In the process of missing 10 straight postseasons, the Sacramento Kings have become a pitiable backwater paragon of NBA dysfunction—and a running joke.
So you'd better believe they're focusing on change.
"A lot of hungry guys, a lot of guys that had been written off," new addition Anthony Tolliver told Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee. "Guys who maybe weren't as valued on other teams in one place right now, wanting to come here and make something of it, change the attitude of people around the league of what Kings basketball is about."
There's a defiance in Tolliver's comments—one shared by many Kings. Some are embracing the pissed-off misfit narrative more obviously than others, as this episode from one of Sacramento's first preseason contests illustrated:
Skepticism about all of this—the "something to prove" chatter, DeMarcus Cousins in fiery midseason form, Matt Barnes hacking—is natural. If it were anyone else, you might buy those things as signs of commitment, as proof Sacramento really is through with being a punching bag.
But it's the Ki ...
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