Kings Roll Out Chaotic New Starting Lineup Desperate for a Win

The Sacramento Kings are rolling out a starting five on Sunday that looks like a 2K MyLeague simulation where someone accidentally left the trade override on.

Underdog NBA reports Sacramento will start Darius Acuff Jr., Zach LaVine, De'Andre Hunter, Precious Achiuwa, and Domantas Sabonis against the Memphis Grizzlies.

"Underdog NBA reported: 'Lineup alert: Kings will start Acuff Jr., LaVine, Hunter, Achiuwa, Sabonis on Sunday.'"

You can not blame them for shuffling the deck. The Kings are off to a miserable 0-2 start, including a 128-120 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers that exposed a defense currently bleeding 121.4 points per 100 possessions. When your net rating is sitting at 29th in the league, you try things.

The backcourt pairing is pure, unadulterated chaos. Acuff Jr. is coming off a 33-point game against Portland where he hoisted 26 shots and went 2-for-11 from deep. Putting a rookie with an absolute green light next to LaVine, who is averaging 25 points a night himself, guarantees the Kings are going to shoot until the rims need replacing.

Down low, Sabonis is doing his usual manual labor, pulling down a comical 18.5 rebounds and dishing 9 assists per game. Hunter and Achiuwa are basically out there to do the dirty work and try to hide a backcourt that treats defensive rotations like a mild suggestion.

For the prop market sickos, this lineup is a usage-rate fever dream. Acuff and LaVine are going to dominate the shot clock, leaving Sabonis to vacuum up every available rebound while Hunter strictly focuses on survival.

We will see if this group can actually get a stop when Memphis comes to town on Sunday. If they get run off their home floor again, Sacramento might have to start holding open tryouts for perimeter defenders.