<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-rumors-sacramentos-malik-monk-stance-amid-russell-westbrook-interest');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings rumors: Sacramento’s Malik Monk stance amid Russell Westbrook interest');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Russell-Westbrook-and-Sacramento-Kings-guard-Malik-Monk.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings rumors: Sacramento’s Malik Monk stance amid Russell Westbrook interest</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-24T22:45:18-07:00">August 24th, 10:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-24T22:45:18-07:00">August 24th, 10:45pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Regardless of how one might think that the Sacramento Kings’ roster-building ethos in recent memory is ill-advised, nothing is stopping the Kings brass from wanting to build a team that would at least make the playoffs despite being in the stacked Western Conference. Their moves this offseason show as much; they signed Dennis Schroder to a three-year, $45 million contract in free agency and have been the most prominent suitor for Jonathan Kuminga — even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-rumors-jonathan-kuminga-sign-trade-proposal-warriors-malik-monk">dangling Malik Monk in various trade scenarios</a> in the process.</p><p>Monk, as electric of a scorer as he can be at times, is not a natural point guard in the eyes of the Kings’ decision-makers, hence their decision to sign Schroder. But it seems as though Sacramento isn’t done fortifying the point guard position just yet, if their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/nba-rumors-kings-are-russell-westbrooks-only-option-in-free-agency">longstanding interest in signing former MVP Russell Westbrook</a> is any indication.</p><p>It’s not quite clear if the Kings would move forward with signing Westbrook. But one thing’s becoming increasingly clearer: they won’t be doing so if it came <a href="https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/rumors/2025/08/24/kings-open-to-adding-russell-westbrook-without-trading-malik-monk/85810912007/" rel="noopener">at the expense</a> of Monk.</p><p>“The Kings have maintained an interest in unsigned free agent Russell Westbrook, sources say, but I’m told that they have indeed explored the possibility of creating a backcourt opening for Westbrook by other means rather than dealing Monk,” NBA insider Marc Stein wrote in his most recent report.</p><p>At present, the Kings have the likes of Monk, Schroder, Keon Ellis, and Devin Carter as the four players most likely to occupy a rotation spot in the backcourt. Previous reports have indicated that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-jonathan-kuminga-3-paths-bulls-kings-sign-and-trades">Kings have been dangling Carter</a> in a potential sign-and-trade for Kuminga, which would then open up a spot for Westbrook should that trade push through.</p><p>But is signing Westbrook really what the Kings need?</p><h2><b>Gauging Russell Westbrook’s potential fit with the Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Russell-Westbrook.jpg"><figcaption>Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>To say that Westbrook wouldn’t be the ideal fit on the Kings would be an understatement. Westbrook, despite coming off a strong season, has well-documented limitations, especially now that he’s approaching his late 30s. He will always be left alone from beyond the arc, and on a team with DeMar DeRozan on it, bringing in a ball-dominant, non-floor spacing guard feels very suboptimal.</p><p>At this point, it feels like the Kings are simply throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. But they have to accept at some point that the wall they’re throwing stuff to in the first place is already wet.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings rumors: Sacramento’s Malik Monk stance amid Russell Westbrook interest

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-complications-jonathan-kuminga-malik-monk-kings-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ complications with Jonathan Kuminga-Malik Monk Kings trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Warriors-complications-with-Jonathan-Kuminga-Malik-Monk-Kings-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors’ complications with Jonathan Kuminga-Malik Monk Kings trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-14T10:10:00-07:00">August 14th, 10:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-14T14:52:17-07:00">August 14th, 2:52pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA offseason is basically over despite restricted free agency situations, like Jonathan Kuminga’s, remaining unsolved.</p><p>With players and team personnel taking much-needed vacations with family and friends in August, everyone will turn their attention to training camp and preparing for the preseason after Labor Day at the start of September. For Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors, the focus remains on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/45-million-contract-jonathan-kuminga-should-sign-warriors-end-standoff">finding a resolution to his restricted free-agency standoff</a>.</p><p>Before free agency began, the goal from both parties seemed simple: find another team in a sign-and-trade.</p><p>Although the Warriors, especially owner Joe Lacob, have remained high on Kuminga’s development and potential, it has become clear over the last year that the 22-year-old is ready to move on.</p><p>Between his inconsistent minutes and reports of the 22-year-old <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5181608/2024/01/05/jonathan-kuminga-steve-kerr-warriors-lineup/" rel="noopener">‘losing faith’ in Steve Kerr </a>and then not even seeing the court late in the 2024-25 season, all roads this offseason led to Kuminga and the Warriors parting ways.</p><p>It also didn’t help that the two sides were very far apart in contract extension negotiations before the 2024-25 season.</p><p>While Kuminga would likely remain with the Warriors for the time being if he were to receive an offer in the $30 million per year range, that has not been presented to him. Kuminga and his camp’s main goal entering the offseason was to secure financial security for the coming years.</p><p>That goal quickly changed given the hardships faced from the Warriors, as Kuminga doesn’t appear to have any desire to return and again see an inconsistent role that stunts his overall development.</p><p>As good as he could be in this league, Kuminga will never be at the forefront of the Dubs’ plans as long as Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, and Draymond Green are present. As a result, Kuminga and his camp have spoken at length with several teams around the league about a sign-and-trade.</p><p>The Sacramento Kings have loomed large as the former seventh pick’s top suitor.</p><h2><b>Breaking down Kings’ offer for Jonathan Kuminga</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Jonathan-Kuminga-warms-up-before-a-Warriors-game.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>What was expected to be a vast market for Kuminga this offseason ultimately never took shape.</p><p>The Miami Heat, a rumored suitor for Kuminga entering the summer, never truly pursued him. Much of the same could be said about the Chicago Bulls, given their situation with Josh Giddey being a restricted free agent.</p><p>Although the Warriors and Bulls spoke briefly at the start of free agency about Kuminga, it became clear that Chicago was focused on solving Giddey’s contract situation and keeping him before turning their attention to anything else.</p><p>At <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/siegels-scoop-josh-giddey-jonathan-kuminga-rfa-market-unchanged">no point did the two sides discuss a Kuminga-Giddey swa</a>p, nor are the Warriors actively pursuing the Australian guard.