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Domantas Sabonis trade grades: Who won the Pacers and Kings deal?

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The Pacers did it. They actually did it. It was hard to imagine a world where they actually traded Domantast Sabonis, but they did.

Sabonis is a Sacramento King now. He goes into a situation where, there’s lots of uncertainty, but he’ll be treated like the star he believes he is — something he just never truly found in Indiana.

And the centerpiece the Pacers get back is Tyrese Haliburton who has become the third best player in the 2020 NBA draft behind Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball. He’s shown tons of potential as a lead guard and now he’ll get to run his own show in Indiana instead of playing in the shadow of De’Aaron Fox.

This is a wild deal. We knew the Kings were going to do something at the deadline, but we didn’t know it was this. They just went full Kangz on us.

Let’s break it down.

Podcast: Bradley Beal’s future and Jazz, Pelicans, Bulls trade targets

HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto and Yossi Gozlan discuss Bradley Beal’s future and why the Wizards could go after Domantas Sabonis and Jerami Grant. Plus, how the Jazz could upgrade following the Joe Ingles ACL injury, Pelicans trade targets, why Dennis Schroeder could be a fit for the Bulls, along with Bucks updates on the latest edition of the HoopsHype podcast.

For more interviews with players, coaches, and media members, be sure to like and subscribe to the HoopsHype podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts. Listen to the podcast above or check out some snippets of the conversation in a transcribed version below.

NBA trade rumors: Jaylen Brown, Ben Simmons and more with Jake Fischer

HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto and Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer discussed the latest rumors regarding Jaylen Brown, Ben Simmons, Russell Westbrook, Jerami Grant, Terrence Ross, De’Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield, Joe Harris, Nicolas Claxton, and more on the NBA trade market in the latest edition of the HoopsHype podcast.

For more interviews with players, coaches, and media members, be sure to like and subscribe to the HoopsHype podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts. Listen to the podcast above or check out some snippets of the conversation in a transcribed version below.

Halsey was stuck in an Applebees watching the Lakers lose to the Kings in triple OT and it was so sad

Poor Halsey. Poor, poor Lakers’ fans.

Halsey is every Lakers fan right now. This season has been an absolute nightmare for them.

They came in with the high expectations of winning a championship, as basically any team with LeBron James does at the beginning of the season. But as things have slowly played out so far, they’re looking less and less like a contender by the day.

But on Friday night? They hit the lowest of their lows. They blew a 13-point lead to the Sacramento Kings in the 4th quarter. The Kings sent the game into overtime. Then they sent it into another overtime. Then they sent it into ANOTHER overtime, before eventually winning.

And poor, poor Halsey. She was forced to watch all of this from a seating booth in an Applebees. Applebees, y’all.

She called it purgatory. And it must’ve been. She wanted to leave so badly — Applebees is a fine establishment, but you probably shouldn’t spend more than an hour or two in there. It does something to your soul.

And here she was, watching a three (!!!) hour basketball game where the Lakers — her favorite team — just dropped stink bomb after stink bomb.

She was miserable. Clearly.

How’d she get here? Her power was out. She had to watch the game somewhere.

And now, we know what her villain origin story is going to be. The Lakers broke her.

NBA fans felt so bad for her.

Out-of-rotation players who could become trade candidates

We are more than three weeks into the NBA regular season and most teams have settled on their rotations. Some aren’t fully healthy and will have tinkering to do when key players return, but some others have some rotation players that are not playing.

Here are some players consistently getting DNP-CDs despite being healthy who could become candidates for a trade.

Russell Westbrook’s turnover to seal the Wizards loss perfectly captured their season

This is hilariously bad. Wow.

As a Wizards fan, this season has been absolutely miserable to watch.

It started with a miserable breakup that we knew was coming but no one wanted to see happen. Then there was a period where the team was only playing with eight players because of the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Then they began to play better and Russell Westbrook started to play up to his standards. Now? They’ve lost four straight.

And no single loss encapsulated their season like their loss to the Kings on Wednesday night.

The Wizards fought their way back into the game after being down by as many as 9 points in the fourth quarter to have a chance to tie things up at the end after De’Aaron Fox hit a jumper over Bradley Beal to give the Kings the lead.

Westbrook was the inbounder. The Wizards really had a chance to salvage this and pull off a comeback win. And then…Westbrook throws the ball out of bounds…to no one. It literally just sails over to the bench. It’s just impossible not to cackle while watching this.

