Four Teams That Could Prevent The Sacramento Kings From Playoff Basketball
By Rafe Wong
New Orleans Pelicans
With the Pelicans having a budding superstar in Anthony Davis, it wouldn’t be a surprise if they see the playoffs for a second consecutive season. Even besides Davis, the Pelicans do have a lot talent on their roster. Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans, and Ryan Anderson are just a couple out of many names that are expected to make a positive impact towards this upcoming season.
I also think the addition of newly hired head coach Alvin Gentry will be a factor as well. He’s had some success already as a head coach with the Suns, and just came off a championship year with the Golden State Warriors as an assistant. I think with this second chance as a head coach, with the talent on this team, he can potentially take this team to another level.
Overall, the Pelicans may be a favorite to take one of the final two spots based on their talent alone. If they can continue to build on what they had last season, there’s seems to be no one that can stop them from reaching postseason play once again. The Kings were 1-3 in the season series against New Orleans last season.
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