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2024–25 Sacramento Kings Season
The 2024–25 Sacramento Kings season was the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 40th season in the city of Sacramento. The season saw the depatures of coach Mike Brown and franchise guard De'Aaron Fox, who were fired and traded respectively. Doug Christie was named the interim head coach. On April 16, the Kings were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season after they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the play-in tournament. Draft picks The Kings had one first-round pick and one second-round picks entering the draft (which was two days long instead of one day like it previously has been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds in 1989). Roster Standings Division Conference Game log Preseason , - style="background:#fcc , 1 , October 9 , Golden State , , DeMar DeRozan (15) , Alex Len (9) , Alex Len (5) , Golden 1 Center17,889 , 0–1 , - styl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Brown (basketball, Born 1970)
Michael Burton Brown (born March 5, 1970) is an American basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Brown was previously the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers, as well as an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors. He also served as the head coach of the Nigerian national team from 2020 until 2022, coaching the team at the 2020 Olympic Games. Brown began coaching the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2005. The team reached the 2007 NBA Finals, where they were swept by the San Antonio Spurs. Brown was honored as NBA Coach of the Year for leading the Cavaliers to a team-record and league-best 66 wins in 2009. The Cavaliers won 61 games, again a league-best, in 2010. However, after the Cavaliers lost to the Boston Celtics in the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals, Brown was fired. Brown succeeded Phil Jackson as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011 befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Len
Oleksii Yuriyovych Len (; born June 16, 1993), commonly known as Alex Len (), is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Before being drafted, he played two seasons for the Maryland Terrapins men's basketball, Maryland Terrapins (then in the Atlantic Coast Conference) as well as a season with BC Dnipro, Dnipro. Early life Len was born in Antratsyt, Luhansk Oblast, Luhansk, Ukraine to a mother named Yuliia, who ran track early in her life. Growing up, Len participated in gymnastics and liked watching Jackie Chan films. As a young gymnast, Len was trained by Oleksii Stepanenko, who had also trained Olympic gold medalist Ihor Korobchynskyi. He started playing basketball at the age of 13 and later attended Dnipro Higher College in Dnipro, Ukraine. He played for the Ukraine national team at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where during the 2010 tourname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeMar DeRozan
DeMar Darnell DeRozan (born August 7, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Trojans and was selected ninth overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2009 NBA draft. Nicknamed “Deebo”, DeRozan is a six-time NBA All-Star and a three-time All-NBA Team member. DeRozan is currently sixth among all active NBA players on the all-time scoring list. DeRozan spent nine seasons with the Raptors, where he became the franchise's all-time leading scorer and led the team to five playoff runs. He was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in the summer of 2018 and the Chicago Bulls in 2021. He was traded to the Sacramento Kings in the summer of 2024. DeRozan won a gold medal with the United States national team in the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is considered one of the best scorers and midrange shooters in NBA history. Early life DeRozan was born on Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Golden State Warriors Season
The 2024–25 Golden State Warriors season was the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 63rd in the San Francisco Bay Area, and their sixth season at the Chase Center. This was the first time since the 2010–11 season that franchise mainstay Klay Thompson wasn't on the club's opening night roster, as he left to join the Dallas Mavericks over the off-season through a sign-and-trade deal. The Warriors started the season hot, going 12–3 in their first 15 games. However, they suddenly had a collapse, losing 4 consecutive games to end November, plus 2 three-game losing skids to end December, only winning 4 out of their 13 games. On February 5, the Warriors and the Miami Heat agreed on a five team trade to acquire Jimmy Butler from Miami in exchange for Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson and a first round pick, while Dennis Schröder and Lindy Waters III, along with a second round pick were sent to the Detroit Pistons. The Warriors managed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBA G League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is a professional basketball league in North America that serves as the Minor league#Basketball, developmental league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league comprises 31 teams; as of the 2024–25 NBA G League season, 2024–25 season, all are single-affiliated or owned by an NBA team except for the independent Mexico City Capitanes. The league was founded in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL), renamed the NBA Development League (NBA D-League) in 2005. It received its present name in 2017 under a deal with Gatorade, becoming the first U.S. professional sports league named for an advertiser. Initially eight teams, the league expanded after 2005 under a plan by NBA commissioner David Stern to develop it into a true minor-league farm team, farm system, with each team affiliated with one or more NBA teams. By mid-2014, one-third of NBA players had spent time in the league, up from 23% in 2011. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Triano
