Surprise, surprise: The Sacramento Kings had another bewildering summer. Here’s a look at their complete 2016 offseason grades.
It’s been 10 years since the Sacramento Kings last made the playoffs, and in the DeMarcus Cousins era, the team has only surpassed the 30-win mark once — last season, with 33 wins.
Cousins is entering his seventh season in the league, and any “forward momentum” could be undone in a split second’s notice by a Boogie trade, a Rudy Gay trade, or even by Rajon Rondo‘s free agency departure.
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The Kings managed to not completely blow the draft for once, but a summer that should’ve been spent picking a definitive direction was squandered by moves that directly contradicted each other. Sacramento still isn’t a playoff team, nor are they a bottom-feeder ready to rebuild through the draft.
Though the front office didn’t make any bad deals, almost everything they did in free agency fit the bill of a title contender rather than a rebuilding team, as they added useful players who won’t move the needle and may take away minutes from the younger players who need that developmental time.
New head coach Dave Joerger will have a hard time with this roster, not only because it’s devoid of star talent outside of Boogie and Willie Cauley-Stein, but also because it’s hard to tell whether the front office wants to compete (it does) or tank (it doesn’t, but that’s where we’re headed).
Bearing all this perpetual sadness in mind, here’s a look at the Sacramento Kings’ complete 2016 offseason grades.
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