said “I want to hear from these people (critics) in two years. If I’m right, great. If I’m wrong, I’ll step down.” It’s been nearly two years to the day and it’s looking like he was right.