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Golden State Warriors newcomer Chris Paul and Sacramento Kings star point guard De’Aaron Fox had a moment with each other Wednesday night during a preseason battle at Chase Center. In the fourth quarter of the contest, Paul managed to bait a ref into calling a foul on Fox, who immediately let the Point God know […]

JaVale McGee has made a reputation for being a fixture in the Shaqtin’ a Fool highlight reel. However, people often overlook that McGee is also an athletic 7-footer with three NBA championships to his name. For the 2023-24 season, McGee signed with the Sacramento Kings. Given McGee’s polarizing popularity, have you ever wondered how a […]

The NBA season is here, and one of the best divisions in basketball gets ready to roll. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a 2023-24 Pacific Division winner prediction, and pick while showing reasoning. The Sacramento Kings won the Pacific Division last season, emerging out of nowhere to snag first place. Likewise, […]

Before any NBA season, there are a plethora of predictions that are done and posted throughout the internet. Some of it is right on point, but there are some that are way off base. One shocking outcome that surprised a bevy of NBA fans was the rapid ascension of the 2022-23 Sacramento Kings as they […]

Keegan Murray and the Sacramento Kings are looking to expand upon what was a strong 2022-23 season when the new campaign kicks off in less than two weeks. Murray now sports a visibly bulkier frame as compared to last season, which was his rookie year, and he’s hoping that it will translate to increased success […]

The Denver Nuggets are set to defend their NBA title this 2023-24 NBA season after Nikola Jokic and crew delivered the coveted NBA championship earlier this year. But while Jokic is expected to put up another MVP-worthy season, the Nuggets will have their hands full in trying to keep opposing contenders at bay. For this […]

The Sacramento Kings are looking to build upon last season during which they snapped the league’s longest active playoff drought. The major question for the Kings this upcoming season is prove that last year was no fluke and that this group is truly among the elite teams in the Western Conference. A big part of […]

The Sacramento Kings lost in the first round to the defending champion Golden State Warriors last season by a final tally of three games to four. Considering the positive steps Coach Mike Brown’s team made, it almost felt like the Kings won the series. Now, with the 2023-2024 season looming, the Kings and Coach Brown […]

The Sacramento Kings fell in a 112-99 loss to the Toronto Raptors in the first game of their 2023-24 NBA preseason campaign. Sacramento forward Sasha Vezenkov led the Kings with 12 points off the bench. Forwards Harrison Barnes and Keegan Murray scored 11 points apiece. Forward Domantas Sabonis led the Kings with six rebounds and six assists […]

The Sacramento Kings are coming off one of their best regular seasons in franchise history. Behind new head coach Mike Brown, the Kings finished with a top three record in the Western Conference and snapped the NBA’s longest active streak of missing the playoffs. The question this season becomes can they prove that last year […]

The Sacramento Kings have been mismanaged for so long that when the team traded away Tyrese Haliburton for Domantas Sabonis, it was met with eye-rolls from the majority of pundits. But Sabonis has been such an important piece for the Kings, a driving force behind their remarkable turnaround during the 2022-23 season wherein they made […]

The Sacramento Kings will have an important season ahead of them after a defining year that saw them make the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 2005-06 season. Sacramento finished last year with a regular-season record of 48-34, putting them in third place in the Western Conference and first place in the Pacific […]

The NBA Season starts in less than a month! Check out our NBA odds series as we hand out a Sacramento Kings over/under win total prediction and pick. The Kings had a very good season last year, and it was a lot of fun to watch. Sacramento finished the season 48-34, and they were the […]

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox is one of the top young players in the NBA. Last season, Fox created a phenomenon across the NBA as he led the Kings to surprising playoff victories that resulted in the team “lighting the beam” at ARCO Arena. Recently head coach Mike Brown revealed his championship aspirations for the […]

The Sacramento Kings recently ended their 16-year playoff skid during the 2022-23 season when they took the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors to seven games in their first-round series. While they came up short of advancing to the Western Conference Semifinals, last season proved to be a huge success for head coach Mike Brown […]

The Sacramento Kings were one of the best stories in the NBA last season. After failing to make the postseason every season going back to 2006, the Kings finally snapped the longest active playoff drought in the NBA after posting a 48-34 record. They posted the highest offensive rating in the NBA thanks to an […]

We have finally made it. After months of trade rumors and drama surrounding some of the biggest names in the league, the 2023-24 NBA season is right around the corner with training camps set to begin. This offseason proved to be a wild roller-coaster ride, especially with the likes of Chris Paul, Bradley Beal and […]

The Sacramento Kings appear to be on the verge of inviting a pair of veteran guards to 2023-24 training camp. Jeremy Lamb and Jaylen Nowell are expected to compete for roster spots with the Kings, according to James Ham of ESPN 1320. De’Aaron Fox and Kevin Huerter make up Sacramento’s starting backcourt. Davion Mitchell, Malik […]

The Sacramento Kings were arguably the biggest and most welcome surprise in the NBA last season. They made their first playoff appearance since 2006, which snapped the longest active playoff drought in the NBA at the time. The Kings went 48-34 off the heels of an offense that was the best in the NBA a […]

