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KingsCast: Postgame vs Dallas – Plenty of Blame…

HB KingsCastAugust 4, 2020

The Kings played very well for three quarters but fell back into bad old habits in the 4th. Damien Barling is postgame after a rough loss in OT to the Mavs.

KingsCast: Game Recap... Bad.

HB KingsCastAugust 2, 2020

Things couldn't have gone worse for the Kings. Everyone has a theory as to why they've started so bad. Damien Barling has his.

KingsCast: Can the Kings Make the Playoffs (with…

HB KingsCastJuly 28, 2020

The Kings final scrimmage game is in the books! James Ham joins Damien Barling to break down what it's going to take to get this team over the hump and into the postseason!

KingsCast: Fox Is Back, Kings Fall to Bucks

HB KingsCastJuly 25, 2020

The Kings dropped their second of three scrimmages in Orlando but there are bigger stories... Damien Barling has your weekend report!

KingsCast: A Rocky Kings Week with Sanjesh Singh

HB KingsCastJuly 18, 2020

De'Aaron Fox sprained his ankle, Harrison Barnes is still in Sacramento, Richaun Holmes is still grounded... Sanjesh Singh of the Kings Herald joins Damien Barling to cover it all.

KingsCast: Richaun Holmes Crossed The Gun Line

HB KingsCastJuly 13, 2020

The NBA gave us an update on COVID testing inside the bubble (but not out of quarantine), and Richaun Holmes crossed the gun line. Damien Barling is back with this week's Hoop Ball KingsCast!

KingsCast: Scrimmage Games Set as Mandatory Workouts Begin

HB KingsCastJuly 5, 2020

Jason Jones joins Damien Barling to talk Marvin Bagley getting reintroduced to the team! Plus, mandatory workouts have begun, and we start to hear from the players.

KingsCast: Buddy, Len, and Parker Test Positive

HB KingsCastJune 30, 2020

Three members of the Sacramento Kings have been diagnosed with COVID-19... Buddy Hield, Jabari Parker, Alex Len. Are there more? Damien Barling covers it all!

KingsCast: Bruski & Thoughts on NBA’s Return, Kings…

HB KingsCastJune 10, 2020

The founder of Hoop Ball, Aaron Bruski joins Damien Barling to talk a variety of NBA and Kings related topics after a tumultuous week.

KingsCast: Grant Napear Out

HB KingsCastJune 2, 2020

Grant Napear is out as the Sacramento Kings play by play announcer. Damien Barling is on the mic to talk through the big shift in Kings media.

KingsCast: Unanswered Questions to an Unfinished Movie

HB KingsCastMay 6, 2020

The Sacramento Kings season leaves us with a lot of unanswered questions including... What's next for Marvin Bagley? Would he have played again? Will Buddy remain on the bench? Damien is back with your weekly fix!

Fantasy Snapshot: Sacramento Kings

Hoop Ball Fantasy FeaturesApril 23, 2020

The Kings have some questions to answer this offseason, primarily with their shooting guard and center of the future. Here is a snapshot of their 2019-20 season thus far.

Season So Far: Sacramento Kings

Hoop Ball Fantasy FeaturesApril 22, 2020

What's going on in Kings land? Sacramento is close to the playoffs after leaving a ton on the table in what's been a bumpy season.

KingsCast: Cross-Over Show with Matt George

HB KingsCastMarch 19, 2020

Damien talks with Matt George, host of the Locked On Kings podcast, about a variety of topics including how the NBA season ended, should it continue, will it continue, and in what form.

KingsCast: Letting One Slip to the Raptors

HB KingsCastMarch 9, 2020

The Kings had numerous chances against one of the elite squads from the other conference, but simply couldn't keep Toronto from late scores and fell by three. Damien Barling is postgame!

Recent News ♦ Fantasy Analysis

Buddy Hield

SG, Sacramento Kings

Buddy Hield only saw 10 minutes off the bench on Thursday and barely produced anything with just one 3-pointer, one rebound and one steal.

Hield seems to be falling out of the Kings' rotation in the Orlando bubble despite some "coach speak" we heard earlier in the day. Hield and Bogdan Bogdanović are in clear competition with one another and Bogdan is the hot-hand to ride right now. Hield and the Kings will play against the Nets tomorrow but there is no guarantee that Hield will see an increase in playing time.

