Nemanja Bjelica started 70 games for the Sacramento Kings in 2017-18 at the corresponding position as the recent number two selection of the NBA Draft in Marvin Bagley III. The issue was spacing, with the main culprit being Willie Cauley-Stein functioning as the team’s primary center. Free agent Dewayne Dedmon was intended to aid that matter as the “perfect” fit alongside Bagley. Dedmon’s time would prove to be as far from perfect as possible, and there were multiple contributing factors, some more explainable than others.
Many were elated that Sacramento signed Dedmon to a three-year $40-million deal in the off season, myself included, even if it did seem to be above market value at the time.