<!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-russell-westbrook-sacramento-mutual-interest');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings rumors: Russell Westbrook, Sacramento have ‘mutual 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/2025/10/IMG_1164.jpeg"><figcaption>Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings rumors: Russell Westbrook, Sacramento have ‘mutual interest’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-10T18:18:14-07:00">October 10th, 6:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-10T18:21:13-07:00">October 10th, 6:21pm</time><address><a href="https://pucksandpalms.com">Colby Guy</a>Colby Guy is an Associate Editor covering the NFL and College Football for ClutchPoints. He previously covered hockey for various outlets, including the Associated Press, The Hockey News and The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Russell Westbrook may finally find his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/10-greatest-kings-in-franchise-history-ranked">next NBA home with the Sacramento Kings</a>.</p><p>ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania <a href="https://x.com/thewestbrookera/status/1976763341826658436?s=61&amp;t=_GsuMQMjHDyvSjyS4gV9gg" rel="noopener">reported on Friday</a> that there is “strong mutual interest” between the nine-time NBA All-Star and the Kings. Charania noted Sacramento’s need for a backup point guard, stating that they were 29th out of 30 teams in bench points and bench assists in 2024.</p><p>“Look, I’m told there is strong mutual interest between Russell Westbrook and the Sacramento Kings, and the Kings have a need for a reserve point guard. They were 29th in bench points, 29th in bench assists last season. Russell Westbrook helps with that, and he’s got relationships across that organization. DeMata Sabonis, he’s close with, played with him. He played with Dennis Schroeder as well. DeMar DeRozan, Zach Levine, they have LA ties as well,” Charania explained.</p><p>“B.J. Armstrong, the new assistant general manager there, he knows B.J. Armstrong from the agency side, and he does have respect with Scott Perry, their new general manager, and Doug Christie, their new head coach. We’ll see if a deal gets done before the start of the season or during this upcoming year.”</p><p>The 36-year-old point guard averaged 13.3 points per game, 4.9 rebounds per game, and 6.1 assists per game in his lone season with the Denver Nuggets. He spent parts of the season coming off the bench — averaging 27.9 minutes per game — and could potentially fill a role that Sacramento has been lacking.</p><p>Schröder is the only point guard on the Kings roster who averaged at least 20 minutes per game on an NBA roster during the 2024-25 season. He averaged 13.1 points per game, 2.6 rebounds per game, and 5.4 assists per game while splitting the year between the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, and Detroit Pistons.</p><p>Westbrook could <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-rumors-new-gm-holds-affinity-for-russell-westbrook-problem">fill a big hole for Sacramento</a> while finally finding a home for his 18th NBA season.</p><p>The 2016-17 MVP has played for five teams since leaving Oklahoma City via a trade following the 2018-19 season. He has not spent more than two years at any one spot, playing for the Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, and the Nuggets before declining his player option and hitting free agency after the 2024-25 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings rumors: Russell Westbrook, Sacramento have ‘mutual 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/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/sacramento-kings/nba-rumors-kings-are-russell-westbrooks-only-option-in-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Kings are Russell Westbrook’s ‘only’ option in free agency');   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/Nuggets-point-guard-Russell-Westbrook.jpg"><figcaption>Ed Szczepanski- USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Kings are Russell Westbrook’s ‘only’ option in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-21T07:46:50-07:00">August 21st, 7:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-21T08:05:59-07:00">August 21st, 8:05am</time><address><a>Rishav Bhat</a>Rishav is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. 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">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is not a common occurrence for a player of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/russell-westbrook-last-ditch-options-free-agency">Russell Westbrook’s calibre to be available as a free agent</a> in the NBA. The 2017 NBA MVP is a nine-time All-Star and last played for the Denver Nuggets, putting up decent numbers despite starting just 36 times.</p><p>What is even more surprising is the fact that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-rumors-sacramento-wants-trade-before-possible-russell-westbrook-signing">the Sacramento Kings appear to be the only team interested in bringing in Russ</a> as a free agent. </p><p>“We are still waiting to see what other moves could come in Sacramento before the Kings try to bring Russell Westbrook. And that’s been the one home all along that we really have looked at for Russell Westbrook and that’s still the home that I have heard earlier this week is the most likely outcome for Russell Westbrook if he’s gonna be in the NBA at all,” NBA reporter Jake Fischer said during a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfG_xQ9sqh0" rel="noopener">live stream</a> on Bleacher Report. </p><p>“Honestly, that’s really the only home we’ve heard for him.”</p><p>Similar remarks were recently made by ClutchPoints’ NBA insider Brett Siegel, who wrote that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/russell-westbrook-last-ditch-options-free-agency">Kings have been mentioned as the “top team” for Westbrook</a> this offseason since the start of free agency. However, Siegel noted how Sacramento’s roster crunch and pursuit of restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga directly impacts the organization’s ability to potentially sign Westbrook.</p><p>Westbrook averaged 13.3 points, 6.1 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game last season while playing 27.9 minutes per game. Once seen as a triple-double machine, Russ’ physical decline has made it difficult to produce the kind of numbers he once did, partly also due to his highly physical playing style.</p><p>However, the player has still shown the ability to regularly contribute especially as a depth player, and would have expected multiple teams to be interested. As things stand however, the Kings continue to be viewed as the most likely landing spot.</p><p>The Kings have been aggressive in reshaping their roster after missing the playoffs, trading away De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs and acquiring Zach LaVine from the Chicago Bulls. They also brought in Dennis Schröder via a sign-and-trade and moved Jonas Valančiūnas in exchange for Dario Šarić while adding Drew Eubanks in free agency. </p><p>Bringing in Westbrook would give them a ball handler to lead the bench while offering depth and leadership in the backcourt. Further he is set to be available on a team-friendly contract considering the lack of interest from the rest of the league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Kings are Russell Westbrook’s ‘only’ option in free agency

