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Four weeks after the Sacramento Kings and Vlade Divac parted ways on Aug. 14, the search for the organization’s next president of basketball operations is officially underway. According to The Athletic, the Kings have placed formal requests to interview six candidates for the open position. The candidates are: Minnesota Timberwolves executive vice president Sachin Gupta […]

After a decent debut season for the Sacramento Kings where he was selected to the All-Rookie First Team, Marvin Bagley III disappointed in year two. Bagley only appeared in 13 games for the Kings while dealing with a foot injury. Now, exasperated by the success of Trae Young, Jaren Jackson Jr., Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Michael Porter […]

After an encouraging 39-win season in 2018-19, the Sacramento Kings were a young team on the rise with playoff intentions. But after a regrettable coaching change and obvious failed roster decisions, Sacramento is in a familiar place, trying to keep a star-type player happy and in a Kings jersey while the front office is influx. […]

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox has fired back at Knicks fans, defending himself after apparently mocking the team’s unfavorable draft lottery result. The Knicks landed the eighth pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. While it’s a decent placing, analysts and fans have been wishing to get either the first overall pick or somewhere in the […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox couldn’t help but laugh through Twitter when the New York Knicks landed the number eight pick in the 2020 draft. The Knicks were hoping to land in the top three with the hopes of turning the franchise’s future around, but instead dropped a few spots down. https://twitter.com/swipathefox/status/1296610657475760128?s=20 The Knicks […]

Unfortunately, there will be no cigar-smoking, tequila-drinking Michael Jordan in a Zoom box at the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery. Instead, Devonte’ Graham will virtually represent the Charlotte Hornets at the virtual event, which will take place on Thursday. According to ESPN’s Zach Lowe, De’Aaron Fox will represent the Sacramento Kings, Rui Hachimura will attend for […]

De’Aaron Fox will represent the Sacramento Kings at the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery, per Zach Lowe of ESPN. Other team reps on the virtual lottery dais Thursday, per sources: De'Aaron Fox (Kings); Devonte' Graham (Hornets); Rui Hachimura (Wizards); Brad Daugherty (Cavs!); Leon Rose (Knicks); Arturas Karnisovas (Bulls); and James Jones (Suns). — Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings will be participating in the NBA draft lottery after they both missed out on postseason play, going a combined 5-11 in the seeding games in Orlando. Now, without playoff games to tweet about, the social media accounts of the Pelicans and Kings had some fun on Monday and […]

The NBA announced the sorting of the tiebreakers prior to the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery later this week, with the Sacramento Kings and Philadelphia 76ers coming out as the biggest winners. The Kings, who saw their playoff hopes fade early in the bubble, were tied with the New Orleans Pelicans with a 28-36 record prior […]

Sacramento Kings guard Bogdan Bogdanovic has been involved in trade rumors with the Los Angeles Lakers since February. The rumors have died down since, primarily because Kyle Kuzma’s fit with LeBron James and Anthony Davis seemed flawless. But given Bogdanovic’s string of good performances in the bubble, the Lakers just might re-entertain the thought of […]

Models of success and failure are often repeated in professional sports. On Saturday, the New Orleans Pelicans copied a grave mistake made by the Sacramento Kings in 2019, firing their head coach after a season when his team made noteworthy progress. Firing Dave Joerger has yielded poor results for the Kings The Kings went 27-55 […]

Vlade Divac destroyed his own career with the Sacramento Kings. This came from the man himself, who admitted that he was the one who made the call not to pick Luka Doncic in 2018. “That was my decision,” Divac said in an interview with The Sacramento Bee about his time as general manager of the […]

Peja Stojakovic is following in Vlade Divac’s footsteps and leaving the Sacramento Kings, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Stojakovic was the Kings’ Assistant General Manager. He joined the front office in August of 2015. Kings assistant GM Peja Stojakovic is expected to step down from his role, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania […]

We’re starting to get a better understanding of why Vlade Divac stepped down as general manager of the Sacramento Kings on Friday. According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, Divac quit after having a disagreement with Kings owner Vivek Ranadive. “Sources say Vlade Divac had a phone conversation with Kings owner Vivek Ranadive about the […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton is reportedly safe from getting fired despite general manager Vlade Divac shockingly stepping down on Friday, per Sam Amick of The Athletic. Walton just completed his first season with the Kings. The team went 31-41 and missed the playoffs for the 14th straight year. Source also tells @TheAthleticNBA that […]

Sacramento Kings GM Vlade Divac is stepping down, per Sam Amick of The Athletic. Former Detroit Pistons exec Joe Dumars will take over for the time being. The King shortly announced the Divac news after Amick’s report. Kings GM Vlade Divac is stepping down, source tells @TheAthleticNBA. Joe Dumars (advisor previously) will be interim executive […]

Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield only averaged 20 minutes per game during the Orlando bubble in the seeding games. That’s not exactly ideal considering the Kings signed Hield to a lucrative contract extension before the 2019-20 season started. After Sacramento’s 2019-20 season officially ended on Thursday, Hield basically admitted he’s not comfortable with the […]

De’Aaron Fox and his Sacramento Kings have been officially eliminated from playoff contention in the Western Conference following the Portland Trail Blazers’ victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. Sure enough, Fox was disappointed with the development and expressed why he believes Sacramento has been placed in the said predicament. He admitted that the Kings […]

Buddy Hield has failed to lead the Sacramento Kings to the postseason and as a result, his bonus is down $1,500,000. Per Bobby Marks of ESPN, the only bonus that Hield will receive is his inclusion in the league’s top 10 for 3-pointers made. Statistics show that Hield ranks third in 3-pointers made this season, […]

