It is very early in the 2025-26 NBA season, but there are several teams across the league that are clearly going nowhere and will not be able to even reach the play-in tournament come springtime.
The Sacramento Kings seem to be one of those squads. They do have a decent amount of talent, as they have players such as DeMar DeRozan , Zach LaVine, Malik Monk and Domantas Sabonis, all of whom are capable scoring threats.
But they currently have a 2-4 record, and despite that talent, they're only 21st in both points per game and offensive rating. The Kings, who have made the playoffs just once in 19 previous seasons and haven't won a postseason series since 2004, don't seem to have the supporting talent to get into the postseason mix this season.
Analyst Jake Weinbach urged the Kings, wh

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