5 Moves the Kings need to make during the 2024 offseason

Despite it not being the time that the games are played, championships are won and lost in the regular season. Before the Denver Nuggets won the 2023 NBA title, they orchestrated a trade to acquire "three-and-D" stud Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in the 2022 offseason. The Boston Celtics have won playoff enough games to now be one game away from hoisting the Larry O'Brien Trophy. But to get there, they needed to trade for Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis during the 2023 offseason. You get the point.

If the Sacramento Kings are going to follow in their footsteps, they will need to have a strong 2024 offseason. With that in mind, here are five moves they need to make to maximize this offseason.

Move #1: Re-Sign Malik Monk

This one seems like the most obvious part of the plan, but just in case you needed a reminder of what Malik Monk means to this team, here it is.

Not only was Monk this season's Sixth Man of the Year (6MOY) Runner-Up, but he was also one of the Kings' most important offensive players (and one of the best combo guards in the league). Last season, he was third on the team in Offensive Estimated Plus-Minus (OFF EPM) behind only De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis (per Dunks & Threes). He's also one of the game's most underrated passers, ranking in the 88th percentile in Passer Rating (per Thinking Basketball). The Kings' offense will be missing a serious punch if they don't have Malik giving them a spark off the bench.

The worst part is that if they can't resign him, the Kings will only have the Non-Taxpayer MLE (which is worth about 12.9 million dollars) to try and replace him. Considering all that Malik brings to the table, that will be a pretty hard task to fulfill.