<!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/nba-rumors-insider-predicts-warriors-kings-jonathan-kuminga-trade-could-get-done');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Insider predicts how a Warriors-Kings Jonathan Kuminga trade could get done');   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/Kuminga-vs-the-Timberwolves.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Insider predicts how a Warriors-Kings Jonathan Kuminga trade could get done</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-03T09:03:22-07:00">August 3rd, 9:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-03T09:03:22-07:00">August 3rd, 9:03am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Arguably the biggest storyline of this offseason <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/2-final-moves-golden-state-warriors-must-make-to-complete-2025-nba-offseason">for the Golden State Warriors</a> has been the future prospects <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/sources-warriors-unmoved-kings-suns-jonathan-kuminga-sign-trade-pursuit">of wing Jonathan Kuminga</a>, who has long been a polarizing player in the Bay Area and whose trade market has dried up, per Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Still, recently, the Sacramento Kings have been tied to the former 2021 first round draft pick in a potential trade scenario.</p><p>Sam Amick of The Athletic recently stopped by 95.7 The Game and spoke on the current state of those talks and <a href="https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/rumors/2025/08/03/keegan-murray-and-keon-ellis-not-discussed-in-jonathan-kuminga-trade-talks/85498574007/" rel="noopener">what it would</a> take to get the Warriors on board.</p><p>“So, it feels like that the focus for the Warriors, I mean, for one, I was actually told that that Keegan Murray and Keon Ellis have not even been discussed for what it’s worth,” reported Amick, via Hoopshype. “And then on top of that, the Warriors’ focus seems to be on the pick, and if the Kings want the Warriors request is then go completely unprotected on the 2030 first rounder.</p><p>“I think if the Kings obliged, then it feels like that deal would get done. And so it feels like the focus is more on the pick than it is them trying to get any other young prospects from the Kings.”</p><p>The 2030 draft pick from the Kings could be especially valuable considering the current trajectory of the Sacramento franchise.</p><h2><b>Strange times for the Warriors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Curry-at-a-WNBA-Game.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Warriors’ reported desire for draft compensation as opposed to current NBA talent from the Kings would seem to signify more of a long term outlook for the Golden State front office; however, the team is currently trying to wring everything it can out of the Stephen Curry era before it’s too late, making win-now moves more of a realistic pathway to that outcome.</p><p>There’s no denying Kuminga’s talent, which he flashed after Curry got injured in the Warriors’ second round series loss vs the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>However, there have also been plenty of questions about Kuminga’s fit in Steve Kerr’s offense and whether he is truly a good complementary piece for a Curry-led team.</p><p>In any case, we could be finding out how the Kuminga situation resolves itself sooner rather than later.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Insider predicts how a Warriors-Kings Jonathan Kuminga trade could get done

<!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-news-russell-westbrook-moment-demar-derozan-kings-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Russell Westbrook shares moment with DeMar DeRozan amid Kings rumors');   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/Russell-Westbrook-on-the-bench.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Russell Westbrook shares moment with DeMar DeRozan amid Kings rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-30T05:18:43-07:00">July 30th, 5:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-30T05:18:43-07:00">July 30th, 5:18am</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While most players are already back on the grind for the upcoming season, veteran guard Russell Westbrook has yet to find a new home after choosing free agency, although he has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-rumors-sacramento-wants-trade-before-possible-russell-westbrook-signing">linked to the Sacramento Kings</a>.</p><p>After one season with the Denver Nuggets, Westbrook declined his $3.4 million player option last month to test the waters and find a new squad. So far, the decision has proved to be unfruitful.</p><p>On Tuesday, Westbrook and Kings star DeMar DeRozan were spotted having a chat during halftime of the game between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Las Vegas Aces at Crypto.com Arena. It further fueled rumors about the former MVP going to Sacramento.</p><p>Sparks reporter Ben Geffner <a href="https://x.com/BenGeffner/status/1950390562630357507" rel="noopener">posted a video</a> of the interaction on X.</p><p>“Westbrook’s been linked to the Kings as a primary free agent target. If he signs this offseason, the two would join forces in Sacramento,” wrote Geffner.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russell Westbrook and DeMar DeRozan talking at halftime of Sparks vs Aces.</p><p>Westbrook’s been linked to the Kings as a primary free agent target. If he signs this offseason, the two would join forces in Sacramento. <a href="https://t.co/IFLDYMCM2X">pic.twitter.com/IFLDYMCM2X</a></p><p>— Ben Geffner (@BenGeffner) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenGeffner/status/1950390562630357507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>According to reports, the 36-year-old Westbrook has been on the Kings’ radar this offseason, with the team looking to move things around to make room for him. The squad is already loaded at the guard position with Zach LaVine, Malik Monk, Dennis Schroder, Keon Ellis, and Devin Carter. Adding Westbrook could mean that one of the aforementioned guys would be shown the door.</p><p>Last season, he averaged 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 1.4 steals in 27.9 minutes per outing. He provided the spunk and energy that the Nuggets badly needed. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-russell-westbrook-game-7-nba-history">Westbrook also had his moments in the playoffs</a>.</p><p>While he could do the same for the Kings, his mercurial personality is always a concern. It could disrupt team chemistry. Westbrook and DeRozan both grew up in California, so that could be a plus. But can he get along with the other guys?</p><p>If everything pushes through, Sacramento will be Westbrook’s seventh team. The nine-time All-Star is past his prime, but he can still be an asset.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Russell Westbrook shares moment with DeMar DeRozan amid Kings rumors

<!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-sacramento-wants-trade-before-possible-russell-westbrook-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings rumors: Sacramento wants to make trade before Russell Westbrook signing');   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/NBA-point-guard-Russell-Westbrook.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings rumors: Sacramento wants to make trade before Russell Westbrook signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-28T08:21:47-07:00">July 28th, 8:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-28T08:21:47-07:00">July 28th, 8:21am</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/nba/sacramento-kings/sacramento-kings-perfect-move-2025-nba-offseason">Kings are looking to stay competitive next season</a>, and they’ve made a few moves this offseason to make sure they have a chance in the competitive Western Conference. One player who has been on their radar for some time is Russell Westbrook, and it seems like he has mutual interest.</p><p>With the Kings already having a logjam at the position, they want to <a href="https://x.com/MattGeorgeSAC/status/1949694831992922526" rel="noopener">move around some players</a> before they can potentially sign Westbrook, according to Locked On Kings podcast host Matt George.