The Kings have waived two-way player Louis King, per Sean Cunningham of ABC10 (KXTV) Sacramento (Twitter link).
King, 22, went undrafted in 2019 after spending one season with Oregon. He caught on with the Pistons during his rookie year, signing a two-way contract and appearing in 10 games with Detroit, holding modest averages of 2.0 PPG and 1.0 in 6.2 MPG.
King signed a two-way contract with Sacramento at the end of last season, but he hasn’t made a significant impact at the NBA level. In 16 career games with Sacramento, including 10 this year, King averaged 5.6 PPG, 1.9 RPG, and 1.1 APG in 11.8 MPG. He holds a career shooting line of .392/.327/.684 in 251 total minutes.
King has received much more playing time in the G League, appearing in 58 games (45 starts, 29.1 MPG) while averaging 14.0 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 3.1 APG, and 1.4 SPG on .438/.349/.692 shooting. In 12 games with Stockton this season, Sacramento’s G League affiliate, he’s averaging 12.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 3.7 APG, and 1.2 SPG on .410/.269/.692 shooting.
The Kings now have one two-way spot available, but their 15-man roster is currently full.
Damn. I remember vividly all the hype around him when he was in hs in NJ. I was shaking my head when he said he wanted to leave school early.
5 star recruit, got impatient, got a taste of the league and now he’s back at square one.
Am I the only one who thinks it’s a travesty for the Kings to waive a King?
Thou doth not jest
This guy plays hard. He will get other looks in summer league. They had a few similar guys on their summer league roster last year
Dude looked good in vegas
Steals and streaky corner three
Seems talented and lazy
Fair?