</p><p>Another team that has expressed interest in Kuminga via a sign-and-trade is the Phoenix Suns. But one of the factors in a potential sign-and-trade from Golden State’s perspective is that they don’t want long-term salary, and that’s all the Suns have to offer with Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale.</p><p>It is also worth mentioning that the Milwaukee Bucks were another team that kicked around the idea of pursuing Kuminga. If they were to do so, the Warriors made it known they would want Bobby Portis in a sign-and-trade scenario, which is something Milwaukee wasn’t willing to do.</p><p>The Dubs have held interest in Portis dating back to before the 2024 NBA trade deadline.</p><p>And so that leaves the Kings as the sole destination for Kuminga if a sign-and-trade were to develop at this point in the offseason. Still, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/sources-warriors-unmoved-kings-suns-jonathan-kuminga-sign-trade-pursuit">Warriors have shown great hesitation in these trade negotiations</a>, as they are taking full advantage of the fact that Kuminga is a restricted free agent.</p><p>If the trade isn’t to their liking, Golden State won’t make a deal. That is where things stand with the Kings after their latest offer.</p><p>Sacramento believes in Kuminga’s potential and value, which is why they are willing to commit to a three-year, $63 million contract for him. Obviously, this would need to be a sign-and-trade, as the Kings are about $7 million from their first apron hard cap.</p><p>After originally offering Dario Saric, Devin Carter, and a protected first-round pick, the Kings <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6529661/2025/08/01/jonathan-kuminga-warriors-nba-free-agency-qualifying-offer/" rel="noopener">shifted their offer</a> to Malik Monk and a 2030 first-round pick with protections, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic.</p><p>That is the offer that stands now — Monk and a protected first-round pick for Kuminga.</p><p>Even if the Warriors get what they want in terms of an unprotected first-round pick, is this enough for Golden State to finalize a trade? Their fans may think so given Monk’s scoring abilities coming off the bench, but there is more that goes into this potential sign-and-trade than a one-for-one transaction.</p><h2><b>Warriors consistent with Jonathan Kuminga approach</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Golden-State-Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga_03d15d.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>There are a few things to note about the Warriors and everything revolving around Kuminga this offseason.</p><p>Aside from not wanting to take back long-term salaries in a potential sign-and-trade, which is the case for Monk being under contract through the 2027-28 season, Golden State doesn’t really want to be hard-capped at the first apron again.</p><p>During the 2024-25 season, the Warriors were restricted in building the back end of their roster due to hard-cap restrictions, and they were barely able to acquire Jimmy Butler. In order to maintain flexibility to pursue star players who become available, the Dubs don’t want to be hard-capped.</p><p>Taking back more salary with Monk compared to Kuminga’s would-be base-year compensation in a sign-and-trade immediately hard-caps the Warriors. The only way to avoid this would be sending out more salary to the Kings, or a third team, in the form of Moses Moody or Buddy Hield.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-jonathan-kuminga-standoff-warriors-final-stages">That isn’t an option for the Dubs</a>, as they hold no desire to trade either player in a package with Kuminga just to get Monk and give in to the young forward’s demands. Since he is a restricted free agent, the Warriors have operated in the driver’s seat, knowing they hold the keys to Kuminga’s future.</p><p>Unless they get the trade they want, which has not happened to this point, the Warriors have signaled that they won’t be pressured into a deal. Entering August, the team cut off all sign-and-trade avenues, and Golden State is now basically telling Kuminga he won’t be on another team to start the 2025-26 season.</p><p>There have been no ongoing trade conversations with the Kings since the last offer involving Monk.</p><p>Not much value has presented itself to the Warriors this offseason in potential Kuminga trades, which is why the organization remains comfortable with the idea of retaining him. A two-year, $45 million contract is on the table, giving Kuminga two options at this juncture:</p><ol><li>Remain with the Warriors on this two-year proposal OR</li><li>Accept his $7.9 million qualifying offer</li></ol><p>While it is always possible that the two sides could <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-rumors-insider-comes-up-with-jonathan-kuminga-grand-compromise">negotiate some sort of compromise</a>, the Warriors are currently standing firm on this two-year offer, which includes a team option in Year 2 and would have Kuminga waive the no-trade clause he would receive.</p><p>As one could assume, this hasn’t sat well with Kuminga or his representation, especially considering that they don’t want to be back with Golden State to begin with. This is why the $7.9 million qualifying offer still remains an option and is being utilized as a threat from Kuminga’s side.</p><p>Whether or not he would sacrifice over $14 million in guaranteed money and the possibility of more than $20 million in the second year of this contract with the team option is the bluff Mike Dunleavy Jr. and the Warriors’ front office are currently calling out.</p><p>Are sign-and-trade scenarios fully off the table at this juncture? That is another question open for interpretation.</p><p>Despite making it clear that they aren’t interested in talking about more sign-and-trade scenarios, the Warriors will always listen to offers coming their way. Should the right deal present itself, Golden State would obviously take it.</p><p>However, at this point in the offseason, it appears that the Kings’ offer is the best to come. With the potential signings of Al Horford, De’Anthony Melton, and others lined up, the Warriors are hoping for a resolution to Kuminga’s restricted free agency sooner rather than later.</p><p>From Kuminga’s point of view, he is in no rush to give in to Golden State’s demands.</p><h2><b>When will a solution come about?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Warriors-Jonathan-Kuminga-walking-up-court.jpg"><figcaption>David Gonzales-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Kuminga is not budging and continues to passively let it be known he does not wish to return to the Warriors.</p><p>If he is to be back with Golden State, nobody expects it to be a long-term marriage, and Kuminga will make sure it’s on his terms. At least, that’s the notion being received as a result of this standoff continuing into mid-August.</p><p>From Kuminga’s perspective, if the Warriors don’t want to trade him to the Kings, he could continue playing hardball and ultimately put the franchise in a very tough spot by accepting his qualifying offer.</p><p>This basically ensures that Golden State can’t trade him during the 2025-26 season, but at what price? Would this really be a smart decision to make as a young player still looking for an opportunity to prove himself in this league and lose out on guaranteed money?</p><p>One could also point to concerns about what his role would be should Kuminga accept the qualifying offer.</p><p>It just doesn’t seem like a smart route for him, especially considering that his value could be destroyed if he accepts such a low offer to become an unrestricted free agent in 2026 and barely plays this upcoming year.</p><p>Tension would obviously exist between the two sides, and it would be a toxic situation for everyone involved.</p><p>On the flip side of things, outside of the qualifying offer, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-rumors-reasons-jonathan-kuminga-declining-45-million-contract">Kuminga will continue to push back on this two-year, $45 million contract</a> the Warriors offered.