</p><p>“Both parties have been talking and have had mutual interest since free agency began. That’s been well known. From what I gather, the Kings are still looking to move a player like Devin Carter or Malik Monk before they can bring Westbrook in. The Kings have a log jam at the guard position and very little financial flexibility to work with,” George wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Carmichael Dave of Sactown Sports also thinks <a href="https://x.com/CarmichaelDave/status/1949573441608356321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1949573441608356321%7Ctwgr%5E8edeb62d2d8356601d7215e1215946335badc1aa%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoopshype.com%2Frumors%2F" rel="noopener">there’s a good chance</a> that Westbrook signs with the Kings.</p><p>“It’s not done, but it’s been cooking for a while. And there is strong interest from both sides. I’d say 80-20 he’s a King,” Dave wrote.</p><p>Westbrook gave the Denver Nuggets some solid minutes when he was on the floor last season, and he’d proven to give second units the energy they need throughout the game. If the Kings are looking to play fast and need a veteran backup, Westbrook would be a good signing for them.</p><h2><b>Kings have interest in Russell Westbrook</b></h2><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-rumors-russell-westbrook-still-linked-dennis-schroder-signing">Kings made sure to improve their guard play</a> this offseason, as one of their biggest moves was signing Dennis Schroder. It doesn’t look like they’re done making moves at the position, because they still had some guards on their wish list, according to Brett Siegel of Clutch Points.</p><p>“Russell Westbrook and Malcolm Brogdon are the two players who have come up the most in conversations about how the Sacramento Kings will fill out their roster this offseason,” Siegel wrote. “The word from NBA Summer League regarding the Kings is that they still want to add Westbrook even after their sign-and-trade to acquire Dennis Schroder from the Pistons.”</p><p>With how competitive the West will be, the Kings should do whatever they can to load up on talent. They still have high-skilled players such as Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine, and DeMar DeRozan, and they have role players who can make big plays as well.</p><p>Adding Westbrook doesn’t completely move the needle for the Kings, but it does help them become a more complete team. Throughout his career, Westbrook has been known to make an impact on the floor, and he loves getting his teammates involved.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings rumors: Sacramento wants to make trade before Russell Westbrook signing

<!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-insider-shoots-down-jonathan-kuminga-ben-simmons-possibilities');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings rumors: Insider shoots down Jonathan Kuminga, Ben Simmons possibilities');   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>Kings rumors: Insider shoots down Jonathan Kuminga, Ben Simmons possibilities</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-22T10:24:16-07:00">July 22nd, 10:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-22T10:50:55-07:00">July 22nd, 10:50am</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">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings are not expected to pursue forward Jonathan Kuminga or guard Ben Simmons this offseason, according to Carmichael Dave of Sactown Sports 1140. The longtime Kings insider addressed both players during a recent livestream, <a href="https://youtu.be/a6suVF2_Sf8?si=WOUnCeOCzwLAhp0n" rel="noopener">dismissing recent speculation</a> about potential interest.</p><p>Dave first addressed Simmons, calling the rumors “hilarious” and downplaying any chance of the Kings signing the three-time All-Star.</p><p>“This is hilarious for many reasons,” Dave said. “What has started out as not a bit has become a bit with Ben Simmons… to get him would be nothing more than a hope and a prayer… and I wouldn’t spend a lot of money on it.”</p><p>He acknowledged that Simmons, 28, may theoretically fill needs for Sacramento, including point guard depth and perimeter defense, but ultimately confirmed he had done the necessary background checks and said, “It’s not happening.”</p><p>Simmons split the 2024–25 season between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers, averaging 5.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 4.7 assists while shooting 52% from the field over 51 games. Earlier this offseason, NBA insider Jake Fischer reported that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-ben-simmons-named-potential-sacramento-free-agent-target">Sacramento and New York were monitoring Simmons’ free agency</a>. However, Dave’s comments appear to rule out any serious pursuit from the Kings.</p><h2><b>Kings insider dismisses Ben Simmons speculation and denies advanced talks for Jonathan Kuminga</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ben-Simmons-on-April-11-2025.1.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In the same livestream, Dave also addressed rumors tying Sacramento to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-rumors-jonathan-kuminga-intel-suggests-new-deal-come-while">Golden State Warriors restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga</a>, whose name has surfaced frequently in sign-and-trade speculation this summer.</p><p>“But what I can tell you is this — I’m plugged in, I’ve checked in, and a lot of the stuff over the last month has been overblown,” Dave said. “Just like with the Kings being in ‘advanced talks’ on Jonathan Kuminga. They were two teams kicking tires… they were never in advanced talks. That didn’t happen.”</p><p>Kuminga, 22, 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 for the Warriors last season. He remains in discussions with Golden State about a possible new contract or sign-and-trade opportunity, but Sacramento does not appear to be in serious contention for his services at this stage.</p><p>Dave’s remarks align with a recent report from ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel, who stated that while the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-bradley-beal-jonathan-kuminga-nba-summer-league-intel">Kings have expressed interest in Kuminga, they were never close</a> to finalizing a deal.</p><p>“The Sacramento Kings, who have made it known around the league that they are interested in the young forward, were never close to finalizing a sign-and-trade with Golden State, sources said,” Siegel reported.</p><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-sacramento-officially-completes-dennis-schroder-sign-and-trade-with-pistons">acquiring Dennis Schroder in a sign-and-trade with the Detroit Pistons</a>, the Kings are now less than $10 million below the first-apron hard cap. Making a serious push for Kuminga would require offloading one of their key recent additions, such as DeMar DeRozan or Malik Monk — a scenario many around the league view as unlikely.</p><p>As the offseason continues, Sacramento appears focused on evaluating internal roster options and maintaining flexibility, rather than executing any major acquisitions involving Simmons or Kuminga.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings rumors: Insider shoots down Jonathan Kuminga, Ben Simmons possibilities

