Sacramento Kings

By epincus@hoopsworld.com (Eric Pincus) Omri Casspi stands to be the first Israeli to play in the NBA, drafted Thursday night by the Sacramento Kings with the 23rd pick.

By jfleming@hoopsworld.com (Jason Fleming) The Sacramento Kings chose guard Tyreke Evans with the fourth pick of the 2009 NBA Draft.

By jfleming@hoopsworld.com (Jason Fleming) Sources in Portland have confirmed the Portland Trail Blazers have traded point guard Sergio Rodriguez to the Sacramento Kings for the #31 pick in today's draft.

By noreply@blogger.com (Basketbawful) Elton Brand and the Philadelphia 76ers: Shortly after the Philadelphia 76ers signed Brand to that $80 million contract last summer, Elton said: "I'm prepared to do some big things this year." In November, those "big things" included scoring 16 PPG and watching his team -- a squad that was...

New Sacramento Kings coach Paul Westphal hired Mario Elie, Jim Eyen and Leonard "Truck" Robinson as his assistant coaches Monday night.

 SC Often called one of the best college basketball players of all time, Tisdale played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 12 years with the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns. He also brought home a gold medal as a member of ...

Taylor, as you'll remember, is the first ever player to be drafted from the D-League to the NBA. What you may not remember, however, is that he was born and raised (rather drafted and developed) under Coach Gates in Boise. If you'll look at Iceman's ...

University of Memphis product Tyreke Evans did his first team work-out of the summer Tuesday afternoon in Natomas at the Kings practice facility.

According to the Sacramento Bee, Kurt Rambis' unwillingness to be distracted by the coaching search of the Sacramento Kings was one of the reason's Paul Westphal was hired as the team's head coach. The Bee reported there were 27 days between Westphal's ...

With three of the top 31 picks in the upcoming NBA draft, Kings General Manager Geoff Petrie has decided to take an active, hands on role in the workouts of potential draftees... by Jason Coldiron 90 reads Sports With three of the top 31 picks in the upcoming NBA draft, Kings General Manager Geo...

Sacramento Kings – Tyler Hansbrough, PF, North Carolina: The Kings take a shot on the ACC's all-time leading scorer. Not considered a true NBA athlete, Hansbrough brings intangibles and attitude that the Kings hope will rub off on some of their young ...

 CA SACRAMENTO, CA - The Sacramento Kings got their first look at a top prospect-- Jrue Holiday a point guard from UCLA. The workout was the first of many NBA Pre-draft workouts the Kings will conduct over the next several weeks, as the franchise decides ...

  USA The Sacramento Kings are among 14 teams vying (and praying) for a chance at Blake Griffin or possibly a dynamic point guard in Ricky Rubio. While the NBA has crafted a lottery system that gives the worst team (record-wise) with the best chance at the ...

By American Heartland Bar and Grill Kings to interview former head coach Jordan: SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings plan to interview former.. http://tinyurl.com/qvmr8eabout from twitterfeed si_nba ——————————— ————————————– —————————- —————————– Until the Artest ejection, Game 3 more a case of Laker efficien...

AP) — The Sacramento Kings plan to interview former coach Eddie Jordan about a possible return to the club he briefly coached in the late 1990s. Jordan was fired by the Washington Wizards last November, early in his sixth season with the club. ...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA ROUNDUP: Yao outplays Howard as Rockets beat Magic By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - In another battle between the NBA's elite big men, Yao Ming got the better of Dwight Howard and the Houston Rockets continued their recent mastery over the Orlando Ma...

By Ziller Sacramento Kings' Jason Thompson reacts to a funky smell during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors Wednesday, April 1, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) Final - 4.1.2009 1234OT 1Total Sacramento Kings 403630269141 Golden State Warrio...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA ROUNDUP: Scola, Yao send Rockets past Spurs atop Southwest Division By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? ???Los Angeles (dpa) - The San Antonio Spurs paid too much attention to Yao Ming down the stretch, and it cost them first place. ?? ???Luis Scola had 19 points, 17 rebound...

By noreply@blogger.com (Basketbawful) The Houston Rockets: The Pistons were missing Rip Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace and Allen Iverson -- although A.I. being out might have actually helped Detroit -- and it still took the Rockets two overtimes to get the win, despite a mega-game from Yao (31 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocked shots...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Magic hold off Allen and undermanned Celtics By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - Sharpshooting Ray Allen tried to carry the Boston Celtics over the finish line, but the load proved to be too heavy. ?? Dwight Howard scored 18 points with 15 rebounds, and a p...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Pistons rock Nuggets, spoil Billups' return By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - Chauncey Billups received the love, but the Detroit Pistons spoiled his emotional homecoming. ?? Tayshaun Prince scored 23 points, Richard Hamilton had 21 and the Piston...