</p><p>If he is to waive the no-trade clause in the deal, then Kuminga and his camp have signaled they want a player option over a team option. The Warriors have not changed and don’t appear to be willing to change this proposal.</p><p>Until either side budges, this situation will continue to drag out. As a whole, the restricted free agent market, which is also impacting the likes of Giddey, Quentin Grimes, and Cam Thomas, will continue past Labor Day on Sept. 1.</p><p>Obviously, anything could happen at any time, but the sense around the NBA is that all four restricted free agents will decide their fates right before the deadlines to do so at the start of training camp.</p><p>Both Kuminga and the Warriors believe they have leverage over one another, which is why zero progress has been made over the last several weeks. All that is known at this time is that the Dubs are standing firm and don’t appear to be on the verge of any sign-and-trade with the Kings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ complications with Jonathan Kuminga-Malik Monk Kings trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-rumors-jonathan-kuminga-sign-trade-proposal-warriors-malik-monk');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings rumors: Sacramento’s Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-trade proposal to Warriors includes Malik Monk');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Kings-Jonathan-Kuminga-trade-proposal-Warriors-Malik-Monk.jpg"><figcaption>© D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings rumors: Sacramento’s Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-trade proposal to Warriors includes Malik Monk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-01T09:08:03-07:00">August 1st, 9:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-01T14:35:33-07:00">August 1st, 2:35pm</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga saga continues with the young wing still an unsigned restricted free agent. But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-jonathan-kuminga-3-paths-bulls-kings-sign-and-trades">could the Sacramento Kings be a realistic landing spot?</a></p><p>Just a few years removed from a magical season in which they ended the longest playoff drought in NBA history, the Kings are searching for answers as to how they can rise back up again. One way, in theory, is to invest in a player like Kuminga, 22, who has felt underutilized in his four seasons with Golden State.</p><p>That could realistically happen, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6529661/2025/08/01/jonathan-kuminga-warriors-nba-free-agency-qualifying-offer/?source=user_shared_article" rel="noopener">although there are</a> reportedly some big disagreements on <i>how</i> it could happen.</p><p>“As for the Kings, which last spoke with the Warriors earlier this week, team sources say they’ve offered a three-year, $63 million deal for Kuminga in a proposal that would send veteran guard Malik Monk and their 2030 first-round pick (lottery protected) to the Warriors,” The Athletic’s Sam Amick wrote.</p><p>“If that pick didn’t convey, then the Warriors would get the least favorable of the Kings or San Antonio’s first-round pick in 2031. Those protections have been the primary sticking point, team sources said, as the Warriors have insisted that the first-rounder be unprotected. Thus, the stalemate.”</p><p>ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel also recently reported that while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/sources-warriors-unmoved-kings-suns-jonathan-kuminga-sign-trade-pursuit">Sacramento and Golden State have had multiple discussions</a> about a Kuminga sign-and-trade, “there has been zero movement on this front.”</p><p>Additionally, he said Monk’s name has been mentioned as a part of a potential deal, although the negotiations are still seemingly far apart, with Golden State seemingly unimpressed with Sacramento’s initial offer of Dario Saric, Devin Carter, and a protected first-round pick and the Kings refusing to part ways with Keegan Murray or Keon Ellis, who the Warriors indicated interest in.</p><p>It seems difficult to imagine any team giving up much in the way of value for Kuminga, considering <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-jonathan-kuminga-bold-response-latest-contract-standoff-update">the Warriors nor Kuminga</a> himself seems very interested in a long-term partnership with one another.</p><p>While athletic and having shown flashes of great potential, Kuminga’s playing time has fluctuated wildly under head coach Steve Kerr. Kuminga has made his annoyance with this known, surely in part since it likely decreased his value as a restricted free agent, a status he has kept through the entire first month of the offseason.</p><p>Kuminga, if he is not involved in a sign-and-trade or extension with the Warriors, could sign his $7.9 million qualifying offer, which would enable him to become an unrestricted free agent next offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings rumors: Sacramento’s Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-trade proposal to Warriors includes Malik Monk

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/nba-rumors-kings-interested-in-malik-monk-trade-for-jonathan-kuminga');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Kings interested in Malik Monk trade for Jonathan Kuminga');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Jonathan-Kuminga-drives-past-Sacramento-Kings-guard-Malik-Monk.jpg"><figcaption>© D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Kings interested in Malik Monk trade for Jonathan Kuminga</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-02T08:21:24-07:00">July 2nd, 8:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-02T08:21:24-07:00">July 2nd, 8:21am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings have <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-hottest-and-freshest-nba-free" rel="noopener">reportedly expressed interest</a> in acquiring Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. The proposed trade scenario would center around Kings guard Malik Monk, though no deal has materialized.</p><p>Fischer reported Wednesday that Sacramento would consider including Monk in a potential outgoing package to land Kuminga, but trade talks with Golden State remain in the preliminary stages.</p><p>“Sources say that Sacramento, meanwhile, would be interested in including Malik Monk in any outgoing trade package, but nothing substantial has materialized with the Warriors,” Fischer wrote.</p><p>Kuminga, 22, is coming off his fourth NBA season with the Warriors. The former No. 7 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 45.4% from the field and 30.5% from three across 47 appearances. He stepped up in the playoffs, averaging 20.8 points per game on 54.3% shooting during Golden State’s second-round loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>Kuminga enters free agency this summer and is reportedly seeking a contract exceeding $30 million annually. The Warriors, facing luxury tax pressure and roster reshuffling, are weighing whether to retain the young forward or explore sign-and-trade options.</p><h2><b>Kings interested in trading Malik Monk to Warriors in potential deal for Jonathan Kuminga</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga-dunks-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>© Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Monk, 27, had a career-best season for Sacramento in 2024–25, averaging 17.2 points, 5.6 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game while shooting 43.9% from the field and 32.5% from beyond the arc in 65 games. The eighth-year guard signed a four-year, $77.9 million contract earlier this offseason, which includes a player option worth $21.5 million for the 2027–28 season.