The NBA restart was supposed to be an opportunity for the Sacramento Kings to show that their 13-7 record over the 20 games before the shutdown wasn\u2019t a fluke. Instead, the Kings season came to a crashing end in the Orlando bubble.<\/p>\n
Sacramento went 3-5 over its final eight games and missed the playoffs for the 14th straight season. The players were too inconsistent, and the coaching staff failed to make adjustments<\/a>, especially during the first three games of the restart.<\/p>\n One of the players who struggled early on is sharp-shooting guard Buddy Hield. The 27-year-old shot just 31.3% from the field over the Kings\u2019 first three losses, including 25.6% from the 3-point line, well below his career average of 41%.<\/p>\n Hield was removed from the starting lineup by head coach Luke Walton in favor or Bogdan Bogdanovic earlier this year. It seemed like the right decision at the time as Sacramento played its best basketball of the season once Bogi got the nod.<\/p>\n But, things haven\u2019t been the same since for Hield, whose frustration boiled over during the postgame press conference after the Kings beat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-122. Asked by The Sacramento Bee\u2019s Jason Anderson if he was content with his role on the team, Hield said this:<\/p>\n Asked Buddy Hield if he can be content with his role moving forward with the Kings. He did not say yes.<\/p>\n — Jason Anderson (@JandersonSacBee) August 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n