The Sacramento Kings are rebuilding, but looking to take a step forward next season. The team believes they have built a solid young core. With De’Aaron Fox manning the point flanked by wings Bogdan Bogdanovic and Buddy Hield and a frontcourt of Willie Cauley-Stein, Harry Giles, and rookie Marvin Bagley III, Sacramento is trending upward. They were hoping to make a big splash in free agency to kick-start their victories. Snapping the NBA’s longest playoff drought is important to their front office.
The Kings are one of very few teams with cap space available, so they decided to take a homerun shot on Zach LaVine.