The Sacramento Kings had a promising 2022-23 NBA season, making it to the playoffs and showing significant improvement. However, as the team prepares for the 2023-24 NBA training camp, one player in danger of losing his starting job is Harrison Barnes. Euroleague MVP Sasha Vezenkov has emerged as a potential replacement. In this article, we […]

The Sacramento Kings are coming off one of the most successful regular seasons in franchise history. They finished with a top three record in the Western Conference and ended the longest active playoff drought in the NBA. Mike Brown won the NBA’s Coach of the Year Award in his return to a head coaching role. […]

At this point in the offseason, the biggest roster moves NBA teams are making are training camp contracts. Roster hopefuls who will most likely end up playing for teams’ G League affiliates. Occasionally, there might be a big free agent signing or two from a player who was still unsigned, but there probably won’t be […]

Former Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks center Willie Cauley-Stein feels at home in Europe. Cauley-Stein loves the tactical style of play in that part of the globe. The big man is now strutting his wares for the Italian club Openjobmetis Varese. He now feels more comfortable in that kind of system rather than the NBA’s, […]

With the 2023-24 NBA season approaching, most teams have already filled out their regular roster. A few teams still have a couple of two-way contract slots available though. As per the NBA’s new CBA, teams are allowed three two-way contract spots this season, up from only two in previous years. The addition of the two-way […]

Sacramento Kings fans must not recognize the feeling of hope they’re entering the 2023-24 season with, as it has been way too long since the franchise put up winning team that doesn’t sacrifice entertainment value whatsoever. The Kings won over the hearts of many with their breakneck pace, splendid floor-spacing, and dynamic motion-based offense with […]

The Sacramento King made a minor move on Tuesday, signing guard Jordan Ford to a training camp deal, according to Kings radio reporter Sean Cunningham. “Former Folsom HS star Jordan Ford has agreed to a training camp deal with the Sacramento Kings. After a productive season with G League Stockton & a stellar outing in […]

The Sacramento Kings have begun clearing their frontcourt logjam. In wake of signing free agent center JaVale McGee, Sacramento has reportedly waived Nerlens Noels and Neemias Queta, affording them the opportunity to sign with another team as official preparations for 2023-24 fast approach. “ESPN sources: After signing JaVale McGee to a free agent deal, the […]

The Sacramento Kings have one of the best centers in the NBA in Domantas Sabonis, but one of the issues they’ve struggled with is finding a consistent backup center. One of the last season’s top options, Chimezie Metu, signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns and Richaun Holmes was traded to the Dallas […]

Not many veteran players have turned down a contract offer from the Golden State Warriors in recent years due to the fact that they’ve won four of the last eight NBA championships. However, this is exactly what JaVale McGee ended up doing at the end of August. According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick, McGee ultimately […]

Life hasn’t always been easy for the Sacramento Kings. Small market teams are never going to have a whole lot of pulling power when it comes to the free agency market, making the draft all the more important, and a lot of the Kings’ woes, particularly in recent times, can be attributed to their misses […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox loved what he saw from the Kings fanbase during the 2023 NBA playoffs. Fox was electric in the Kings’ first-round series against the Golden State Warriors, which was the first time the franchise was in the playoffs in 16 years. Needless to say, Kings fans were hyped up for […]

Despite being drafted in 2017, Aleksandar Vezenkov resisted the lure of the NBA. Until this season, that is. Vezenkov signed a three-year, $20 million deal with the Sacramento Kings in July. Now, his life will undergo major changes, but the Kings will be there to support him. Speaking about being so far from his home […]

The Sacramento Kings have added a little bit of championship pedigree to their roster, signing three-time NBA champion JaVale McGee. McGee will add depth at the center position behind three-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis. McGee has bounced around the league over the course of his career, playing for eight different teams so far in his 15 […]

It’s safe to say that the Sacramento Kings haven’t historically been known as a go-to destination for free agents. The lack of success which saw them make the playoffs just once in their first ten seasons in Sacramento, and miss the postseason 15 consecutive times prior to last year’s breakthrough – along with a questionable […]

Could a three-time NBA champion be the next addition to the Sacrament Kings in the 2023 offseason? There are rumors that the Kings are looking in the direction of veteran center JaVale McGee, who had just been officially waived by the Dallas Mavericks. Sacramento is said to be one of the teams that is showing […]

If Sacramento fans had their way, Mike Brown would already have a statue in front of Golden 1 Center. In his first season as the head coach of the Sacramento Kings, Brown not only took the team to the postseason for the first time since 2006, ending what was a 16-season playoff drought, but he […]

2015 was an unfortunate time for North Carolina and Chapel Hill. The community had to endure a shooting that affected everyone on campus. As most individuals were already healing from the grueling event, it would be followed up a little over eight years at UNC-Chapel Hill. Former ACC conference star and North Carolina basketball alum […]

It seemed like Skal Labissiere’s NBA career was over just four seasons after the Sacramento Kings drafted him with the 28th overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft. Labissiere failed to latch onto any other NBA team since he was waived by the New York Knicks in late 2020, forcing him to ply his trade […]

The Sacramento Kings brought back a familiar face to the franchise in their bid to further improve the roster around De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis. Sacramento signed big man Skal Labissiere to a one-year, partially guaranteed contract to bolster their depth behind Sabonis, per Shams Charania of  The Athletic. The Kings traded Richaun Holmes during […]