Christie wants Sacramento to be "the best conditioned team in the NBA" as they aim to play with pace and defend 94 feet. New PG Dennis Schroder fits right into that. More on the emphasis of pace and conditioning from Kings Training Camp Day 1: sactownsports.com/58999/sacram...

I’ve got something fun coming back one week from today 👀

"All the NBA guys that called me on him, I was like, 'This is kind of a no-brainer." "Bet on this guy." I talked with Stanford HC Kyle Smith about Sacramento's newest second-rounder. On the mind and game of Maxime Raynaud: sactownsports.com/57082/coach-...

3 Encouraging Takeaways from Sacramento’s 2K26 LVSL showing: - Swiss Army Nique - First steps of building an Identity - Second-year player shines sactownsports.com/57245/three-...

Sacramento's identity has propelled them to a 4-0 start, with the potential to compete for the LVSL title. Nique Clifford's self-creation was on full display today. "I think it's his pace, more so than anything," Stevens said of Clifford. More quotes: sactownsports.com/57087/sacram...

Feels like everyone has referred to Nique Clifford as a Swiss army knife, and he's shown why in Vegas. Scoring, defending, rebounding, passing. “I love making plays for my teammates," Clifford said last night. "I probably enjoy that more than scoring." sactownsports.com/57014/kings-...

Maxime Raynaud started the action. Nique Clifford closed it out. SAC starts their 2025 LVSL with a W. Mistry on Raynaud: "He's kind of limitless in his potential..." Clifford: "My mindset has to be aggression." More postgame quotes: sactownsports.com/56889/kings-...

Competitive. Tough. Team-Oriented. Disciplined. Accountable. Professional. That's Scott Perry's ideal identity for the Sacramento Kings. "This guy, we believe strongly, is going to be the catalyst to that..." Notes from Dennis Schroder's intro presser: sactownsports.com/56793/dennis...

Some early takeaways from Sacramento's first two Summer League practices: - Clifford reunited with college teammate, newest two-way - Raynaud's two-way potential - Carter continues to learn to play PG sactownsports.com/56747/kings-...

Another LIVE edition of The Kings Beat with @jameshamnba.bsky.social and Sean Cunningham. Plenty to talk about with the NBA Draft in the rearview and free agency right around the corner! Hop in and join the convo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VavH...

New Kings GM Scott Perry: "The goal is to build a sustainable winner."

🚨 Time for another LIVE edition of The Kings Beat with @jameshamnba.bsky.social and Sean Cunningham. Not many Kings-related things to talk about right now, but I'm sure we'll find something! Hop in and join the convo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngLD...

Two keys to Sacramento's chances vs Dallas in their first play-in matchup: Pace and Rebounding “If we can get the defensive rebound and push the ball in transition, I think we’ll have a good chance." sactownsports.com/54207/sacram...

Domantas Sabonis ends the regular season above 40 3P% for the first time in his career. He also doubled his attempts from the season prior (2.2). He credited the hours spent working on his shot with Doug Christie and hopes to keep it up for the rest of his career.

Kings fans: How are you feeling heading into the play-in? What are your biggest questions about the current team, how they'll approach the offseason, etc?

🚨 Another LIVE edition of The Kings Beat with Mr. Cunningham and @jameshamnba.bsky.social. Disappointing run for the Kings leaves plenty to talk about... five regular season games left! Join the chat: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vanq...

The Sacramento Kings announced that rookie guard Devin Carter has been diagnosed with a right shoulder contusion. Carter is considered day-to-day and will be listed as questionable versus the Charlotte Hornets.

The Kings announce that Jake LaRavia sustained a bone contusion on his left thumb after taking a fall in Q3 vs OKC on Tuesday. LaRavia will be listed as out and will be re-evaluated in 7-10 days.

Doug Christie said there must've been a mix up with the starting lineup, and the plan was always to start Keon. Said they were trying to work Monk back in and that the guard is "okay with whatever." "It's something that we will look at as we go," he said.

Zach LaVine said that he realized Keon Ellis had "some of the best anticipation skills" the first time he played against him. Ellis had a career-high six steals in tonight's win.

Zach LaVine: "Even after makes and misses, we finally pushed the pace... that helps everybody get in a rhythm." "I think we just had a good flow and the right mindset." Said they took a lot of good shots. 64.9 FG% tonight.

