Sacramento Kings

Dealing DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans may be the first of many moves for the Sacramento Kings leading into the NBA’s Feb. 23 trade deadline. From The Vertical’s Chris Mannix: The Kings excised Cousins, and there are strong indications they are not done dealing, either. Sacramento is determined to restock the franchise with assets, [...]

For the scant few of you holding out hope DeMarcus Cousins would become available leading into the NBA’s Feb. 23 deadline, it’s time to move on once and for all…at least until next year’s trade deadline. During an interview with SportsCenter on Thursday, Cousins declared his allegiance to the Sacramento Kings, stating his intention to [...]

This will-they-or-won’t-they game with the Sacramento Kings is getting kind of old. DeMarcus Cousins is slated for free agency in 2018, theoretically creating a sense of urgency throughout the Kings organization. They need to decide whether they’re going to trade him soon, lest they eventually lose him for nothing or be forced to accept pennies [...]

Rajon Rondo doesn’t think highly of last season’s Sacramento Kings. But he still has complete faith in himself. Some don’t think a player of Rondo’s ilk can be valuable in today’s NBA. He needs the ball in his hands to be effective, doesn’t shoot threes, can eat up the shot clock by over-dribbling, and no longer [...]

If there was ever a chance that DeMarcus Cousins would be traded before this February’s deadline, it died with the inclusion of the Designated Player Exception in the new CBA. Because of the new rule, which comes with stipulations, Cousins will be eligible to receive a five-year extension from the Sacramento Kings this summer that’s [...]

Ty Lawson is not the player he was before leaving the Denver Nuggets. Far from it. There are nights when you see his quickness and evasiveness in its fullest forms, moments when you hearken back to his days as a fringe All-Star and, despite his diminutive frame, one of the most electric point guards in [...]

Even though DeMarcus Cousins profiles has an insanely likely flight risk when he reaches free agency in 2018, the Sacramento Kings aren’t yet ready to trade him. From The Vertical’s Chris Mannix: But with the league a week away from the unofficial start of trade season — on Dec. 15, players signed over the summer [...]

Don’t feel bad about firing up the trade machine and sending DeMarcus Cousins all over the NBA. He doesn’t mind. This isn’t to say he wants to leave the Sacramento Kings—though, let’s face it, he probably, if secretly, does. At any rate, he doesn’t mind the rumors, the ones he hears but doesn’t actually address. [...]

It’s always good when the expectations and goals of an NBA franchise and its best player align. Too bad that’s not happening for the Sacramento Kings and DeMarcus Cousins. The Kings are preaching patience and process. They hired a new coach in Dave Joerger. The offense is going to be different. The defense is going [...]

Preseason trade rumors alert! According to Michael Scott of Basketball Insiders, the Sacramento Kings have talked shop with the Miami Heat about a deal that would land them Goran Dragic in exchange for Darren Collison and Rudy Gay: The Sacramento Kings and Miami Heat have discussed a trade of Rudy Gay and Darren Collison for [...]