It’s official. The New Orleans Pelicans and the Sacramento Kings are both out of the 2019-2020 NBA Playoffs. With tonight’s win by the red hot Portland Trail Blazers over the Philadelphia 76ers, both New Orleans and Sacramento now do not have a mathematical chance to make it to the top eight spot of the West […]

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes is extremely disappointed with himself following his team’s struggles inside the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida. The Kings got pummelled by the Brooklyn Nets, 106-119, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Arena on Friday, marking their fourth defeat in five games. Barnes opened up about the whirlwind of emotions […]

With plenty of teams looking to claim that eighth and final spot in the West, Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton has been keeping a positive mindset, believing that his team still has a chance to qualify for the playoffs. The Kings notched their first victory in the bubble on Thursday against the New Orleans […]

Thanks in large part to a record-setting performance from Luka Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks managed to dispatch the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night in overtime fashion. Doncic logged 44 minutes in Tuesday’s 114-110 win, scoring 34 points on 12-of-24 shooting from the field (2-of-6 from beyond the arc), a whopping 20 rebounds (career-high), 12 assists […]

Boogie didn’t hold back. The Sacramento Kings blew a huge lead and suffered their third straight loss against the Dallas Mavericks in the recent NBA restart in Orlando. Former Kings center DeMarcus Cousins took to Twitter to rub the loss even further. Right after the game, Cousins tweeted four words to throw shade at his […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton has been around the game of basketball for a long time. However, even he can’t understand how the Dallas Mavericks shot 50 free-throws against his squad on Tuesday. The Grizzlies did shoot 50 free throws in a game last week, it should be noted. But when this was followed […]

The Kings suffered another loss on Sunday, falling to the Orlando Magic 132-116, marking their second straight defeat inside the Disney World bubble. For his part, Kings veteran swingman Kent Bazemore has taken on a bit of a silver-lining approach to the team’s struggles, explaining how Sacramento can use the current situation as invaluable learning […]

Even though Harrison Barnes managed to join the Sacramento Kings in the NBA bubble in good health and good spirits, the seasoned swingman had quite the tumultuous time during the recent hiatus. Barnes not only had a hard time passing the NBA’s COVID-19 protocol, but multiple family members also tested positive for the dreaded disease. […]

The Sacramento Kings will get a major boost heading into the weekend, as forward Harrison Barnes has traveled to Orlando to join the team after receiving two negative COVID-19 tests, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Barnes won’t be alone in his return as point guard De’Aaron Fox, who suffered a left ankle sprain has recovered […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox has been ruled out for Wednesday’s scrimmage against the Miami Heat after suffering an ankle sprain during practice on July 15. However, Fox continues to make progress and has returned to on-court, non-contact basketball activities, per the team. Kings guard De’Aaron Fox, who sustained a left ankle sprain during […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will be defending the eighth seed in the Western Conference when the NBA regular season resumes in Walt Disney World later this month. Memphis will be pursued by the Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, and Phoenix Suns. Which of the aforementioned teams are under the most […]

Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III won’t play in the NBA restart in Orlando, Florida, per Shams Charania and Sam Amick of The Athletic. Bagley suffered a foot injury in practice recently. He is expected to be in a boot for two weeks with a lateral foot sprain. Kings forward Marvin Bagley III will be […]

Even in the bubble in Orlando, the injury bug keeps coming for Marvin Bagley III and the Sacramento Kings. On Monday, the team announced that Bagley suffered a right foot injury during Sunday’s practice and underwent an MRI. The Kings are awaiting the results of the test. Bagley’s injury comes after the team’s best player, […]

With Harrison Barnes recently testing positive for COVID-19, the 6-foot-8 swingman is expected to miss the Sacramento Kings’ lead up to the season restart on July 30. This has placed the Kings in a significant dilemma, and head coach Luke Walton himself has addressed the issue. According to Walton, they do not have any intentions […]

The first decade of the new millennium belonged to two teams: the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs. To be more specific, they were primarily dominated by two superstars in Kobe Bryant of the Lakers and Tim Duncan of the Spurs. That’s why we’re about to look at NBA stars who never won […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox is eligible to sign a lucrative rookie-scale extension this offseason and all signs point toward the lefty signing one with the Kings. However, one NBA general manager told Sean Deveney of Forbes that the Kings may have to overpay Fox to keep him in Sacramento since the franchise doesn’t […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox suffered a left ankle sprain in practice on Wednesday. He will be re-evaluated in 7-10 days. Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox suffered a left ankle sprain in practice today. He will be reevaluated in 7-10 days. — Jason Anderson (@JandersonSacBee) July 15, 2020 The “bubble” games are set […]

Some tremendously talented players have suited up for the Sacramento Kings since the franchise became a pro team all the way back in 1948. Unfortunately, since the Kings have only captured one championship in franchise history, fans often forget about a few players who have donned the Sacramento uniform. With that said, we take a […]

The young Sacramento Kings squad started the 2019-20 season on a rough patch. De’Aaron Fox and Marvin Bagley III were sidelined due to various injuries. As such, head coach Luke Walton had to make some playbook adjustments. In retrospect, the Kings’ early-season struggles may have been a blessing in disguise. Walton revealed that the Kings’ […]

Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield had some fun during his conference call with reporters on Tuesday. The Kings’ sharpshooter joked he’s going to channel his inner El Chapo and build a tunnel to sneak out of the Orlando bubble without anyone knowing. A reminder why media sessions with Buddy Hield are always fun. He […]