Kevin Martin is a good basketball player. J.J. Watt Jersey. He can score really well. The Kings have him inked until 2013. Hm...that isnt much of a preview. Okay, well, lets try this: Much like Minnesota, the Kings are in the throws of rebuilding in a big way. They have unloaded two cornerstone players (Mike Bibby and Ron Artest) in the last six months and they are now easing into life as a rebuilding squad looking to compliment their single promising asset, Kevin Martin. Hm...still not much of a preview. Well, the team had no shortage of issues last season that should only be compounded this year. First and foremost, this team cannot play defense. Not a lick. This will be the team that every offensively-minded player will have circled on their calendar because they know it will be their night to shine. This team could easily set an NBA record this year as the team that gives up the most 40+ scoring nights for individual players against them in a single season. If this team was allowing 105 points per game last year and they had Ron Artest for 57 of those games its mind-boggling to imagine what theyll be giving up a year from now - especially when one considers that they also coughed-up 16 turnovers a game (they led the league in that department, as well as points off of turnovers). In essence, this is a team that must play out this season but has very little gain by doing so. The biggest motivator will be getting minutes for inexperienced but promising youngsters like Spencer Hawes, Donte Green and Jason Thompson and getting some much needed seasoning for head coach Reggie Theus. While some see his brash, unapologetic style as reminiscent of former 2007 Coach of the Year Sam Mitchell, others see it at petulant and out-of-touch with the specific needs of fostering and nurturing young talent. While he got more out of some marginal players than most thought possible a year ago, he also fanned a lot of flames that remain his job to put out. He fought with vets like Mikki Moore and John Salmons, he had a war of words with Kevin Martin through the media at the conclusion of last season and he did a poor job of demonstrating an overall ability to handle the requirements of the job that exist off of the court. The fear is that Theus is out for his own good and may sacrifice the needs of the team - especially as it relates to developing the youth - in the name of acquiring wins to earn an extension or a positive résumé for his future. Its the teams future that is at stake here. No one knows yet if this team actually possesses the kind of pieces that will make up a quality nucleus for a team or if all they have is a lot of young players with raw talent. It is up to Theus and his staff to figure that out and put the pieces in place to try and make this team as competitive as possible without stubbornly playing veterans who hold little to no long-term value to the club. If theres a way to spoil what is already destined to be a long and difficult season in Sacramento, taking such a myopic view would be it. All this team really has of value today that is Kevin Martin. He is an elite NBA scorer who still needs to add some seasoning to other parts of his game before he reaches the upper-echelon of the leagues elite. Flanking him is a low of suspect talent that this team hopes to get a better sense of this year, but very little in the way of actual help. For all of the difficulty that this team is poised to face as a rebuilding club - especially out West - the emotional toll taken on Martin may be the harshest. Just as he begins to find his feet in the NBA the rug is pulled out from under him. It could be a long time before he and the Kings see winning again, so its a good thing that theyve got him locked-in for the next five years. PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP PG - Beno Udrih Udrih is a perfect backup point guard in the NBA; absolutely perfect.