True but I wouldn't say McDaniels isn't likely to contribute although expectations for opportunity can't be that high considering his likely role. He'll get a chance like any end of the rotation/just out of the rotation player and McDaniels has had some pretty solid years prior to last season. Keeping Huerter really puts this team in a more solid 9 man rotation than they've had in years past. Devin being out early on might even help Monte in a way because Huerter was in that dangerous spot of getting left behind and becoming a cap space taker and not much else if and when Keon and Devin play up to the needs of the team so now maybe he can recoup some value.
Fox, Keon, Monk, Huerter, DDR, Keegan, Lyles, Domas, Len, and McDaniels is deep enough right now. If injuries happen, the Kings 10-13 players were never going to save them anyway. Not if they didn't last year when you had more talent in those spots. This season is going to be really telling. This is the year where the Kings find out of Fox/Domas is enough. If not, this could honestly go all the way into a soft reset if not a rebuild depending on results. This is why landing a talent like Carter was so lucky. He not only fits with the roster you have now, he is a great piece to possibly rebuild with if things get catastrophic because there doesn't look to be anything he can't do to some degree so moving forward you can almost just go BPA for awhile and in theory he can fit around it.