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Downing-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings rumors: New GM holds ‘affinity’ for Russell Westbrook, but there’s a problem</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-11T08:31:24-07:00">July 11th, 8:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-11T08:31:24-07:00">July 11th, 8:31am</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 Kings haven’t made many moves in free agency, but the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-sacramento-officially-completes-dennis-schroder-sign-and-trade-with-pistons">one thing they did was sign Dennis Schroder</a>. There’s a good chance that he’ll be the starting guard for the team, and they have depth behind him to help when he goes to the bench. It wouldn’t be bad to add more depth, and Russell Westbrook has been a name that has come up since the guard is still looking for a team to sign with.</p><p>Though general manager Scott Perry is fond of Westbrook, the depth issue <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZW1TTdbDzU" rel="noopener">is a problem</a>, according to The Athletic’s Sam Amick.</p><p>“The sense I had gotten was that the Kings and Scott (Perry) have a lot of affinity for Russ, without question,” Amick said. “But the backcourt is already pretty crowded, and there was concern about making it even worse. So I’ve certainly been leaning in the direction of thinking that’s not going to happen. Nothing has changed roster-wise to alter the logjam that a move like that would create. I mean, we know they’ve been active, but it’s obviously been pretty quiet recently.”</p><p>As of now, the Kings have Schroder, Devin Carter, Keon Ellis, and Malik Monk, who could play guard. Bringing in Westbrook would definitely be a log jam, especially if the Kings want to prioritize giving the young players on the team minutes. Westbrook may have a better chance with another team where he can play more meaningful minutes.</p><h2><b>Kings looking to stay competitive in West</b></h2><p>There were questions about what direction the Kings may decide to go in this offseason after they shook up some things last year, but it looks like they’re going to stay competitive. There are still some things that need clarity, as far as if the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-rumors-heat-linked-to-jazz-star-amid-jonathan-kuminga-demar-derozan-buzz">Kings still want to trade DeMar DeRozan</a>. It doesn’t seem like there is much of a market for him, but that can change as the months go by before the season.</p><p>Another player whose name has been in trade rumors is Monk, and with the logjam at the guard position, they could be looking to get some assets in return. If neither DeRozan nor Monk gets traded, the Kings will have a team full of talent once again, but they’ll have to figure out how to put it all together.</p><p>Head coach Doug Christie found a way to unlock them toward the end of the season, and he’ll have a full training camp to do so this time around.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings rumors: New GM holds ‘affinity’ for Russell Westbrook, but there’s a problem

<!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/denver-nuggets/nuggets-rumors-obvious-reason-nuggets-block-jonas-valanciunas-greece-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nuggets rumors: 1 ‘obvious’ reason Denver wants to block Jonas Valanciunas’ Greece move');   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/Jonas-Valanciunas.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Nuggets rumors: 1 ‘obvious’ reason Denver wants to block Jonas Valanciunas’ Greece move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-06T09:09:49-07:00">July 6th, 9:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-06T09:10:12-07:00">July 6th, 9:10am</time><address><a>Rishav Bhat</a>Rishav is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. 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">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Denver Nuggets find themselves embroiled in one of the most intriguing stories of the NBA offseason <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-denver-pushing-jonas-valanciunas-trade-kings">with their pursuit of Jonas Valanciunas</a>. While the Lithuanian veteran is eyeing a contract with EuroLeague giant Panathinaikos, he is still under an NBA contract and cannot sign unless released by the Nuggets.</p><p>Valanciunas met with Panathinaikos officials this weekend and is reportedly eyeing a $12 million deal with the Greek side. This comes after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-jonas-valanciunas-denver-future-in-jeopardy-amid-euroleague-move">Denver was poised to land him as Nikola Jokic’s backup</a> after agreeing to a swap with the Sacramento Kings for Dario Saric. While the Nuggets view Valanciunas as the ideal Jokic backup, the Kings need Saric’s reduced salary in order to see through the Dennis Schroder acquisition they have already agreed upon.</p><p>In addition to him being seen as the ideal fit, the Nuggets <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-lots-of-fresh-nba-free?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=167647434&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">also seem hard-pressed due to the lack of alternatives</a>, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Valanciunas potentially forfeiting even all of his $10.4 million salary would unlock Denver’s $14.1 million mid-level exception, but the pickings are slim.</p><p>The Nuggets could potentially offer Al Horford a one-year deal. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/warriors-rumors-marc-stein-al-horford-pursuit">Horford is expected to join the Golden State Warriors</a> despite Dub Nation only having the $5.7 million taxpayer mid-level left to offer him, with no other attractive pivots available to Denver. This has led to the Nuggets officials being currently determined to enforce Valanciunas’ contract and see him join the roster for next season, per Stein.</p><p>This is despite the player seemingly wanting to sign this three-year deal with Panathinaikos, who have already promised a celebratory reception at Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos Airport in around 10 days. A similar situation had played out before Sasha Vezenkov’s transfer to Olympiacos last July. </p><p>The player had acquired the requisite letter of clearance after forfeiting his entire salary for the 2024-25 season, an option which remains available to Valanciunas as well. However, it is up to the Nuggets to accept, as things stand, they look poised to enforce the contract. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nuggets rumors: 1 ‘obvious’ reason Denver wants to block Jonas Valanciunas’ Greece move

<!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-rumors-kings-player-dubs-want-jonathan-kuminga-sign-and-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors rumors: The Kings player Dubs want in Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-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/2025/07/Jonathan-Kuminga-warms-up-before-a-Warriors-game.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Warriors rumors: The Kings player Dubs want in Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-03T20:46:24-07:00">July 3rd, 8:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-03T20:47:04-07:00">July 3rd, 8:47pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Whatever offseason plans the Golden State Warriors may have are seemingly on hold until they sort out <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-rumors-jonathan-kuminga-free-agency-situation-not-close">the Jonathan Kuminga situation</a>. The restricted free agent’s future in the San Francisco Bay Area is becoming foggier by the day, with a possible <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-sign-and-trade-proposal-for-jonathan-kuminga-after-dennis-schroder-deal">sign-and-trade partner</a> emerging in the form of the Sacramento Kings.</p><p>However, sending a young and incredibly athletic forward to an in-state rival and divisional foe is not appealing to the Dubs, per ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel. It may take an attractive haul in return to facilitate a Warriors-Kings swap. Specifically, general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-warriors-jonathan-kuminga-free-agency-holdup-trade-market-intel">wants a promising talent</a> who can potentially match or exceed the value Kuminga provides. Sacramento has other ideas.