Sacramento isn’t exactly known for being a premier free agent destination. The last time a major free agent signed with the Kings, it was Harrison Barnes, and that was only after they traded for him. Before Barnes, it was Vlade Divac, who’s arguably the player they’ve ever acquired via free agency.
Twenty years after Divac signed with the Kings as a player, he signed another contract with Sacramento: a contract extension to keep him as the team’s general manager through the 2022-23 season. In the year that has passed, the Kings haven’t improved much, which has only brought the mistakes Divac has made as the team’s general manager — from the Nik Stauskas trade, to the 2018 NBA Draft — back to light.