The NBA moves quickly, especially when it comes to new players on rebuilding teams. That's going to be true for the Sacramento Kings, so everyone needs to make big impressions fast. Based on what happened against the Lakers, Patrick Baldwin Jr. is on the right path to making that happen.
As anyone who follows the Kings now, Sacramento made one lonely move before the trade deadline. It sent Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis to the Cavaliers, while Dario Saric followed a path that eventually led him to the Pistons before he was waived on February 9th and left un-rostered.