Not trying to be a wetblanket in this thread, it's worth pointing out that the Kings might not really be trying to win this season... Would not meeting the floor, gambling on more youngins and maintaining more flexibility (+$12MM next offseason instead of allocating it to Randolph) get in the way of a tank? absolutely not. Thats the part that gets me, the 2nd year for Randolph, let's say the Kings do take a signifigant step, play near .500 ball (above all expectations) based on the strength of a few youngins stepping up, that $12MM cap space could be used to land a more significant win-now peice going into the 2018-2019 season..
Just my opinion and I hope I'm wrong and will gladly eat crow if thats the case. Your outlook is kinda negative though, "Weren't going to get any other players of their caliber" That's far from settled.. There's a reason JaMychal Green won the starting spot over Zach Randolph last season in Memphis, a chief one being they were trying to win...