The Kings are 0–6 to start the 2026–27 season, and nobody is really all that surprised. Sacramento profiled as one of the worst rosters in the NBA entering the year and most projections anticipated a bottom-three finish in the West (if not the whole league). The franchise finished 22–60 last year and were unable to make any notable changes over the offseason due to the albatross contracts of Zach LaVine and Domantas Sabonis—two offensively talented but defensively compromised and injury-prone “stars” who cannot play winning basketball together.

So, losing the first six games of this new campaign was in line with expectations. The two big names are getting their stats; Sabonis is ripping down a league-leading 15.8 rebounds per night in 37 minutes per game and LaVine is putting up 23.5 points on 15.8 shots per night. Despite that, the on-court product remains brutal. The Kings rank 27th in offensive rating, 29th in defensive rating and dead last in net rating. They’re giving up nearly 130 points per night.…