After a 0-2 start to the preseason, the Sacramento Kings received more bad news regarding Keegan Murray on Sunday afternoon. The young forward underwent surgery to repair his thumb and will be reevaluated in 4-6 weeks, leaving a gaping hole in the starting lineup that Doug Christie will have to navigate.
Hakeem The Dream, Clyde The Glide, Magic: The NBA has produced some incredible nicknames over the decades. Some, like Magic and Penny, have even come to largely replace the player's actual name.
Kings forward Keegan Murray has been diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb, the team announced today in a press release. Murray, who injured his thumb late in the second quarter of Friday’s preseason game vs.
Veteran point guard Russell Westbrook remains an unrestricted free agent after he opted out of his $3.47MM player option with the Nuggets in June. Throughout
The Sacramento Kings have caught plenty of flak for trading away two star point guards, Tyrese Haliburton and De'Aaron Fox, over the past few years, which has left them with a significant void at that position.
The Sacramento Kings had a lot of excitement coming into the season after what sounded like a great training camp, but after an 0-2 start to the preseason, that excitement is already on the verge of disappearing in Sacramento.
After missing the playoffs last season after trading away star point guard De’Aaron Fox at the trade deadline, many around the NBA expected the Sacramento Kings to begin a rebuild this offseason.
Russell Westbrook continues to be linked to the Kings. If he ever actually signs with them … well, that remains the question. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on NBA Today (via The Westbrook Era) that there’s “strong mutual interest” between Westbrook and the Kings, who are still searching for a backup point guard.
The Sacramento Kings got off to a much better start in their second preseason game than their opener, but some of their old issues showed up again. Three-point
Kings forward Keegan Murray, who is entering his fourth NBA season and is eligible for a rookie scale extension until October 20, suffered a left thumb injury in Friday’s preseason loss to Portland, as Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee relays.
The Sacramento Kings suffered a loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, which head coach Doug Christie described as "unacceptable." Of course, it was their preseason opener and things are expected to be sloppy, but there were undoubtedly some concerns, regardless of whether the outcome of the game matters or not.
Russell Westbrook may finally find his next NBA home with the Sacramento Kings. ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported on Friday that there is “strong mutual interest” between the nine-time NBA All-Star and the Kings.
The preseason didn’t start the way the Sacramento Kings wanted it to. After an offseason of additions in the draft, a new point guard in Dennis Schröder,
The Sacramento Kings have been linked to former NBA MVP point guard Russell Westbrook for most of the 2025 offseason, but with their second preseason game set for Friday night, the future Hall of Famer remains on the open market.
The Kings are in transition but aren’t tearing anything down. After back-to-back seasons that ended short of expectations, Sacramento hit the reset button on leadership rather than the roster, as HoopsRumors’ Luke Adams wrote in his season preview.
Russell Westbrook has a choice to make between waiting for the Sacramento Kings to sign him, or take a lucrative deal like other legends in the past. Russell Westbrook finds himself in a very difficult position.
The Sacramento Kings added a few intriguing rookies in the 2025 NBA Draft. Alongside first-round pick Nique Clifford, a versatile prospect who performed well in the summer league, the team added former Stanford big man Maxime Raynaud in the second round.
LeBron James and Steve Nash believe Dennis Schroder’s international career deserves Hall of Fame recognition. On the latest episode of Mind the Game, the two NBA legends praised Schroder’s accomplishments with Team Germany, saying his success on the global stage puts him among the all-time greats in FIBA competition.
SACRAMENTO — The Kings find themselves in a precarious place. Once riding high on the “light the beam” wave, they have slipped back into mediocrity. In 2022-23, they surged to the third seed in the Western Conference with a 48-34 record.