Keegan Murray said when he's in a rhythm he's comfortable shooting any type of 3PAs, but transition looks specifically can get that started: "If I can get a transition three of the bat, I feel like it's going to be a good day."

Keegan Murray, who went 9/13 from three tonight, said he's felt in a rhythm over these last three weeks or so.

Keegan Murray: "We turned it around in the third quarter, but at that point it's too late." He pointed to OKC's transition success in the first half as one of the key issues.

Zach LaVine on the vast difference in 3PAs: "Not taking enough of them and not making enough of them..." Said they've got to figure it out and that he's got to take more than five himself.

Doug Christie when asked about the competitive West: "The Western Conference is an absolute animal, but we'll be better for being in it... we have to find a way."

Doug Christie said the Kings have to be better at creating more possessions and taking more threes.

Domantas Sabonis on the Jayson Tatum injury: "I feel horrible. I've had a crazy month myself, personally, and you never want that to happen. So, I apologize."

Some careless turnovers aren't doing the Kings any favors early vs. Boston.

Zach LaVine played the entire Q1 for Sacramento and tallied zero points and one assist on 0/2 shooting.

Domantas Sabonis' ability to get a board and take it himself has really helped Sacramento's pace early, getting into their actions quicker. Generating more paint touches too, as he's been looking to get downhill vs. Porzingis.

Doing another LIVE edition of The Kings Beat with @jameshamnba.bsky.social! Hop in and join the convo! Happy to take questions from the chat, as always: www.youtube.com/live/phAKXLS...

Both Keon and Keegan mentioned the Kings going away from their step up screens in Q3, which had been working, as a pivotal moment in the loss.

Keegan Murray and Keon Ellis both mentioned that going away from a set that had been working in Q3 was a critical part of the loss.

Just living or dying with DeRozan isolation middys. Which, to be fair, is how he's gotten to 25k+ points.

Kings going small here with about 6 min remaining. Lyles at the five alongside DeRozan, LaVine, LaRavia, and Murray.

Not loving their offensive process, but the Kings had been managing to make just enough of their shots. Milwaukee's four-point lead (104-100) with 5:50 remaining is their largest of the night. 18-11 start to Q4 in the Bucks favor. And they did it with Giannis on the bench.

The second unit with Carter, Ellis, DeRozan, LaRavia, and Lyles really struggled to score. But a strong start has the Kings up 25-17 at the end of Q1. Bucks are shooting 29% (!!) FG and 0/5 from three.

"Unacceptable. There's a lot there that's unacceptable. You can't just let people come into your house and do what they want... super, super disappointed. And I told them this one should hurt. It should hurt if you care about it." - Doug Christie's opening postgame comments

LaVine ended the game with 8 pts on 2/9 FG. DeRozan said they have to do a better job getting him the ball in his spots and in transition. "We've got to play to his strengths more. Put the ball in his hand... we're not gonna win games without Zach being Zach, so we've just gotta find those ways."

DeMar DeRozan on Kevin Huerter's big night: "He came in here like he had a grudge, and he played like it."

DeMar DeRozan on the difference in their 3p shooting from the first and second half: "We didn't give ourselves in the opportunity that we gave in the first half... we kind of let go of the gas from that standpoint."

Malik Monk took a lot of the blame for Zach LaVine taking just nine shots tonight. Said they've got to do a better job setting him up, because they can't have that.

Malik Monk on DeMar DeRozan surpassing 25k career points: "A lot of people don't even get to the NBA. For him to do that is crazy. I'm mad we didn't get the win for him." "That's why he's going to be in the Hall of Fame."

Malik Monk when asked about Kevin Huerter's big night: "Next question." "That's my dog, though."

Kevin Huerter's first game against his former team: 25 points, seven assists, five rebounds, three steals, and one block on 10/16 FG. Zach LaVine's first game against his former team: Eight points, five assists, and one rebound on 1/9 FG.

Kevin Huerter with back-to-back triples to extend Chicago's lead to 12 with two min left. He's loving it. Up to 25 points, 7 assists, and 4 rebounds on 10/16 FG, 5/9 3P.

Only shooting eight threes (so far) in the second half after going 13/27 in the first is kinda crazy.

G1C is loving Jake LaRavia’s effort in this stretch. Great energy in the building tonight. Kings down one with 8:25 left.

Kings were 13/27 (48%) from three in the first half. They just made their first triple of the second half two mins into Q4.