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With the Los Angeles Lakers’ chances of reaching the NBA playoffs growing slimmer by the loss, fans are left wondering what could have been, if not for a whole lot of “what-ifs?” Magic Johnson is among those envisioning an alternate reality in which the Lakers had a different offseason approach, and he had a fiery […]

One could easily forget that the Indiana Pacers were the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference just two seasons ago. Their team was a formidable bunch despite being swept in the first round of the playoffs, but it has since been a free-fall for their franchise who have struggled the past two seasons. Domantas Sabonis […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a horrendous season and will need to make moves in the 2022 offseason. Despite having a roster with three stars and some solid role players, Los Angeles sits in ninth place in the Western Conference. LeBron James has been the only consistent presence for the Lakers, but even he […]

The Indiana Pacers (20-40) hit the reset button ahead of the NBA’s trade deadline. After dealing Caris LeVert to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Pacers then traded star big man Domantas Sabonis, Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb and a 2023 second-rounder to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for promising sophomore guard Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan […]

The Indiana Pacers are in the midst of a massive retooling of their roster after making some big trades ahead of the deadline. Caris LeVert was traded away to the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Domantas Sabonis was dealt to the Sacramento Kings. Now, the Pacers have a presumed core of Myles Turner-Tyrese Haliburton-Chris Duarte, with many […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were one of the seemingly few teams that were quiet at the NBA trade deadline. That’s despite the current state of the team, not physically, but emotionally. With all of the talk of Russell Westbrook not fitting this constructed roster, amid the Lakers struggles, many believe Westbrook would be dealt. He […]

Buddy Hield, according to recent rumors, has no desire to stay in Indiana and would love to be dealt with before the deadline on Thursday, especially to a contending team. Contending teams will be very interested in Buddy Hield, because if a team can obtain a player who can shoot a three-point shot at a […]

The Indiana Pacers acquired Buddy Hield as part of a blockbuster trade with the Sacramento Kings involving Tyrese Haliburton and Domantas Sabonis. There was some belief that the Pacers would then try to flip Hield as the next step in their rebuild, though the latest rumors seem to indicate that a Hield trade might not […]

The Charlotte Hornets are wedged into the thick of the playoff hunt. Sitting at the ninth spot in the Eastern Conference right now, they control their own fate. They are a few games out of that all important six seed and are slotted into the play-in tournament. Unfortunately, Gordon Hayward will be out indefinitely and […]

The Indiana Pacers continued to clean house on Tuesday as they traded Domantas Sabonis, Justin Holiday, and Jeremy Lamb to the Sacramento Kings. In return, they got Tristan Thompson, Buddy Hield, and Tyrese Haliburton. While the latter will absolutely be a part of their long-term plans, Hield could already be on the move again. Via […]

With all of the talent on their roster this season, the Sacramento Kings are not having the kind of success they were looking for. They are now 18-34 and are out of the Western Conference playoff picture. Despite having players such as De’Aaron Fox, Harrison Barnes, Buddy Hield, Tyrese Haliburton, Davion Mitchell, and several key […]

With the NBA trade deadline coming up, there are many players who need to just forget about the first part of the season that they had or need a fresh start on a different team. Let’s take a look at 10 impact players who need a fresh start at this year’s trade deadline. *Watch NBA […]

Another year, another poor season for the Sacramento Kings. Their last decade and a half in the NBA can be described by a myriad of poor personnel decisions, overmatched coaches, terrible front offices, and mind-boggling trades. However, the Kings are making some steps in the right direction. It is important for the franchise to continue […]

Buddy Hield was on his way to the City of Angels in the offseason for Kyle Kuzma and Montrezl Harrell before the Los Angeles Lakers decided to acquire Russell Westbrook instead. He would have been a perfect fit alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis because of the incredible floor spacing he provides along with reliability […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings have had bad blood since the playoffs of the early 2000s. Although the Lakers have been the big brother of this rivalry, they recently looked to their little brother for some help. Los Angeles was inches away from trading for Kings sharpshooter Buddy Hield this past offseason. The […]

The Charlotte Hornets have a very talented young roster. They mesh well, play great in transition, and shoot the ball at a high clip. Their style fits the new regime of the NBA. With LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges leading the way for their youth movement, the team looks great. But of course, there is […]

The weeks leading up to the NBA trade deadline is always a busy time of year. The Sacramento Kings could be one of the busiest teams this time around, as they are desperate to snap their 15-year playoff drought and have some players that opposing teams are interested in. NBA reporter Marc Stein wrote that […]

Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield was the subject of many trade rumors this past NBA offseason. Some of the rumors and reports concerned Hield and a potential trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, with talks between the two teams even progressing to the point of potential offers being put on the table. However, the Lakers […]

The Sacramento Kings are in a very interesting position during the NBA trade deadline. They certainly have a lot of talent on their team and there are probably about five or six guys that contending teams are going to be making phone calls about. They have not been playing well this season once again with […]

The Sacramento Kings are in an interesting spot as they continue to build for the future. They have some talented young players on the roster but are still not a playoff team. Fans have longed for the Kings to return to the postseason as they have not made it since 2006. With the Indiana Pacers […]

