With a record of six and 18, the Sacramento Kings are one of the worst teams in the league and in desperate need of a rebuild. At least they're not the Los Angeles Clippers, who have made a series of unforced errors and decisions so bad they may be the most hated franchise in the league.
It's not easy to be a fan of the Kings or the Clippers. Both teams have had good runs here and there over the years, but aren't usually considered contenders. What makes things worse is being neighbors of the Warriors and the Lakers. They have been just a bit more successful.
Neither team have ever been NBA Champions, at least in their current incarnations. Even worse, neither the Sacramento Kings nor the LA Clippers has even made it to the NBA Finals. That would require winning the Western Conference Championship, something neither team has ever done.
At least the Kings aren't the Clippers
The whole point of this is to show that both teams are tough on their fanbases, though the Clippers have been contenders in the past. This was during the heyday of players like Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, two guys the Clippers created more problems than necessary with how they were handled.
Years ago, Griffin signed a deal to retire as a Clipper, then was traded. The Clips are under NBA investigation due to allegations of shady deals to acquire Kawhi Leonard. Now, the Clippers have kicked Chris Paul off his own retirement tour because of problems with...well, Chris Paul.
No one is suggesting that Paul isn't a giant pain in the butt. He is, mainly because he still thinks he's in his prime. Apparently, the Clippers were clear that he was just going on a retirement tour, and not taking a leadership role with the team. Not surprisingly, he didn't get that and was a major headache.
Sacramento has problems, but not like this
The choice to fire Mike Brown was, at best, a dubious one. He was being blamed for not winning with an imbalanced roster he didn't put together. But blaming the coach for not winning with a bad team is an NBA tradition, like Christmas Day games and never-ending rumors of LeBron's retirement.
Letting De'Aaron Fox walk was equally disappointing as is the Doug Christie's apparent dislike of Keon Ellis. Yes, the Sacramento Kings are basically professionals at shooting themselves in the foot at every possible opportunity. They're still not causing Clippers' level drama on top of it all.
Both franchises have a lot of work to do to even be remotely perceived as potential contenders in a stacked Western Conference. At least the Kings are just a broken team, and not stacking endless piles of bad publicity on top of it all. It's not much, but it's something Sactown fans can be proud of.