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The trade deadline brought in plenty of interesting moves, but one of the underrated ones was the acquisition of Harrison Barnes by the Sacramento Kings. Head coach Dave Joerger had lusted over Barnes for quite awhile now, but he has quickly found himself at odds as to which position he should play him in. Barnes […]

Sacramento Kings legend and general manager Vlade Divac has recently turned doubters into believers, as the once-promising early-season youngsters have managed to keep themselves in the playoff race, only trailing the L.A. Clippers for the last spot by a half game. At 30-26, the Kings find themselves within striking distance and capable of ending their […]

Marvin Bagley III has made Sacramento Kings history by becoming the youngest player in franchise history to score 30 or more points in a game: With 32 points in Sunday’s win, 19-year-old Marvin Bagley III is the youngest player in @SacramentoKings team history to score 30+ in a game. #SacramentoProud 📊 https://t.co/GPmaqI1UVd pic.twitter.com/6Yqp1O9XlU — StatMuse […]

There is perhaps no bigger surprise this season than the Sacramento Kings destroying all preseason projections and predictions. Currently sitting on a 30-26 record and just half a game outside the playoff picture in the Western Conference, the Kings have definitely performed way beyond expectations. Sacramento shooting guard Buddy Hield is definitely enjoying the ride, […]

The Sacramento Kings have come a long way from being the NBA’s laughingstock. Now that they’re no longer the jokes of the Association and one of the more exciting teams, the Kings have become more confident. So confident, in fact, that their official Twitter account felt comfortable enough to throw some major shade at one of the […]

The Sacramento Kings are on the rise, and were incredibly active at the trade deadline. This included acquiring power forward Harrison Barnes from the Dallas Mavericks. Barnes excited to be joining the Kings. As he told Jason Jones of The Athletic: Prior to the game, Barnes was already impressed with this version of the Kings […]

The Sacramento Kings bolstered their playoff hopes before the trade deadline this past week, acquiring forward Harrison Barnes in a deal with the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. After the deal, Kings general manager Vlade Divac said he feels the franchise is headed in the right direction: “I think we’re going in a good direction,” […]

With the Sacramento Kings currently just half a game outside the Playoffs picture in the ruthless Western Conference, many consider them to be the surprise package of the season. Head coach Dave Joerger admitted that his team have been outperforming the expectations set by outsiders, and pointed out that they are currently where they are […]

The Miami Heat lost a close matchup to the Sacramento Kings on Friday 102-96. Following the game, future Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade received a flurry of applause from the sell-out crowd inside Golden 1 Center. In what was likely Wade’s final time playing against the Kings on their home floor, he posted 15 points […]

Harrison Barnes played his first game with the Sacramento Kings after his controversial trade from the Dallas Mavericks, and he immediately felt good, especially after helping the team beat the Miami Heat 102-96. After the game, Barnes was asked about his reaction after playing his first game for the Kings, and he seemed pretty happy. […]

Harrison Barnes was traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night, and he already has playoff aspirations with his new team. The Kings, who have been one of the most surprising teams in the league this season, are in the Western Conference playoff hunt, and Barnes says that Sacramento is not […]

Harrison Barnes and Alec Burks are expected to make their debut with the Sacramento Kings in Friday night’s home game against the Miami Heat, according to a report from Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Kings expect to have both Harrison Barnes and Alec Burks in uniform for tonight's game against the Heat. […]

The 2019 NBA Trade Deadline was Thursday at 3 PM EST. However, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Sacramento Kings made another notable addition after the deadline had already passed: The Kings are planning to sign Corey Brewer to a 10-day contract, league source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2019 Brewer, […]

The Sacramento Kings are waiving shooting guard Ben McLemore, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. McLemore appeared in 19 games this season for the Kings and averaged 3.9 points while shooting 39.1 percent from the field, 41.5 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 percent from the free-throw line. He was making $5,460,000, the final year […]

With just under an hour before the end of this season’s trade deadline, the Sacramento Kings pulled the trigger on a deal, sending Skal Labissiere to the Portland Trail Blazers for Caleb Swanigan. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report this deal between the Kings and Blazers: The Kings have traded Skal Labissiere to […]

Iman Shumpert is moving from the Sacramento Kings to the Houston Rockets as part of a trade, and the player sent a heartfelt message to his former team and their fans on Twitter: Sacramento…I really can't thank you enough for accepting me in full ever since I got off the plane when I was traded […]

Things got a bit tense on Wednesday night’s matchup between the Houston Rockets and the Sacramento Kings. At one point, Rockets superstar James Harden threw the ball at Kings guard Frank Mason, which the latter did not appreciate. Mason appeared to have inadvertently hit Harden on the face on a steal attempt. Harden did not […]

The Dallas Mavericks traded Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings, but it wasn’t without controversy. During the Mavs’ game against the Charlotte Hornets, news broke out that Barnes will be heading to Sac-Town, and it all happened while he was on the bench. Several NBA players have aired their sentiments about what happened on social […]

The Dallas Mavericks could quickly get on the works with a buyout for veteran forward Zach Randolph, as they will not need him to report to the Mavs after being traded by the Sacramento Kings alongside Justin Jackson for Harrison Barnes, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Randolph has yet to play […]