</p><p>Sacramento initially hoped to trade Monk to the Detroit Pistons in a sign-and-trade that would bring Dennis Schroder to the Kings, creating space to pursue veteran guard Russell Westbrook. However, Detroit shifted course, completing a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-detroit-agrees-to-48-million-duncan-robinson-sign-and-trade-with-heat">separate sign-and-trade with the Miami Heat to acquire Duncan Robinson</a> following the collapse of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-malik-beasley-under-investigation-gambling">Malik Beasley’s three-year, $42 million deal due to ongoing legal issues</a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-dennis-schroder-leaves-pistons-free-agency-contract">Kings then signed Schroder outright to a three-year, $45 million deal</a>, reportedly above his initial market projection of two years and $28 million.</p><p>As it stands, Monk remains on Sacramento’s roster, and the Kings have yet to finalize any trade involving him. According to Fischer, Monk’s continued presence likely ends Sacramento’s interest in acquiring Westbrook, especially with the New York Knicks now out of contention for the 36-year-old point guard.</p><p>Golden State’s offseason remains fluid, with the front office navigating roster decisions involving Kuminga, financial flexibility, and their new trio built around Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III, and Draymond Green. Whether <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-latest-warriors-jonathan-kuminga-nba-free-agency-intel">Kuminga remains part of that vision could hinge on the team’s broader trade discussions</a>, including potential interest from Sacramento.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Kings interested in Malik Monk trade for Jonathan Kuminga

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A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons and the Sacramento Kings are reportedly looking at a sign-and-trade scenario involving <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-dennis-schroder-leaves-pistons-free-agency-contract">the likes of Malik Monk and Dennis Schroder</a>. Monk, owed upwards of $18 million for the upcoming season, has emerged as a serious trade candidate for Detroit as they aim to improve backcourt depth.</p><p>On the other hand, Schroder was understood to have entered an agreement with the Kings after recently entering unrestricted free agency. This sign-and-trade deal <a href="https://x.com/JakeLFischer/status/1939880786775191626" rel="noopener">could help facilitate that move</a>, per NBA Insider Jake Fischer. </p><p>Detroit is understood to be viewing Monk as a secondary shooter and scoring threat alongside Cade Cunningham. He is seen as an affordable option that will also allow the Pistons to continue their pursuit of Duncan Robinson. This comes in a scenario where Detroit may need to move quickly to replace <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-detroit-free-agent-addition-malik-beasley-drama">Malik Beasley, who is currently under investigation for alleged gambling.</a></p><p>Monk is coming off a great season during which he averaged 17.2 points, 5.6 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game. He would immediately add to the Pistons’ backcourt depth and provide a dependable scoring threat off the bench.</p><p>Monk appears to be an ideal fit for a Pistons system that relies on distance shooting. He has converted over 35% from the 3-point line throughout his career and may be the best possible replacement for Beasley.</p><p>On the other hand, the Kings are looking at Schroder as a reliable veteran who would provide some much-needed leadership and playoff experience. Schroder put up 13.1 points and 5.4 assists per game last season across stints with the Pistons, Nets, and the Warriors. </p><p>He can easily double down as another ball handler for the Kings to rely on after trading De’Aaron Fox. The Kings will also avoid losing Monk for nothing, and in return get a veteran who can both act as a starter or provide cover off the bench. </p><p>While it is unclear how close the Pistons are to signing Duncan Robinson, Monk’s arrival will ease the burden on the front office and allow them to bide their time as they continue to understand Beasley’s situation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Pistons, Kings linked to Malik Monk-Dennis Schroder trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-sources-trade-interest-kings-malik-monk');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sources: Raptors maintain trade interest in Kings’ Malik Monk');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Raptors-maintain-trade-interest-in-Kings-Malik-Monk.jpg"></figure><h1>Sources: Raptors maintain trade interest in Kings’ Malik Monk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-17T11:08:38-07:00">June 17th, 11:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-17T11:12:09-07:00">June 17th, 11:12am</time><address><a>Kris Pursiainen</a>Kris Pursiainen is an Associate Editor for all sports based in the NJ/NYC area. Kris brings several years of experience reporting on and writing about professional teams to the table. With experience all over the country as a New York Knicks, New York Jets, New York Mets, Super Bowl LVIII, and Big East beat reporter, Kris has been breaking news and reporting on the NBA, NFL, MLB, and college basketball landscapes for years. Kris is a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Even with the NBA Finals in progress, offseason headlines are already upon us. Reports mentioning the Toronto <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-rumors-insider-reveals-toronto-is-willing-to-gamble-on-kevin-durant">Raptors as a team looking to make major changes</a> this summer continue to surface. Could the Sacramento Kings be a potential trade partner for the Raptors?</p><p>The Raptors are willing to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-rumors-what-jake-fischer-hearing-kevin-durant-trade-pursuit">deal either RJ Barrett or Immanuel Quickley</a> for “a significant roster upgrade,” per Jake Fischer. They have the ninth pick in the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft. Fischer added that pick is “increasingly viewed as perhaps the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-rumors-no-9-pick-most-likely-top-10-picks-traded">most likely top-10 pick in the draft to be traded</a>.”</p><p>If a trade with the Phoenix Suns for Kevin Durant doesn’t end up happening, league sources tell ClutchPoints they have other targets in mind. The Raptors have demonstrated interest in acquiring Kings guard Malik Monk in a potential trade, with that interest dating back at least to February’s trade deadline.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/sources-domantas-sabonis-kings-future-raptors-trade-rumors">Kings weren’t actively shopping</a> their marquee players then. But the team is now under new management. The extent to which GM Scott Perry is actually willing to deal any of Sacramento’s marquee players is unknown.</p><p>League sources say the Kings have been listening to trade offers from other teams. But that could be Perry simply gathering intelligence on his new roster. The Durant trade saga playing out will allow other pieces of the NBA offseason to fall into place. If Sacramento decides that trading Monk could potentially serve them best long term, they’ll have at least one suitor for him in Toronto.</p><p>Perry, because of his time with the New York Knicks, has preexisting relationships with at least two Raptors. Barrett and Quickley could be worth monitoring as part of any potential return in a deal for Monk. One question remains paramount in any hypothetical, though. Do the Raptors think that Monk is the ‘significant roster upgrade’ they’d trade one of the two former Knicks for?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sources: Raptors maintain trade interest in Kings’ Malik Monk

