NBAE via Getty Images Sacramento will look to earn its first victory of the regular season. Kings basketball is back! No more #SummerKings, overly-reaching preseason takes or speculation surrounding how this team will play. Tonight, a new season of Sacramento Kings basketball will commence with a clean slate. Sacramento will take on the Portland Trail Blazers on … [Read more...] about Kings vs. Blazers Preview: A clean slate for the Kingdom
Windhorst: Kings ‘aren’t actively looking to trade’ Marvin Bagley III
Getty Images Yet another chapter in the Bagley saga continues to linger in Sacramento’s opening week. New information regarding Marvin Bagley III’s future in Sacramento surfaced Tuesday afternoon, when Bagley’s agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports became the latest agent to instigate an issue between a player and his team. In a statement released by Schwartz via Excel … [Read more...] about Windhorst: Kings ‘aren’t actively looking to trade’ Marvin Bagley III
Roundtable: Will the Kings make the playoffs this year?
Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images There’s a lot of hype around this Kings team — can they live up to it? We asked our staff to make their case as to why the Sacramento Kings will (or won’t) make the playoffs this year. Why they will: This is the season that the Sacramento Kings will end their 15 year playoff drought. More than ever before, this team is … [Read more...] about Roundtable: Will the Kings make the playoffs this year?
Luke Walton says he wants Kings to have top-15 defense this season
Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images The Kings ranked fifth in the NBA in defensive rating in the preseason. The Sacramento Kings are a bad defensive team. Or should I say, the Kings have been a bad defensive team in recent seasons. This season, they’ve played their way into a top-five defensive rating (97.6). Granted, it’s only been four games, and all of them have … [Read more...] about Luke Walton says he wants Kings to have top-15 defense this season
Marvin Bagley III won’t be part of Kings rotation, per agent
POOL PHOTOS-USA TODAY Sports Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports wants the Kings to know he thinks Marvin Bagley III deserves better. Just when it seemed like the Sacramento Kings were going to start the season with a happy and healthy locker room, the Marvin Bagley III saga took another ugly turn. On the eve of their opening night matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers, … [Read more...] about Marvin Bagley III won’t be part of Kings rotation, per agent