Kings

Kings Fire Head Coach Mike Brown

Published

3 months ago

December 27, 2024

Joshua

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Sacramento Kings have made the decision to fire head coach Mike Brown. He was under contract through the 2026-27 season.

Brown was in his third season with Sacramento, as he was the head coach to win Coach of the Year in his first season with the team when he led them to their first playoff series in 17 years.

Currently, Sacramento is on a five-game losing streak. Last game, they blew a 4th-quarter 14-point lead to the Detroit Pistons. This losing streak has made them fall to 13-18 on the season.

In each season with the Kings, the 54-year-old had a winning season. He was 48-34 in his first season and 46-36 in his second.

Many speculate that this is a sign that the team will blow it up and start from scratch; De’Aaron Fox’s name has been in trade rumors and reports, which could signal that his time is ending.

Brown was fired minutes before their team plane departed for Los Angeles. He ran practice and talked to the media, but beyond that point, management talked to him and decided to fire their promising head coach.

Doug Christie will become Sacramento’s interim head coach until they find their permanent guy. Christie has been with the team since 2021-22 as an assistant.

Domantas Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis (Ankle) Is Out At Least 10 Days

Published

2 weeks ago

March 19, 2025

Joshua

Domantas Sabonis (Ankle) Is Out At Least 10 Days

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, confirmed by the Sacramento Kings, prized big-man Domantas Sabonis will be out at least ten days due to a right ankle sprain.

The 28-year-old suffered the injury during the Memphis Grizzlies game, where fans only saw him playing 12 minutes before being out the remainder of the game.

He first went to the locker room with a laceration-related injury, but came back. However, the second time he went to the locker room, it was for his ankle and never returned.

Sabonis has missed some time this season with a previous hamstring injury, which saw Sacramento go 3-6 in his absence.

The Kings take on the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night. Sacramento currently holds the ninth seed in the Western Conference.

This season, Sabonis averages 19.2 points and 13.9 rebounds in 58 appearances.

Jonas Valanciunas

Kings Trade For Jonas Valanciunas

Published

2 months ago

February 5, 2025

Joshua

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Sacramento Kings have traded for Washington Wizards’ center Jonas Valanciunas.

It’s being reported Sacramento is giving Washington 20-year-old Sidy Cissoko and two second-rounders.

The 32-year-old, who has started for the majority of his career, was the backup for Alex Sarr. It is now believed he will be backing up Domantas Sabonis.

This is the first year of Valanciunas’s three-year, $30 million contract.

De'Aaron Fox

De’Aaron Fox Told By Kings About Opening Trade Talks

Published

2 months ago

January 31, 2025

Joshua

De'Aaron Fox Told By Kings About Opening Trade Talks

According to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer, the Sacramento Kings were the ones who brought up opening trade talks surrounding De’Aaron Fox. Fox did not have any intentions of requesting a trade.

With the option of being traded on the table now, Fox would have preferred to handle this matter in the offseason. The main reason is that more teams would have been interested in the talented guard.

Right now, teams don’t have as many assets to trade for him as they would in the offseason.

Rumors were circulating that Fox opted not to extend with Sacramento because he was unhappy or wanted to see if they could succeed. Neither was the prevailing case, as he declined the contract to bet on himself to make an All-NBA team to become supermax eligible.

The supermax contract would have guaranteed a lasting relationship with the Kings, as that was the superstar’s intention. However, he is no longer interested in remaining with the team after they decided to move on from him.