When your team is already struggling, there's no sense in making things harder for yourself. That's exactly what the Sacramento Kings did against the Minnesota Timberwolves when they benched Russell Westbrook and started Precious Achiuwa. It was an unforced error by the coaching staff.
Thanks to an unbalanced roster and a brutal schedule, the Kings are currently sitting at 13th in a highly competitive Western Conference. They've only won three games this season with seven losses, the last two of which were complete and utter blowouts.
It's going to be hard for the Kings to fix their roster and rebalance it in the next couple of seasons.