Take a seat, Days of Our Lives. The Sacramento Kings have been the top soap opera for almost a year running. Between countless firings and hirings, trade rumors, internal quarrels and losing basketball, the franchise teeters on the edge.
Despite the dramatics, the Kings front office has wisely avoided pushing the eject button. Shipping DeMarcus Cousins, the team’s most valuable asset out of town would fit the storyline seamlessly, but standing pat was the right call all along.
Cousins is the concrete foundation of the team. While the Kings have repeatedly knocked out the walls and ripped up the plumbing within the organization, the base remains something to work with.