The Sacramento Kings are a small market team and they have struggled with small market problems since day one. Money troubles and luring all-star talent to the team are always going to be issues for organizations like the Kings.
But the Kings ownership, who don’t mind spending some dough, and the beneficial revenue sharing of the CBA aside, small market troubles don’t go away if you just throw money at it. You also can’t just copy and paste the “How To Conquer The NBA Playbook” from San Antonio. That system just cannot be reproduced without Pop.