Going into their third and final faceoff with the Oklahoma City Thunder, no one expected the Sacramento Kings to win. And they didn't. A big part of the reason why was they were outsized and outplayed by the Thunder's bigs, an issue that Sacramento keeps running into.
The Kings have been the home of Domantas Sabonis for several seasons. He's a verified double-double machine, and one of the most dominant rebounders in the history of the league. At the same time, Sabonis isn't effective when it comes to defense, particularly locking down the rim.
When Sacramento had Jonas Valanciunas, Sabonis had backup who could keep the offense moving and also play defense.