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Sacramento Kings youngster Marvin Bagley III says he has “a lot of communication” with new head coach Luke Walton. This is relevant because Bagley and Dave Joerger supposedly didn’t have the best relationship behind the scenes last season. The Kings, as an organization, are looking forward to seeing how Walton is going to utilize Bagley […]

It looks like Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox is going to make the Team USA World Cup roster. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, Fox has been standing out to the media every time they are let in to watch Team USA practice in Las Vegas: No official announcement yet, of […]

Sacramento Kings big man Marvin Bagley III says one of the biggest lessons he took from his rookie season was to put his expectations on the back burner. Bagley, the second overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, only started four games last season and played about 25 minutes a night under head coach Dave […]

Sacramento Kings second-year big man Marvin Bagley III says he’s “super excited” to get the 2019-20 season started. Bagley is currently in Las Vegas with Team USA. He’s on the Select Team, playing against some of the best basketball players in the world every day. The lefty is only going to become a more polished […]

New Sacramento Kings guard Cory Joseph is ecstatic about being included on Team Canada’s roster and getting a chance to do his country proud. Joseph spoke on playing for Canada and what it meant to him to wear his country’s jersey. “No. It doesn’t get old. I’m getting a little older, but It doesn’t get […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox and Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell have been standouts in the first two days of Team USA training camp in Las Vegas, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic. Jones is reporting no one in training camp has been able to stay in front of Fox, who is […]

CLUTCH SUMMARY: Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox enjoyed a breakout second season, and he didn’t receive enough fanfare for it.   Fox still has several clear areas of improvement, including his defense.  Fox has the potential to be one of the best two-way players in the NBA.  It’s universally known that De’Aaron Fox was […]

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox got the call of a lifetime when Team USA head coach Greg Popovich promoted him to the senior roster from the Select Team a couple of weeks ago. Coach Pop and his camp did not make a mistake promoting Fox, as they love his quickness and the fact that he […]

Harrison Barnes had the unequivocal belief that if his name was called to join Team USA ahead of this upcoming FIBA 2019 World Cup, he was going to answer with a resounding yes. The Sacramento Kings forward was part of the gold-winning team that took the 2016 Rio Olympics by storm, cruising to a perfect […]

Team USA is giving De’Aaron Fox a chance to earn a spot on the final roster for the FIBA World Cup, and the Sacramento Kings point guard is confident he can make the cut: Kings PG De'Aaron Fox on his promotion from the Select Team to the USA National Team. "I feel like I have […]

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes is fully confident teammate De’Aaron Fox will make the cut of the final 12-man roster for Team USA. Fox was recently promoted from the Select Team to take a place with the senior team, likely due to their thin depth at the point guard position: “I feel pretty confident he’s […]

Harrison Barnes of the Sacramento Kings has pledged his loyalty to Team USA. This is after a spate of NBA stars have pulled out from joining the national team in the FIBA World Cup. Barnes said his health and family go first. However, when those two aspects are good, then it’s an automatic yes for […]

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox was recently promoted from the Team USA select squad to the main roster, and USA Basketball director Jerry Colangelo believes Fox has a legitimate chance of making it to the national team. After a slew of withdrawals by the NBA top players, Team USA was forced to find replacements as […]

Sacramento Kings point guard Cory Joseph is set to play for Team Canada at the upcoming 2019 FIBA World Cup, which will take place in China. Canada coach Nick Nurse confirmed the news: “Cory Joseph is in and ready to go,” Nurse said in an interview with the CBC ahead of Canada’s training camp in Toronto. Sportsnet’s […]

Sacramento Kings young star De’Aaron Fox has been promoted to USA Basketball’s main roster, boasting a good chance to make the final 12-man cut, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Fox had been among the top names rumored to move up in the wake of so many dropouts from the initial 20-man list. USA […]

The NBA offseason dominates headlines in a way that the other major leagues in America can only hope to emulate. From the moment the Finals ended, it seemed we hardly went a day without some surprising new development. Now in the dog days of summer, we can look back on what has been a truly […]

Vlade Divac owed much of his wholly unique brand of success in a storied NBA career to his unflinching confidence. The Serbian legend, to no one’s surprise, certainly seems like he’s retained his sense of self-worth some 15 years after his playing days concluded, posing shirtless in sunglasses, gazing off into the distance, in a […]

The Sacramento Kings have only just begun their climb toward contention, but they’re going global even before establishing themselves as one of the league’s marquee teams worldwide. Sacramento released its preseason schedule for 2019-20 on Thursday, reminding the basketball world it will be playing a pair of exhibition games in Mumbai, India. The Kings will […]

Sacramento Kings veteran Trevor Ariza could not hide his excitement over the hiring of trainer Rico Hines. Ariza said that the Kings found a gem in Hines, who was hired as a player development coach. Ariza told Jordan Ramirez of Kings.com that he was very thrilled when he learned that Hines will be in Sacramento. […]

Tyler Lydon of the Sacramento Kings shared some details on his stint with the Denver Nuggets and how he’ll prepare for his new journey in California. Lydon, the 24th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, spent his first two seasons as a pro in Denver. In his first year, he tore his meniscus which, […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey trolled Sacramento Kings fans after they acquired Ben McLemore. Via Instagram, Morey posted the popular Drake meme to troll Kings fans. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0WEGa3hPUf/?utm_source=ig_embed McLemore, 26, was selected seventh overall by the Kings in 2013. After spending his first four years in the NBA in Sacramento, he signed with the Memphis […]

