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Sacramento Kings small forward Harrison Barnes hasn’t decided if he’s going to pick up or decline his player option for the 2019-20 season. Barnes is scheduled to make $25.1 million next season. If the swingman declines his player option with the Kings, he would become an unrestricted free agent this summer: Harrison Barnes says on […]

One of the better under-the-radar upcoming free agents this summer is Thaddeus Young, who has spent the past three seasons with the Indiana Pacers. While Young struggled to find his niche in his early NBA years with the Philadelphia 76ers, he has developed into a very solid piece as the game has changed to prioritize […]

The Luke Walton era with the Sacramento Kings continues to build steam with a recent report emerging that the announcement of Walton’s coaching staff is imminent. According to Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee, supporters should expect an announcement within the next few days. The Kings are likely to introduce Luke Walton’s new coaching staff […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

The All-NBA team selections have been released, and while the league’s best players made it, a few curveballs were thrown: The Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade, the Sacramento Kings’ Marvin Bagley III, and the Indiana Pacers’ Domantas Sabonis each got one vote to be part of All-NBA honors. These were ridiculous choices. The other vote getters: […]

The Sacramento Kings made a massive leap in the 2018-19 season, winning 12 more games and even flirting with a Western Conference playoff spot for a good portion of the season before eventually succumbing to injuries and, for lack of a better term, youth. Still, that same youth is the reason that the future is […]

The NBA has announced the finalists for this season’s Most Improved Player of the Year honors: Sacramento Kings’ De’Aaron Fox, Brooklyn Nets’ D’Angelo Russell, and Toronto Raptors’ Pascal Siakam. The three finalists for the #NBA's Most Improved Player Award have been revealed: De'Aaron Fox, #KingsD'Angelo Russell, #NetsPascal Siakam, #Raptors pic.twitter.com/FcQl7fbYGn — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) May […]

With the NBA offseason approaching, we are hearing about all of the usual suspects as far as teams that will be most involved in the free-agent market. The New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers will all have substantial cap space this summer, so, naturally, they are all hot topics of discussion […]

Marvin Bagley is a Duke product who once endured runaway draft hype. He gave advice to Duke’s most-hype draft prospect of all time: Zion Williamson. The Duke phenom known as Zion Williamson is a one-of-a-kind basketball specimen. Zion is perhaps the most hyped NBA Draft prospect since LeBron James came out of high school. Throughout […]

The Philadelphia Sixers just had a dramatic season that was cut short by their loss in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Toronto Raptors. With the offseason just around the corner, the Sixers will have to make certain decisions, particularly regarding some of the team’s free agents. They will also have an opportunity to get […]

The NBA Draft Lottery is set to take place in Chicago Tuesday night, and the odds of the 14 non-playoff teams to land the first overall pick have already been released by NBA.com. Team Lottery Odds New York 14.0% Cleveland 14.0% Phoenix 14.0% Chicago 12.5% Atlanta 10.5% Washington 9.0% New Orleans 6.0% Memphis* 6.0% Dallas** […]

The NBA Draft Lottery is set to unfold on Tuesday night, and the tanking gods will grace one of the league’s franchises with the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. While this year’s draft may be pretty heavy at the top, there will be valuable players throughout most of the first round. This […]

The Sacramento Kings were one of the most pleasant surprises of the 2018-19 NBA campaign. No, they did not make the postseason, but they actually contended for a playoff berth for much of the season, which came as a shock to many. This is a Kings team absolutely loaded with young talent, so they should […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox had quite a season. There was no sophomore slump for the 21-year-old whatsoever, as he firmly established himself as one of the Kings’ most important players. Fox got a bit of advise from former Kings wing Doug Christie — a four-time All-Defensive Team member —  who has told Fox […]

The Sacramento Kings may have failed to make the playoffs anew, but they have made major strides this season that convince a lot of their fans that they will become one of the league’s elite teams next season. Their young core consists of De’Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield, and Bogdan Bogdanovic; three players who’ve shown a […]

Sacramento Kings small forward Harrison Barnes will travel to India to get a sneak peek of the local culture before the October preseason games. The Kings and the Indiana Pacers will play two preseason games in Mumbai. It will be the first NBA game ever played in India. Kings owner and chairman Vivek Ranadive was […]

The NBA, along with the Sacramento Kings will conduct a joint investigation into the sexual assault allegations made against newly-signed head coach Luke Walton, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. Walton, 39, is being accused of sexually assaulting former TV reporter Kelli Tennant, which the suit alleges started during his time as an assistant […]

Luke Walton’s attorney, Mark Baute, has issued a new statement regarding the sexual assault lawsuit that the Sacramento Kings coach is currently facing. Walton’s accuser, Kelli Tennant, and her lawyer Garo Mardirossian held a press conference on Tuesday. Tennant revealed more details about the alleged incident which she claimed took place in 2014. “These claims […]

The NBA has issued a statement regarding a recent allegation of sexual assault against Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton. “We are coordinating with the Kings organization and are in the process of gathering more information,” it reads, per Bill Oram of The Athletic. Celebrity gossip site TMZ reported on Monday that a civil lawsuit filed […]