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-malik-monk-sheds-light-future');   ga('set', 'title', 'Malik Monk sheds light on Kings future');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Kings-guard-Malik-Monk.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Malik Monk sheds light on Kings future</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-17T14:10:52-07:00">April 17th, 2:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-17T14:10:52-07:00">April 17th, 2:10pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After letting coach Mike Brown go mid-season, the Sacramento <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-monte-mcnair-fired-immediately-after-play-in-loss-mavericks">Kings fired GM Monte McNair after Wednesday’s loss</a> to the Dallas Mavericks as the franchise’s future was a topic reporters asked Kings guard Malik Monk about. After Wednesday’s 120-106 loss, Monk affirmed his commitment to Sacramento, and is looking forward to coming back next season as their 2024-25 campaign comes to an end.</p><p>When a reporter asked Monk if he’d have to reassess his future with the Kings, Malik responded <a href="https://twitter.com/James_HamNBA/status/1912943040320422222" rel="noopener">he’d stick around</a> with certainty, per James Ham’s X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“I’m all in. No question,” Monk said. “No question about that. It’s terrible to end the season on the bench not helping your team, especially when you know you can. It’s tough to watch that. But it’s a bright future for us I feel like, especially with the down year we had this year. I feel like it only can go up. This year been crazy. So, I’m looking forward to next year.”</p><p>Before a reporter could finish asking if he’d ever experienced a season like 2024-25, Monk knew his answer instantly.</p><p>“No [expletive] like this,” Monk replied before the reporter finished his question. “Nothing at all. I haven’t seen anything like this before.”</p><p>Monk doesn’t know of a clear-cut solution for the Kings. However, improving is the ultimate goal between now and 2025-26.</p><p>“I really can’t pinpoint what we need to do, obviously, it’s win more games,” Monk added. “I just feel like we got to come out here with pride every night, especially in front of this home crowd, and I’m going to do my best to preach that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Malik Monk said he’s “all in” on Sacramento and how he had to play multiple different roles throughout the season. <a href="https://t.co/1mgqhGT2Ep">pic.twitter.com/1mgqhGT2Ep</a></p><p>— James Ham (@James_HamNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/James_HamNBA/status/1912943040320422222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Kings forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-why-demar-derozan-holds-zero-regrets-joining-sacramento">DeMar DeRozan doesn’t regret joining the Kings</a>. Perhaps the offseason will give fans a better impression of what the future will look like in Sacramento this summer.</p><h2><b>Doug Christie’s strong statement after Kings’ play-in exit</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Kings-coach-Doug-Christie_12f7d8.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After Wednesday’s loss, Kings interim head coach Doug Christie says he’s committed to his team. Despite the disappointing finish, Christie <a href="https://x.com/BrendenNunesNBA/status/1912734163465302233" rel="noopener">expressed interest</a> in returning next season, per Sac Town 1140’s Brenden Nunes.</p><p>“This is where I want to be. I think you guys know that,” Christie said. “I need to finish what I started.”</p><p>The Kings finished the regular season with the tenth-best record (40-42) in the Western Conference, and after their 14-point loss, surrendered their only ticket in the the playoffs via the Play-In Tournament. The Mavericks will face the Grizzlies for the 8th seed on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Malik Monk sheds light on Kings future

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He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings have been on a roll of late, but they just received some bad news on the injury front. Amid a three-game win streak, the Kings learned that guard Malik Monk will need more time away from the action <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1910102452860518769" rel="noopener">to deal with a lower-body issue</a>, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.</p><p>“Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk will be re-evaluated in two weeks due to a left calf strain, sources tell ESPN,” Charnia said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday.</p><p>As further noted by Charania, the timetable update on Monk likely means that the former Kentucky Wildcats star will not see action for the remainder of the 2024-25 NBA regular season and in the play-in.</p><p>With that update, the 27-year-old Monk wraps up his eighth season in the NBA with averages of 17.2 points, 5.6 assists and 3.8 rebounds across 65 games while shooting 43.9 percent from the field and 51.3 percent from behind the arc.</p><p>Monk <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-hit-brutal-malik-monk-news-amid-play-in-push">most recently suited up for the Kings in last Monday’s 127-117 victory</a> on the road over the Detroit Pistons. However, he only played for six minutes off the bench in that contest, as he exited late in the first quarter with a calf injury. Monk had two points on 1-for-3 shooting from the floor with an assist and a turnover when he left the court.</p><p>The Kings have already secured a berth in the play-in tournament, as they have a 39-40 record through Tuesday –just a game in front of the Dallas Mavericks, who will be playing the Los Angeles Lakers this Wednesday evening.</p><p>While they no longer have a shot at making it to a top-six spot in the Western Conference standings, the Kings still have something to play for. Apart from the desire to finish the regular season with at least an aesthetically better .500 record or better, the Kings surely want to lock up the No. 9 seed to win the homecourt advantage when they play the No. 10 seed in the play-in tournament, which the Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns are also still in play for.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/nuggets-vs-kings-prediction-odds-pick-spread-4-9-2025">Kings’ last three games will be against the Denver Nuggets</a> this Wednesday night, Los Angeles Clippers on Friday and Suns on Sunday — all at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings guard Malik Monk’s play-in status in jeopardy after latest injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-hit-brutal-malik-monk-news-amid-play-in-push');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings hit with brutal Malik Monk news amid play-in push');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Sacramento-Kings-guard-Malik-Monk-0-shoots-during-pregame-warm-ups.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings hit with brutal Malik Monk news amid play-in push</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-07T18:28:28-07:00">April 7th, 6:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-07T18:28:28-07:00">April 7th, 6:28pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/kings-vs-pistons-prediction-odds-pick-spread-4-7-2025">Sacramento Kings are playing the Detroit Pistons on the road</a> Monday night, as Doug Christie’s team looks to strengthen their chances of clinching a berth in the NBA Play-in Tournament.</p><p>However, they absorbed a blow mid-game when shooting guard Malik Monk was <a href="https://x.com/JandersonSacBee/status/1909396708452413942" rel="noopener">ruled out for the rest of the contest</a> with an apparent lower-body issue, according to Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee.