To consider how rapidly issues have modified. It looks like simply yesterday, the Sacramento Kings have been among the best groups within the NBA. The dominance of the staff’s offense and the flexibility proven by their massive men.

Chris Webber, Vlade Divac, Mike Bibby, Doug Christie, Peja Stojakovic. On the bench was Bobby Jackson, Scot Pollard, Gerald Wallace. This was a staff that performed its onerous out night time in and night time out, and had enjoyable within the course of. Their flashy fashion of basketball was extra enjoyable to watch than any staff I’ve seen to today.

In 2002, the staff was principally a shot away from reaching the NBA finals. Had Robert Horry not hit his notorious game successful three pointer in opposition to the Sacramento Kings, the staff would have very seemingly superior to the NBA finals Sacramento Top 10.

Annually, issues slowly declined from there. Final yr, they hit all-time low. The Sacramento Kings completed with a 17-65 report, the worst report within the NBA. A fan might need hoped this may not less than land them a number one choose, however this did not occur. The staff ended up with the dreaded number 4 choose, deciding on Tyreke Evans, a elegant guard out of Memphis.

Other than the truth that the Sacramento Kings have a brand new coach in Paul Westphal, there’s actually not a lot else to rejoice. Sergio Rodriguez is a good level guard who ought to have obtained extra enjoying time with the Blazers, however his minutes might be restricted behind Beno Udrih and Tyreke Evans. Spencer Hawes and Jason Thompson will enhance, however this merely is not sufficient to compete with the remainder of the West.

The Kings ought to win extra games than they did final season, nevertheless it’d take thrice final yr’s win complete to deliver the staff wherever close to its former glory. This would possibly not be occurring any time quickly.