Newly-appointed Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton is in hot waters right now following reports surfacing pertaining to the recent sexual assault and battery charges he is currently facing. In a succeeding report published by The Athletic’s Sam Amick, it appears that Kings general manager Vlade Divac had no knowledge about these allegations whatsoever, and […]

On the heels of the recent sexual assault allegations against Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton, his defense lawyer, Mark Baute, released a statement on Tuesday to address the issue. Via Sam Amick of The Athletic: “Luke Walton retained me to defend him against these baseless allegations,” said Baute. “The accuser is an opportunist, not […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, who recently parted ways with Luke Walton, have released a statement with regards to the recent sexual assault allegations on the coach. Los Angeles said that the alleged incident took place before Walton was named the head coach of the team. They also noted that the allegation was not reported to […]

When TMZ first reported that new Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton was being accused of sexual assault by a former Spectrum Sportsnet reporter, it was said that the incident happened around May of 2017. Back then, Walton was already entering his second year as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. However, additional reports have now […]

The Sacramento Kings have released a statement regarding new head coach Luke Walton being accused of sexual assault by a female broadcaster. The Kings have issued a statement regarding sexual assault allegations against their new coach, Luke Walton, as reported by TMZ. "We are aware of the report and are gathering additional information. We have […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton is reportedly being sued for sexually assaulting a woman, according to TMZ. The alleged incident reportedly took place before Walton became the head coach of the Lakers back in 2016. In legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Kelli Tennant claims that sometime before Walton became head coach of the Lakers, he […]

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox ripped college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla for his recent Twitter post about this June’s potential first overall pick Zion Williamson. Williamson recently posted a video on Twitter, announcing his intentions to join the upcoming NBA draft. In the said video, the collegiate phenom thanked Duke’s basketball program. Fraschilla responded to […]

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox had undoubtedly the best season of his young career, averaging 17.3 points, 7.3 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game while shooting 45 percent from the field and 37 percent from 3. He’s one of the front-runners to win this season’s Most Improved Player of the Year honors. However, there are […]

The Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers endured captivating 2018-19 seasons, but for different reasons. On one hand, the Kings watched their young core come into its own and keep them in the playoff mix throughout the majority of the regular season. Meanwhile, the Lakers missed the playoffs in the first year of the LeBron […]

Luke Walton weighed on the notion that anyone can coach the Golden State Warriors and have a lot of success doing so because of having a heavily talented roster. Walton, who was once tasked to handle the Warriors as interim coach, said that coaching the Warriors is not an easy job to do. While the […]

On Monday, the Sacramento Kings made it official by announcing they had agreed to hire former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton. With Walton more than pleased to be out of Los Angeles and in Sacramento, the former Lakers leader believes that joining the Kings was one of the most desirable outcomes for his […]

The Sacramento Kings wasted no time in making Luke Walton their new head coach. Now, it appears his first order of business will be figuring out a way to build around big man Marvin Bagley III. Walton is taking over one of the most talented young rosters in the league. And per Blake Ellington of […]

The Sacramento Kings have officially hired former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton, and it seems that his working relationship with General Manager Vlade Divac is off to a good start. During his introductory press conference, Walton says there’s already trust between him and Divac, having played together in the mid-2000s. New Kings coach […]

Sacramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac is excited about having new head coach Luke Walton on board, even saying that he and Walton “have the same soul about basketball.” Divac welcomed Walton to the Kings organization. He was full of praise for the former Los Angeles Lakers tactician and said he believes they can take […]

Former Sacramento Kings head coach Dave Joerger reportedly wanted to draft Luka Doncic over Marvin Bagley III with the second overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, according to Jason Jones of The Athletic. Joerger, who reportedly didn’t connect well with a lot of the players on the Kings during his tenure in Sacramento, was also not […]

At his introductory press conference on Monday, new Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton told local reporters he is going to be putting a huge emphasis on defense next season. The Kings gave up 115.3 points per game in 2018-19, a number that ranked 26th in the NBA. Walton says he loves offense, but that […]

Former Sacramento Kings head coach Dave Joerger reportedly never connected with rookie big man Marvin Bagley III in 2018-19, according to Jason Jones of The Athletic. Joerger and Bagley never got on the same page, so much so that the second overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft wondered privately if Joerger even liked him. “There […]

The Los Angeles Lakers finally did what they were largely expected to do after falling out of playoff contention, pulling the plug on third-year head coach Luke Walton. However, it took less than 24 hours for him to find another job, quickly agreeing to become the next coach of the Sacramento Kings the next day. If […]

The Sacramento Kings and newly extended general manager Vlade Divac were quick to pounce on the chance to sign Luke Walton as head coach after he was fired from the Los Angeles Lakers after three seasons. Divac was given a four-year extension that will keep him in Sacramento until the 2022-23 season, and he gave […]

The Sacramento Kings made it clear that they’re not going to prolong their coaching search after they hired former Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton shortly after firing Dave Joerger. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr congratulated Walton, saying he has a great opportunity to lead another young team. #Warriors coach Steve Kerr on […]