Tag: Sacramento Kings
With the 2017 NBA Trade Deadline just 16 days away, trade talks are starting to heat up.
In his strongest public statement to date on the subject, Sacramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac told ESPN on Monday that All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins is going nowhere before the Feb. 23 trade deadline. “We’re not trading DeMarcus,” Divac told ESPN. “We hope he’s here for a long time.” Source: Marc Stein of ESPN
DeMarcus Cousins is facing a one-game suspension after picking up his 16th technical foul of the season in the Sacramento Kings’ 112-107 loss to the Chicago Bulls. Cousins, who leads the league in technical fouls, collected two on Monday night. The second technical foul came with 1.1 seconds remaining in the game. An accumulation of […]
And they (Sacramento Kings) have to stay on message. Within the past two weeks, three different team executives complained the Kings once again were sending mixed signals. (Vlade) Divac was receptive to moving (DeMarcus) Cousins, while (Vivek) Ranadive was still meddling and still leaning toward keeping Boogie. Source: Ailene Voisin of The Sacramento Bee
Damien Barling stops by the ‘Shop to discuss the LeBron-Barkley feud, the Kings, the trade deadline and more.
DMC (DeMarcus Cousins): “I don’t think we get the same respect as other teams in this league, which is obvious.” DMC cont: “I’m not going to go into details on that but you can pretty much read between the lines. It never really goes our way.” Source: Jason Jones of The Sacramento Bee on Twitter
NBA salary cap guru Eric Pincus reveals the NBA’s decreased cap projections for the next two seasons.
Sacramento Kings guard Garrett Temple will likely miss two to three weeks after partially tearing his left hamstring Tuesday night at Houston. Source: The Associated Press on ESPN
Sacramento Kings forward Matt Barnes surrendered and was later released by New York City police Wednesday in a case stemming from an incident at a nightclub in December. Barnes has been charged with third degree assault, a misdemeanor, after police said he was involved in an altercation at Avenue, a bar in Chelsea. Source: Brian […]
Teams are making new passes at big names to see if there’s a pre-deadline deal to be made.