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KingsCast: More Than You Could Possibly Want to…

HB KingsCastOctober 15, 2020

The Sacramento Kings and Monte McNair have rounded out the front office. Jill gives an in depth breakdown of each addition's resume with Damien!

KingsCast: Alvin Gentry Joins Kings Staff, Buddy Not…

HB KingsCastOctober 7, 2020

Alvin Gentry joined the Kings staff, and Buddy Hield apparently isn't returning Luke Walton's calls. Damien Barling and Jill Adge have the latest for the always-interesting Kings!

KingsCast: Frustrating Day for the Kings Organization

HB KingsCastOctober 1, 2020

Damien Barling and Jill Adge discuss a tough day in the Kings organization, with layoffs at different levels.

KingsCast: Monte McNair Press Conference Reactions

HB KingsCastSeptember 24, 2020

Monte McNair was introduced to the Kings faithful today... Damien and Jill have the biggest takeaways!

KingsCast: Monte McNair

HB KingsCastSeptember 16, 2020

News dropped WHILE the show was recording! Check out the 3:40 mark for your enjoyment as Damien Barling and Jill Adge break the Kings news!

KingsCast: 6 Candidates... Okay, 5... Okay, 3

HB KingsCastSeptember 9, 2020

Six reported candidates for the Kings gig fell to five, then three, pretty darn quick. Who is Jill's favorite, and when will someone be in place? Damien and Jill host this treasure hunt of an episode.

KingsCast: What Could’ve Been and What to do…

HB KingsCastSeptember 3, 2020

Damien and Jill are back with some thoughts on the Kings, past and present, including Boogie, Gay and IT.

KingsCast: Rumors on the GM Search

HB KingsCastAugust 19, 2020

Jill and Damien discuss the reports from media outlets and the pros and cons of candidates. Plus, what exactly is Joe Dumars' role in all this?

KingsCast: Vlade Out, What’s Next with New Co-Host…

HB KingsCastAugust 16, 2020

Vlade Divac is out, but what's next? Damien Barling introduces his new co-host Jill Adge to go over the future for Kings coaches and staff.

KingsCast: So That Was The Season, Huh?

HB KingsCastAugust 14, 2020

Should players on a bad basketball team be able to dictate who coaches the team? Damien Barling wraps up a Kings season...

KingsCast: Postgame vs Brooklyn: On The Verge of…

HB KingsCastAugust 7, 2020

The Kings lost to the Nets after a much-needed win, and are on the verge of elimination. Damien Barling is postgame!

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!

Recent News ♦ Fantasy Analysis

Bogdan Bogdanovic

SG, Sacramento Kings

The Bucks have interest in bringing in restricted free agent Bogdan Bogdanović to add to their core, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Bogdanović will be an intriguing name this offseason with a duplicate at the shooting guard position in Sacramento. It seems highly unlikely that Buddy Hield and Bogdanović will both be with the Kings at the start of next season. Hield will begin the four year, $94M contract that he signed in 2019. The Bucks will make some noise this offseason to help their chances at winning a championship in the last season that they have Giannis Antetokounmpo under contract. The franchise hopes to re-sign the Greek Freak to a long-term max extension but it remains unclear if that will happen.

Source: Shams Charania of The Athletic

October 15, 2020, 12:00 pm

PG, Sacramento Kings

Marc Stein of NY Times is reporting that Alvin Gentry has agreed to become an assistant coach with the Kings.

Gentry will reunite with Luke Walton, as they were both assistant coaches under Steve Kerr with the Warriors a few years ago. It’s a good hire for the Kings who have a new GM and will look to move to a positive direction in the next year.

Source: Marc Stein on Twitter

October 7, 2020, 9:34 am

De'Aaron Fox

PG, Sacramento Kings

Monte McNair explained that the Kings' draft strategy will generally be based on "best player available" and that the they will "look for talent and upside" on November 18.

The most illuminating part of this report is that the Kings will be looking at drafting the best player available. Had they used that approach in 2018 when they drafted Marvin Bagley second overall, the team may have ended up with Luka Dončić. The Kings currently have one pick in the first round (12th) and three second-round picks (35th, 43rd and 52nd)

Source: Sacramento Kings on Twitter

September 24, 2020, 5:21 pm

De'Aaron Fox

PG, Sacramento Kings

Speaking at his introductory press conference on Wednesday, Monte McNair said that the vision for the Kings is to play up-tempo behind De'Aaron Fox.

McNair added that Luke Walton agrees with the assessment, which seems questionable given the way that he forced the Kings to slow it down in his first season as head coach. Leveraging Fox's elite quickness to push the pace had Sacramento on the playoff bubble with Dave Joerger at the helm but the team pivoted in another direction last year, trying to fine-tune their halfcourt offense in preparation for grinding, mucky playoff games — games that they didn't qualify for anyway. Beyond Fox, the lack of pace seemed to affect Buddy Hield, so it's encouraging that the new top decision-maker has already identified one of the Kings' best advantages. Time will tell if that's how it plays out on the court.

Source: Matt George on Twitter

September 23, 2020, 6:31 pm

De'Aaron Fox

PG, Sacramento Kings

Shams Charania reported Wednesday night the Kings are hiring the Houston Rockets' assistant GM Monte McNair as their new head of basketball operations.

McNair began his career with the Rockets in 2007 and worked his way up the ranks. He hails from an analytics background and oversaw the Rockets as VP from 2015 forward. It is difficult to know from the outside what effect McNair had on the Rockets' success during that time. This is the type of hire where only time will tell if the Kings have made the right choice.

September 16, 2020, 9:02 pm

Marvin Bagley III

PF, Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings have officially announced the departure of Assistant General Manager Peja Stojakovic.

The news of Stojakovic's departure comes only 24 hours after that of Vlade Divac and was certainly on the horizon given he did not assume the role of GM. It appears as though the Kings are heading down a new path given their recent struggles and what that means for the playing roster remains to be seen.

Source: Dave McMenamin on Twitter

August 15, 2020, 6:30 pm

Marvin Bagley III

PF, Sacramento Kings

Sam Amick is reporting that Vlade Divac has stepped down as GM of the Kings.

Joe Dumars, who had previously been an advisor, will assume GM duties and become the interim VP of Basketball Ops. The Kings have a solid young core but continue to make missteps that keep them out of the playoff conversation. Sacramento's draft choice of Marvin Bagley over Luka Doncic will haunt them for a very long time, though Divac did bring some good players into the organization. Still, given the franchise's lack of success under his watch, the Bagley pick may define Divac's legacy. After another wasted season, we'll see if the next regime wants to keep building with the pieces in place or start re-tooling the roster. Amick also reports that Luke Walton's job is safe for the time being despite being a Divac hire.

Source: Sam Amick on Twitter

August 14, 2020, 6:17 pm

Buddy Hield

SG, Sacramento Kings

Buddy Hield spoke to the media for the first time in the Orlando bubble on Thursday and responded to a question about his role with the team by saying "you guys know me…you know how I feel, y'all can read me well."

It appears that Buddy Hield was disappointed with his role as the season drew to a close. He started for the first 44 games before Luke Walton decided to bench Hield in favor of Bogdan Bogdanović. Bogdanović is a restricted free agent and it would be surprising to see both of them return to the Kings next season. The question they have to decide is whether they would prefer to trade Hield, who is under contract for four seasons and $94M, or find a parter to do a sign-and-trade with Bogdanović. It will be an interesting offseason in Sacramento to be sure.

Source: Sean Cunningham on Twitter

August 13, 2020, 5:07 pm