“Playoffs” is a word not often associated with the Sacramento Kings, and it certainly was not supposed to be on anyone’s tongue this season.
The franchise has not played in the postseason since 2006, the longest such streak in the league. Coming into this year, the roster was widely viewed as young and inexperienced and coupled with a front office that had been notoriously incompetent.
In their 2018-2019 Season Previews, ESPN and Bleacher Report both had Sacramento finishing with the second-worst record in the league. Las Vegas had the Kings pegged at 25.