The Kings are 0-3, and Zach LaVine and Darius Acuff Jr. are why they are still worth rostering

Losing teams make fantasy players, because the minutes and the shots still have to go somewhere, and three games into the season the 0-3 Kings are sending theirs to Zach LaVine and a rookie point guard. In Sunday's 123-112 home loss to Memphis, LaVine scored 37 with five assists, Darius Acuff Jr. had 22 on 9-for-23 shooting, and Domantas Sabonis had 15 points and 15 rebounds, including the three-point play that tied the game at 106 with 5:41 left, according to ESPN's recap. Keegan Murray missed the game with an illness.

When Ben Simmons tore his Achilles in the preseason, which we covered in Ben Simmons tears his Achilles, the open question was who would run Sacramento's offense. The first week has answered it, and the answer is worth more to fantasy managers than the Kings' record suggests.

Every player in this story is on the fantasy basketball rankings and the 2026-27 projections, and the NBA depth charts show where each one stands in his team’s rotation tonight.