With the 2019-20 NBA regular season still months away, it is a good time now to predict what the Sacramento Kings’ starting lineup will look like on the opening night of their campaign.
For the first time in ages, the Sacramento Kings will enter a new NBA season with high expectations.
After finishing their 2018-19 campaign with a record of 39-43, and being one spot shy of making the postseason, the ultimate goal going into the upcoming season is to finally break their notorious 13-year playoff drought. Anything short of that would be considered a bust for the year.
With the Kings knowing that their season is playoffs or bust, Vlade Divac and company went to work this summer, especially during the league’s free-agency period.
In July, the Kings were able to sign five players to deals that will have them playing for the purple and white for the next couple of years. These players are Trevor Ariza, Harrison Barnes, Dewayne Dedmon, Richaun Holmes, and Cory Joseph.
The goal for Sacramento was to go into free agency and sign players that would fulfill needs on their depth chart, and based on the new players’ skillsets, it seems like Divac got the job done.
So now that the Kings have their roster in place, what should the starting lineup be for the purple and white to begin their season?
To me, there is a group of five that stands out and who I believe should be a no brainer for the Kings to put out on opening night if healthy. Let us examine those players and why they make sense.