Howard James "Jay" Triano . Accessed on July 24, 2015. (born September 21, 1958) is a coach and former professional player who most recently served as the associate head coach of the of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Moran (basketball)
James Timothy Moran (born December 3, 1978) is an American-Irish former professional basketball player and current coach who is the associate head coach of the Florida State Seminoles of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Playing career Moran was born in Syosset, New York and attended St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay from 1993 to 1997. He played on a state championship team during his prep years. After graduating, Moran played four years of college basketball at William & Mary (1997–2001) where he scored 1,324 points and was a two-time All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Team member in his junior and senior seasons. Moran played his entire professional career for CB Gran Canaria in Spain's Liga ACB (2001 to 2011). On April 21, 2013, Moran became the only player in Gran Canaria history to have his jersey retired. In 10 seasons with the team he recorded 2,060 points, 802 rebounds and 321 assists in 7,452 minutes. Moran has also competed for Ireland's national team. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Loucks
Luke Isaac Rhoad Loucks (born April 1, 1990) is an American basketball coach and former player who currently serves as head coach of the Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles between 2008 and 2012 before playing professionally in Latvia, Cyprus, Belgium, Germany, and the NBA Development League. Loucks joined the Golden State Warriors of the NBA in 2016 in a paid internship position. He served as a player development coach with the Warriors between 2017 and 2021. He joined the Sacramento Kings as an assistant in 2022 and served in the role until 2025 when he returned to his alma mater, joining the Seminoles as head coach. High school career Loucks attended Clearwater High School in Clearwater, Florida, where he was a four-year member of the varsity basketball team and team captain as a sophomore, junior and senior. As a freshman in 2004–05, Clearwater won district and regional c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riccardo Fois
Riccardo Fois (born 19 February 1987) is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player who recently served as an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously was an assistant coach at the University of Arizona. He played prep basketball at Boaz High School (Boaz, Alabama) while in the exchange student program and later went onto play college basketball for the Pepperdine Waves. Playing career When Fois first moved to the United States, he played the 2007–08 season at Pepperdine and was named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll. Fois played professionally in Italian 3rd-tier Serie B from 2009 to 2012. He played for Robur Basket Osimo and Pallacanestro Firenze. National team career Fois was a member of the Italy national under-16 team at the 2003 European Championship for Cadets in Madrid, Spain. Over six tournament games, he averaged 0.8 points and 0.8 rebounds per game. Coaching career Fois served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Mateus Barbosa (; born November 28, 1982), also known as Leandrinho Barbosa, is a Brazilian former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represented the senior Brazilian national basketball team. Barbosa previously won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award, with the Suns in 2007, and an NBA championship with Golden State in 2015. In Brazil, he is also commonly known by his nickname "Leandrinho" ("Little Leandro") Barbosa, and in the United States, Barbosa was nicknamed "The Brazilian Blur", referring to his playing speed.Barbosa runs away with Sixth Man Award published April 23, 2007 At a height of tall, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 NBA Draft
The 1989–90 NBA season, 1989 NBA draft took place on June 27, 1989, in New York City. Despite eight of the top ten picks being considered busts, including the first two picks Pervis Ellison and Danny Ferry, the draft produced many talented players such as Shawn Kemp, Glen Rice, Sean Elliott, Nick Anderson (basketball), Nick Anderson, Dana Barros, Tim Hardaway, Vlade Divac, Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966), Clifford Robinson, B. J. Armstrong and Mookie Blaylock. The draft was reduced from three rounds in the previous year to the two-round format that is still in use to the present day. As a result, NBA drafts from this season until 1995 NBA draft, 1995 produced the lowest number of total draft picks selected at 54 overall selections. This was the first draft for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic, prior to their inaugural season. This was also the first draft televised prime time on U.S. national television. Draft selections Notable undrafted playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