</p><p>“Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk will not return to tonight’s game vs. the Detroit Pistons due to a left calf injury,” Anderson shared in a post on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>The former Kentucky Wildcats star logged in just six minutes of action on the floor and off the bench against the Pistons before getting sidelined for the remainder of the tilt with just two points on 1-for-3 shooting from the field, and assists and a turnover.</p><p>The Detroit game was Monk’s seventh since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-malik-monk-leaves-mavericks-game-with-apparent-injury">missing three consecutive games in March</a> due to an illness. In six games before the date with the Pistons, Monk <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/monkma01/gamelog/2025#517-522-sum:player_game_log_reg" rel="noopener">averaged 11.3 points</a>, 3.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting just 36.9 percent from the field and 31.0 percent from behind the arc. Through 64 games this season, Monk has averaged 17.4 points, 5.6 assists and 3.8 rebounds while posting a 43.9 field goal percentage and a 51.3 effective field goal percentage.</p><p>It remains to be seen whether Monk will need to miss at least a game to deal with his leg issue. Apart from Monk, other Sacramento players dealing with injuries are forwards Keegan Murray (back) and Jake LaRavia (fractured thumb).  The likes of Keon Ellis and Devin Carter could see increased playing time if Monk would need to get sidelined in the coming games.</p><p>The Kings are amidst a tight battle for a play-in spot in the Western Conference. They entered Monday ninth in the standings in the West with a 38-40 record  — half a game in front of the Dallas Mavericks, who are at the No. 10 spot, and three games ahead of the Phoenix Suns, who are 11th.</p><p>Monk can be considered questionable at the moment for the Kings’ next assignment, which will be a matchup against the Denver Nuggets in Sacramento on Wednesday — the first leg of a three-game homestand to finish their schedule in the 2024-25 NBA regular season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings hit with brutal Malik Monk news amid play-in push

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celebrity/kings-deaaron-foxs-wife-malik-monk-caught-beefing-in-heated-exchange');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ De’Aaron Fox’s wife, Malik Monk caught beefing in heated exchange');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kings-news-DeAaron-Foxs-wife-Malik-Monk-caught-beefing-in-heated-exchange.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ De’Aaron Fox’s wife, Malik Monk caught beefing in heated exchange</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-11T09:18:14-07:00">March 11th, 9:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-11T16:57:13-07:00">March 11th, 4:57pm</time><address><a href="http://designsux.com">Burtland Dixon</a>As an avid enthusiast of entertainment, Burtland Dixon is a passionate individual who revels in the magic of movies, sports, music, and pop culture. Whether it's catching the latest blockbuster, watching the marquee matchup of the week, attending live concerts, or getting immersed in the world of gaming, Burtland finds joy in all forms of entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-deaaron-fox-revealing-admission-sacramento-kings-return">De’Aaron Fox’s first game back in Sacramento</a> since being traded to the San Antonio Spurs in February had all the makings of a homecoming—except the focus quickly shifted to an intense courtside confrontation. Fox’s wife, Recee Fox, <a href="https://athlonsports.com/nba/deaaron-fox-wife-gets-into-it-with-malik-monk-after-spurs-kings" rel="noopener">was caught in a heated exchange</a> with his former Kings teammate and longtime friend, Malik Monk, after Sacramento dominated San Antonio, 127-109, per AthlonSports.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DG8XEC7peDj/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DG8XEC7peDj/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by San Antonio Spurs Memes (@spursmemes_)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Courtside Tension Raises Eyebrows</b></h2><p>As the final buzzer sounded, Recee Fox and Monk were seen engaged in a fiery discussion. Witnesses noted that Recee was forcefully pounding her fist into her hand, an unmistakable sign of frustration, while Monk appeared just as animated in his response. The argument escalated to the point where another individual attempted to intervene before Monk eventually walked away.</p><p>Fox and Monk share deep basketball roots, having played together at the University of Kentucky before reuniting in Sacramento. Their bond seemed solid, but Fox’s trade and his comments afterward hinted at lingering tensions. The All-Star guard suggested his new team in San Antonio felt more like a family, a statement Monk didn’t take lightly.</p><p>“It was crazy, ’cause he was one of the reasons I came here,” Monk admitted following the trade. “But we got to move on. I know it’s a business. By the looks of it, they said he wanted to be out of here, so he got what he wanted.”</p><h2><b>Fallout From Fox’s Departure</b></h2><p>Fox didn’t let Monk’s words slide, quickly responding on social media before deleting his post. “Everybody has the same story about the dysfunction but yeah it’s my fault,” he wrote, seemingly addressing the Kings’ internal struggles and refuting the idea that he alone wanted out.</p><p>Beyond Monk’s reaction, Fox’s dissatisfaction with Sacramento had been brewing for a while. He reportedly had issues with head coach Mike Brown, and after Brown was fired in December 2024, Fox’s exit soon followed.</p><p>Despite the off-court drama, Fox’s return performance was unremarkable, finishing with 16 points on 6-of-17 shooting. “I haven’t made a shot in two weeks, man,” he said postgame. He acknowledged the emotions of playing his former team but maintained that the tribute video was a touching gesture.</p><p>As for the courtside clash, the full story remains unclear. However, when a player’s wife gets involved in a dispute with an ex-teammate, it usually signals unresolved issues beyond basketball. Whether Monk or Fox will provide more clarity remains to be seen, but for now, Sacramento’s drama continues even without Fox in the lineup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ De’Aaron Fox’s wife, Malik Monk caught beefing in heated exchange

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings can ill-afford any more injuries to their key guys, what with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-gets-crucial-update-after-suffering-hamstring-injury">Domantas Sabonis being out for at least one week</a> after sustaining a Grade 1 left hamstring strain. But on Monday night, the Kings were beset with another unfortunate development on the injury front, with Malik Monk <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1896745834995417191" rel="noopener">having to exit their ongoing matchup</a> against the Dallas Mavericks due to what is currently an unknown leg injury, as pointed out by ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel.</p><p>It’s not quite clear yet what the Kings guard tweaked, but it was serious enough to warrant the need to get into the locker room to have the leg checked. The injury occurred when Monk took on Mavericks defender Kai Jones in isolation, and it seemed like the Kings guard <a href="https://twitter.com/Ryan_in_Sactown/status/1896745906999025911" rel="noopener">planted his right foot violently</a> against the hardwood. In the immediate aftermath of the play, Monk was limping, putting all his weight on his left leg.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Malik Monk in the Kings locker room after this play.  