The Sacramento Kings surprised most of the NBA world when they finished the season with their best record since the 2005-06 season sitting just outside the Western Conference playoffs as the dreaded ninth seed.
The Kings saw some of their younger core players take major leaps forward — mainly the exciting backcourt duo of De’Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield.
And at the same time, other young players like Bogdan Bogdanovic and Marvin Bagley showed enough promise to feel encouraged about the future.
But one area on the roster that remained unsolved well into the season was the small forward position.