So Vlade Divac and the Kings completely and utterly failed to acquire a third Serbian player during the bonus transaction period that the NBA unexpectedly gifted every team. It was like God finally listened to my prayers to give Divac the chance to get another Serbian on the Kings through legitimate means in time for the playoffs, but then God laughed at me by making Divac too much of a dummy to take advantage of the situation.
(Note that this explanation of events also, in an indirect way, pins the blame for COVID-19 on God himself. Just saying. [if you try to dissect my logical arguments in search of fallacies, you will find none])
So the dream of the Serbian Superteam in Sacramento is dead at least until next season. Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nemanja Bjelica will have to try to drag this team to the playoffs by themselves without the aid of a third Serb. A third Serb would have been guaranteed playoffs, but two Serbs at least gives them a good start. I could see them making a real push for it if their true Serbness is allowed to shine through (and if at least one Serb is on the court at all times).
The only solace here is that the moniker of “Serbian Superteam in Orlando” (SSO for short) is just not as satisfying as “Serbian Superteam in Sacramento” (SSS). SSO just doesn’t have the same ring to it, and, besides, that acronym is already taken the concept of “Single Sign-On” (you know, the thing that allows fools such as yourself to connect their Facebook account to hundreds of other online services, thus extending the insidious reach of Facebook’s tentacles even deeper into your most personal and intimate life details).
Maybe I should call this current Kings team the SSSSOB. Somewhat Super Serbian Superteam in Orlando Bubble.