There are numerous noteworthy point guards in today’s NBA, but Bill Simmons believes Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox will soon be the league’s best. During a recent episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, a fan asked Simmons an intriguing question: “Who will be the best point guard in five years?” The options listed included: […]

Kyle Guy was among 60 lucky aspirants to be drafted into the NBA this year. The Virginia Cavaliers sharpshooter was selected with the 55th overall pick, but as customary for all second-rounders, he does not have a guaranteed contract or a roster spot — still with much more to fight for in this venture into […]

Incoming third-year man De’Aaron Fox knows that to be considered one of the best to ever do it, you have to be good at every little aspect of the game. Per Jason Jones of The Athletic, Fox said that a point guard in the NBA has to be good at lots of things. As such, […]

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox concedes that their days as underdogs are likely over, as they are now expected to make significant progress in the 2019-20 NBA season. The Kings were one of the most surprising teams in 2018-19 after finishing ninth in the Western Conference with a 39-43 record. Fox told Jason Jones of […]

In a recent interview with ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, newly-appointed Sacramento Kings assistant Lindsey Harding revealed some of the issues women coaches face in today’s NBA. In the past, players might have felt a certain way about having a female coach. Nowadays, though, more and more women are being added to the coaching ranks of NBA […]

New Golden State Warriors center Willie Cauley-Stein was complimentary of the man who took his spot on the Sacramento Kings this offseason, Dewayne Dedmon. Instead of bashing the team for replacing him, Cauley-Stein admitted that Dedmon was actually a better fit for the Kings than he was. “I think it fits better for them in […]

Lindsey Harding has bid farewell to the Philadelphia 76ers as she moves on to the Sacramento Kings. Via Twitter, Harding — who spent nine years in the WNBA before embarking on a coaching career — has bid the team farewell to the 76ers where she was a player development coach. Her next stop is the […]

The Sacramento Kings have signed free agent Isaiah Pineiro to a partially-guaranteed, one-year contract, according to Michael Scotto of The Athletic. A 6-foot-7 wing out of the University of San Diego, Pineiro averaged 18.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game, becoming the first player in school history to ever score at […]

The Sacramento Kings announced a number of hires to Luke Walton’s coaching staff on Friday, including former NBA wing Stacey Augmon as an assistant coach and player development specialist. Joining Augmon in that dual role is former WNBA player Lindsey Harding, while Rico Hines, best known for being the organizer of famed offseason scrimmages on […]

The Sacramento Kings have waived seldom-used guard BJ Johnson, according to a report by The Athletic’s Jason Jones. The Kings have waived BJ Johnson — Jason Jones (@mr_jasonjones) July 19, 2019 Johnson went undrafted last year but was able to secure a Summer League stint with the Charlotte Hornets. He would then sign with the […]

The Sacramento Kings are hiring former WNBA star Lindsey Harding as an assistant to head coach Luke Walton, Ramona Shelburne of ESPN reports. After a nine-year career in the WNBA, Harding spent time within the Philadelphia 76ers’ player development department working as a scout from 2018 until her recent hire with the Kings. Happy to […]

Free agent center Kosta Koufos will soon be floating in money bags. The 7-footer has agreed to join Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow on a two-year, $6 million contract, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports — making him the highest-paid American player in Europe. Koufos, who was the 23rd pick of the 2008 NBA Draft […]

Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers claimed that he doesn’t know who Harry Giles is. And now, the Sacramento Kings forward has responded. Via Twitter, Giles took it in stride and said: “I’m glad that shit so funny! But that’s okay everybody going to know…” I’m glad that shit so funny! But that’s okay […]

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes knows new head coach Luke Walton pretty well. Walton was an assistant coach on the Golden State Warriors when Barnes was there. Walton was the interim head coach of the Warriors for the majority of the 2015-16 season when Golden State went 73-9. Barnes is excited to play for Walton […]

Sacramento Kings veteran small forward Trevor Ariza says Luke Walton is “straightforward” and “very honest” as a head coach. Ariza knows Walton pretty well. The two were teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers back in the day and won a championship together. Ariza says the Kings players are going to gravitate toward Walton. “Straightforward, very […]

The Sacramento Kings have found the floor spacer that they needed as they recently signed forward Tyler Lyndon to a two-year deal. The 23-year-old Syracuse product spent two seasons with the Denver Nuggets, where he’s been used sparingly due to him dealing with injuries. Despite only playing 26 games through his first two years in […]

After barely seeing action in his first two seasons in the NBA, Tyler Lyndon hopes to turn his fortunes around. The former first-round draft pick from Syracuse University has decided to leave the Denver Nuggets, and he will reportedly sign a two-year deal with the Sacramento Kings. Free agent F Tyler Lydon has agreed to […]

Free agent big man Kosta Koufos is receiving interest from the Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, and Milwaukee Bucks: Free agent big man Kosta Koufos has received preliminary interest from Detroit, Sacramento, Toronto and Milwaukee, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. The veteran, noted for his defense and rim protection, could be a later signing. […]