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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 […]

The Sacramento Kings snapped their playoff drought during the 2022-23 season. Sacramento was led by superstars De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis. In many ways, both players made MVP cases this past season. Sabonis, however, may be on the verge of winning the award in 2023-24. Today, we are taking a look at three reasons why […]

The Sacramento Kings have gone through perhaps one of their roughest stretches as a franchise before finally breaking the playoff curse this past season. After a 16-year drought, the Kings lit up the beam on their way to the third seed in the Western Conference. Sacramento gave the then-defending champion Golden State Warriors all they […]

Domantas Sabonis and the Sacramento Kings haven’t won anything just yet, but recent comments by the star big man suggest that he has an insatiable appetite to fill his trophy cabinet. Not everybody in the NBA world is thrilled about the addition of the recently announced NBA In-Season Tournament to the calendar, but according to […]

Fans will see more of  De’Aaron Fox and the surging Sacramento Kings on national TV in the 2023-24 NBA season. They have a combined 22 national TV appearances this season, per ESPN 1320 Kings insider James Ham. According to a league source, the Sacramento Kings have six TNT games this season, five on ESPN and another […]

The Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings are perhaps the most intense budding rivalry in the NBA. After a heated playoff series that featured a chest stomp and a 50-point game in Game 7 from Stephen Curry, the two California teams have a lot of bad blood between them. They won’t have to wait long […]

The Golden State Warriors are entering the 2023-24 NBA season with high expectations as a result of what happened this past season. Unable to defend their championship, losing in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Warriors are looking to prove that they still have what it takes to win a title. […]

In the upcoming 2023-24 NBA season, the league is expected to roll out the first-ever In-Season Tournament. It’s an intriguing plan by the league that it will execute behind visions of spicier competition and increased engagement from NBA fans. Sacramento Kings star point guard De’Aaron Fox did not wait for the tournament to actually start […]

The Sacramento Kings had one of the best seasons in franchise history this past year. Finishing with a top four record and homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs, this Kings team has laid the foundation for the future. Behind superstar De’Aaron Fox, the Kings are going to be looking to take another […]

Chants of “SAC-RA-MENTO” rained down from the very top row of Golden 1 Center back on April 30 even though the Sacramento Kings fell in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series to the Golden State Warriors. This is because the past year was one of the most successful in team history and Kings fans […]

In terms of overall franchise ineptitude in NBA history, there may not be a single team that has the Sacramento Kings beat. Yes, the franchise won a championship back in 1951, but since then, Kings fans have had to endure putridity for a greater part of their team’s 75-year history. But given how old the […]

Sacramento Kings defensive standout Davion Mitchell knows what his main weakness is, and he’s looking to the best 3-point shooter in NBA history to help him fix it. Well at least his shooting coach, Brandon Payne, as Payne is helping Mitchell become more comfortable with the mental aspects of being a consistent outside threat. Revealing […]

There were plenty of breakout stars during the 2022-23 NBA season, but Lauri Markkanen was perhaps the most notable, hence why he ended up winning the Most Improved Player award. In his first season with the Utah Jazz, Markkanen took a massive step forward in his career and he is now the face of the […]

After years and years and years of mediocrity, the Sacramento Kings are finally on the march. Having not made the playoffs since 2006, they returned to the postseason in 2023 – and as the third seed no less – after a 48-win season which saw coach Mike Brown win the Coach of the Year award […]

Before the Sacramento Kings struck gold with the pairing of De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis, there was a long list of regrets and failures fresh in fans’ minds. Fortunately, trading All-Star Tyrese Haliburton to the Philadelphia 7ers for Ben Simmons was not one of them. Otherwise, the franchise’s newfound success and “Light the Beam” craze […]

The Sacramento Kings opted for continuity over major trades or signings this offseason, and there’s wisdom behind that decision. With so many teams in the Western Conference once again having to build chemistry on the fly with a new cast of characters, Sacramento is hoping that internal growth and improved chemistry will have them sitting […]