Amid intense trade rumors swirling around the NBA, sources reveal the Sacramento Kings’ stance on Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner. As both the Kings and Pacers have been going through immense struggle recently, countless rumors surround their best players, fans, and teams, dying to know what will happen next throughout this season. Players like De’Aaron […]

The San Antonio Spurs could have some questions to make at the Trade Deadline after a recent winning streak that has put them only two games back from the Western Conference play-in game. Although the season is still early, San Antonio has shown spurts that they can be a competitive team as they do have […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had an underwhelming first quarter of the NBA season. There were massive expectations for this squad, as they were considered prime and ready to go into the postseason. Unfortunately for Pelicans fans, many things have gone against them. Among others, the most relevant one was the constant uncertainty about Zion […]

Entering the 2021-22 season, people had mixed feelings on the outlook of the Dallas Mavericks with newly-hired head coach Jason Kidd. Luka Doncic was just coming off an Olympics bronze medal stint with the Slovenian national team, but he has not been in shape since the opening game this year. They are in the middle […]

The Atlanta Hawks announced earlier that Solomon Hill will miss the remainder of the season due to an injury. The Hawks player took to Twitter to give his appreciation of all the thoughts and prayers that people were sending him. Many NBA players reach out to Hill to give him their thoughts and wish him […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took the floor in Sacramento on Monday night, looking to bounce back from their loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Getting back on track would not be easy, as Tobias Harris and Seth Curry were late scratches for the Sixers due to injury. Despite being without four of their five starters, the […]

The three-point shot has evolved into a necessity when it comes to the NBA’s style of play. There are still only a few who are masters of the art, and we’re going to name the top five three-point shooters since Stephen Curry, arguably the league’s greatest shooter ever, entered the NBA in 2009. Many players […]

The Los Angeles Lakers entered their 2021-22 campaign with 11 new players. The beginning of their season was filled with home games and non-playoff opponents, but they have suffered heartbreaking losses to non-playoff contenders. One key acquisition to the franchise is superstar point guard Russell Westbrook. Rob Pelinka added Westbrook to have another reliable scorer […]

In the first season of Buddy Hield, he was traded right away to the Sacramento Kings where has spent majority of his career. It has been a tumultuous ride for Hield as there are games where he would convert over six three-point shots, then there are instances wherein head coach Luke Walton would limit his […]

Somehow, someway Buddy Hield is still a member of the Sacramento Kings. This bewilderment derives from the ongoing trade rumors concerning the University of Oklahoma product, Kings’ head coach Luke Walton moving him to the bench and the team’s continued playoff shortcomings. Lo and behold, we have another Buddy Hield trade rumor courtesy of HoopsHype’s […]

The Sacramento Kings hope to end the longest-active playoff drought in the league this upcoming 2021-22 NBA season. Sacramento has been trying to finally break that dismal streak since their last postseason appearance in 2007. As constructed, it’s easy to see the talent the Kings squad possesses up and down the roster. They are led […]

One of the stranger NBA days in recent memory came when the Los Angeles Lakers were supposedly nearing completion of two trades that contradicted each other: one in which the team would acquire Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield, and another in which they would acquire Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook, both with essentially the same […]

Kyle Kuzma is hyped to be traded to the Washington Wizards, but he admits he was ready to go to the Sacramento Kings when the Los Angeles Lakers were discussing a deal for Buddy Hield. In a recent appearance on No Chill With Gilbert Arenas, Kuzma revealed his shock when he learned he was going […]

The Orlando Magic have revamped their roster over the past year after they traded All-Star center Nikola Vucevic and former No. 4 overall pick Aaron Gordon midway through the 2020-21 season. With those moves, along with trading Evan Fournier, Orlando made it clear they were headed for the tank. Doing so, they were able to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are definitely one of the teams to watch out for in the coming seasons. They now have two budding stars in Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks. And over the next few seasons, safe to say that the front office will get players that complement the playstyles of these two young guns. Fortunately […]

After their offseason haul, the Chicago Bulls look promising as ever. Fans and analysts believe that they’ll make waves this upcoming season—with qualifying to the playoffs almost certain. As is the case with offseason tweaks, we need to watch the actual games to see if such adjustments were right. If they are, then all is […]

The Washington Wizards have been in a really awkward phase. Last year, they gave up on their OG backourt by trading John Wall for Russell Westbrook. This year, they plan on building around All-Star Bradley Beal, who has made it known that he plans to stay in D.C. Talk about loyalty that’s rarely present in […]

The Sacramento Kings are disappointing their fans as each season passes by. They came close to qualifying for the play-in tournament last season after finishing with a 31-41 record. The Kings currently hold the longest drought playoff drought in NBA history as they last entered the postseason in 2006. That’s sad to see for Kings […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got their third star in Russell Westbrook to form their Big Three with LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Los Angeles acquired the former league MVP from the Washington Wizards while shipping over Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell, and Kyle Kuzma to the Capital City. Prior to the blockbuster deal’s completion, there were […]