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Willie Cauley-Stein is hoping for a fresh start with the Golden State Warriors after four underwhelming seasons with the Sacramento Kings. The sixth overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft averaged 10.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in his four-year stint in Sacramento. He believes he can do more than that with the Warriors […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is a worldwide superstar. Little kids dream of being able to shoot like him and even his colleagues hope to one day get the chance to be his teammate. New Warrior Willie Cauley-Stein was one of those players who dreamed of the day he could play with Steph. The […]

The aftermath of the Kevin Durant sign-and-trade for D’Angelo Russell has brought forth a bevy of questions regarding the Golden State Warriors’ roster, one that included the next moves to come with limited flexibility and a handful of roster spots to fill. The additions of Willie Cauley-Stein and Glenn Robinson III have brought an enigmatic […]

The Golden State Warriors have reportedly inked free agent big man Willie Cauley-Stein to a deal — and part of the reason why is due to the seven-footer’s proficiency in the pick-and-roll. According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, the current construction of the Warriors roster will force the team to run more pick-and-rolls. And […]

Willie Cauley-Stein has reportedly reached an agreement with the Golden State Warriors, according to Marcus Thompson of The Athletic. The Sacramento Kings rescinded their qualifying offer to Cauley-Stein, making him an unrestricted free agent. Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports then confirmed the development. I’m told Willie Cauley-Stein coming to the Warriors. Was Damian Jones that […]

The Sacramento Kings have rescinded their qualifying offer to big man Willie Cauley-Stein, making him an unrestricted free agent, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. Cauley-Stein is coming off of a 2018-19 campaign in which he played 81 games and averaged 11.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals over 27.3 minutes per […]

The Sacramento Kings extended a qualifying offer to Willie Cauley-Stein to make him a restricted free agent this summer, Sam Amick of The Athletic revealed. The Kings have extended a qualifying offer to Willie Cauley-Stein, a source with knowledge tells @TheAthletic, making him a restricted free agent. — Sam Amick (@sam_amick) June 29, 2019 With […]

The Sacramento Kings are invested into adding a new center this offseason, and they could do so even if they re-signed free agent forward Harrison Barnes, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst. The Kings have looked at the likes of Nikola Vucevic and Brook Lopez, but to sign them would require them to […]

The Sacramento Kings were hoping Willie Cauley-Stein would make a major jump in his fourth year in the league, giving them no choice but to re-sign him in free agency. That didn’t happen and things could soon change at the Golden 1 Center. While the center was expected to make a considerable jump, but the […]

Willie Cauley-Stein’s time as a member of the Sacramento Kings appears to be coming to an end. According to Cauley-Stein’s agent, Roger Montgomery (by way of The Sacramento Bee‘s Jason Anderson), the center wants to play elsewhere next season. Cauley-Stein spent the first four seasons of his NBA career with the Kings, where he was […]

Sacramento Kings starting center Willie Cauley-Stein recently announced that he wants out, with the intention of having a fresh start with a new team. However, he might not be able to walk away easily. According to NBC Sports’ James Ham, the Kings are carefully looking at their options, as they do not want to allow […]

Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee reports that Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein wants to move on from the team. “I really think Willie needs a fresh start,” Roger Montgomery, a representative of Cauley-Stein’s agent Roc Nation Sports, told The Sacramento Bee. “Based on how things have gone for him there in Sacramento, I just […]

Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein cleared up a snippet a reporter overheard following the team’s loss to the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, when he turned toward rookie Marvin Bagley III to say: “I can’t wait to get out.” The phrase was misinterpreted as the potential end of WCS in Sac-Town, but the 7-footer soon clarified […]

Willie Cauley-Stein added to a good season on Thursday night. The Sacramento Kings have been one of the feel-good stories of the NBA season. After coming into the year with no expectations of good play, and burdened by the weight of past draft mistakes hanging around their necks, the Kings were widely believed to be […]

The Sacramento Kings have had a very impressive season and were actually in playoff contention for much of the year. A large part of that has been due to the play of big man Willie Cauley-Stein, who is averaging 12.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals over 27.5 minutes per game while shooting […]

It has been an outstanding season for the Sacramento Kings. Following their 27-55 finish to the 2017-18 season, many of their players are having breakout performances and helping put the Kings find their way back to playoff contention. One indicator of how far they have come was spelled out by Justin Kubatko on twitter: Thanks […]

The reported discussions between the Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks in swapping forward Zach Randolph for center Enes Kanter are likely to include a third team in hopes of trading away more expiring contracts. Among them could be center Willie Cauley-Stein, who the Kings could part ways with in hopes to get another run […]