By Ziller Now that the dust has cleared, let's consider the remaining 27 games of the Sacramento Kings' 2008-09 season. Kevin Martin Speed has managed to boost his three-point shooting percentage for the fifth straight season. He's already No. 57 in NBA history. He's taking more threes than ever. This...

By Brandon Gallawa Rick Adelman is unequivocally the best coach the Kings have had during their time in Sacramento.  During his eight seasons with the Kings, Adelman won 395 games with a .633 winning percentage.  He took the Kings to the playoffs every season and led them to the Western Conference finals in 200...

By Ryan Ward Coming into this game, almost everyone counted out the Sacramento Kings against the Los Angeles Lakers. It is early in the season, but it is pretty obvious looking at the Kings' 6-16 record and the how competitive the West is again this season that the Sacramento is headed toward another di...

By restrictedfreedom(restrictedfreedom@yahoo.com) It is early in the season, but it is pretty obvious looking at the Kings 6-16 record and the how competitive the West is again this season that the Sacramento is headed toward another disappointing season, but for some reason they continue to have the Lakers number.

Sacramento Kings assistant coach, Chuck Person, speaks with Spero and Money before the Lakers face the Kings!

By J.E. Skeets 28. Sacramento Kings — Reggie Theus is running out of lunch money: "Every time that we have played a team that has been physical, a team that has gone after us physically, we backed off and we backed up." [J.E.] 29. Minnesota Timberwolves —Sebastian Telfair is shooting 24 of 75 (32 percent) on two...

Reggie Theus knew he was on the hot seat. He didn't however, know it would be this hot this early. The Kings coach entered his second season well aware that the powers-that-be in the organization weren't going to pick up the option on his third season. But after just nine games, Kings co-owner J...

By dberri According to the Sacramento Bee, the biggest problem KJ will face in his new job is a budget crisis (an on-going problem throughout California). But there might be a bigger problem for fans of the Sacramento Kings (although not bigger for KJ).  The Kings are currently 1-4, and have been out-...

By Signal to Noise 4. Houston Rockets - Not jumping on the bandwagon to top the conference, no way, not until Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming make it through a full season without injury. Adding Ron Artest could be really good, especially on the defensive end, but they're not leaping that far ahead.

By J.E. Skeets And behind Brad Miller is Spencer Hawes, who should round into a consistent scoring contributor despite his youth, health concerns, and that "Free Ted Stevens" bumper sticker on the back of his F-150. Backing Moore up is Shelden Williams and Kenny Thomas, and let’s just forget that any of...

By Basketbawful Fun Facts: Mikki Moore last season led the NBA in shooting fouls, committing four hacks for every shot he blocked...not a good ratio. The franchise has played in five different cities since it was founded: Rochester, Cincinatti, Kansas City, Omaha and Sacramento. The Kings are yet another te...

LAS VEGAS — Pau Gasol had 12 points and six rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 94-89 in exhibition play Sunday night. ... Bryant, Gasol help Lakers top Kings HoopsWorld Phil Jackson mixes lineup, trying to find right match Los Angeles Times

By Brett Edwards Now, as we look to the Sacramento Kings, things start to get a bit more interesting. Sac-to has a budding star in Kevin Martin, a veteran, versatile big in Brad Miller, and a couple more quality starters in Beno Udrih and Francisco Garcia. Mikki Moore, the fifth starter, is definitely servic...

By Kelly Dwyer That, in itself, is huge. We're but a scant few years removed from Eddie Jordan calling Bobby Hurley his opening night starter, Mitch Richmond playing an entire year as trade bait, and a somewhat youthful Anthony Johnson turning into the team's biggest surprise.