The NBA has been around for more than 75 years. In a league composed of some of the best basketball players in the world breaking records left and right, it’s no surprise that some stats go unnoticed. But not today. While there are hundreds of interesting things that have transpired in the NBA, narrowing them […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls, at the moment, are still looking for more big man depth even after making a few moves in free agency. The Lakers may have added Jaxson Hayes, but given Anthony Davis’ injury woes, it’s no wonder they’re still on the lookout for more insurance at the position, while […]

The Sacramento Kings are filled to the brim with youth and talent. Their jump in the regular season standings last season might only get better in the succeeding years as their core matures over time. Although, the De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis-led squad still have a lot to fill up in terms of their positions. […]

Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis did not have thumb surgery, contrary to comments made by Lithuanian coach Kazys Maksvytis last week. Maksvytis told reporters that Domantas Sabonis wouldn’t play in the FIBA World Cup tournament because he underwent a procedure on his fractured right thumb. Kings General Manager Monte McNair confirmed reports that Maksvytis misspoke. […]

Due to a Cinderella season in 2022-23, the Sacramento Kings transformed themselves from a bottom-of-the-rung and can’t-get-right franchise into one with a riveting team led by hard-nosed players. However, if the Kings want to keep up their success — let alone build off of it — then they may need to upgrade their roster. After […]

Keegan Murray burst onto the scene as a rookie for the Sacramento Kings last season. Ahead of his second year, Kings GM Monte McNair issues Murray a challenge to step up his game, reports The Athletic’s Anthony Slater and Sam Amick. “We know we need Keegan [Murray] to take another step. And one of the […]

Originally drafted sixth overall by the New Orleans Hornets in 2013, Nerlens Noel entered the NBA with a knee injury that did not allow him to make his debut with the Philadelphia 76ers until the 2014-15 season. While he showed some promise in his first couple of years, things did not go as planned for […]

The Sacramento Kings finally snapped a 16-year postseason drought this past season by earning the No. 3 overall seed in the Western Conference. Despite the first-round exit, NBA legend Charles Barkley believes that the Kings and all of the NBA should be happy about what is growing in Sacramento, reports Fox 40’s Kirsten Moran-Keller. "They […]

The Sacramento Kings are now a playoff team. They need all the youth and star power that they could get to sustain the jump from the previous season. A good start would be for them to develop their young guns in the NBA Summer League and they did just that. Keegan Murray, Keon Ellis, Jordan […]

Sacramento Kings fans entered this NBA Summer League with more optimism than they have had in a long time. A postseason appearance last season and a bright future ahead should make these Las Vegas exhibition games stress-free and quite enjoyable. Injuries can abruptly ruin any good vibes, though. Rookie Colby Jones exited the game after […]

Even though it has been a busy time for several NBA franchises, some of the biggest highlights of the first few weeks of the NBA’s free agency period came from younger players re-signing with their respective franchises. The Atlanta Hawks re-signed guard Dejounte Murray to a four-year contract. Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards and Indiana […]

Tyrese Haliburton has emerged as a star. After being traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Indiana Pacers during the 2021-22 season, Haliburton has continued to take steps forward in his career. However, there were initial concerns about his jump-shot when he was drafted. Haliburton recently revealed Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr’s message […]

Jonas Valanciunas is in, but Domantas Sabonis is not part of the Lithuania squad which looks to take the upcoming FIBA World Cup by storm from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10. Sabonis, the son of Lithuanian basketball legend Arvydas, could have been the national team’s main man for this World Cup as he led the […]

The NBA Summer League is an opportunity for players who are on the fringes of the association to prove that they belong in the league. And on Tuesday night, despite the Sacramento Kings’ 107-99 loss to the Chicago Bulls in Vegas, one collegiate star who has bounced around the international circuit made a case to […]

The market for Christian Wood seems to be dry as the NBA offseason moves into the Summer League portion. After an unsuccessful season with the Dallas Mavericks, the 27-year-old remains unsigned. Wood has recently been linked to the Los Angeles Lakers, who have had a busy offseason and would benefit from a big floor spacer […]

An incoming huge what-if in NBA history would be if Tyrese Haliburton stayed in the Sacramento Kings. The all-star for the Indiana Pacers wanted to give his all to help De’Aaron Fox and boost the team back to their winning ways. He explicitly unveiled his feelings about the trade to Paul George. Tyrese Haliburton and […]