Sacramento Kings
Vegas Over/Under: 28.5
The Record Projection: 28-54 of fromal The Bet: Prevent but lean under
If any over/under mark looks on the money, it’s the 1 place for the Sacramento Kings. But we’ll still lean ever so slightly toward the below, chiefly for reasons clarified by ESPN.com’s Kevin Pelton as he forecasted the Western Conference bottom-feeders to win just 27.4 games:
“Despite adding veterans Vince Carter, George Hill and Zach Randolph as free agents, the Kings are projected as the league’s second-worst offensive assault by RPM. Even though this isn’t a part of the projection, few teams are going to have more incentive to improve their draft selection, as Sacramento will not possess its first-rounder in 2019 due to commerce.”
That incentive to tank is big, and it may not even be as impactful as the potential loss of Randolph. Explaining a situation that could soon apply to the veteran power forward, Ronald Tillery composed for The Commerical Appeal:”The league’s collective bargaining agreement with the players’ association says a player will probably be dismissed and disqualified from the NBA if he’s convicted of, or pleads guilty, no contest or nolo contendere to, a crime involving the felony supply of marijuana.”
Moments would be thrust by losing Randolph upon the Kings’ assortment of inexperienced gamers. And that is the theme of this roster, as management has done a praiseworthy job of establishing their coffers following the passing of DeMarcus Cousins.
That strategy will not turn into several wins.
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