Another summer, another projected mid-lottery selection. Kings fans know this feeling all too well—cheering for a team that each and every year performs poorly enough to securely miss the playoffs, yet not terrible enough to receive a top-3 pick. Thankfully, however, this year things are a little different.

While the position of the pick itself figures to be about the same, the situation surrounding this year's selection is not. The Sacramento Kings find themselves with a roster that, from top to bottom, has much more talent than those of past seasons. And while popular opinion often says to pick the best player left on the board regardless of fit, now that theory is a slippery slope.

With a promising core of players and an exciting identity under George Karl, this summer's draft should be more about fit than ever before. If Sacramento ends up with the sixth pick in the draft as is presently projected, more emphasis should be placed on finding players that complement DeMarcus Cousins's talents and Karl's uptempo, pass-heavy offense. Just as the San Antonio Spurs and all other title-winning teams have done, the Kings need players whose strengths play into the system they run; not necessarily those who are the most talented overall.

In other words, toe-to-toe, Player A may be better than Player B. But, if Player A isn't as good a fit for the Sacramento Kings as Player B, the otherwise-lesser Player B is the right selection.

In this article, players are evaluated mainly by these four questions:

Can they score efficiently, ideally from beyond the arc?

Can they pass effectively?

Can they defend respectably?

As a bonus, could they play multiple positions professionally?

The following eight players are listed in order of overall talent from top to bottom—whether or not they would be a good fit for Sacramento specifically. The list currently excludes a few other collegiate prospects, and international players such as Emmanuel Mudiay, Kristaps Porzingis and Mario Hezonja.

Karl-Anthony Towns, PF-C, Kentucky, Freshman

While Towns's elite athleticism and defensive prowess would fit nicely next to DeMarcus Cousins, his offensive game wouldn't so much. In Kentucky's offense Towns has been most productive as a low-post scorer, and the Kings already have that aspect of its offense covered (and then some). Could a Cousins-Towns frontcourt still function? Most likely. But there are better complements to Cousins out there—forwards who can space the floor better with their away-from-the-basket offense. Besides, Towns will be selected within the first two picks, and we know Sacramento won't be that high after the lottery.

Jahlil Okafor, C, Duke, Freshman

As a sidekick to Cousins, Okafor is closer to the opposite of what the Kings are looking for. Where Towns at least has some game outside the painted area, Okafor cannot say the same. More of a below-the-rim big man compared to other high-profile prospects like Towns and Willie Cauley-Stein, Okafor's relative lack of athleticism and defensive ability renders his strengths almost obsolete on the Kings. Still, you can't deny his star talent. Like Towns, Okafor is more than likely to be selected with either the first or second pick.

D'Angelo Russell, PG, Ohio State, Freshman

Despite Sacramento's depth at the PG position with Darren Collison, Ray McCallum and Andre Miller all currently on the roster, Russell would immediately become the ideal fit at the starting spot the moment the Kings draft him. At 6'5" he can shoot (like, really really well), he can pass and his basketball IQ is outstanding. Though questions about his athleticism plague his otherwise stellar outlook, coming onto the Kings he wouldn't be asked to be a primary scorer; just to initiate the offense and shoot.

As for the logjam that Russell's selection would create, there are several possible solutions. Because Andre Miller has spoken publicly about his willingness to return and because that feeling is likely mutual, that leaves Collison and McCallum as candidates to alleviate the overcrowding if the Kings want Miller back that badly. McCallum is cheap and young and has room to grow. He's undoubtedly a viable trade asset, but the Kings may be more willing to trade Collison for those reasons. As for Darren, he has proven himself to be a solid starter and, at worse, a great backup. At roughly $5 million in a year under a salary cap that continues to ascend, plenty of other teams would be happy to have him.

Of course, in order to get Russell the Kings would need a pick within the top three or four, which is unlikely barring a trade.

Justise Winslow, SG-SF, Duke, Freshman

Considering Winslow's