Sacramento Kings Transformative Stage

None of that carried over to 2014-15, though, with the Raptors dropping all the way to 23rd (104.8). It became clear that a majority of players on the team were incapable of executing on the defensive end, which was surprising considering a large percentage of the roster returned from the year before.

The Warriors have a very great and long history. The team was founded in 1946 (Same year NBA was founded) by Peter A. Tyrell and Steven Kim. They were originally known as the Philidelphia Warriors. They played in both the NBL and BAA, before merging with the NBA. The warriors still dominated in the other leagues, winning 2 titles in 47' and 56'. When the team merged into the NBA, they moved to California, (First in San Fransisco, then Oakland.) and changed their name to the Golden State Warriors. Since then the team has won 3

Cousins is averaging 25.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.0 block per game after eight games this season. Despite putting up big numbers, Cousins and the Kings could only collect three wins with five losses (3-5) placing them at the 11th spot in the Western Conference. The poor record could lead to Cousins disappointment again and might precede his plan to leave the team.

Season Summary: The Timberwolves had a horrible year in terms of actually winning games but it was expected. This team is still very young but the upside and potential were seen on several occasions. Zach Lavine showed off his crazy athleticism and at the age of 20 his game could evolve. Andrew Wiggins looked as solid as any number one overall pick could look, and won Rookie of the Year, this will be the first of many awards for him as he continues to mature and grow. Despite these two up and comers the Timberwolves faced injuries throughout the season to guys such as, Kevin Martin, Ricky Rubio and Nikola Pekovic. Now having these players healthy wouldn’t by any means

Hopefully, someone will listen to at least one of these ideas. No one listened the last time I had ideas about the Clippers, and the end result was giving DeAndre Jordan a max contract. (Seriously, how do you sign a guy who is a liability in crunch time because of his free throw shooting to a max contract?)

However, Isaiah is suffering from and a non-fixed hip Injury. Therefore, if Boston wanted Kyrie that bad they had to come off more assets in the deal. Also, former Cavs Star Kyrie Irving requested a trade earlier in the year and was said that he basically did not want to play the shadow of former teammate LeBron James and that he wants to go somewhere else where he can be the number one man on the team. Everyone was shocked to hear about the news considering the fact that LeBron James led them to go to 3 straight finals since he has been back in Cleveland. Other stars in the NBA had words about the request saying that it was “crazy” and that anyone would be lucky to be guaranteed a shot in the finals every year. Why would Irving want to leave a situation where he could play with the league's best player LeBron James? On the other hand, stars Isaiah Tomas and Jae Crowder are more than happy to join King James and the Cavaliers at another chance at a ring. This next season will continue to get more exciting to closer it gets. The Pre-season starts in October and everyone can’t wait to get a sneak peek and see the new teams in action for the first

When Anthony Davis has been healthy, he has given fans a vision from the past when legendary centers were the conquering giants of the NBA. Davis’s point totals per game have increased every season, finishing fourth in points per game behind three electric backcourt players.

The Lakers lost their last two games against the Kings, outscored by 62 points (337-275). As a matter of fact in the Lakers last meeting with the Kings on January 6th at the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento the purple and gold played one of their better games of the season.

The Sacramento Kings, and the Reno Bighorns have been intertwined for the last eight years. The Kings have regulated professional inquiries for the Bighorns since 2013. Prior to the 2013-2014 season, the teams entered into single affiliation partnership, only controlling, and managing the basketball operations.

Their record ended up being 17-65. This year’s season wasn’t really about winning or losing, it was about Kobe Bryant and his farewell tour. Even though they had an awful season, fans still showed up to their games to see Kobe Bryant play one last time. Having a bad season isn’t necessarily bad for the Lakers. Since their record is so bad, they will have a 25% chance to get the #1 draft pick in this years draft. If they were to get the #1 pick, the Lakers would start to head in the right direction. The Lakers would be beyond lucky because a lot of basketball analysis’s believe that this years draft will have a few new stars for the league. If the Lakers were to get the #1 pick, I would take Ben Simmon’s from Louisiana State University, because he has shown that he is NBA

Ty Lawson: Lawson is another point guard the Kings have been linked to. Unlike Rondo, Lawson is under contract. To get Lawson the Kings would have to execute a trade with the Nuggets. Lawson has suggested over media that he wants out of Denver and would welcome playing in Sacramento. The Nuggets drafting Emmanuel Mudiay already gives them a replacement for Lawson. In addition Lawson was a favorite of Kings coach George Karl during their time together in Denver. A trade for Lawson would require a package from the Kings that might include Darren Collison and at least one of the two of Nik Stauskas and Ben

The series is currently tied at 2-all and with the Clippers two main man out of the series; the questions remain unanswered if the Steve Ballmer-owned basketball organization can cope up with the lost of All-Stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin in their lineup.

The frontcourt should receive a boost with Zack Irvin returning from a back injury that cost him his junior season. And Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman is an exciting option at shooting guard, who should see an expanded role in LeVert’s stead. They could make some noise in March, but they need Derrick Walton Jr. to step up in his senior season both as a distributor and more importantly as a consistent scoring threat.

In reality, the 5-foot-11 former North Carolina Tar Heel had long been the subject of trade rumors since February. His name has time and again been linked to other NBA teams such as the Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee

Let’s take these last few games for example. Like I said earlier, they should have won all three, but instead lost the last two to the Kings and Warriors. They did manage to stick out a win in Houston for their first (and only) win of the season.