Harrison Barnes posted a farewell message to Dallas Mavericks fans after learning of his trade to the Sacramento Kings, taking to Twitter to express his gratitude for the Mavs and the first steps to his next destination. “Thank you to the entire Dallas Mavericks organization, Mark Cuban , Coach Carlisle, my teammates and all the […]

New Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes reportedly wanted to keep playing even after he was informed of the trade shipping him out of the Dallas Mavericks, according to his agent Jeff Schwartz. Barnes was forced to sit out the fourth quarter, as it could often take place when two franchises consummate an agreement for a […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James air a reaction to Harrison Barnes being traded by the Dallas Mavericks. James commented on the timing of Barnes’ trade and his words elicited a sign of approval from the New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis. Anthony Davis liked LeBron's post commenting on Harrison Barnes being traded mid-game 👀 pic.twitter.com/55DPx99a14 […]

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has reacted to the controversial mid-game trade which sent Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings. Via Instagram, James posted a short clip of Barnes sitting in the Dallas Mavericks bench as the commentator was breaking the news involving him. In James’ caption, he lashed out on the notion […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle shared his thoughts on the recent trade which sent Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings. News broke out about the Barnes-trade while Mavericks were playing against the Charlotte Hornets. Carlisle shared that he learned about the deal during the game itself. In addition, he shared what he said to Barnes […]

On Wednesday, the Dallas Mavericks traded away their swingman Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings. Ironically, Barnes was sitting on the bench in the middle of a Mavs game while the trade had occurred. Harrison Barnes just got traded to the Kings, per @wojespn He's currently sitting on the Mavs bench. This is awkward. pic.twitter.com/xFgF4YNGZ9 […]

The Dallas Mavericks traded Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. In return, they they’ve freed themselves up a max option to sign down the road, per ESPN’s Zach Lowe. After trading Barnes for Jackson ($3.28M next season) and Z-Bo (expiring), the Mavs are just about in the max cap space ballgame depending […]

The Sacramento Kings, who just acquired Harrison Barnes via trade, intend to keep the forward for a long-term tenure. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Kings see Barnes as part of their long-term future. The 26-year-old has a player option worth $25 million for the 2019-2020 season. The Kings want to make a long-term play […]

In yet another big move prior to the NBA trade deadline, the Dallas Mavericks have traded forward Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for forward Justin Jackson and big man Zach Randolph on Wednesday night, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Both the Mavs and Kings have been incredibly busy ahead of the […]

The last time the Sacramento Kings were above .500 in February, George W. Bush was still president. The iPhone was more than a year away from being released, and Twitter wouldn’t be launched for another six months. Fueled by their promising young backcourt of De’Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield, the Kings are currently in the […]

With the NBA trade deadline drawing near, the Sacramento Kings are among the teams looking to fortify their roster for the second half of the 2018-19 NBA season. It appears they may be in search of some help on the wing considering their interest in Dallas Mavericks small forward Harrison Barnes and Washington Wizards small […]

The Memphis Grizzlies wanted Bogdan Bogdanovic from the Sacramento Kings for Marc Gasol, league sources say, but he isn’t being made available to the team. According to FantasyPros, while Bogdanovic was initially doing well for this season, he’s been struggling over these last few games. “Bogdan Bogdanovic struggled from the field once again on Monday […]

NBA All-Star Weekend is now just around the corner with the league starting to unveil more and more details surrounding this year’s festivities. With the annual event taking place in Charlotte, North Carolina this time around, the NBA continues to add to the always popular weekend. With the league previously announcing that a few legends […]

The New York Knicks spent January gauging the trade market for power forward Kristaps Porzingis, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. The Knicks even asked the Utah Jazz about shooting guard Donovan Mitchell and the Sacramento Kings about point guard De’Aaron Fox. Both the Jazz and Kings were unwilling to part ways with […]

The Sacramento Kings’ Twitter account is not yet done with the boring Super Bowl LIII. During the Kings’ game against the San Antonio Spurs, the team’s social media account posted a series of “highlight” clips to mock the sports event. Check out the clips below featuring seemingly ordinary plays from the Kings, which the social […]

With Marvin Bagley III finishing the game with 24 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, and three blocks, the Sacramento Kings big man became the first teenager in NBA history to log such stellar stat line in their win over the San Antonio Spurs. In fact, the 19-year-old already claimed the record with 2:21 minutes still […]

Midway through the fourth quarter of the matchup between the Sacramento King and the San Antonio Spurs, Marvin Bagley slammed hope a nasty 360 alley-oop. This put the Kings up by nine halfway through the last quarter of the game. 👀 MARVIN BAGLEY THE THIRD! 👀 📺: @NBATV pic.twitter.com/Ct1en4vkq4 — NBA (@NBA) February 5, 2019 […]

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the surprise teams in the NBA this season. Currently 27-25, they’re the ninth seed in the Western Conference but only a game behind the Los Angeles Clippers for the eighth seed. Simultaneously, while they can sniff the playoffs for the first time in over a decade, the Kings […]

The NBA’s trade deadline frenzy has already begun with the New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks offering the first salvo in blockbuster deals. With one stroke, the Knicks and Mavs sent shock waves reverberating throughout the league as Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Trey Burke were sent packing from New York to […]

DeMarcus Cousins is back. If you’ve been living in a rock over the past few weeks, that’s one of the biggest headlines you might have missed. He made his much anticipated debut for the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 19, when the Dubs faced the Los Angeles Clippers. Prior to his return, pretty much everything […]