The good homies over at Hoop District hit the nail on the head.

They even threw some Curb Your Enthusiam music over it for the full effect.

The Wizards are cursed.

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Warriors at Kings Preseason: Live stream, how to watch, TV channel, start time, projected lineups, rookie watch (Dec. 17)

To close out the 2020-21 NBA preseason, Golden State will travel to Sacramento for a Northern California rivalry match against the Kings.

For the final tune-up before the start of the 2020-21 season, the Warriors will travel to Sacramento for their preseason finale against the Kings.

After a gritty late comeback from the Warriors, Sacramento’s Kyle Guy drilled a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to save the Kings’ 114-113 preseason win over Golden State.

Although the Warriors dropped the game, Steph Curry scored a preseason-high 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting from the field in 28 minutes. Before the Warriors open the season against the Brooklyn Nets on Dec. 22, the former two-time Most Valuable Player will have another opportunity to shake off the rust against the Kings.

While Curry, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Andrew Wiggins will likely be on the floor against the Kings, the Warriors will be without James Wiseman and Draymond Green for the third consecutive preseason game.

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Here is everything you need to know before the Warriors tipoff against the Kings for the 2020 preseason finale.

Warriors at Kings Preseason: Livestream, how to watch, TV channel, start time, projected lineups, rookie watch

After opening the preseason with a win over the Denver Nuggets, the Warriors will travel to the state capital for a tilt against the Kings.

After a nine-month layoff from game action, the Golden State Warriors returned to the Chase Center court for a preseason tilt against the Denver Nuggets.

An early burst from Kent Bazemore off the bench paired with a late steady shooting stretch from Mychal Mulder helped the Warriors hold on for a close victory over the Nuggets, 107-105.

Six different Warriors scored in double-figures, led by Bazemore’s 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field with five boards in 18 minutes. Mulder, Jordan Poole, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Steph Curry each added 10 points in Golden State’s first preseason game of the 2020 slate.

The Warriors will now travel to the California state capital for a rivalry matchup with the Sacramento Kings.

The Kings are coming off two games against the Portland Trail Blazers with a 1-1 preseason record. De’Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield will lead their up-and-coming tandem against Golden State’s new-look backcourt that features Curry and Oubre Jr.

The Warriors will also get a dose of Sacramento’s first-round pick Tyrese Haliburton. In each of Sacramento’s preseason contests, the Iowa State product has logged 20 or more minutes.

On the other side, the Warriors will be without first-rounder James Wiseman for the second consecutive preseason game. At the start of training camp, Wiseman and Draymond Green reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. Although Draymond Green and Wiseman have returned to the practice floor, both will be sidelined against the Kings.

Here is everything you need to know before the Warriors tipoff against the Kings in the preseason.

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Report: Former Warrior Glenn Robinson III agrees to one-year deal with Sacramento Kings

After a 48 game stint with the Golden State Warriors in the 2019-20 season, free agent Glenn Robinson III will sign with the Sacramento Kings, per Michael Scotto.

While Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were dealing with injuries during the 2019-20 season, Glenn Robinson III provided a level of consistency the Golden State Warriors desperately needed.

The six-year veteran averaged 12.9 points on 48.1% shooting from the field with 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest. Along with registering new career highs in scoring, rebounds, assists, field goal and free-throw percentage, Robinson III shot a career-best 40% from beyond the arc on 3.5 attempts per contest.

Along with his steady play, the Michigan Wolverines product started and played in 48 of 51 games during his time in the Bay Area.

After a breakout campaign in Steve Kerr’s rotation, the Warriors included Robinson III in a trade with Alec Burks to the Philadelphia 76ers for draft pick compensation.

Following 14 games and one playoff series with Philadelphia, the 26-year-old is on his way back to Northern California. However, it’s not for a reunion with the Wa3rriors. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, Robinson III has agreed to a deal with the Sacramento Kings.

Via @MikeAScotto on Twitter:

The former second-round pick’s deal with Sacramento is reportedly a one-year contract, per Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee.

Via @JasndersonSacBee on Twitter:

With 2020 draft picks like Tyrese Haliburton and Jahmi’us Ramsey roaming Sacramento’s backcourt behind De’Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield, the former Golden State Warrior can bring a layer of proven veteran stability to Sacramento’s slim wing unit.

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