The Sacramento Kings did an incredible job this offseason of piecing together what looks to be their best bench in years. Chief among those additions is veteran small forward Trevor Ariza.
Instead of going out and using their cap space to acquire a star-studded, max-contract-caliber player, they used their money to find reliable role players who all fit in as pieces of the bigger puzzle.
We’re talking players like Cory Joseph, Richaun Holmes, and, of course, prized free-agent addition center Dewayne Dedmon. But there is perhaps no player that better personifies what the Kings were looking for than the aforementioned Trevor Ariza.