The Sacramento Kings entered the 2025 NBA offseason knowing they needed to make a statement. After back-to-back years of inconsistency and a failure to firmly plant themselves as a Western Conference contender, the Kings took a risk by reshaping their backcourt. The centerpiece move was acquiring veteran guard Dennis Schröder, a steady hand at point guard who will be tasked with organizing an offense that runs through Domantas Sabonis and thrives off the scoring punch of Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan. On paper, Sacramento now boasts a starting lineup that looks balanced enough: Schröder, LaVine, DeRozan, Keegan Murray, and Sabonis.

The question, however, isn’t about their starters: it’s about what happens when Sabonis sits or when DeRozan, now 36, needs rest. Sacramento’s bench remain

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