"Following Thursday’s game, the Kings allocated their three rookie first-round picks -- Georgios Papagiannis, Skal Labissiere and Malachi Richardson -- to the Reno Bighorns. The trio are expected to spend plenty of time in the D-League this season. "
This goes back to last season's team ridiculous winning 6/12 last games while already staring at 44 losses;they were meaningless wins that hurt the draft order - had they tanked it they might've had Hield, or certainly not a pick going to the Bighorns in his first year. There's little confidence in your rookies if you're sending them down. Drafting for D-League is a waste of time for a non-competing team when the team needs big help in shooting and you're owner is a tightazz with money - ok'ing only FA scrub contracts. Once more losses pile-up, watch the flat tires fall-off. Close losses give a bit of comfort, but ultimately show that the management still failed in Free Agency/Drafting - indeed, especially drafting.
This goes back to last season's team ridiculous winning 6/12 last games while already staring at 44 losses;they were meaningless wins that hurt the draft order - had they tanked it they might've had Hield, or certainly not a pick going to the Bighorns in his first year. There's little confidence in your rookies if you're sending them down. Drafting for D-League is a waste of time for a non-competing team when the team needs big help in shooting and you're owner is a tightazz with money - ok'ing only FA scrub contracts. Once more losses pile-up, watch the flat tires fall-off. Close losses give a bit of comfort, but ultimately show that the management still failed in Free Agency/Drafting - indeed, especially drafting.