August 6, 2020, 5:24 pm

Richaun Holmes

PF, Sacramento Kings

Richaun Holmes didn't do much that we can see on the stat-sheet during Thursday's victory, scoring just eight points on 2-of-6 shooting with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in 32 minutes.

Holmes is currently outside the top-100 in resumption leagues as he has been unable to find the groove that he was in earlier in the season when he was much more productive on both ends. However, he is still getting starter-level minutes and there isn't anyone coming for his job which bodes well for his prospects in the last four games.

August 6, 2020, 5:19 pm

Harrison Barnes

SF, Sacramento Kings

Harrison Barnes helped the Kings take down the Pelicans on Thursday, posting 22 points, six rebounds, two assists, one steal and two 3-pointers in 33 minutes.

Barnes is a boring fantasy player to own in most leagues and wasn't standard-league worthy during the shortened first portion of the season. However, he is providing fantasy GMs with 8th/6th-round value during the resumption league in 8/9-cat formats.

August 6, 2020, 5:15 pm

De'Aaron Fox

PG, Sacramento Kings

De'Aaron Fox was excellent in Thursday's must-win game for the Kings, producing 30 points, 10 assists, three rebounds, three steals, one block, one 3-pointer and three turnovers in 37 minutes.

Everyone shot well from the field in this contest and Fox was no exception, going 12-for-21 overall. However, he did struggle from the charity stripe (5-of-8) but did enough in other categories to make up for it. The Kings will need to win each of their last four games to have a chance at the play-in tournament as they are currently 1.5 games back of the ninth-seeded Blazers. Fox will have to play in all of the remaining games for them to have a chance so he should be locked and loaded across formats.

August 6, 2020, 5:11 pm

Nemanja Bjelica

PF, Sacramento Kings

Despite being inserted back into the starting lineup on Thursday to replace Cory Joseph who started on Tuesday, Nemanja Bjelica played just 16 minutes compared with the 26 minutes that Joseph saw off the bench.

Bjelica was efficient as usual in limited action, posting 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting with four rebounds, three assists, one steal, one block and two 3-pointers. Joseph produced a similar line – 10 points, five rebounds, four assists, one steal and two 3-pointers – but had an additional 10 minutes of game time. Bjelica is the better fantasy option and should be rostered across resumption leagues while CoJo is a top-100 player on his best nights.

August 6, 2020, 4:55 pm

Bogdan Bogdanovic

SG, Sacramento Kings

Bogdan Bogdanović shined in Thursday's win over the Pelicans, pouring in 35 points on 13-of-20 shooting while he hit all three of his free throws and went 6-of-9 from downtown.

Bogdanović nearly scored a point per minute as he totaled 37 minutes for the contest while he chipped in with four rebounds, three assists and one steal. This was by far his best game of the restart so far and the Kings needed to win the game in order to have a chance at the ninth seed. Bogdanović will look to continue his hot shooting against the Nets tomorrow.

August 6, 2020, 4:47 pm

Buddy Hield

SG, Sacramento Kings

Luke Walton is showing confidence in Buddy Hield as he will continue to be the focal point of the Kings' second unit amidst his shooting struggles.

In the three games since the restart, Hield is averaging 13 points on 33% shooting from the field, and 28% from deep. He has turned it over 10 times in the three losses, while averaging only 23.5 minutes per game off the bench. “With Buddy, there is going to be some wild plays, but it’s also what makes him great,” Walton said of Hield's erratic play. “In his mind, he’s not afraid of anything. So you’ve got to live with some of it.” Hield showed what he is capable of Tuesday, scoring 21 points, with five 3-pointers (on 14 attempts) in 31 minutes of game time. The Kings are currently three games back of the 8-seed and will need Buddy to step up and make a significant contribution if they have any plans of making the play-in game.

Source: James Ham for NBC Sports

August 6, 2020, 11:48 am

De'Aaron Fox

PG, Sacramento Kings

De'Aaron Fox went within one assist of a double-double in 39 minutes on Tuesday, ending the night with 28 points, nine assists, three rebounds and two steals.

Fox was almost a one-man show for the Kings, carrying them within four points of victory. Bogdan Bogdanovic (three points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal) shot just 1-of-15 from the field which meant a lot of the offensive responsibility fell onto Fox. He is clearly the motor for the Kings and should continue to be given the opportunity to put up some gaudy numbers moving forward.

August 4, 2020, 7:29 pm