Sixteen years. That’s how long it took for the Sacramento Kings to get back to the postseason. On Wednesday night, they clinched a spot in the Western Conference playoffs by defeating the Portland Trail Blazers, 120-80. With that playoff-clinching win by the Kings, the Charlotte Hornets now own the longest playoff drought in the NBA. The Hornets made it into the play-in tournament in each of the last two seasons, but that does not qualify as a postseason appearance, which last came in 2016. But the Hornets’ lack of success goes further back than just the last handful of years.…