Are the Kings beyond saving?

For about a year now, the Sacramento Kings have been on the rebuild path. The problem is that the people in charge of it are probably not the right people for the job. If the Kings want to be even remotely relevant in this league, this franchise needs full-scale, top-down changes that won't happen.

Since the end of Rick Adelman's tenure as head coach in 2006, the Kings have been one of the worst and most befuddling franchises in the NBA. Once, and only once, have they made the playoffs since parting ways with the legendary head coach. And that turned out to be a big nothing burger.

When Vivek Ranadive's group bought the Kings in 2013, there was hope that new ownership would lead to real…