</p><p>“The Warriors are said to have a lot of interest in 2022 fourth-overall pick Keegan Murray and would open negotiations with the Kings should the 24-year-old be on the table, sources said,” Siegel wrote in a recent article. “That doesn’t seem to be a path for the Kings at this moment, as they would obviously much rather see players like Monk, Devin Carter, or newly acquired center Dario Saric walk out the door in a Kuminga deal.”</p><h2><b>How will Warriors and Kings proceed?</b></h2><p>Murray made an immediate impact on the Kings upon entering the NBA, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-keegan-murray-surpasses-donovan-mitchell-steph-curry-with-insane-rookie-3pt-feat">breaking the record</a> for most made 3-pointers by a rookie and helping the franchise end a 16-year playoffs drought in 2023. He regressed significantly from distance in his sophomore campaign but remained an impactful contributor on both offense and defense. His shooting further declined last season, though — 44.4 percent from the field and 34.3 percent from 3-point range, making it a bit difficult to fully invest in him.</p><p>The arrivals of DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine, as well as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-deaaron-fox-trade-combination-factors">De’Aaron Fox’s departure</a>, thrust Murray into a challenging adjustment period that could eventually work itself out. The former Iowa Hawkeyes star has still done enough positive things early in his NBA career to amass decent trade value, hence why the Warriors are interested in acquiring him. And that is also why the Kings want to keep him.</p><p>The idea of having both Jonathan Kuminga and Keegan Murray on the roster surely delights Sacramento. The franchise would have two players who can potentially comprise its core for the long term, thereby sending a message to the worn-down fan base that it does indeed have a plan, or at least the semblance of one. Golden State is not overly sympathetic to its fellow California squad’s cause, however. The Dubs will help out the Kings only if it is worth their while.</p><p>Despite the issues they have encountered during Kuminga’s first four years in the league, they recognize what he can do on a basketball court. He averaged 15.3 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 45.4 percent from the floor last season. If healthy and dialed in, the former top-10 pick can offer important supplemental production in the present and high-end value down the road.</p><p>And so, the Warriors will keep searching for the right trade, whether it be with the Kings or another team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors rumors: The Kings player Dubs want in Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-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/nba-rumors-kings-jonathan-kuminga-trade-warriors-zero-progress');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Kings’ Jonathan Kuminga trade efforts with Warriors make ‘zero progress’');   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/Warriors-Jonathan-Kuminga-vs.-Kings.jpg"><figcaption> D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Kings’ Jonathan Kuminga trade efforts with Warriors make ‘zero progress’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-03T07:37:45-07:00">July 3rd, 7:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-03T07:38:13-07:00">July 3rd, 7:38am</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt started as an editor at ClutchPoints in 2018 and became the Editorial Director in 2022. He also co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings are trying to make a push to acquire <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-latest-warriors-jonathan-kuminga-nba-free-agency-intel">Golden State Warriors restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga</a> in a sign-and-trade deal, but The Athletic’s Sam Amick says there has been <a href="https://x.com/sam_amick/status/1940636046297039200" rel="noopener">“zero progress”</a> made in those talks.</p><p>The Stein Line’s Jake Fischer previously reported the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/nba-rumors-kings-interested-in-malik-monk-trade-for-jonathan-kuminga">Kings’ interest in Kuminga</a>, noting interest in a possible trade involving Malik Monk. Matt George of ABC10 and Locked On Kings reported Wednesday night on Sacramento trying to <a href="https://x.com/MattGeorgeSAC/status/1940627589405855835" rel="noopener">“put pressure”</a> on Golden State to make a Kuminga deal instead of paying a player who doesn’t want to be there. George also mentioned the Kings <a href="https://x.com/MattGeorgeSAC/status/1940601950908919965" rel="noopener">dangling players like Devin Carter and Dario Saric</a> plus draft compensation to entice the Warriors to make a trade, but Keegan Murray <a href="https://x.com/MattGeorgeSAC/status/1940609958636408996" rel="noopener">wouldn’t be involved</a>.</p><p>But as Amick noted, nothing appears to be moving forward in these talks. ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel highlighted how the Dubs have <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1940589832214102420" rel="noopener">“zero interest”</a> in trading Kuminga to the rival Kings and are in no rush to make a move with the young forward. The Athletic’s Anthony Slater reported <a href="https://x.com/anthonyVslater/status/1940624482877816873" rel="noopener">“nothing is near the finish line”</a> when it comes to the Warriors and Kuminga.</p><h2><b>Kings staying busy this offseason</b></h2><p>New Kings general manager Scott Perry has been busy this offseason trying to retool his roster. In addition to the Jonathan Kuminga discussions, Sacramento is in the process of working out a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/sources-kings-pistons-dennis-schroder-sign-and-trade-deal">sign-and-trade deal with the Detroit Pistons for Dennis Schroder</a>, while both Monk and DeMar DeRozan have continuously come up in trade rumors. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/kings-rumors-russell-westbrook-pg-options-turning-down-trae-young-trade-pursuit">Russell Westbrook has also been linked to the Kings</a> as they try to fix their point guard situation. Furthermore, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/jonas-valanciunas-trade-grades-for-nuggets-kings">Sacramento traded Jonas Valanciunas</a> to the Denver Nuggets for Saric.</p><p>It doesn’t appear as if Domantas Sabonis or Zach LaVine will be going anywhere, but Perry remains hard at work trying to make other moves. Will the Kings wind up executing a Kuminga deal? As or right now, it doesn’t appear likely, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Kings’ Jonathan Kuminga trade efforts with Warriors make ‘zero progress’

<!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