Hard to tell if it’s an ankle or possible hyperextension. <a href="https://t.co/NKKsv1IRqh">pic.twitter.com/NKKsv1IRqh</a></p><p>— The Kings Court with Ryno (@Ryan_in_Sactown) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ryan_in_Sactown/status/1896745906999025911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This was not the turn of events that fans expected heading into the Kings-Mavericks matchup. In addition to Monk’s injury, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-injury-scare-game-kings">Mavs also lost Kyrie Irving to a serious-looking injury</a> that forced the star guard down for a considerable period of time. While Irving nailed his free throws prior to exiting the game, it looked like the Mavs star hyperextended his knee, which is not the best sign for a team that’s already missing Anthony Davis.</p><p>With Monk’s status for the rest of the game uncertain, DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine will have to shoulder a heavier offensive burden on the night. This is a crucial game for the Kings in the Western Conference playoff seeding picture, as they are neck and neck with the Mavs for the ninth and tenth spots in the standings.</p><h2><b>It’s gut check time for the Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Malik-Monk.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Without Domantas Sabonis and Malik Monk, the Kings’ mettle will be tested even further. Their depth wasn’t already the most impressive to begin with, so it will be interesting to monitor who steps up in the absences of the two players that comprise the heart of the team’s offense.</p><p>At the very least, the Kings have Jonas Valanciunas, a longtime starter in the NBA, ready to step into the starting lineup amid Sabonis’ injury. But the Kings will Monk’s contributions to be more difficult to replace. Monk plays with so much pace, and he complements that with incredible shot-making and ballhandling that Sacramento will have to adjust big-time if he were to miss time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Malik Monk leaves Mavericks game with apparent injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-malik-monk-drops-nsfw-roast-broke-zach-lavine');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Malik Monk drops NSFW roast of ‘broke’ Zach LaVine');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Malik-Monk-drops-NSFW-roast-of-broke-Zach-LaVine.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ Malik Monk drops NSFW roast of ‘broke’ Zach LaVine</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-09T13:13:16-08:00">February 9th, 1:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-09T13:13:16-08:00">February 9th, 1:13pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-demar-derozan-reacts-reuniting-zach-lavine-bulls-trade">Kings are still implementing their new players</a> on the court that they acquired at the trade deadline. One of those players is Zach LaVine, who played well in their win against the New Orleans Pelicans, finishing with 22 points, four rebounds, and five assists.</p><p>Though he had a good game, he only shot 1-for-7 for three, and Malik Monk <a href="https://x.com/kr_poly89/status/1888477062119469565" rel="noopener">hilariously called him out</a> about his three-point shooting after the game.</p><p>“Yeah, that motherf—– ain’t hitting no threes like he do with everybody else,” Monk said. “I don’t know what it is, his s— broke right now.</p><p>“I’m just playing, he’s going to start hitting them, he’s just gotta get a few games under his belt.”</p><p>As LaVine continues to play with his new team, there’s no doubt that he will figure things out and will help the Kings try to gain ground in the Western Conference. In his second game with the Kings, he was able to light the beam, and he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-zach-lavine-reacts-lighting-first-beam-after-bulls-trade">shared his reaction after the win</a>.</p><p>“It was really fun,” said LaVine, per Sean Cunningham of Fox 40 News on X, formerly Twitter. “Obviously we didn’t have the best showing the first game and it’s tough coming to a new team and trying to figure it out with everybody on the fly, but we’re pros. There’s no excuse. We know how tight the West is. To come out here and have this performance after a slow first, it was great.”</p><p>Though the Kings traded away De’Aaron Fox, they’re still showing that they want to be competitive, and with the talent they have on the team, they have the chance to do so.</p><p>Like LaVine said, the Western Conference is tight, and they’re going to have to make sure they don’t go into a bad slump that can get them out of the Play-In.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Malik Monk drops NSFW roast of ‘broke’ Zach LaVine

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-deaaron-fox-trade-draws-brutally-honest-malik-monk-admission');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ De’Aaron Fox trade draws brutally honest Malik Monk admission');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Kings-news-DeAaron-Fox-trade-draws-brutally-honest-Malik-Monk-admission.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ De’Aaron Fox trade draws brutally honest Malik Monk admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-06T20:58:45-08:00">February 6th, 8:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-06T20:58:45-08:00">February 6th, 8:58pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The S<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-gm-gives-blunt-reason-for-deaaron-fox-trade">acramento Kings, all things considered, did well for themselves despite having to navigate De’Aaron Fox’s trade request</a>. They were able to acquire a fringe All-Star talent (Zach LaVine) in exchange for him as well as a few first-round draft picks, allowing them to remain semi-competitive for this season and the next. However, losing Fox is still a big blow, as he was the franchise player the Kings committed to back in the early 2020s (choosing him over Tyrese Haliburton).</p><p>No longer having Fox around will be a major adjustment for the Kings, and for new starting point guard Malik Monk, <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanCunningham/status/1887382968592978331" rel="noopener">he admitted</a> that having the opportunity to play alongside his former teammate in Kentucky was what drew him to Sacramento in the first place.</p><p>“It was crazy because he was one of the reasons I came here for sure. But yeah we’ve got to move on. I know it’s a business. By the looks of it, they say he wanted to be out of here, so he got what he wanted,” Monk said, via Sean Cunningham of FOX 40.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Malik Monk tries to explain tonight’s 130-111 loss to the Magic, evaluates his performance, reacts to losing De’Aaron Fox, addition of Zach LaVine and Jonas Valanciunas, as well as the future going forward. <a href="https://t.co/bOQSawRMHV">pic.twitter.com/bOQSawRMHV</a></p><p>— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanCunningham/status/1887382968592978331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>There was no nonsense in the way Monk delivered his reaction to Fox’s departure. This shows that there is not much room for sentiment in the business that is the NBA, as things can change ever so swiftly in professional sports. The Kings had to move on as well, and at the very least, they got ahead of it, trading Fox away and getting as much as they can without having to risk a major fall-off in the standings.</p><p>For Monk, he will now be tasked with handling the ball a lot more often now that Fox is with the Spurs. This could be a good opportunity for him to spread his wings even further with the Kings.</p><h2><b>The Kings look to thrive in the post-De’Aaron Fox era</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Malik-Monk.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Losing a franchise cornerstone is always a sad experience for a fanbase. De’Aaron Fox was a homegrown talent for the Kings, as he flourished into an All-Star-caliber player after being drafted back in 2017. Nonetheless, the Kings had to do what’s best for the franchise, and they could not have risked losing him for nothing, hence their decision to send him to the Spurs.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/zach-lavine-bold-predictions-bombshell-kings-trade">Kings still have a core</a> that should allow them to remain semi-competitive. The core four of Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine, Malik Monk, and DeMar DeRozan should be enough to keep them hovering around .500, although it’s not quite clear if that would be enough to net them a postseason berth.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ De’Aaron Fox trade draws brutally honest Malik Monk admission

