The Kings’ elder statesmen held a meeting halfway through the season after they learned they would no longer be regulars in the rotation.
Vince Carter, George Hill, Zach Randolph, Garrett Temple and Kosta Koufos talked about how they would handle the situation, knowing two of them would be sitting every night while their younger teammates got a longer look.
“All five of us got together one day, I think it was OKC (Jan. 15), and we talked about our roles and things like that and the direction that the organization wants to go,” Hill said. “We said, ‘Control what we can control, no matter if we’re in the game or not in the game, playing 10 minutes or playing 30 minutes, try to do the best to teach these guys and help develop them but make an impact.