The Sacramento Kings travel to Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena on Wednesday.

The Kings were one of the biggest surprises last season, finishing with the third-best record in the Western Conference. Unfortunately, they had to face the Golden State Warriors in the opening round and were outed by one of the best franchises in the NBA. That's a growing pain for a young team, and it looks like Sacramento wants to run it back. They haven't made many notable moves, with De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis expected to run things yet again. Those two are All-Star caliber players at this point, but they need another player to come for the ride. Keegan Murray looks like the best candidate after a breakout rookie campaign, and it'll be fun to watch these three develop together!

The Jazz were also one of the biggest surprises in the opening months of the 2022-23 season, but they collapsed in the second half. They still barely finished below .500, and that's quite the accomplishment for a team that was supposed to be in the middle of a rebuild. They got rid of Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell but are much better off than many people anticipated. Lauri Markkanen has turned into a star player, while Walker Kessler looks like a stud as the starting center. They've also got promising guards like Collin Sexton and Jordan Clarkson to lean on, and it'll make Utah a competitive team once again, despite making such big moves less than two years ago.

Sacramento won three of their four matchups with Utah last year, with all four games being decided by eight points or fewer.