SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings have exercised their third-year option on center Willie Cauley-Stein.
General manager Vlade Divac announced the move Friday.
Cauley-Stein is entering his second season with the Kings after being drafted sixth overall in the 2015 draft. Cauley-Stein averaged 7.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game last season when he was named to the all-rookie second team.
I miss the Baze Gaze. (And, hi, Olivia! Hi Kevin!) “We’re gonna try to squeeze it in there sometime soon,” Kent Bazemore said Saturday. The Hawks’ forward could go viral in the good old days — just two or three years ago — when Atlanta was a contender in the Eastern Conference, a feel-good collection…
Last year, when the league saw more 50-point games than it had in 5 decades, it took til Nov. 13 for the first 50-spot. This year, it took 5 days. Want to get the Starting 5 delivered to you each day? Tap here. THE TIP ⏰ Saturday’s Games ⚜️ Pelicans 96, Knicks 87 Wizards 113,…
Kevin Durant will play his first game at Madison Square Garden as a member of the Nets. The city game needs a team the city can celebrate. Such is the perplexing and somewhat frustrating relationship between New York and the two NBA teams that call it home. In the chase to see who can rise…
The NBA Foundation recently celebrated its first anniversary, announcing 22 new grants totaling $6M. To complete a series of four spotlights on grant recipients, learn more about the TEAM Inc. mission from Founder Anwar McQueen. What are your organization’s mission and goals? Anwar McQueen: We’re really working to leverage students love of basketball and the…
LOS ANGELES — Well, the Kevon Looney Era was good while it lasted. So was that of Festus Ezeli, of JaVale McGee, of Anderson Varejao, of Andrew Bogut, of Jordan Bell and, of course, the Zaza. Who will ever forget the Zaza? They were all fine men and devoted teammates who suited up every night…
Kelly Oubre Jr. was struck by a motorist Saturday night while walking near his home in Center City, Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. returned to the team’s practice facility on Tuesday, three days after suffering a broken rib when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in downtown…
