Through a variety of circumstances, there aren’t that many Kings bigs available to practice in Orlando.
As a result, a significant load has fallen on Harry Giles, the only presently healthy center. It’s a far cry from the start of the season, when Giles was unable to participate in training camp and fell behind the other frontcourt players in Sacramento’s rotation. Now, Giles isn’t just the starting center, but an injury to De’Aaron Fox means he’s also playing some point guard.
That’s where the Kings find themselves two days before the start of scrimmages: relying on a player who wasn’t in the rotation when the season started to direct their halfcourt offense and defense.