Delving away from Sacramento Kings news for just a moment, Mayor Kevin Johnson has called for a press conference this afternoon and according to CBS’ Ken Berger, it will (in part) be to announce his expanded role with the union. Johnson is expected to publicly comment on the alleged racist remarks from Los Angeles Clippers […] Mayor Kevin Johnson to work with NBA regarding Donald Sterling...
For two of the Kings’ top three players, this summer is not going to be all about fun in the sun. Rudy Gay and Isaiah Thomas both have difficult decisions to make regarding their futures in the capital city. The veteran small forward can opt out of the final year of an $82-million deal he originally signed with the Memphis Grizzlies back in 2010. Meanwhile, Thomas will scour the free agent market for...
As we’ve seen rather often, a trade isn’t completely done until both parties agree and the NBA’s office signs off. In recent years, deadline deals have been seemingly agreed to only to fall apart in the final seconds. That may not have happened to the Kings (at least in that fashion), but according to general […] Sacramento Kings had five trades in works that didn’t complete?...
Under the Maloof ownership, former center Vlade Divac had a standing invitation to join the Kings franchise. It was an offer Divac never accepted given he was busy heading up the Serbian Olympic Committee. But with Divac’s tenure coming to a close, rumors have spread suggesting Divac could potentially join the Kings franchise again in […] Sacramento Kings could bring back players from...
In the third of a four-part series, Pete D'Alessandro discusses Jason Williams, the 2002 Kings roster and more....
Pete D'Alessandro believes the Sacramento Kings will prioritize drafting the best player available instead of selecting based on need in this year's NBA Draft. “I think we’re in a position to take the best player we can get," D'Alessandro said. "Again, right now we have 28 wins – matching last year – and our best-case scenario would have been 29. So we’re not in a position where I could say any position...
Would trading the pick be worth it or would the Kings be better off keeping it, wherever it may land? Twitter can be fun. Twitter can be awful. Twitter is certainly never boring. It allows you to spew thoughts at random, often without a filter that would normally be in place. It's also not great on expounding on said thoughts should you want to, mainly due to the 140 character limit. Last night...
In the second of a four-part series, Pete D'Alessandro discusses the team's draft process, positive player attributes, the emergence of Ray McCallum and more....
The only logical way to follow up Vivek's appearance. The Sactown Royalty Show is back! This week I'm joined by Nate Hughart, better known around Sactown Royalty as pookeyguru. We've got a lot to cover. We talked about this past season of Kings basketball, and the upcoming offseason. Pookey, being one of our resident CBA experts, discussed the impact of the higher-than-expected salary cap on DeMarcus...
Now that the Sacramento Kings’ season is officially over, it is time for GM Pete D’Alessandro to focus on making this team into a playoff contender again. The Kings are posed with a variety of payroll budgeting issues, and are more than likely to pay a pretty penny in luxury taxes. In this feature, I am going to play in the GM’s “big boy” pants and crunch some numbers that will optimize the Kings’...
Although neither Isaiah Thomas nor DeMarcus Cousins brought home the NBA’s Most Improved Player award (an honor that went to Phoenix Suns point guard Goran Dragic), that doesn’t mean their efforts weren’t noticed. Both Cousins and Thomas found themselves listed in the voting results with Thomas coming in 11th while Cousins placed 17th respectively. Thomas […] Isaiah Thomas,...
On Tuesday afternoon we heard rumblings from general manager Pete D’Alessandro suggesting that trading the Kings first round pick was an option. Looking to improve the team and do so immediately, the Kings don’t exactly need another young body on the roster who’ll take a few years to develop. Of course, if the right player […] 2014 NBA Draft: Kings looking for rim protector,...
The Sacramento Kings hosted an outreach and training meeting today with the Community Workforce Pipeline (CWP)....
Kings general manager Pete D'Alessandro spoke about Rudy Gay's future with the Kings at a media luncheon Tuesday. D'Alessandro said the organization used this last season as a "getting to know each other" period with Gay in hopes that the positive experience would make the decision to leave Sacramento a difficult one. Kings general manager Pete D'Alessandro is banking, at least partly, on the culture...
In a matter of days, the Brooklyn Nets have been called " Dinosaurs ," they've heard their opponent's GM shout a profanity at their home borough , have heard that the NBA conspired to give them Game 1 and, now, they're being called "soft." Being called "soft," however, wasn't a shot fired by the Raptors or the Toronto media. No, it came from an internal source. Tim Bontemps of the New York Post...
DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay and Isaiah Thomas were fantastic this season, but they also had to carry a huge load because of the lack of a supporting cast. If you haven't yet read Blake's excellent breakdown of the Pete D'Alessandro media Q&A from earlier today, you should rectify that immediately. One of the things that Pete stressed to the media was the need to improve both the ball movement and...
We could predict the NBA playoffs until we are blue in the face or we could look at the Steven Adams Rookie Season Highlight Playoffs and figure out which highlight of the young Kiwi's rookie campaign is this years champion. (Todd Jones of NZ Hoops joins us once again, this time to bring you a tournament like no other.) It is that time of year where many experts around the league sit down and look...
Sacramento Kings general manager Pete D'Alessandro met with the media on Tuesday and as expected several topics were discussed over lunch, including t......
The Sacramento Kings acquired guard Jason Terry in February on trade deadline day as part of a deal with the Brooklyn Nets. Terry never made it to Sac......
In the first of a four-part series, Pete D'Alessandro discusses his first year as the team's General Manager, his relationship with Coach Malone and more....