Acquired in the trade that sent Marcus Thornton to the Brooklyn Nets, Reggie Evans was thought to be nothing more than a throw-in for Sacramento but the veteran power forward quickly emerged on the scene as a formidable talent. No, the minutes weren’t over the top and Evans’ play isn’t going to find itself leading […] Sacramento Kings 2013-14 Season Grades: Reggie Evans - A...
Sacramento Kings general manager Pete D'Alessandro, who did a Reddit AMA earlier this week, continues to establish his franchise as the most Internetty of them all. On Friday, the Kings announced a challenge for "the best analytical minds" to submit their best draft research and rankings to the team by May 19. They're calling it called "Draft 3.0," and those who provide the best insight will be "considered...
The Sacramento Kings are turning to their fans for a little help with the NBA draft. Kings general manager Pete D’Alessandro announced that the team will look for analysis on players from the public, and will eventually select two people who be in their draft room on June 26, according to ESPN. “This may not get us all the answers, but it may help us think of the right questions to ask,” D’Alessandro...
There is one vote left before the demolition process of Downtown Plaza can begin and the Kings are guaranteed to be in Sacramento for at least 35 years. In less than two weeks, the city council will conduct its final vote on the deal that will place an arena downtown and guarantee that the Kings will be in Sacramento for at least three decades. On Tuesday, May 20 the council will be voting on a wide...
Pete: Have thoughts on the NBA Draft? I’d love to hear them! I’ll be back at 12 p.m....
The Sacramento Kings have launched what is believed to be the NBA's first crowdsourcing program to help make their draft pick....
Brian Windhorst explains what the Sacramento Kings are looking to accomplish by enlisting help from the public in identifying potential draft picks....
The city of Sacramento has completed an agreement for a downtown arena for the NBA's Sacramento Kings....
The Toronto Raptors were only eliminated from the NBA playoffs a few days ago, but Adam Francis has a few early thoughts on the club's impending off-season. Paul Pierce's fingertips started the process. The exit interviews, the locker cleanouts, the post-season wraps-ups, and the fan thank you videos: And now we're in full-on offseason mode, a few weeks later than usual for this franchise, but offseason...
Zach Lowe had an article the other day called "The Power of the 'Pretty Good" Guys" : The mid-level or higher guys on your team that aren't stars but are still essential cogs in the machine. The two big examples he used were Marcin Gortat and Trevor Ariza for the Wizards , as well as guys like Courtney Lee and Wesley Matthews . The Kings recent history of such signings hasn't been very good at all....
Jonathan Abrams just published a fantastic oral history for Grantland on the 2002 Western Conference Finals between the Kings and Lakers . For non-Kings and non-Lakers fans, that was simply an incredible back and forth series. For Lakers fans, it was the series that cemented the first three-peat. And of course for Kings fans, it was the one that got away. The Kings were never closer to getting...
In this episode, host Daniel Leroux (@DannyLeroux) talks with Jack Winter of Hardwood Paroxysm, Warriors World, and ESPN's TrueHoop Network and Jonathan Santiago of Cowbell Kingdom. Jack (@ArmstrongWinter) joins the show to discuss the exhilarating first round of the NBA playoffs, Golden State's decision to fire Mark Jackson, and what candidates make sense for the Warriors. Jonathan (@itsjonsantiago)...
Pete D'Alessandro hosted a reddit AMA (ask me anything) today. Basketball fans from around the internet were able to log in, and well... ask him ANYTHING. Pete answered a ton of great questions and covered a wide range of topics. Here are some the highlights. Pete D'Alessandro took time out of his day today to answer a few questions, from anyone who dared to ask, when he took part in a reddit AMA...
Was Gerald Wallace perfect on the floor this season? Was he worth $10 million? No and no. But he was still a valuable member of the Celtics in a few ways, both tangible and not. When I start to think about Gerald Wallace and reflect upon his first season in Boston, I feel the need to address a larger issue that exists between pro athletes and their fans. It's something that applies to Wallace, yes,...
"In between games, I didn't sleep much. I lost weight. The stress level was high. There was no pleasure." Those are Rick Fox'......
When the Sacramento Kings selected Ray McCallum out of the University of Detroit Mercy, there were a lot of befuddled looks around the Kingdom. But McCallum, a coaches son, wasn’t the prototypical player out of a small school who emerged on the scene. In fact, McCallum was courted by some of the NCAA’s premier basketball […] Ray McCallum most impressed Pete D’Alessandro this...
The Sacramento Kings, in need of a small forward, attempted to sign free agent Andre Iguodala during the 2013 offseason. But the contract offer, with ink still drying, was yanked off the table and the former Arizona Wildcat ended up signing with the Golden State Warriors. That left the Kings with John Salmons as their […] Kings wanted Rudy Gay for fit alongside DeMarcus Cousins - A Royal Pain...
Another season, another record with less than 30 wins. That's six seasons in a row now. But as we all know, wins and losses don't tell the whole story. I took a look at some advanced statistics to point out some of the differences between this past year and year's past. Year ORating DRating Pace SOS MOV FT Rate eFG% TOV% ORB% DRB% 2008-09 105.5 114.7 94.2 10th -8.76 0.315 .491 14.3% 24.5% 69.9%...
Check out highlights from Kings GM Pete D'Alessandro's Reddit AMA on Tuesday. ...
While I mentioned it on Twitter this past weekend, for those of you that missed it, just wanted to send out a quick reminder that Sacramento Kings general manager Pete D’Alessandro will be taking part in a Reddit AMA on Tuesday, May 6th. For those of you unfamiliar with a Reddit AMA, it’s nothing more […] Sacramento Kings GM Pete D’Alessandro to participate in Reddit AMA -...