Tyrese Haliburton is already making the New York Knicks pay for passing on him in the draft. Haliburton and the Sacramento Kings defeated the Knicks 103-94 on Friday night.
The Kings explored the trade market for Nemanja Bjelica around the time of the draft and will likely to continue to find a way to move the veteran forward.
Petition to wear the city jerseys every game! The Kings finally held an opponent under 120 Wednesday. This time, they kept their opposition in double digits, and they earned their first win in five games, beating the New York Knicks 104-93.
It’s a mutual admiration society in the Sacramento backcourt. It’s only been one month, but Tyrese Haliburton has already proven to be one of the steals of the NBA Draft and a top contender for Rookie of the Year.
The league has essentially shut down the Grizzlies for the next week. Before Thursday, the Kings were one of nine teams in the NBA that had not experienced a coronavirus-related game postponement.
And more links from around the Kingdom. The Sacramento Kings found a diamond in the rough during the summer of 2019. Then-general manager Vlade Divac signed four-year pro Richaun Holmes to a two-year deal worth $10 million.
Progress! There’s good news and there’s bad news. The good new is that, for the first time since Jan. 2 and just the fifth time this season, the Sacramento Kings held a team under 120 points.
There’s a definite big/little brother dynamic developing between the two. When Tyrese Haliburton was drafted by the Kings, he made it clear that Sacramento was the best place for him primarily because of De’Aaron Fox.
Sacramento Kings center Hassan Whiteside has been diagnosed with a left hip flexor strain after undergoing an MRI, the team announced Wednesday. Whiteside will be listed as day-to-day moving forward...
And more links from around the Kingdom. Hassan Whiteside is a bit of a Snapchat celebrity, if such a thing exists. From his infamous “ready are not” Snapchat story to his “new congrat” story, Whiteside has provided plenty of laughs for NBA fans whether he’s meant to or not, and he did it once again on Tuesday.
Another thing we can blame the Lakers for. Tyrese Haliburton has been an absolute delight so far this season, and his teammates have gone out of their way to say how much they enjoy playing with him and how happy they are to have him on their side.
The Kings' 120.5 defensive rating is the worst in league history
The Kings had a few bright spots on Sunday, but their defense wasn’t one of them. In the three years that De’Aaron Fox and Marvin Bagley III have been teammates, there haven’t been many nights where both of them have had it going offensively.
Bogdanovic said he feels like, despite all the chaos, he ended up in the right spot for him.
The Kings point guard explained that he spoke with Bagley and coach Luke Walton to quickly make sure that there was no real tension and then they all proceeded with business as usual.
The NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement calls a fine for any player who publicly requests a trade, so it comes as no surprise that Bagley didn’t sign off on his father’s message.
The fact that Bagley III was drafted ahead of Luka Doncic and Trae Young makes him a very easy target for critics. His father’s continued antics certainly won’t help matters for him either.
As the Rockets pulled away from the Kings in the fourth quarter Saturday with Marvin Bagley III on the bench, his father posted a trade request on Twitter.
The Kings big man is averaging only 24.8 minutes per game and wasn’t on the floor at the end of Tuesday’s win over Denver.
If the Kings jettisoned every player who was slightly depressed about the franchise, they wouldn’t be able to field a team. There’s no choice but to muddle on, with or without your discontented star shooting guard.
From a team perspective, Sacramento is loaded in the backcourt.
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