Mason Plumlee has found a spot to play his 14th season in the NBA. As Shams Charania reported, the center has reached an agreement to join the Sacramento Kings, where he can continue his career and bring some veteran presence to the young project of the California franchise.
The former Spurs player should be able to provide a bit more depth to the Kings’ interior rotation under Doug Christie, who lost Maxime Raynaud to injury at the start of October. However, with Dylan Cardwell apparently settled into the role of the second center, his role may be more about his experience and his ability to serve as a mentor, since at this stage of his career there isn’t much more he can contribute on the floor.
That was already his role with the Spurs last season, in which he only appeared in six games, totaling 47 minutes on court. And while a franchise like Sacramento, not boasting lofty competitive aims, might permit him another chance to step onto the floor, it doesn’t seem that this signing is driven by the objective of maximizing his on-court output.
