The Sacramento Kings will look to make progress in a loaded Western Conference this season and a spot in the play-in tournament would certainly be a step in the right direction for a team trying to end a 15-year playoff drought.
Aside from the marquee matchups of title contenders, there are real litmus tests on this season’s calendar that Kings fans should be looking forward to in large part because of the young core of De’Aaron Fox, Tyrese Haliburton and Davion Mitchell.
Here are my picks for five games this season you should be tuning into:
Although the beef between the Kings and Mavs remains strong for reasons we don’t need to rehash, Sacramento seems to have their number.