The Kings control the seventh, 34th and 45th picks in the 2026 NBA draft. They’ve been active in working out prospects and that will continue on Tuesday morning, according to James Ham of TheKingsBeat.com (Twitter link).
Sacramento will be hosting six players tomorrow: Tamin Lipsey (Iowa State), Ja’Kobi Gillespie (Tennessee), J’Vonne Hadley (Louisville), Jevon Porter (Missouri), Giovanni Emejuru (East Carolina) and Ernest Udeh (Miami). Gillespie is viewed as the top prospect among that group by some outlets, ranking No. 44 on ESPN’s big board.
Here’s more from around the Pacific:
- Several mock drafts last month had the Kings selecting Darius Acuff with the seventh overall pick, but that has changed of late, notes Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee. That’s not because the Kings aren’t interested in Acuff — the mocks have him coming off the board at No. 5 or No. 6. Instead, those mocks have the Kings drafting Kingston Flemings, another guard who’s a projected lottery pick. A current NBA agent and former scout who spoke to Anderson had Acuff ranked higher than Flemings, calling the latter a “10-year starter” but “not an All-Star.”
- Jerry Stackhouse spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach on Steve Kerr‘s staff before parting ways with the Warriors when his contract expired. He talked about what he learned from Kerr on FanDuel TV’s Run It Back Show (YouTube link), as Will Simonds of NBC Sports Bay Area relays. “I saw how how Steve, you know, he wants conversation,” Stackhouse said in part. “He wants to make sure that you understand — even the coaching staff — just constantly confirming with everybody to make sure that you know where you stand and and you know what we’re trying to get accomplished.”
- The Suns have no interest in trading for Ja Morant, a source reiterated to Gerald Bourguet of Suns After Dark (Twitter link). Bourguet reported about a month ago that Phoenix wasn’t intrigued by the possibility of acquiring Morant.
Little off subject. What is a Danhausen? Guys always bouncing their displeasure of where the NBA is heading off other posters.
NBA finals and we’ve got a WWE pregame interview, I think. Not quite sure what that was…cringe worthy comes to mind. Straight into a draft kings promo. Onto some clueless diversity hire bald chick talk about basketball.
Getting to far removed from the game and players being the centre of attention.
Haven’t even sighted a Brothers or Foster yet. Sort this s**t out Donald while you’re in attendance. Make the NBA great again, lols.
If the Knicks go onto to lose this game and the series watch them blame Trump.
In the end Flemings could be a better player tgan Acuff. He’s a 2way player has a lot of Brunson in him. And he’s a true PG. High ast and runs an offense while managing a game. He’s a better fit for Kings. He will help Sabonis and LaVine be successful. And easier to trade. I like Flemings a lot. He’s a baller.
If the kings wanted to make a statement they should trade their qst round pick to OKC for their 12th and 17th pick. OKC could get the player they want and Kings could get teh rebuild going faster. Kings need to rebuild more than any of the other teams.