For center Willie Cauley-Stein of the Sacramento Kings, his team’s culture has changed and they form part of a brotherhood. Per Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee, Cauley-Stein strongly believes that they have gone over the hump and can be considered stronger than before: “We’re a ball club now,” WCS said. “… We’re linked. We’re together. […]

Just 24 games into the 2018-19 season, Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein has met the requirements needed to acquire a bigger qualifying offer. Per ESPN’s Bobby Marks, Cauley-Stein has just met the criteria set forth by the league, explaining; “Willie Cauley-Stein has now met the starter criteria for his 2019 Qualifying Offer. The criteria is […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook got into a quick tussle with Sacramento Kings big man Willie Cauley-Stein Monday night. But things cooled down thanks to Steven Adams, serving as the mediator and, in effect, securing his future as a bodyguard. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqY5jBKBt1i/ It all started when Westbrook delivered a playoff-type foul on Cauley-Stein as the […]

Usually in the NBA, when a team acquires a star in a trade, that team is the winner of the trade. Is that really the case with the New Orleans Pelicans acquiring DeMarcus Cousins from the Sacramento Kings? Right around the same time as the final buzzer of the 2017 NBA All-Star Game, the Kings […]

Sacramento Kings big man Willie Cauley-Stein appears to be extremely pleased with the make up of his team right now. According to the 7-foot center, this is the best Kings side he’s ever been a part of chemistry-wise. Willie Cayley-Stein said in his four seasons this is the first time it feels like guys are […]

Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein said what no other player hoping to land contract would, admitting he’s looking forward to his payday after proving himself this 2018-19 season. Despite his brash approach to what could be a seminal moment in his career, Cauley-Stein is looking to repay the faith instilled in him by vice president […]

Willie Cauley-Stein won’t fake his intent going into this 2018-19 season — getting the green is priority No. 1 for the Sacramento Kings center. “I’m ready to get paid,” Willie Cauley-Stein said Tuesday during the Kings’ media day, according to James Ham of NBC Sports California. “This is what we’ve got to do, that’s what type […]

The Sacramento Kings will face off with the Orlando Magic on Friday night, but they could be a little short-handed, per James Ham of NBC Sports California. Willie Cauley-Stein (lower back strain) and De’Aaron Fox (lower back strain) are both listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game against Orlando. Willie Cauley-Stein has been dealing with the […]

Willie Cauley-Stein impressed a lot of basketball fans on Wednesday during the Sacramento Kings’ win over the Los Angeles Lakers. He had one of the best games of his professional career, reminding everyone what he’s capable of doing on the court. The only question that remains is if he can perform at the same level […]

The 2015 NBA Draft has undoubtedly produced one of the deepest classes in recent years. With promising young stars like Karl-Anthony Towns, Devin Booker, and Kristaps Porzingis, it is so easy to see why. However, could that list also include Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein? He certainly seems to think so after comparing himself to the […]

The Sacramento Kings have exercised their third-year options on Buddy Hield, Malachi Richardson, Skal Labissiere, and Georgios Papagiannis, as well as the fourth-year option on Willie Cauley-Stein, per ESPN’s Bobby Marks. None of those moves should be particularly surprising. All five players represent significant investments for the Kings in their ongoing rebuilding project. Richardson, Labissiere, […]

It’s been two years since the Sacramento Kings reeled in Willie Cauley-Stein from the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft, but to this day, he’s looked nothing more than a poor man’s version of Tyson Chandler. He’s just 24, however, so there’s plenty of room left for the Kentucky product to elevate his game. […]

In his two seasons in the NBA so far, Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein has shown that he can be a force to be reckoned with in the future, given his impressive skill set. He is a traditional big man who operates mostly inside the paint, and has a knack for getting the offensive rebounds and […]

Now in his second season in the NBA, Sacramento Kings big man Willie Cauley-Stein is still struggling to live up to the expectations following his impressive stint with the Kentucky Wildcats in college. In his rookie season, he played sparingly behind DeMarcus Cousins and often times looked not ready to play in the league with […]

The Sacramento Kings have had trouble winning games this season sitting at a 4-7 record through Friday night. Getting acclimated to coach Dave Joerger‘s system has been a work in progress, and it has put the Kings in the direct line of trade rumors. One player rumored by ESPN’s Marc Stein to be moved is […]

It’s normal to find retired legends mentoring active players, but what’s quite a rarity is when the two have different skill sets altogether. Peja Stojakovic is one of the best shooters that the NBA has seen. He was among the big pieces in the Sacramento Kings’ glory days a decade-and-a-half ago. Currently, he is imparting […]