I feel like the season may have ended differently had the Kings not been missing their entire shooting guard rotation from 2022-2023 but I feel like this discussion has already been beaten into the ground haha
I think the West will remain a blood bath next year
But we’re going to start seeing the consequences of every single non-OKC/Grizzlies/Kings western conference team having absolutely no assets left to play with and being stuck in the second tax apron come trade deadline season and the Kings might finally be able to use their advantage.
About the Kings I dunno - its pretty bad when a small uptick on defense falls with a larger downtick on offense and a couple less wins.....keeping the team together did not produce the desired synergy hoped for - I thought it was the right move, but disappointed for sure - this year I'm for a change if thats the direction they go, but I'm not calling for it either......the regurlar season - alot more lopsided and terrible losses to bad teams is concerning. The Kings were an average team this year and their finish and record reflected it.