For Sacramento Kings majority owner Vivek Ranadive, the blueprint to sustained NBA success has already been drawn up—but it could use some more color.
"We want to be like the [San Antonio] Spurs, but exciting," Ranadive told Truehoop's Jared Dubin. "We want to create a winning franchise that is a perennial contender, and we also want a strong defense, combined with up-tempo play."
His Kings seem to be getting the exciting part down.
Sacramento is tied for 13th in scoring (101 points per game), thanks in large part to the 62.9 points supplied by Isaiah Thomas, Rudy Gay and DeMarcus Cousins on a nightly basis. With an offensive arsenal built around athleticism and versatility, this is one of the league's most entertaining attacks when it's clicking on all cylinders.
That didn't happen by accident. It's all part of Ranadive's visionary idea for how to run his team.
"I want to basically play a new brand of position-less basketball," he said. "I want to have these super-athletic, young guys that can run and feel out the game. Guys like Rudy Gay, and Derrick Williams, these are guys who ...
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Sacramento Kings Owner: ‘We Want to Be Like the Spurs, but Exciting’
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