When winning is the best outcome for the Sacramento Kings, they lose, and when losing is the best outcome, they win.
The Kings get stuck between a rock and a hard place, year in and year out. While good teams make their springtime playoff push, and bad teams make their descent down the standings, Sacramento often gets stuck in no man’s land.
A little more than a week ago, the Kings had the fifth-best lottery odds and were in a premium position to move up in the lottery or pick at No.