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Emeka Okafor on the trading block
16 days ago by
Scores Report
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Sam Amick of the Sacramento Bee reports that the Kings are considering a trade involving Hornets big man Emeka Okafor.
A source with knowledge of the situation says the Kings are discussing a trade with New Orleans that would send Kenny Thomas to the Hornets and bring center Emeka...
30Q: Who Will Be Sacramento's Whipping Boy?
September 13, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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30Q asks the important questions about the Kings all through September.
A 17-win season obviously brings plenty of blame for all parties involved. And no one expects this team to break the 30-win mark, so it follows that blame will follow. Even for us, the reasonable, reasonably...
NBA Trade Talk: Okafor Already On The Way Out?
16 days ago by
The 3rd String Safety
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After Byron Scott was rightfully fired, the New Orleans Hornets appear to be making their second major move of what is a very early NBA season. According to Rotoworld, the Hornets are discussing a deal that would send Emeka Okafor to the Kings for Kenny Thomas.
“The Kings are...
Game Preview #10: Bulls at Sacramento Kings
13 days ago by
Blog a Bull
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[Thanks to enemy combatant pookeyguru for today's game preview. I'm not sure yet how the 9pm CST start times will throw off my recappin' game, but it likely will somewhat. -ed.]
Tonight is a battle of 2 teams at different paths in their journey. The Kings started out...
Post-Draft Team Salaries
June 29, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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The following is an estimated listing of the projected salaries subsequent to last week's draft selections. Not included are potential free agent resignings/new acquisitions. Also included are some relevant salary-related links and a currently projected depth chart...
Kings Preview: Staff predictions
SAM AMICK, Staff writer
Victories: 28.
Leading scorer: Kevin Martin.
Leading rebounder: Jason Thompson.
Assists leader: Beno Udrih.
Blocked shots leader: Spencer Hawes.
First player to be traded: Kenny Thomas.
Most likely sent to Reno: Donté Greene.
Biggest bright spot...
Week 3 Hardwood Injury Report
November 17, 2007 by
Fantasy Insider Online
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Friday's weekly fantasy basketball column discusses the injuries around the NBA - FIO and TalkHoops.net writer Zach Harper lists those players who will be sidelined with injury for the coming days, and suggests some possible fantasy replacements in the interim. Check this article...
Transportation Available - Inquire Within
October 25, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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Cyd Charrise had long legs. Fred Astaire went on to sell vacuum cleaners after he passed away.
The nice thing about bandwagons is that they are open air. They are amazingly easy to jump on and off of, and a bandwagon pass is transferable – you can jump from bandwagon...
Kings 104, Thunder 89 - Preseason win total doubled!
October 23, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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by Sue Ogrocki - AP
Spencer Hawes saves the day for the Kings and stems a furious 4th quarter rally by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Sacramento won the game 104-89. (AP Photo)
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Should the Kings Even Be Thinking About 2010?
July 07, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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(From the FanPosts. - TZ)
It's a relevant question isn't it? The summer of 2010 (otherwise known as the summer of James, Bosh, and Wade) has everyone in the sports world nervously tapping their knees in anticipation. But what about our team? Is part of...
Rating the Rebounding of Sacramento's Big Men
July 22, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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I have something in depth on rebounding cooking for next week, but in the interim we should assess what we have at the player level right now, at least on the frontline.
There could be at least one more addition to the power forward/center rotation by the start of the season,...
Should the Kings Even Be Thinking About 2010?
July 07, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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(From the FanPosts. - TZ)
It's a relevant question isn't it? The summer of 2010 (otherwise known as the summer of James, Bosh, and Wade) has everyone in the sports world nervously tapping their knees in anticipation. But what about our team? Is part of...
Game Preview #3: Sacramento Kings @ San Antonio Spurs - Scare Tactics
October 31, 2009 by
Pounding the Rock
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The team needs to be scared stiff to play their best basketball and quickly bury this win-hungry Kings team six feet under. I think I have just the right idea. Close your eyes when you make the jump.
It's Halloween. You know what I want Gregg Popovich to...
Gameday: Kings vs. OK City (Don't miss Kings Live Chat tonight)
OKLAHOMA CITY - So one of the front page headlines of the local "Oklahoman" newspaper reads, "Beat the Bad Teams" as a message to Thunder in regards to the Kings.
That notion applies in the other direction, too.
Regular season opener on the road or not, this game...
Kings open practice made perfect
So the Kings say there were 4,500 fans at Saturday's open practice at Arco Arena, which means only one thing.
There were 12,817 locals who missed out.
Nights like these won't come along too often this season in this setting, with the energy all positive and the outcome irrelevant...
Ricky Rubio's Sacramento Visit Reportedly Extended
June 17, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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Sam Amick tweeports that Ricky Rubio will be staying in Sacramento the entire day in order to get those drills in this afternoon and to further meet and greet the Kings personnel this evening. Rubio watched the (predominantly not star-studded) work-out this morning.
Since this...
What the Kings Need From a Small Forward
October 09, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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The Sacramento Bee has two pieces dealing with the small forward position today -- one from Jason Jones that looks at the contenders for the still undecided starting spot, and a column from Ailene Voisin on the early returns for Omri Casspi. Jones susses out what exactly each option...
Petrie wants to add size up front in free agency
The 2009 NBA draft is over. Now it's on to the next phase of the offseason.
Free agency begins Wednesday, and teams will begin trying to eliminate voids in their rosters that can't be filled by rookies who are not ready to contribute.
Having drafted guard Tyreke Evans and...
The View From Section 214, Plus Rantdumb Thoughts
August 04, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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Joe Kleine (right) is joined by three other guys.
In 1988, your Sacramento Kings embarked on what would be eight straight seasons of fewer than 30 wins per (or eight straight seasons of more than 50 losses per, if you’re a real masochist). They sucked, but they...
Fantasy Impact of a Potential Jason Kidd Deal
January 31, 2008 by
Fantasy Insider Online
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With so many rumors floating around regarding a potential Jason Kidd deal, FIO and TalkHoops.net writer Zach Harper focuses on four scenarios that could possibly go down. Taking a look at both sides of the potential deals, Harper discusses the impacts to fantasy basketball if something...
The Latest Nocioni Rumor
13 days ago by
Celtics Stuff Live
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by Rich Pedroncelli - AP
Will Noc be a Celtic?
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Marc Stein give us the following scoop on TrueHoop.
There is some hope, according to NBA front-office sources, for a three-way...
Kings Abroad
August 13, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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by Steve Yeater - AP
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Since Geoff Petrie has run the Kings, the team has featured a substantial number of international players. This has died down a bit since the trade of Hedo...
Preseason game No. 3 - Lakers-Kings - in the Vegas books
LAS VEGAS - This was going to be a handy audio file uploaded for your listening pleasure, but technology issues mean you'll now have the pleasure of reading the material.
After the Kings' loss to the Lakers on Thursday night, coach Paul Westphal had plenty to say about his...
(a sorta) League Preview: Sacramento Kings
September 01, 2009 by
The Moonball Blog
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Normal 0 0 1 176 1007 8 2 1236 11.1282 0 0 0 New Jersey and Milwaukee down. Staying stinky, but switching Conferences, I bring you the least of the Pacific. Sacramento Kings Depth chart: PG Beno Udrih Tyreke Evans Sergio Rodriguez SG Kevin Martin Francisco Garcia...
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