The Sacramento Kings have reportedly waived two-way point guard Isaiah Stevens. This leaves Darius Acuff Jr. as the sole dedicated point guard on the Kings' roster. The front office must already have someone in mind for that vacant two-way contract, or letting Stevens walk makes no sense.
If you were going to pick one of the Kings' many problems that need to be worked on, the main one has been their point guard dilemma. After trading De'Aaron Fox away, they brought in Dennis Schroder. That didn't work, so they put Russell Westbrook in as the starter, which actually did work.
Unfortunately, they didn't re-sign Westbrook after his contract finished up this offseason. Then, the Kings traded away Devin Carter and have now waived Stevens. That makes Acuff the only actual, devoted point guard on the roster. Malik Monk can back Acuff up, but it's not really his strength.
Of course, that assumes that the Kings don't trade Monk between now and the start of the season. Adam Flagler, another two-way player, is generally a shooting guard but has been known to play point guard, as well. Still, it seems odd to let Stevens walk unless there's a larger plan in motion.
The Kings must be looking at another two-way point guard
Before waiving Stevens, Sacramento had 13 players on regular contracts and three on two-way contracts. They likely couldn't fill those last two main roster spots due to their salary cap issues. Leaving them empty for now isn't the end of the world as it gives more minutes to current rookies.
Now, the Kings also have one two-way contract open after Stevens' departure. It doesn't free up any salary cap space because two-way contracts don't count towards it in the first place. What this does mean is that Sacramento's front office probably has someone in mind to offer that spot to.
There are a few players from the Summer League who are likely on a short list, such as Marquel Sutton and Viktor Lahkin. Both players would be good additions, but they are respectively a power forward and a center. Signing one to a two-way contract doesn't really help the point guard situation.
Scott Perry isn't known for making capricious decisions, so there has to be a larger strategy here. What is true is that the Kings need a dedicated secondary point guard to back up Acuff. After all, this is still a team with a logjam of shooting guards, not a dearth of point guards.
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