The Sacramento Kings are focusing on improving one specific area this offseason. Head coach Luke Walton and general manager Monte McNair both alluded to the importance of becoming better on the defensive end next season.
The Kings were awful at that end during the 2020-21 campaign. Sacramento had the highest defensive rating of any team in NBA history. That will obviously have to change if the franchise hopes to end its 15-year postseason drought.
McNair was busy at the trade deadline and acquired three players who helped on the defensive end. The Kings’ defensive rating improved by 3.