Are the Sacramento Kings moving on from incumbent center Willie Cauley-Stein? It sure seems that way.
On Tuesday, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that the Sacramento Kings are “prioritizing” a Center in free agency. The report doesn’t mention any players, but the Kings have already been linked to Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic.
Regardless, the Sacramento Kings seem to be headed into free agency pursuing a replacement for Willie Cauley-Stein, who is also a free agent and had an inconsistent season, er, career, with the Kings.
With nearly $40 million in cap space headed into free agency, the Kings aren’t constrained to bargain-bin center shopping and could very well dole out big money to make a push for the playoffs; especially since the team unceremoniously fired Dave Joerger after he led them to their most wins in a decade.