While many are still scratching their heads over the firing of Kings coach Mike Malone, Sacramento appears on the prowl for their next long-term hire already. So far, we’ve heard George Karl, Vinny Del Negro and now Mark Jackson. In fact, Jackson has already met with the GM. Jackson’s demeanor seems like it would be [...]
December 17, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
The Sacramento Kings have surprisingly fired their current head coach—Mike Malone—and assistant coach Tyrone Corbin will be appointed as their interim head coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. This surely comes as a shock for most people. The Kings are actually having a pretty solid start this season (11-13), especially, when you compare [...]
December 15, 2014
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Benjamin Felix Santos
Sacramento’s loss is Phoenix’s gain. Instead of re-signing the diminutive 5’9″ Isaiah Thomas over the offseason, the Kings signed and traded him to the Suns, electing to roll with free agents Darren Collison and Ramon Sessions. This surprised some. Many, even. Just not Thomas himself. Said the point guard while speaking with Basketball Insiders’ Alex [...]
October 23, 2014
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Blogs
The NBA preseason is in full swing and opening night of the 2014-15 NBA season is two weeks away. A lot has changed in the mere four months since the Spurs finished off their annihilation of the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals (#RIPHeatles), and there is plenty of excitement and anticipation heading into the [...]
October 15, 2014
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Blogs, Lists, Ryan Bawek
DeMarcus Cousins is most certainly one of the better big men in the NBA today. He may be a little hot-headed at times, but his talent can’t be denied. Hence his roster spot on Team USA this summer. Check out Cousins playin’ with Steph Curry at practice, claiming to be the third ‘splash brother’…. [...]
August 21, 2014
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Offbeat
No, you’re not experiencing deja vu. This is just a firsthand run-in with the Sacramento Kings. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, the Detroit Pistons have resumed talks—that started prior to the NBA draft—with the Kings on a trade that would land Josh Smith in Sacramento: The Detroit Pistons and the Sacramento Kings have resumed trade [...]
July 18, 2014
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Blogs
Always, always count on the Sacramento Kings. You can’t count on them to win or even rebuild properly. But you can always count on them to make whatever ride they’re taking you on one helluva adventure. Nothing is changing as we approach the NBA draft. The Kings are in full Kings mode, according to ESPN.com’s [...]
June 24, 2014
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Blogs
We are only days away from the much anticipated 2014 NBA Draft and there has been a shake-up at the top now that potential #1 selection Joel Embiid has had foot surgery and will be out for a minimum of 4-6 months. Now it appears as if Cleveland will now select either Andrew Wiggins or [...]
June 24, 2014
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Mock Draft 2014, NCAA
The Sacramento Kings have a talented young core but it’s impossible to notice them in the Western Conference. Along with DeMarcus Cousins and Isaiah Thomas, Rudy Gay can serve as a building block. That became even more true with the news that Gay would opt-in with the Kings for next season. Because he’s still working [...]
June 23, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
It’s the endangered species in the NBA…the Center position. Some of the best players to ever lace them up on the hardwood were deemed centers. When compiling any Top 25 list in NBA history it’s littered with big men like Chamberlain, Russell, O’Neal, Olajuwon, Robinson, and Ewing. Problem is, it’s been quite some time since [...]
June 2, 2014
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NBA Draft, NCAA