The Sacramento Kings came into the NBA trade deadline with a very real need to offload at least some off the top of their overpriced, vet laden, under delivering group of old timers, in the hopes that the team could fully pivot from their once firm delusion of a play-in contender into the soft reality of necessary youth movements and top draft choices. Instead, Kings management has opted instead to stay the course, trading no significant players brought in during the previous management’s run, and ultimately kicking the can of responsible stewardship down the road towards this summer.
Before wading too far into the weeds here: were there deals to be had? Yes. Unequivocally. Were they perfect? Certainly not. Ja Morant, Jakob Poetl, Khris Middleton and any other name you heard as the deadline approached all came with their own risks and flaws, but none so silly or cowardly as maintaining the course set before Sacramento by this owner and management team nine months ago.
As of this writing, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Domantas Sabonis, Malik Monk are all still members of a Kings squad that has lost FORTY games before the All-Star Break, has lost 10 games in a row and counting and are currently in the pole position for worst record in the NBA.
This is the way the Beam Team ends, this is the way the Beam Team ends, this is the way the Beam Team ends, not with a bang but a whimper.
There’s nothing else to say, honestly. We’ll update this if anything meaningful changes.