In 2013, Vivek Ranadave took over the Sacramento Kings, and daughter Agari had the best stage to hone her singing and dancing skills. She often appears at the King's home court, singing and dancing, bringing both visual and auditory enjoyment to the home fans.

But Vivek Lanadame is not a good owner, and in 2013 he replaced former Kings coach Smart and replaced Michael Malone as head coach. Cousins likes Coach Michael Malone very much, but, unfortunately, Malone and Lanadave don't get along, and the two have serious differences over recruitment. For example, Michael Malone had hoped to bring in a backup point guard midway through the 2013-14 season, but management gave the idea of signing Royce White, a forward who suffers from flight phobia. Ranadave has also tried to get the team to bring in Josh Smith, but Malone doesn't feel that Josh is of much use to the team.

The conflict between Ranadave and Malone deepened, and eventually Malone would be sacked in the middle of the 2014-15 season in Lee's memory. After Malone got out of class, details about his conflict with Ranadave were further excavated. One of them is ironic. Lanadave shared with Malone his experience coaching his daughter's middle school basketball team, hoping that Malone would adopt his tactics and adopt a 4-on-5 on the defensive end, leaving one player in the front court to wait for his teammates to grab the rebound in the backcourt and then make a long pass. Such a strange tactic was naturally vetoed by Ma Long.

In addition to the frequent head coach changes and, of course, the manager, before joining the Kings in 2013, Alejandro was serving as vice president of basketball operations for the Nuggets at the time, and was the first deputy to then Nuggets general manager Messer Ujiri (now the head of basketball operations for the Raptors). The Kings had a poor record in the 13-14 season, and Rana Dave first appeared frequently with Chris Mullin in the offseason, when some sources said that Mullin was "very vocal" in the Kings' decision-making hierarchy, and a few months later, Chris Mullin quickly fell out of favor, and Vladi Divac became the first person to talk to the Kings, and he pushed Vladi Divac, vice president of basketball operations, to the first decision-making order of management, and Alejandro was effectively overlooked. Frequent management changes have left the team unable to maintain consistency and continuity. Rana David decided to sign Mike Malone in the offseason, but Alejandro has always believed that Malone is "not his man", so how can such a chaotic management make a difference?

Speaking of the Kings' operations this offseason, after another failed season, it is already clear what type of players the Kings need: intelligent point guards with playmaking skills and not too sticky balls, and defensive power forwards who can run and jump and be bodyguards. With 19 million of one year left on Guy's contract, Cousins' salary cap is starting again. The Kings also have 6 million+ players such as Landry, Williams, and Thompson, and the salary elasticity is not large, so it is understandable to settle for some short-term contract transitions. How did they do it?

Draft: A 21-year-old scoring guard with little confidence and athleticism, you know, this is the eighth pick in 2014, the 2014 draft was known as a super draft year beyond the 03 platinum generation before the draft, and using such a valuable No. 8 pick to select an older white pitcher with insufficient athleticism? This is the first questionable operation. And his position overlapped with Ben McLemore, showing that he lacked confidence in the latter. Stauskars didn't help much with the pass, but if he waited for the opportunity, who knew if the bigwigs would give face. If you think purely about defensive potential, maybe Vonleh or Payton is a better match for the team.

Signing Darren Collison: The Most Incredible Operation! So far in Collisson's career, he has proven that there is only one situation in which he can play well, and that is to use Paul as a substitute. He wasn't a full-time starter for the Pacers and Mavericks, but the Kings preferred to believe that "it's not more than three" and offered a three-year, $15 million contract. Collisson's passing awareness is on par with his predecessor Thomas, his defense is not much better, and his efficiency after entering the three-point line is not comparable. How much does Thomas get on Suns? 27 million in 4 years!

Signing Sessions: Sessions has taught us how impressive a game can be when the timing is right. He has always been a single-function point guard who is known for blocking and breaking through and making free throws, and shooting and passing defense are not strong points, and his "excellent view of the big picture" is nothing more than a glimpse of his rookie season when he was teammates with the United Arab Emirates. But is it possible for Sessions to make a start? Some! It's not that he's too good, it's that the opponent isn't strong. Collison was robbed of power by 37-year-old Mike James.

Signing Cosby, Hollins and Moreland: These are all base salary additions for the end of the forward line. Cosby's range is unmatched by any player on the team who can play power forward. But he can also shoot, shooting only 35.2% from three-point range in his career, and he has to worry about defense and rebounding when he turns around. Neither Hollins nor Moreland are offensive and can be used to tighten the fence and contribute fouls at certain moments. The Kings also traded away Assi and Outlaw, and Ellington and Taylor were cut.

As for the outlook for the new season, ESPN has this to say: Few have questioned the talent of Cousins and Gay, and are often angry at them for not living up to their potential. But last season was the masterpiece of the duo's careers, and this summer they played together in the Men's Basketball World Cup. The Qinwang experience allowed the pair to share the ball with other high-quality scorers, and also experienced the feeling of winning by the way. That certainly helped in the long run, and the Kings' star firepower was the most exuberant of any underdog.

And then there's the bad news. Instead of finding the core of the organization and the defensive barrier mentioned above, they turned the iron triangle (no pun intended...... The third branch was dismantled. The current situation is that Collison can sit in the third place in the team - if Ben McLemore and Stauskas can't play the lottery right away, dare to ask if the league can find a weaker three leaders besides the 76ers? Jazz, Magic, Bucks, Celtics, Timberwolves, Lakers...... It doesn't seem to work.

Unlike the backcourt, where the two are basically paired up, the Kings' power forward position is still in a scuffle situation. Landry, who is at the highest level, has just recovered from injury and is better suited to the bench, and Thompson, Evans, Williams, and Castle are no one to say better. Can an All-Star center and a quasi-All-Star small forward lead teammates with such a low starting point? Mike Malone has a precedent for tweaking defense with the Warriors, but does he have enough material on his hands for him to do so?

Since the Kings still have hope of playing with statistic rebounding stats (the guy who said "dominate the rebounds will dominate the game" and come out to make sure that the test doesn't kill you), it's unlikely that the efficiency on both ends of the floor will fall to the bottom five. Coupled with their star firepower, 30 wins are to be expected. But it's hard to win more than 35 games in that configuration, and the Kings are described as the Knicks in 2005: a bunch of high-profile but below-expected players with no chemistry or role to speak of.

However, surprisingly, the Kings had the same record as the Suns before this game, both with four wins and one loss, and it looks like one team is going to have a second defeat of the season! I want to talk about "The New Magician of Basketball" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~