Here's the thing - if Vlade had signed Ryan Anderson there would be zero available minutes for Skal.
As it is his biggest competition for minutes at the backup PF spot are Tolliver and Casspi/Barnes shifting to the four spot.
I think it's very possible he's going to get meaningful burn this season, especially if WCS misses any time. All he has to do is show that he can do some of what he did in Summer League at the next level.
I think your posts have been very accurate in regards to Skal. I saw every game he played last year, and to be honest, the way he was used by Calapari didn't help him succeed. Calapari used Skal the same way he used Town's the previous year. He stuck him in the low post and asked him to learn how to operate there. Towns rose to the occasion after some early struggles, but Towns was much bigger and stronger than Skal. While that experience may have helped Skal in the long term, it led to a disappointing season. He had one good game and that was it.
In highschoool, Skal played away from the basket where his skills were more evident. Contrary to what some have said, he's a very good ballhandler for a player his size. If you watched him closely in summer league, he had no problem getting where he wanted on the floor with the ball. He's also a very good jumpshooter, something he wasn't allowed to do at Kentucky. As far as his assist abilities, I think you have to consider that he hardly touched the ball at Kentucky. He averaged 15 minutes a game, but in 2 or 3 minute spurts, averaging about 5 shots a game. So he didn't really have much of an opportunity to display what passing talent he had.
I don't see him as a SF, and not sure why you would want to play him there. I agree with you that his best position on offense is as a stretch four, and defensively I see him as a very good weak side shotblocker. He does need to get stronger, and I'm sure he working on that as I speak. I think it's possible that Skal is the surprise of the year as far as the Kings go. He has obvious talents and it should be fun to watch him develop. He may be the most talented draft pick we've had in some time.