With a national audience watching, the Sacramento Kings had one of the better games of the season against the Dallas Mavericks. They fell 100-98, but there haven't been many games where the Kings have been in it to the very end.
Brandon Williams connected on the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute and scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half to help the Dallas Mavericks post a 100-98 road victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
With the February 5th NBA trade deadline now officially less than a month away, the rumors around the Sacramento Kings continue to swirl . It's not a surprise, as nearly everyone on the roster is reportedly available via trade, especially the veteran players, as the Kings shift their focus to developing their young guys.
Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.
Tempers flared in Sacramento Sunday night when Milwaukee’s game was already decided. The Bucks ultimately crushed the Kings 115-98, but the real fireworks came later in the final minutes as Ryan Rollins broke the NBA rulebook and Russel Westbrook shrugged him off throughout the verbal spat.
The Sacramento Kings are entering a transition that feels less like a complete teardown and more like a strategic reset, prioritizing youth development over an all-out push for immediate playoff success.
The Sacramento Kings simply could not catch a break as a franchise. Not only does the roster they are trotting out on a nightly basis make no sense whatsoever, they haven’t been lucky as well on the injury front.
The Sacramento Kings may have the bleakest outlook of any team in the NBA; even their peers at the bottom of the standings have slivers of hope to hold on to.
The results haven’t been encouraging in Scott Perry’s first season as general manager of the Kings, but he remains focused on building “sustainable” long-term success, he said in an interview with Marc J.
If there’s someone Luka Doncic is afraid of on the basketball court, it certainly isn’t Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder. During Sunday night’s game