The Sacramento Kings don't know who they want to be. A relatable predicament, to be fair. This identity crisis isn't solely the franchise's fault, as a De'Aaron Fox midseason trade request forced major changes and the front office actually did a solid job recouping assets (namely three first-round picks) in the deal that sent the former face of the franchise to San Antonio.
Still, the Kings now find themselves stuck at an all-too-familiar crossroads, with a roster populated by solid — but not superstar — veterans and unproven, exciting, but perhaps not future cornerstone player-level youngsters.
There likely isn't a potion of players that head coach Doug Christie could concoct that would lead this roster to a top-six seed, but there's also too much talent to fully bottom out and hope for some lottery luck.