These guys are paid to talk about the Kings for 4 hours a day. If they didn’t create false narratives they would run out of content and would have nothing to talk about.
Exactly, these reports could all just be smoke from agents or teams looking to push an agenda, or media just looking for something to talk about. Or they could be pieces the Kings use to upgrade the forward spot/frontcourt. Let’s wait and see what actually happens before coming to conclusions...
This just comes down to ownership wanting to remain competitive. If ownership was OK with bottoming out then surely they could’ve got a better rebuilding package.
The game will inevitably slow down in crunch time. And at that point you need to put the ball in someone’s hands to create. Who else could the team have gone to?