The Sacramento Kings made a splash in the 2024 offseason, acquiring six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan via sign-and-trade with the Chicago Bulls. Pairing DeRozan with De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis was an incredible move on paper, but the Kings have had an underwhelming season.
Right now, the Kings big man is averaging 20.9 points, 14.5 rebounds, 6.6 assists, shooting 61 percent from the field and 48.1 percent from 3-point (yes, seriously) while leading the league in rebounds, double-doubles and leading the Kings back into playoff contention over the past few months.
Reporting from Sacramento indicated the Kings and Jazz were in final conversations about a trade involving John Collins — but that the deal didn't go through. Collins responded to the rumors on Thursday.
Oklahoma City takes on the Sacramento Kings after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 52 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 116-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
Tyrese Maxey pumped his fist as he walked toward the 76ers’ bench, slapping hands with Kelly Oubre Jr. Oubre had just hit two free throws with 55.3 seconds remaining to finish off a fourth consecutive victory for the Sixers,
TNT studio analysts Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal agreed Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell was worthy of an All-Star selection. Johnson then turned the conversation to Sabonis.
The 76ers will be in front of their home fans on Wednesday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. Having just played yesterday, they will get right back to it and host the Sacramento Kings at 7:30 p.m. ET at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers are coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Former Sacramento Kings ’ star DeMarcus Cousins recently appeared on FanDuel’s Run It Back show where he gave a decisive answer regarding the Kings possibly retiring his number 15 jersey somewhere down the road.
The Magic need perimeter scoring. They're on track to be the worst three-point shooting team in more than a decade and their offensive rating has been stuck in the NBA's bottom third since 2011-12. Complementing Banchero, Wagner and Suggs now could further open Orlando's window of contention.
De'Aaron Fox is a better basketball player than Austin Reaves. We can get that part out of the way from the start. There is no real statistical argument otherwise. Even the most optimistic projections of Reaves' increasingly bright future have to acknowledge that Fox has physical gifts that he simply does not.
De'Aaron Fox reportedly wasn't the one to approach the Sacramento Kings regarding a trade. According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Kings initiated