Report: Bobby Jackson Close to Joining Rick Adelman's Staff
The Kings organization has gone through sweeping changes this summer after the ownership change at the end of the season. It appears there is still change to come.According to a report from the...
View ArticleKings Sign Marquette Guard Trent Lockett
The Kings announced today that they have signed Marquette Guard Trent Lockett to a contract.Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but I would be very surprised if this is anything more than a...
View ArticleKings owner seeks input from fans on in-game experience
It was just the beginning of last season when tarps were falling from the rafters and only seven months ago when the news broke about the Seattle deal.Well, things have certainly changed.New owners -...
View ArticleThe Sactown Royalty Show: Programming Note
Last night we had an episode of the Sactown Royalty Show scheduled, but ran into some technical difficulties. Â With the system I use for the show, everything goes live at a set time, and has to go live...
View ArticleShareef Abdur-Rahim Named General Manager of Reno Bighorns
The Kings today announced that Director of Player Personnel Shareef Abdur-Rahim will be the new General Manager of the Reno Bighorns, Sacramento's D-League Affiliate. Chris Gilbert, a new member of...
View ArticleKings name Shareef Abdur-Rahim general manager of Reno Bighorns
The Sacramento Kings have named Shareef Abdur-Rahim the general manager of their D-League affiliate, the Reno Bighorns, the team officially announced Thursday. Abdur-Rahim is also the Kings' director...
View ArticleThe Sactown Royalty Show Ep. 12: Biegler Returns!
The Sactown Royalty Show is back!Our old friend Robby Biegler returns to the podcast. If you listened to his previous appearance, you know Biegler is a hilariously random guest. It's perfect for the...
View ArticlePotential bill would speed up legal challenges to Sacramento arena
As we all know, lots of things can slow down a major construction project like the planned Kings arena in downtown Sacramento. There's the campaign to force a public vote on the 7-2 decision to proceed...
View ArticleFIBA Africa 2013 results: Egypt, Angola advance to finals
Nigeria entered the 2013 FIBA Africa event as the favorite, perhaps purely because of its NBA talent, but two surprising losses for Ike Diogu, Al-Farouq Aminu and company opened the door for other...
View ArticleCan Blazers Deliver On President Chris McGowan's New Online Strategy?
The Sacramento Kings’ new ownership rolled out a fresh strategy this week to better understand its fans desired in-game and post-game experience:Ask them.As written abouton Sactown Royalty, a...
View ArticleC.J. Aiken back with Kings into training camp
C.J. Aiken, the 6'9 big man from St. Joseph's, has signed a training camp deal with the Kings, according to the website City of Basketball Love. In an interview with CoBL (which is a couple weeks old...
View Article30Q: Which Kings big will start at power forward?
It's September 1st. NBA training camps open in thirty days (September 28 for teams competing in international preseason contests). We're a month away from seeing the newest version of your Sacramento...
View ArticleFIBA Americas schedule 2013: Argentina, Venezuela battle for Group B position
The FIBA Americas tournament continues on Monday with the fourth day, as teams continue pool play and try to capture an automatic berth in the 2014 FIBAÂ World Cup.The best game of the day is likely to...
View ArticleOn Labor Day, assessing the NBA's next collective bargaining battle
Two years ago this month, the NBA was careening toward a lockout that affected the regular season. NBA fans had to familiarize themselves with scores of legal terms and listen to talking point after...
View ArticleWill any Kings get an extension before the season begins?
The deadline to sign an early extension for a number of Kings players is October 31. The players who do not ink an extensions will become a restricted free agent in 2014. Any extension signed between...
View ArticleIs Luc Richard Mbah a Moute the solution at small forward?
It seems like every year we do this 30Q series there's always a question about "Will this new player finally solve Sacramento's SF problem?". Unfortunately, the answer has always ended up being "No....
View ArticleReserve Kings partial season ticket packages at 10 a.m. Wednesday
For those who want to get to a bunch of games but can't commit to all 41, the Sacramento Kings will open up reservations for partial season ticket packages at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. An announcement by...
View ArticleKings reportedly hire Joel Abelson to coach Bighorns
The Reno Bighorns -- whose basketball operations are now managed by the Sacramento Kings, and more specifically, Kings assistant GM Shareef Abdur-Rahim -- have hired a head coach, according to Yahoo!'s...
View ArticleMichael Beasley is the argument for more conditional NBA contracts
Back when Michael Beasley signed his free agent contract with the Suns a year ago -- one worth a reported $18 million over three years -- many of us shrieked in horror. And alas, we were right for a...
View ArticleNBADL Coach Joel Abelson Moves Into New Role
Despite helping his team improve upon the previous year's record with a 25-25 finish this past season, head coach Joel Abelson ultimately couldn't catapult the Sioux Falls Skyforce into the D-League...
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