This arguably should rank even higher given how little Sacramento has in the way of young, ascending talent. Even the Kings' most promising building blocks aren't all that young: Keegan Murray turns 25 in August, and rookie Devin Carter turned 23 in March.

The Sacramento Kings 2024-25 campaign came to an end on Wednesday night, as they suffered a 120-106 loss at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks in their NBA play-in tournament game. In the wake of this crushing defeat, NBA insider Brian Windhorst took aim at the Kings.

The Athletic has live coverage of Heat vs. Bulls and Mavericks vs. Kings in the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament. By Christian Clark, Anthony Slater, Jared Weiss, James Jackson, Darnell Mayberry and Alex Andrejev The Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat kept their playoff hopes alive with wins in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament games Wednesday night.