Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive wants his franchise to be good again. The Kings haven't made the playoffs since 2006. That's also the last season Sacramento had a winning record.
Ranadive is all about trying new things in basketball. He famously wanted the Kings to play four-on-five defense and have one guy cherry-pick.
However, it appears that terrible defensive tactic wasn’t Ranadive’s only proposed innovation.
According to Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated, Ranadive had a hoop installed outside the locker room so Kings players could practice free-throws during games.
According to people familiar with the situation, his proposed solution for the Kings’ free-throw-shooting woes was to install a hoop outside the locker room. This way, during games, players could run back and practice foul shots. This plan got far enough that the team installed the goal, just to the right of the locker room, before people around Ranadivé dissuaded him, citing potential rules issues (players usually leave the bench only to go to the bathroom), messaging issues (players would likely be insulted, and it would scare away free agents) and general optics (not good).
This isn't that terrible of a idea. It's a lot better than the four-on-five defensive tactic idea.
However, Ranadive is better off letting GM Vlade Divac handle all of the basketball related stuff moving forward.
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