A Mad Men guide to the 2018-19 NBA Season

“Nobody knows what I’m doing. It’s good for mystique.”  — Sacramento Kings

There are 100 different insults from the show that I could have lobbed at arguably the most dysfunctional franchise in the NBA.

(the one I was originally going with, “Why do we do this?” – as in, “watch the Kings” – downplays how little there actually is to do in Sacramento, and thus was scrapped)

So yeah…Sacramento. It’s tempting to say they walk around drunk and aimless like Roger Sterling, but Sterling is entertaining as hell. Usually, the Kings are, well…not.

Last season that kiiiiinda changed. Bogdan Bogdanovic is a legit, under-the-radar star in the making. De’Aaron Fox had some moments. Buddy Hield is not the next Steph Curry, but isn’t bad, and should get better. Willie Cauley-Stein lurks as a mid-career breakout candidate, while Skal simply lurks. Frank Mason will continue to be a pain in the ass to play against.

It’s a group of young players begging for a playmaker to bring the whole thing together. Maybe Marvin Bagley really is the second coming of a young Amare Stoudemire. But even if he is, he’s also someone that needs the ball in his hands to be successful. He is not Luka Doncic.

At the very least, Kings fans won’t have to hear the word “tank” for the next 12 months. Philly owns their 2019 first round pick.