Welcome back to the Sactown Royalty mailbag!
The Kings have been busy little bees since the last edition was published, as they’ve posted a 1-1 record over the last week, losing a close contest to the Toronto Raptors followed by a bludgeoning of the John Collins-less Atlanta Hawks. From the players’ perspective, Buddy Hield has been benched in important moments in multiple games, De’Aaron Fox received the same treatment in Atlanta, Bogdan Bogdanovic enjoyed a bit of an offensive breakout, Harry Giles played his first meaningful game in eight months, and Marvin Bagley III’s return date is sneaking closer and closer.