Zach Lowe declared Sacramento the “Hinderburg” of the NBA
The Sacramento Kings made one of the last big moves in free agency before the start of the season with signing veteran guard Russell Westbrook. The The Kings’ signing of Westbrook was met with mixed reactions from around the NBA world, and media member Zach Lowe of The Ringer compared the Kings’ roster to the famous Hindenburg explosion when a German airship crashed over New Jersey in 1937.
“I hate this team. I hate this lineup. I hate that Keegan Murray is already hurt. I hate the vibes. I hate everything. I think this is going to be a year from hell for the Kings,” Zach Lowe said. “This is this year’s Hinderburg of NBA teams.”
Even before the Russell Westbrook signing, the Kings appeared to be a playoff team locked in. A team that isn’t good enough to compete in the playoffs, but not bad enough to get a high enough draft pick to jump in to start a rebuild.
Before adding Westbrook, the Kings’ main offseason moves were signing Dennis Schroeder, trading for Dario Saric and re-signing Doug McDermott. Their draft acquisitions were Nick Clifford with the 24th overall pick and Maxime Reynaud with the 42nd overall pick.
Last season, the Kings missed the playoffs after losing in the playoffs to the Dallas Mavericks. Just months into the regular season, the Kings fired head coach Mike Brown and named Doug Christie interim. After the season ended, the Kings named Christie the head coach on a multi-year contract.
The Kings also shook up their roster last season at the trade deadline. They traded for De’Aaron Fox in a three-team trade that reunited Zach LaVine with his old Chicago Bulls teammate DeMar DeRozan.
After the Kings’ latest move, one of the key questions coming out of training camp and the preseason is who will be the starting point guard between Westbrook and Schroeder.
David Iapkowitz is a basketball reporter for ClutchPoints, covering men’s and women’s NBA, WNBA and NCAA basketball news. The Los Angeles native has op-eds with Basketball Insiders, SB Nation and The Next Hoops.
2025-10-16 00:07:00
