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Sacramento Kings: 2016-17 Season Outlook

By Gerald Bourguet

Jan 23, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) reacts next to center Willie Cauley-Stein (00) after making a shot while being fouled against the Indiana Pacers in the second quarter at Sleep Train Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 23, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) reacts next to center Willie Cauley-Stein (00) after making a shot while being fouled against the Indiana Pacers in the second quarter at Sleep Train Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 5, 2016; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks guard Arron Afflalo (4) against the Detroit Pistons during the first half at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /

2016-17 Roster

Arron Afflalo, SG
Matt Barnes, SF
Omri Casspi, SF
Willie Cauley-Stein, C
Darren Collison, PG
DeMarcus Cousins, C
Isaiah Cousins, PG
Jordan Farmar, PG
Rudy Gay, SF
Kosta Koufos, C
Skal Labissiere, PF
Ty Lawson, PG
Ben McLemore, SG
Eric Moreland, PF
Georgios Papagiannis, C
Lamar Patterson, SG
Malachi Richardson, SG
Garrett Temple, SG
Anthony Tolliver, PF

Offseason Additions
Arron Afflalo (free agency, New York Knicks), Matt Barnes (free agency, Memphis Grizzlies), Isaiah Cousins (59th overall draft pick, Oklahoma), Jordan Farmar (free agency, Memphis Grizzlies), Skal Labissiere (28th overall draft pick, Kentucky), Ty Lawson (free agency, Indiana Pacers), Georgios Papagiannis (13th overall draft pick, Panathinaikos {Greece}), Lamar Patterson (claimed off waivers), Malachi Richardson (22nd overall draft pick, Syracuse {via trade, Charlotte Hornets}), Garrett Temple (free agency, Washington Wizards), Anthony Tolliver (free agency, Detroit Pistons)

Offseason Subtractions
Quincy Acy (free agency, Dallas Mavericks), James Anderson (free agency, Darussafaka {Turkey}), Marco Bellineli (trade, Charlotte Hornets), Caron Butler (waived), Seth Curry (free agency, Dallas Mavericks), Duje Dukan (waived), Rajon Rondo (free agency, Chicago Bulls)

Quick Thoughts

Phew. Were you able to keep up with all those offseason changes that somehow made the Kings no better than they were last year? Because even if you weren’t, that’s still the main takeaway from Sacramento’s summer: The Kings are no better than they were last year.

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They got younger, sure. They added some solid talent in the draft, and even though Georgios Papagiannis was selected WAY too early, Sacramento made up for it by taking Skal Labissiere near the end of the first round, fleecing the Hornets for Malachi Richardson in the Marco Belinelli trade and scoring a future star shooting guard in Bogdan Bogdanovic, who will remain overseas for now.

However, as much as the Kings should be pushing for a rebuild, it’s hard to see it happening with DeMarcus Cousins still on board. This is a team that needed to make moves to either put a contender around him or fully commit to youth, and instead, the best they could manage was Arron Afflalo, Matt Barnes, Ty Lawson and Anthony Tolliver.

With Rajon Rondo gone, Darren Collison facing domestic violence charges and useful free agents like Quincy Acy and Seth Curry gone, Sacramento failed to get any better this summer. In fact, you could argue they got even worse outside of Boogie’s positive experience winning gold in the Olympics. Head coach Dave Joerger is going to have his hands full.

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