<!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/nba-stories/nba-rumors-pistons-kings-linked-malik-monk-dennis-schroder-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Pistons, Kings linked to Malik Monk-Dennis Schroder 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/2025/04/Kings-guard-Malik-Monk.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Pistons, Kings linked to Malik Monk-Dennis Schroder trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-01T08:34:56-07:00">July 1st, 8:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-01T08:34:56-07:00">July 1st, 8:34am</time><address><a>Rishav Bhat</a>Rishav is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. 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/sacramento-kings/kings-rumors-dennis-schroder-expected-contract-starting-point-guard');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings rumors: Dennis Schroder’s expected contract to become starting point guard');   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/Dennis-Schroder_267fef.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings rumors: Dennis Schroder’s expected contract to become starting point guard</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T08:07:15-07:00">June 30th, 8:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T08:07:15-07:00">June 30th, 8:07am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/kings-rumors-domantas-sabonis-talks-with-new-gm-get-update-amid-trade-buzz">Sacramento Kings are in a bit of purgatory</a> heading into next season after seeing the momentum that they built during the 2022-23 season completely go away. Now, De’Aaron Fox is gone and Zach LaVine is in, and the Kings are looking to get back to competing for a playoff spot in the Western Conference.</p><p>In order to do that, the Kings need to solidify their starting point guard spot. To address that need, Sacramento is targeting former Detroit Pistons guard Dennis Schroder in free agency. Schroder’s potential contract with the Kings <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-latest-freshest-and-hottest-nba?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=167147450&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">gained some more clarity</a> on Monday just before the start of free agency, via Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.</p><p>“The Pistons, meanwhile, are strongly expected to focus on signing Caris LeVert away from the Hawks while Sacramento — as we’ve been reporting for days — is widely expected to come to terms with Detroit’s Dennis Schröder on a deal that some are projecting to run for two years and inch toward the $30 million range to become the Kings’ starting point guard,” Stein and Fischer wrote.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pistons-news-dennis-schroder-makes-declaration-before-free-agency">Schroder had an excellent season for the Pistons</a> in 2024-25 after serving short stints with the Brooklyn Nets and Golden State Warriors, serving as a key ball handler in J.B. Bickerstaff’s rotation as well as a great veteran in the locker room for a young and ascending Detroit squad.</p><p>The 12-year veteran played just 28 regular season games with the Pistons after coming over from the Warriors, but he was still able to average 10.8 points and 5.3 assists per game off the bench for Bickerstaff and company. Those numbers would certainly rise if his role increases in a starting role in Sacramento next season.</p><p>The Kings do need a lot of guard help and could go after another ball handler on the open market even if Schroder does in fact sign there. Russell Westbrook and Malcolm Brogdon are two names to watch for in that search, per Stein and Fischer.</p><p>“Sources say that the Kings, furthermore, are believed to be weighing a run at an additional veteran ballhandler such as Russell Westbrook or Malcolm Brogdon even if they succeed in sealing a deal with Schröder.”</p><p>Overall, it looks like the Kings are determined to address their point guard issues before the start of next season, and brining Schroder in would be a solid start to that quest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings rumors: Dennis Schroder’s expected contract to become starting point guard

<!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/nba-stories/nba-rumors-ty-jerome-suitors-expected-cavs-exit');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Ty Jerome suitors lining up amid expected Cavs exit');   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/Ty-Jerome.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Ty Jerome suitors lining up amid expected Cavs exit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T08:15:26-07:00">June 29th, 8:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T08:15:26-07:00">June 29th, 8:15am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>This NBA free agency cycle doesn’t have the stars that it sometimes does, but there are still plenty of quality players who can make an impact in a playoff series that will be hitting the open market. Ty Jerome, who played some of the best basketball of his career at the end of the 2024-25 regular season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, is one of the names on that list.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/ranking-3-best-ty-jerome-free-agency-destinations-leaves-cavaliers">Jerome is hitting the open market</a> as an unrestricted free agent this summer, and he should have a pretty solid market for his services. However, the Cavs likely don’t have any room for him on the roster or in the rotation for him after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cavs-news-acquiring-lonzo-ball-trade-bulls">trading for Lonzo Ball from the Chicago Bulls</a>.</p><p>However, there will be plenty of teams that would love to have Jerome’s size and shooting ability in the backcourt off the bench. The Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets are four <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-latest-warriors-jonathan-kuminga-nba-free-agency-intel">teams that could make a run</a> at the Virginia product, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.</p><p>“After trading for Ball, it looks increasingly unlikely that the Cleveland Cavaliers Sixth Man of the Year finalist Ty Jerome will return in free agency,” Siegel wrote. “Plenty of teams will hold interest in potentially signing Jerome using their full mid-level exception in free agency. Keep an eye on teams like the Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, and Sacramento Kings as potential landing spots for Jerome. These four teams have a key need for backcourt depth.”</p><p>The Charlotte Hornets and Memphis Grizzlies are <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-lots-more-of-the-latest" rel="noopener">two teams that are also interested</a> in Jerome, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.</p><p>“Charlotte and Memphis are two teams that keep coming up as likely suitors for Ty Jerome, who is now regarded as a lock to leave Cleveland to find the deal he is known to be seeking that starts at (or at worst adjacent) to the full $14.1 million midlevel exception,” Stein wrote.</p><p>Zach Lowe also mentioned the Golden State Warriors as a potential landing spot for Jerome after he played one season there in 2022-23.</p><p>Jerome struggled at times in the Cavs’ second-round loss to the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs, but he was being a bit overtasked due to the injuries in Cleveland, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/darius-garland-toe-surgery-announced-amid-cavs-trade-rumors">particularly to Darius Garland’s toe.</a> If one of these teams in free agency is able to scale his role back down, he could be a big pickup this offseason.</p><p>The 27-year old played in 70 games this season, scoring a career-high 12.5 points per game while shooting an incredible 43.9% from 3-point range. While it won’t make the biggest headlines, a deal for Jerome is something that could play a major factor over the next few seasons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Ty Jerome suitors lining up amid expected Cavs exit

