Kings continue rebuild with new owners

Who’s in: Carl Landry, Trent Lockett, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Ben McLemore, Greivis Vasquez, Ray McCallum

Who’s out: Cole Aldrich, Toney Douglas, Tyreke Evans, James Johnson

2012-2013 record: 28-54; 13th in the Western Conference

Strengths: Sacramento’s another team who were not that busy shuffling their line-up. Save for Tyreke Evan’s departure, the team retained almost their entire line-up, with some new additions.

DeMarcus Cousins is steadily becoming a legitimate big man in the NBA. He leads the Kings in scoring and rebounding and he’ll be the new face of the squad without Evans around.

The addition of Carl Landry and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute gives the Kings more strength in the frontcourt. Landry himself has been an effective forward back with the Warriors and he’ll probably earn a starting nod with the Kings.

Pint-sized Isaiah Thomas, Jr. is the Kings’ main facilitator, but he is also a capable scorer. He norms close to 14 points in the previous season and that output may even increase. He’ll share minutes with new addition Greivis Vasquez, who also had a respectable season with the Hornets.

Weaknesses: Tyreke Evans.

Just a glimpse of his averages will tell you how much Sacramento will be missing this season: 15.2 PPG, 4.4 RPG, and 3.5 APG. Now that’s a big loss. It will take a lot of adjustments in order make up for his absence.

Without him, there are not much legitimate scorers on the Kings roster. Sacramento will have to find a new go-to guy who can hit the big shots and lead the team when the game is on the line.

Prognosis: The same bunch of guys plus Tyreke Evans conspired for a 28-54 record last season. Now that Evans is gone, this season will be tougher for the Kings. They are a bit far from establishing themselves as contenders in the competitive Western Conference.  Again, it’s either Sacramento or Phoenix for the Western Conference tail-enders. – Rappler.com