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-malik-monk-signs-shoe-deal-peak');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Malik Monk signs shoe deal with Peak');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Kings-news-Malik-Monk-signs-shoe-deal-with-Peak.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ Malik Monk signs shoe deal with Peak</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-18T08:12:19-08:00">January 18th, 8:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-18T08:12:19-08:00">January 18th, 8:12am</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Malik Monk has entered a new phase of his NBA career when it comes to the shoes he’ll don at the games.</p><p>Monk signed a multi-year deal with shoe brand Peak. It is a <a href="https://www.peaksportshoes.com/pages/about-peak" rel="noopener">popular Chinese shoe brand</a> whose mission is to bring their customers stylish, functional and comfortable products that will help them maintain peak performance, push their limits and outperform the competition.</p><p>Monk won’t be the first NBA player to sign with Peak. He would be the seventh, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-jose-alvarado-signs-sneaker-deal-chinese-brand-peak">following the likes of Jose Alvarado</a>, Andrew Wiggins, Dwight Howard, Tony Parker, Matthew Dellavedova, and Lou Williams.</p><p>Before, the Kings star aligned himself with the Nike brand. He wore their shoes throughout his collegiate career at Kentucky, signing a contract with them after he was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 11th pick of the NBA Draft.</p><p>Monk <a href="https://x.com/AhmadMonk/status/1880475214922019248" rel="noopener">made the announcement official on his social media accounts</a>, expressing excitement about his new endeavor in the shoe game.</p><p>“MEET ME AT THE PEAK. Excited to start this new journey with PEAK Basketball #PeakSport,” he said in the announcement.</p><h2><b>How Malik Monk has performed for Kings this season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Malik-Monk.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-demar-derozan-gives-malik-monk-his-flowers-after-wild-41-in-warriors-clash">Malik Monk settled in as a reliable sixth man</a> throughout his time with the Sacramento Kings, remaining the same this season.</p><p>Monk is averaging 17.5 points, 5.5 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game. He is shooting 43.8% from the field, including 33.9% from beyond the arc. He’s reached double-digits in scoring 28 times, having 20 or more points on 13 occasions.</p><p>He has entered his peak with the most points he has averaged in his career so far. He’s also become a more frequent presence in the starting lineup, making 20 appearances. The team is 12-8 with him in the first unit.</p><p>Sacramento has a 21-20 so far this year, reaching the midpoint of the campaign at the ninth spot of the Western Conference. They are on pace to having a place in the play-in tournament to qualify for the last two seeds in the NBA playoffs.</p><p>The Kings prepare for a two-game homestand, hosting the Washington Wizards on Sunday at 9 p.m. and the Golden State Warriors on January 22 at 10 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Malik Monk signs shoe deal with Peak

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-demar-derozan-gives-malik-monk-his-flowers-after-wild-41-in-warriors-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ DeMar DeRozan gives Malik Monk his flowers after wild +41 in Warriors clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Kings-news-DeMar-DeRozan-gives-Malik-Monk-his-flowers-after-wild-41-in-Warriors-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ DeMar DeRozan gives Malik Monk his flowers after wild +41 in Warriors clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-05T21:45:33-08:00">January 5th, 9:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-05T21:45:33-08:00">January 5th, 9:45pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings have not been playing their best basketball for most of the season, but they have been trending up as of late — a surprising development in the aftermath of Mike Brown’s firing. On Sunday night, the Kings faced another tough test, this time a clash against the Golden State Warriors while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-deaaron-fox-playing-vs-warriors-latest-injury-update">missing arguably their best player in De’Aaron Fox</a>. But in the end, the game was a breeze for the Kings, with Sacramento taking a 129-99 win thanks in large part to the brilliance of Malik Monk.</p><p>Monk, who has stuck in the starting lineup ever since getting the promotion to start December, was phenomenal at the controls of the Kings’ offense. He put up 26 points and 12 assists and, perhaps most tellingly, put up an amazing plus-minus of +41 on the night — showing how he made mincemeat of the Warriors’ defense.</p><p>After the game, Kings star DeMar DeRozan gave Monk <a href="https://twitter.com/BrendenNunesNBA/status/1876124409108545784" rel="noopener">his due commendation</a> for stepping up and putting forth a Fox-like performance to give Sacramento its fourth consecutive victory.</p><p>“He was real big. Especially without Foxy. Him coming out, being the point guard, handle the ball for us. Getting downhill. Getting everything kinda going for us. He was the spark for us tonight, especially with him being a plus-41. That was something we needed, and he led the charge. That was big,” DeRozan said in his postgame presser, via Brendan Nunes of Sactown Sports 1140.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Full quote: <a href="https://t.co/C5Rj33cDvL">pic.twitter.com/C5Rj33cDvL</a></p><p>— Brenden Nunes (@BrendenNunesNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrendenNunesNBA/status/1876124409108545784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Monk has always seemed to step up for the Kings in an expanded role, and he allows the team to maintain its breakneck identity, as he is relentless in getting to the rim and playing with pace. And there’s no better time for Monk to do this than the present, as they continue their bid to rescue their season and crash the congested playoff picture out West.</p><h2><b>Kings win fourth straight thanks to Malik Monk’s huge performance</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Kings-guard-Malik-Monk-talks-to-Draymond-Green.jpg"><figcaption>© Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/doug-christie-strong-kings-declaration-second-win-since-mike-brown-firing">Kings have won four straight games,</a> and this is not to be taken lightly. They beat four teams with winning aspirations, beginning with a huge win over the Dallas Mavericks. They then rallied from behind the Philadelphia 76ers after a few crunch-time failures from Philly, and then they kept it rolling with a high-octane victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.</p><p>Something seems to be clicking for the Kings, especially after demolishing the Warriors the way they did. And they will look to keep this streak going as they face a Miami Heat team full of tumult tomorrow on the second night of a back-to-back.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
18.0	1.0	2.3	1.3	1.3

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
18.0	1.0	2.3	1.3	1.3