<!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-domantas-sabonis-talks-with-new-gm-get-update-amid-trade-buzz');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings rumors: Domantas Sabonis’ ‘early’ talks with new GM get update amid trade buzz');   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/Domantas-Sabonis_3401b0.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings rumors: Domantas Sabonis’ ‘early’ talks with new GM get update amid trade buzz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T09:19:08-07:00">June 26th, 9:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-26T09:19:08-07:00">June 26th, 9:19am</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">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/ranking-best-domantas-sabonis-trade-destinations-if-kings-blow-it-up">recent speculation regarding his future</a>, Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis appears to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6452468/2025/06/26/sacramento-kings-offseason-nba-draft-2025/" rel="noopener">remain a central part</a> of the team’s plans.</p><p>According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick, early discussions between Sabonis and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-sacramento-gm-scott-perry-undecided-doug-christies-future">newly appointed general manager Scott Perry</a> have been positive, even as the franchise navigates an offseason marked by change and uncertainty. The 29-year-old big man has not requested a trade and is reportedly receptive to the direction Perry hopes to take the organization.</p><p>“In terms of building blocks, team and league sources say the Kings continue to signal a commitment to veteran big man Domantas Sabonis,” Amick wrote following the first night of the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday.</p><p>“While Sabonis’ frustration with the organization’s handling of the Fox saga has been well-chronicled, league sources say Sabonis has not asked for a trade and has had positive early discussions with Perry regarding the Kings’ aspirations for this summer. Sabonis, the 29-year-old, three-time All-Star who is owed a combined $140.3 million in the next three seasons, has remained patient with the process to this point.”</p><p>The report aligns with an earlier update from ClutchPoints insider Brett Siegel, who noted that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/sources-domantas-sabonis-kings-future-raptors-trade-rumors">Sacramento has not made calls to explore trade interest in Sabonis</a>.</p><p>“The Kings have not been contacting teams gauging trade interest in Domantas Sabonis, league sources confirmed to ClutchPoints,” Siegel reported. “Although Sabonis has heard his name come up in recent rumors, Sacramento has not shown any interest in parting ways with the 29-year-old star big man to this point.”</p><h2><b>Domantas Sabonis’ future still remains uncertain despite positive talks with Kings GM Scott Perry</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Domantas-Sabonis-controls-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>John Hefti-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>However, Siegel also acknowledged that questions about Sabonis’ long-term status remain unresolved.</p><p>“However, it is worth mentioning Sabonis’ long-term outlook still faces a level of uncertainty because the All-Star big man has been seeking clarity,” he added.</p><p>That need for clarity has been a consistent theme in recent weeks. Following <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-under-fire-wrecked-anthony-davis-again">Sacramento’s 120–106 Play-In Tournament loss to the Dallas Mavericks</a>, Sabonis told reporters he wanted “to know what’s going to happen” with the team. The Athletic’s Amick and Anthony Slater <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25216081-demar-derozan-sabonis-trades-reportedly-could-be-explored-kings-amid-nba-rumors" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Sabonis is “expected to seek clarity about the organization’s plan in the offseason.”</p><p>HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto also reported earlier this month that “rival executives are monitoring whether Sabonis will eventually request a trade.”</p><p>While Sabonis remains under contract for three more seasons, his stance could shift if the Kings move further away from playoff contention, particularly after trading De’Aaron Fox and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-trade-proposal-demar-derozan-offseason-kings">possibly shopping veteran DeMar DeRozan</a>.</p><p>For now, the Kings continue preparing for the second night of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Sacramento acquired the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-okc-trades-no-24-pick-kings-winning-nba-title">24th overall pick on Wednesday via a trade with the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder</a>, using the selection on Colorado State guard Nique Clifford. The Kings sent out a 2027 first-round pick in the deal, protected 1–16 depending on the San Antonio Spurs’ record that season.</p><p>Sacramento also holds the No. 42 pick heading into Thursday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings rumors: Domantas Sabonis’ ‘early’ talks with new GM get update amid trade buzz

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Ross Cameron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings rumors: How Jonathan Kuminga interest ‘speaks to vision’ amid Zach LaVine question</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T06:53:49-07:00">June 26th, 6:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-26T06:53:49-07:00">June 26th, 6:53am</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/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-rumors-dennis-schroder-emerges-as-key-sacramento-pg-free-agency-target">Kings are looking to make some moves</a> this offseason, and general manager Scott Perry wants to shift this team. Last year, the team underperformed, and coming into this offseason, there will be changes to the roster, as well as some additions that should help them.</p><p>One thing to take note of is Zach LaVine and his future with the team, as he was traded to the Kings at last year’s deadline. The Kings may like him <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6452468/2025/06/26/sacramento-kings-offseason-nba-draft-2025/" rel="noopener">in their future plans</a>, but they have their eyes on someone else as well, according to The Athletic’s Sam Amick.</p><p>“While the 30-year-old, two-time All-Star is extension-eligible this summer, team and league sources say there are no plans for the Kings to prioritize a new deal for LaVine,” Amick said. “If they’re going to pay that sort of freight, it’s quite clear, it will be for a younger player who can be a long-term part of their picture.</p><p>“To that end, league sources say the Kings are among the teams that have interest in Golden State’s Jonathan Kuminga and will be monitoring his market when his restricted free agency begins. And while it appears unlikely that Kuminga will ultimately come their way, it speaks to the vision, and the range of possibilities here, that they’re even focusing on players of that ilk.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/warriors-news-jonathan-kuminga-wants-to-know-more-about-the-trade-stuff">Kuminga’s market will be interesting</a>, as some reports have noted that there could be a reunion with him and the Warriors.</p><h2><b>Could the Kings look to acquire Jonathan Kuminga?</b></h2><p>If the Kings want to get younger, trying to acquire someone like Kuminga should definitely be on their list. Kuminga has upside, and on the Warriors, his role has changed a few times, so it may have been hard for him to find consistency. With the Kings, it’s hard to know how they might use him, but his role may be more clear than it’s ever been.</p><p>If Kuminga is brought in to the Kings, then the future of LaVine should be in question. They already have a load of wings on the roster, and no one knows what will happen with DeMar DeRozan as well. If Perry wants to go completely young, then there’s a good chance either LaVine or DeRozan is getting traded. That would leave space for Kuminga to have a big role with the team if they were to acquire him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings rumors: How Jonathan Kuminga interest ‘speaks to vision’ amid Zach LaVine question

