Team analysis: Sacramento Kings

September 8th, 2010 by Jason

Could this be the year of Cousins? (Kings.com)

Depth chart:

PG: Beno Udrih, Pooh Jeter, Luther Head*, Donald Sloan

SG: Tyreke Evans, Francisco Garcia, Antoine Wright

SF: Omri Casspi, Donte Greene

PF: DeMarcus Cousins, Carl Landry, Darnell Jackson

C: Samuel Dalembert, Jason Thompson, Hassan Whiteside

Relevant fantasy players and projected draft positions/per-game stats:

Tyreke Evans – G (Rd. 3-4): 22 Pts, 1 three, 5 Reb, 5 Ast, 1.5 Stl

Carl Landry – F (Rd. 9-10): 13 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Stl

DeMarcus Cousins – F/C (Rd. 9-11): 14 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Samuel Dalembert – C (Rd. 9-11): 9 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Blk

Beno Udrih – PG (Rd. 10-11): 13 Pts, 1 three, 6.5 Ast, 1.5 Stl

Jason Thompson – F/C (Rd. 11+): 8 Pts, 6 Reb

Omri Casspi – G/F (Rd. 13+): 10 Pts, 1.5 threes

Donte Greene – G/F (Rd. 13+): 8 Pts, 1 three, 1 Blk

Francisco Garcia – G/F (Rd. 13+): 8 Pts, 1.5 threes

Sleepers:

Dalembert, Udrih, Casspi

Most likely to surprise:

Cousins

Most likely to disappoint:

Cousins

Category specialists:

Things to watch:

how the timeshare at SF between Casspi and Greene swings
fluctuating minutes for the big men
whether Udrih retains the starting PG gig he thrived in at the end of last season
if the team actually runs a faster offense, and how that affects numbers

Team’s statistical NBA ranks from 2009-10:

Fantasy-friendliness for 2010-11: B-