Most pressing requirements following initial round of NBA free agency for the Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings’ summer has been jam-packed. A lot has been happening in the Kings front office as of late, what with extending head coach Mike Brown, re-signing Malik Monk and Alex Len, drafting Devin Carter (and signing undrafted free agents Isaiah Crawford and Isaac Jones), acquiring Jordan McLaughlin, and executing a sign-and-trade for DeMar DeRozan. Despite these deals, the Kings still have two major needs that they can attempt to solve with the resources they have left over, such as Kevin Huerter, draft capital, a Bi-Annual Exception, a Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception, and veteran minimum contracts.

In my piece before the season began, I argued that the Kings needed to find a replacement for Harrison Barnes at power forward who could improve their offense, defense, and rim protection if they were going to be a legitimate playoff contender. Even though the Kings did find a replacement for Barnes, it wasn’t a power forward that met that criteria. Rather, they added DeRozan to bolster their offensive. The squad improved thanks to this trade, although they still weren’t filled a need at the four position.

Keegan Murray will now be required to advance in rank, which may prove to be an excellent decision. Here is a list of forwards the Kings can still pursue realistically in the event that it doesn’t work out (or if they desire additional depth behind him).

(Side note: I’ve already mentioned how much I appreciate Isaiah Crawford’s skills, but getting an undrafted rookie to contribute significantly to a playoff team’s rotation in his first season is just not possible.)

You won’t need to put a lot of money into the guys behind dependable Battle Ox Domantas Sabonis when he starts at center for you (he has missed three games in the past two years). However, it doesn’t imply you should disregard it completely. We already mentioned that the Kings re-signed Len for the veteran’s minimum. However, it would be wise for them to add another center, preferably on a veteran’s minimum, in case one of the bigs gets injured or if the team needs more scheme versatility. Their hypothetical third big man would also need to bring something unique to the table, something that Sabonis and Len don’t have.