<!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-russell-westbrook-pg-options-turning-down-trae-young-trade-pursuit');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings rumors: Russell Westbrook among PG options after turning down Trae Young trade pursuit');   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/Nuggets-guard-Russell-Westbrook.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings rumors: Russell Westbrook among PG options after turning down Trae Young trade pursuit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T05:46:15-07:00">June 26th, 5:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-26T05:46:15-07:00">June 26th, 5:46am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints, who also covers the NBA and MLB. He received his Masters in Business Administration Bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Nichols College. Previously, ran his own website, and had bylines at FanSided, Basketball Network, Athlon Sports, and The Sporting News. In addition to his work at ClutchPoints, Owen is also a Breaking News Writer at Heavy and a Content Producer for More Views Media.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is in the books, and while there ultimately weren’t a ton of trades made across the league, there are still quite a few rumors floating around. One team that could be quite busy over the next week or so is the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/thunder-news-okc-trades-no-24-pick-kings-winning-nba-title">Sacramento Kings</a>, and it sounds like Russell Westbrook is emerging as a potential target for them ahead of free agency.</p><p>Despite having a solid collection of talent at their disposal, the Kings have not been able to put all the pieces of the puzzle together in recent seasons. Earlier this offseason, the team reportedly considered making a push to acquire Trae Young in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks, but they <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6452468/2025/06/26/sacramento-kings-offseason-nba-draft-2025/" rel="noopener">ultimately passed on that opportunity</a> for a handful of reasons.</p><p>“There was a push among some power-brokers for Sacramento to go after Atlanta’s Trae Young, but league sources say the Kings didn’t have interest because of his style of play (offense-first) and cost (he’s extension-eligible this summer but is slated to earn $45.9 million next season and has a player option worth $48.9 million in 2026-27),” Sam Amick of The Athletic reported.</p><h2><b>Kings targeting Russell Westbrook in free agency</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Russell-Westbrook-in-action.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>With the Hawks picking up Kristaps Porzingis in a three-team trade with the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, it looks like Young is staying put anyways, although the Kings don’t seem too upset about that. Instead, they have turned their attention to free agency. After it was revealed they had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-rumors-dennis-schroder-emerges-as-key-sacramento-pg-free-agency-target">interest in Dennis Schroder</a> earlier this week, Westbrook and Tyus Jones have also emerged as targets for Sacramento at the point guard position.</p><p>“League and team sources say the Kings indeed have serious interest in veteran Dennis Schröder. That is, of course, if he doesn’t get something done with the Detroit Pistons first (league sources say he’s been in talks on that front this week). Fellow free agents Tyus Jones and Russell Westbrook are also known to be options that the Kings are considering,” Amick wrote.</p><p>Westbrook isn’t the same MVP-caliber player he once was, but he still averaged 13.3 points, 6.1 assists, and 4.9 rebounds per game for the Denver Nuggets last season. After declining his $3.4 million player option, he could capitalize on hitting the open market, with teams like the Kings looking for someone who can conduct their offense. Schroder appears to be Sacramento’s primary target, but if they miss out on him, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Westbrook land with the Kings in free agency.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings rumors: Russell Westbrook among PG options after turning down Trae Young trade pursuit

<!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-dennis-schroder-emerges-as-key-sacramento-pg-free-agency-target');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings rumors: Dennis Schroder emerges as key Sacramento PG free agency target');   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/Pistons-guard-Dennis-Schroder-vs-Kings-forward-DeMar-DeRozan.jpg"><figcaption>© Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings rumors: Dennis Schroder emerges as key Sacramento PG free agency target</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-25T01:34:31-07:00">June 25th, 1:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-25T01:34:31-07:00">June 25th, 1:34am</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 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/sacramento-kings-most-blame-2025-nba-play-in-tournament-debacle-mavericks">Sacramento Kings franchise has been on the downturn</a> ever since they made it to the NBA playoffs in 2023. They are looking to rectify that come the 2025-26 season, aiming to bounce back to playoff relevance in the Western Conference despite losing De’Aaron Fox via trade and after finishing one game below .500 last season.</p><p>Losing Fox stripped the Kings of a floor general who can command the offense and get the team to execute its halfcourt sets; it also robbed Domantas Sabonis of someone who knew all of his tricks in the dribble handoff game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-demar-derozan-gives-malik-monk-his-flowers-after-wild-41-in-warriors-clash">Malik Monk can handle the ball and dish the rock</a>, but he’s more of a scorer than a playmaker.</p><p>Thus, it’s no surprise to see it being reported that the Kings are <a href="https://x.com/thesteinline/status/1937722462944555480?s=46&amp;t=vnLDgTn4yNZudl1UzUUjJA" rel="noopener">looking to add</a> a point guard via free agency. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Kings “are already being painted as a likely leading suitor for Dennis Schroder when free agency begins”.</p><p>Schroder was able to revive his value after struggling with the Golden State Warriors. He proved to be a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-rumors-detroit-wants-retain-dennis-schroder-free-agency">major piece for a Detroit Pistons team</a> that pushed eventual Eastern Conference Finalist New York Knicks to six, hard-fought games. He was a pest, a thorn on the side of Jalen Brunson, and he helped provide an offensive boost for the Pistons whenever Cade Cunningham would take a breather.</p><p>In six playoff games with the Pistons, Schroder averaged 12.5 points and 3.7 assists per game on 49.1 percent shooting from the field, including 47.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The main offensive skill he brings to the table is his ability to knife through defenses and work the pick-and-roll game, so he should slot right in for a Kings team that’s looking to get back on track.</p><h2><b>Kings look to solve point guard issues</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Domantas-Sabonis.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>From having an enviable young duo of point guards to choose from in Fox and Tyrese Haliburton, the Kings have ended up with neither. While Schroder is going to be a helpful piece should Sacramento manage to bring him in, he is nothing more than a stopgap solution at the position.</p><p>Nonetheless, this should at least restore more offensive balance to the Kings. Schroder would help push Monk and DeMar DeRozan into more aggressive, scoring positions, while Zach LaVine should benefit from having cleaner looks off the catch with the addition of a playmaker such as the German international. Sabonis would also have a new handoff dance partner.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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