There is no circumstance, in any manner, where the kings should spend dollars, assets or a roster spot on a 37 year old player of any caliber at this time.
This simply isn’t that point of the rebuild. Not yet, at least.
We can think that, because I guess there's some specific timeline to rebuilds, but they've already invested heavily into a very soon to be 29 year old Danault. Arvidsson isn't far behind. Gave Iafallo and Petersen, two more guys in their later 20's, big contracts. Likely going to hand Kempe something significant. Kopitar and Doughty aren't going anywhere, and they've clearly listened to Doughty.
Whether it's Pavelski or whoever else, it doesn't seem like they're waiting anymore. If any young guys come along and produce, great, but they're leaning on vets.
They're not following any DL models. He had Kopitar, got Doughty, then sprinkled in long term veterans. Blake inherited a different reality than that, and is bringing in the longer term vets, and sprinkling in the young guys.
They're talented young guys, not just 3rd or 4th rd picks, but they just don't seem to be waiting for them to show they're top of the lineup players before adding to the roster anymore.
For good or bad, it doesn't seem as though they've chosen to ignore Doughty. Again, I don't expect anything insanely crazy from management, but closer to going for it than not? Yeah. You don't invest in a guy who will be 29 during the season, well two guys, to wait 2 or 3 more years.