Sacramento last made the playoffs nearly 20 years ago. But a talented coach and an impressive blend of talent has transformed their fortunes
There are the underdogs, and then there are the seemingly cursed. Those franchises who lead a sisyphean existence, one in which they are always the butt of the joke. Until this season, the Sacramento Kings could be described as the latter. Several teams that were founded more recently have a worse win percentage, but the Kings have the most losses in NBA history, with just north of 3,200. While pundits generally approved of their off-season moves this past summer, few would have predicted Sacramento would be third in the Western Conference at the end of March. These are not your mom’s Sacramento Kings. So how did they turn it around?