By dberri Artest and the Sacramento Kings Table One: The Sacramento Kings in 2007-08 The "good" Rockets Table Three: The Houston Rockets in 2007-08 Point Guard: Rafer Alston, Aaron Brooks Center: Yao Ming, Luis Scola, Dikembe Mutombo Point Guard: McGrady Small Forward: Artest Center: Yao Ming

By noreply@blogger.com (David Friedman) A positive for Houston is that Artest has a solid relationship with Rick Adelman, who coached Artest for half a season in Sacramento. That was the last time Artest played in the playoffs; the Kings went 26-14 down the stretch after acquiring Artest in a midseason deal in 2005-06 but Artest's numbers were hardly spectacular during that run: he shot .383 from the field, .302 from three point range and .717 from the free throw line. On the positive side of the ledger, he played excellent defense and averaged 16.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.2 apg and 2.0 spg. His playoff numbers were very similar (.383, .333, .696, 17.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.6 spg) as the Kings lost 4-2 to the San Antonio Spurs. It is worth mentioning that Artest missed game two of that series, a 128-119 loss for...   [read the full post]

By tomas5381 In this review of Sacramento Kings NBA Backboard and Rim Combo, I’m going to show you both the good and the bad. After all, what’sa review without some honesty, right? First, I have to tell you upfront that Sacramento Kings NBA ...

Ralph Nader Presidential candidate and political activist Ralph Nader sent a letter to David Stern at the conclusion of the Los Angeles Laker Sacramento King game six play-off game in 2002. This play-off game was recently brought up in Tim Donaghy’s recent disclosure of irregularities...

  USA - He was in town lobbying for a new arena for the region's only major professional sports franchise, the Sacramento Kings, at the expansive but old Cal Expo ...

The 2007-08 Sacramento Kings season featured a rookie head coach, a handful of injuries and a glimpse of a young nucleus with much promise. ... Season In Review: Sacramento Kings HoopsWorld Marty Mac's World: Sometimes things are better left unsaid Sacramento Bee

Season In Review: Sacramento Kings HoopsWorld - If you are looking for a guy who fills the stat sheet and played hard every night, Salmons provided that for the Kings. Because of Salmons, head coach ... Theus shocks Martin Sacramento Bee

By section214 Pervis Ellison  1989 was a crappy year to have the first pick of the draft, though Sean Elliott, Glen Rice, Tim Hardaway and Shawn Kemp were part of this class. The Kings got 34 games out of Ellison, and eventually traded him, receiving Eric Leckner and Bobby Hansen in return.

By TZ SACRAMENTO KINGS (11-18)   101.0 ORtg (#18), 105.3 DRtg (#26), 95.6 Pace (#11) The Knicks are sort-of like what the Kings would be were they healthy -- good offensive talent, abomination of a defense. Except the Kings -- injuries and all -- are better than the Knicks on all counts. Don't ask me.

By FLCeltsFan For the first time this season, the Celtics trailed at the half at home. They lacked defensive energy in the first half but picked up that defensive intensity in the second half. The Celtics shots weren't falling and they shot 39% for the game while allowing the Kings to shoot 44%. At the half, the Kings were shooting 55% and then the Celtics clamped down on defense in the third and pulled away. The Celtics were out rebounded 35-33. The difference in the game was 20 turnovers for the Kings as compared with only 8 for the Celtics along with a big free throw disparity. The Celtics had 30 free throws while the Kings only had 11.   [read the full post]

By David Friedman I just read three magazine articles that perplexed me. "Mal" means sick and if you flip that around and add an "s" for "subpar" then you'll know where I found these articles. Anyway, the first one declared that the New York Knicks and Sacramento Kings are going to face each other in this year's NBA Finals. Maybe this was just a satirical piece--albeit one that failed to provide either humor or insight--because even with the long lead time it takes to put out a magazine there is no way that anyone who actually watches the NBA could possibly believe that those squads are going to the Finals in 2008 without purchasing tickets. If the Knicks get rid of Stephon Marbury soon then they could possibly, maybe grab the eighth playoff spot in the East. As for th...   [read the full post]

Kings, News10 Team for 16 2007-08 Games News10.net, CA - The Sacramento Kings released their 2007-08 local television schedule Wednesday, including 16 games to be televised on News10 this season. ...

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The 2007 NBA Draft in review Peru Tribune, IN - Sacramento Kings - Spencer Hawes, Washington: Hawes is a decent big man prospect who should eventually replace Brad Miller. Now the Kings just have to find ...

The Sacramento Kings fired coach Eric Musselman on Friday after just one tumultuous season. The Kings went 3349 and missed the playoffs amid infighting and unimpressive play.

  USA - maybe most spectacular, comeback this season, the Suns - down 17 points at halftime - played a near perfect second half in routing the Sacramento Kings, 123-110 ...