Hickson Is A Promising Run And Jump Athlete J.J. Hickson, power forward of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has been dealt to the Sacramento Kings for small forward Omri Casspi and a future first rounder. The first round pick that Cleveland receives from Sacramento is lottery-protected in 2012 (1-14). The pick is then protected in 2013 (1-13), [...]
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Discussing Kings Basketball Tuesday Live At 5:35 PT
Kings Draft Picks: Fredette, Honeycutt, Thomas Listen to “Beyond The Arc” as Russ Loede joins Parker Perry and Josh Saxton to talk about the Sacramento Kings draft. The show airs live Tuesday at 8:35 ET/5:35 PT. Click HERE to go to UltimateSportsTalk.com to listen.
Kings Go Jimmer Mania At No. 10; Draft Honeycutt And Thomas Later
Grab Your Umbrellas! NBADraft.net Comparison: Mark Price/Eddie House My Comparison: Danny Ainge/Eric Gordon (without above the rim skills) Strengths: An absolutely relentless scorer … Led nation in points per game with 28.9 … Wide array of ways to put the ball in the basket … Great size and strength for a point guard … Strong [...]
Sources: Three-Way Deal Involves Kings Acquiring Salmons; Jimmer Over Kemba?
Salmons Returns To Sacramento The Kings are early winners in the NBA Draft. By getting rid of Beno Udrih’s bad contract, the team has obtained the services of John Salmons. And all they had to do, was move down three spots in the first round; from No. 7 to No. 10 – where they will [...]
Kings Looking To Deal No. 7 Pick For Veteran Floor General
Kings Are Ready To Win It appears as if the Kings are committed to winning now in Sacramento. Evident by their talks with the San Antonio Spurs concerning point guard Tony Parker. On San Antonio’s side of the story, it could mean a changing of the guard. Confidence must be high in George Hill, if [...]
Leonard And Vesely Better Prospects Than Walker And Fredette?
They Desire Him Over Kemba And Jimmer? It can be said, that the Sacramento Kings need a forward more than they need a guard. However, are they in a position to draft need over best player available? That’s a luxury for some teams; but for a cellar dwelling, 24-58 squad in the Pacific Division? More [...]
Slam Dunk Central’s 2011 NBA Mock Draft
Part Of The Next Big Three? 7. Sacramento Kings, GM Bryan Rosa (A Royal Pain) – Kemba Walker, PG, Connecticut: I was a bit shocked to see that both Fredette and Leonard were off the board already at #7 as I was expecting at least one to be available. Being both were taken and Knight [...]
Thompson Suffers Fracture In Right Toe
Three-Year Pro From Rider X-rays have revealed that Sacramento Kings starting power forward Jason Thompson has a bone fracture in his right big toe. The injury will force the Kings big man to wear a walking boot for the next four to six weeks. The extent and cause of the injury is unknown at this [...]


June 30th, 2011
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