Sacramento Kings: Ranking the four free agent additions in order of value

1. Dewayne Dedmon

But while Holmes will hopefully serve a key role coming off the bench, we have to give the nod to Dewayne Dedmon who should step in and be the immediate replacement for Willie Cauley-Stein at center.

There was perhaps no bigger need for the Kings entering the offseason than at center. Sacramento had sat through four inconsistent seasons of Cauley-Stein and decided it was time for a change at the position.

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Dedmon could be everything that the team was looking for and more. No, he isn’t Nikola Vucevic nor is he Al Horford, but Dedmon may very well have been the best signing that the Kings could have made this offseason.

The 29-year-old is a superb rim protector who can shoot the three which should allow the Kings to space more efficiently on offense. While Cauley-Stein was an excellent rim-runner when determined, his lack of an outside game limited what the Kings could do on offense.

Now with Dedmon in the picture, the sky’s the limit for what De’Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield could do with the open space.

The icing on the cake is that Dedmon’s three-year deal is only partially guaranteed in the third season meaning that age shouldn’t be a factor. And if the aforementioned Harry Giles continues to develop, he still very well could take over for Dedmon in due time.

Dedmon is a perfect scheme fit for the Kings and his contract allows for future flexibility while still serving as a hopefully key upgrade in the short-term.

There is no greater value in a free agent signing than that.