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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 […]

The New Orleans Pelicans seem to have one goal in mind over the course of the next couple of years and it’s quite simple: keep Zion Williamson happy. This offseason the Pelicans let Lonzo Ball slip to the Chicago Bulls without even a whisper of New Orleans trying to bring him back. They have a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers want to sign-and-trade Dennis Schroder rather than lose him for nothing. However, that could be tricky as league-wide interest in Schroder is lukewarm and any swap would require the participation of Schroder. Shortly before the free agency moratorium is lifted, Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer offered insight into trade talks surrounding the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have their Big 3 in place after the blockbuster deal for Russell Westbrook. But now it’s time to round out the rest of the roster. With over $120 million in salary tied to the trio of Westbrook, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis, there isn’t exactly plenty of room to find talent […]

Before Russell Westbrook joined the Los Angeles Lakers, the 2020 NBA champions almost had a deal done for Sacramento Kings sharpshooter Buddy Hield, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN. The Lakers were prepared to send Kyle Kuzma and Montrezl Harrell to Sacramento in exchange for Hield, but as Lowe noted, the Westbrook deal “came together […]

The Los Angeles Lakers shocked the basketball world on Thursday after it was revealed that they had struck a blockbuster deal with the Washington Wizards to bring Russell Westbrook to Hollywood. As it turns out, however, it looks like Russ was never really the Lakers’ first choice. According to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report, Westbrook […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have pulled off a blockbuster to create a new Big Three with Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis. The Lakers traded away Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and the 22nd overall pick (Isaiah Jackson) to the Washington Wizards, along with two future picks. This deal is set to be […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been rumored to be in pursuit of Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield, and according to the latest reports, they are increasing their efforts (and offer) to make a trade happen. Per Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, the Lakers have “stepped up their efforts” to land Hield through a trade. Aside […]

The Los Angeles Lakers really want to make roster upgrades after losing in the first round of the playoffs this year. With LeBron James getting up there in age and Anthony Davis’ health often a question mark, having more reinforcements would be helpful. The Lakers have been linked to seemingly every big name out there, […]

With the 2021 NBA Draft, player-option deadlines, and free agency fast approaching, the Los Angeles Lakers are aggressively pursuing trades with, well, whoever will pick up the phone. Besides LeBron James and Anthony Davis, everybody is on the table. At the center of that table is Kyle Kuzma. The Lakers have been shopping him for […]

Rumor has it – one of the Sacramento Kings’ top scorers from last season might be on his way out this summer and no it’s not Buddy Hield. It’s not De’Aron Fox either. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the main piece that may be on the trading block this offseason is none other than former […]