Tag: Louis King

Lakers sign Louis King ahead of preseason finale

With the preseason winding down, the Lakers have made a minor roster move.

The start of the 2023-24 NBA regular season is almost here, and that means teams are finalizing their rosters with opening night approaching.

The Los Angeles Lakers have played five preseason games with one to go. Earlier this week, they started to tighten their roster by releasing Scotty Pippen Jr. and two others. Head coach Darvin Ham has said he will play his regular rotation players for three quarters on Thursday when his team takes on the Phoenix Suns in the Inland Empire.

The Lakers made one minor roster move prior to that contest by signing Louis King.

King is a 6-foot-7 forward who went undrafted in 2019 after one season of college basketball at the University of Oregon. A native of North Jersey, he has had stints with the Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings and Philadelphia 76ers, while also playing for the Westchester Knicks, Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Delaware Blue Coats of the G League.

In his only game with the Sixers, which came last season, King scored 20 points while going 4-of-8 from 3-point range. He showed some promise with his outside shooting while with the G League Knicks during the 2020-21 campaign.

What can Louis King bring to the Boston Celtics?

King recently worked out for the Celtics and is being considered for a potential signing to play for the team in 2023-24.

The Boston Celtics are considering adding free agent forward Louis King to their roster. King recently worked out for the Celtics and is being considered for a potential signing to play for the team in 2023-24. He has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the past as a two way player, appearing in both the NBA and the G League.

King, 24 years old and standing at 6-foot-7, has shown promise as a versatile swingman who looks capable of contributing deep rotation minutes with the potential to grow into a bigger role longer-term. The Celtics are evaluating his potential fit in the team and whether he is the best option of the bevy of forwards that Boston has been working out.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” podcast took a close look at King’s game to see what they think of his potential fit in Boston.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Which free agent forward should the Boston Celtics sign?

Glenn Robinson III, Lamar Stevens, Louis King, and TJ Warren are all competing for a spot with the Celtics per reports.

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The Boston Celtics are reportedly working out four wing prospects to add to their 2023-24 roster. The four are Glenn Robinson III, Lamar Stevens, Louis King and TJ Warren. They might also want to bring back veteran big Blake Griffin.

Boston has two regular roster spots and a two-way roster spot available. In addition, the contract for veteran big man Luke Kornet is not guaranteed. That means Boston could add as many as four of those five players. Far more likely is it will add only two and keep Kornet.

The host of the “Locked On Celtics” podcast, John Karalis, recently sat down with guest Tom Westerholm of Boston Dot Com to talk over what players are the best fit for the Celtics and more.

Check out the clip embedded above to hear their takes on Boston’s final roster-building moves.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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2022-23 final Philadelphia 76ers player grades: Louis King

Here are the final thoughts and a grade for Philadelphia 76ers guard Louis King for the 2022-23 season.

The 2022-23 season ended for the Philadelphia 76ers with a Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics in the second round of the playoffs, so it’s time to reflect on the season.

The Sixers finished 54-28 and were third in the Eastern Conference behind the Milwaukee Bucks and the Celtics in the standings. Considering the 12-12 start, the season was a success despite the sour and familiar ending.

Now it’s time to grade each player on the roster for what he did throughout the season. In this installment, Sixers Wire looks at Louis King who played one game for Philadelphia as he was mostly in the G League all season and on a two-way deal.

Stay or go: Predicting what Sixers will do with their 2023 free agents

Here is a prediction of what the Philadelphia 76ers will do with their crop of 2023 free agents.

As the Philadelphia 76ers navigate the offseason, there are only so many avenues the team can use to improve.

At the moment, per HoopsHype, the Sixers have:

  • Non-taxpayer mid-level exception: $12,220,000 (could lose access to this if they go over the apron)
  • Bi-annual exception: $4,448,000 (could lose access to this if they go over the apron)

There isn’t exactly a clear avenue for Philadelphia to go about improving their roster through free agency. Of course, there are sign-and-trade possibilities, but those are always hard to iron out. President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey has many questions he has to answer.

Of course, the biggest question is James Harden, but one has to figure Morey and the Sixers will figure something out there.

Free agency will begin on June 30 and per Spotrac, there are nine free agents the Sixers have to decide on.

Sixers Wire will predict who stays and who goes:

Louis King reacts to big debut as Sixers beat Nets in season finale

Louis King reacts to his big debut for the Philadelphia 76ers in a win over the Brooklyn Nets in the season finale.

NEW YORK — With the Philadelphia 76ers finishing the string of the 82-game season, they sat their top seven guys when they visited the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center on Sunday.

The Sixers will face the Nets in the first round of the playoffs so the focus was on the postseason.

Due to the Sixers sitting their main guys, opportunities opened for the team’s young and inexperienced players. For example, Philadelphia played Louis King 28:48, and he scored 20 points while knocking down four 3s on eight attempts the 134-105 win.

“He can shoot,” coach Doc Rivers said of King. “He knows how to play. He does. He has a great feel. We know he can shoot and he executed a couple of plays that he had never seen out of a timeout just tells you he has a little bit of feel. I just like his overall game.”

Despite not knowing the full playbook, King still helped the Sixers pick up a win.

“Just the guys bringing me up to speed before the game and just letting me know that everything is gonna be OK when I get in the game and just play basketball,” King explained. “I just felt like I’ve been comfortable throughout my years and where my spots are on the floor so it’s easy once I get going.”

Now that the season is over, King cannot officially be on the roster, but he, as well as Mac McClung, will be around the team and getting some work in.

“Of course,” King added. “Throughout the whole playoffs, yes we are.”

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Player grades: Paul Reed, role players lead Sixers over Nets in finale

Paul Reed and the role players step up to lead the Philadelphia 76ers over the Brooklyn Nets in the season finale.

NEW YORK–The Philadelphia 76ers paid a visit to the Barclays Center on Easter Sunday looking to finish the season on the right note as they took on the Brooklyn Nets. What “right note” means is making sure they are all in one piece before they head into the playoffs.

Also, when considering they will face this same Nets team in Game 1 of Round 1, neither team played any of their main rotation pieces. In another game that featured all of the role players, Paul Reed and the Sixers came out on top 134-105 to head into the postseason on a high note. Reed had 17 points and 10 rebounds in some very productive minutes for Philadelphia.

Shake Milton had 20 points and eight assists and Mac McClung had 20 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists to lead the Sixers and Louis King also had 20 points. Dewayne Dedmon added 14 and seven rebounds while Danuel House Jr. added nine points and Jalen McDaniels had eight points.

Here are the player grades following the win:

Report: Sixers to sign guard Louis King to two-way contract

The Sixers are reportedly signing Louis King of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers to a two-way contract.

The Philadelphia 76ers are reportedly signing guard Louis King of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers to a two-way contract, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

King, who went undrafted in 2019, is averaging 20.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.4 steals in 18 games with the Vipers. He has scored in double figures in every game this season and produced his best game on Nov. 21 with 30 points and five rebounds.

The Sixers will reportedly waive two-way guard Saben Lee to make room for King, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. The team still has Julian Champagnie signed to its other two-way contract.

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King appeared in 10 games with the Detroit Pistons during the 2019-20 season and 16 games over the past two seasons with the Sacramento Kings. He has career averages of 4.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 26 games.

The addition of King will give the Sixers another guard capable of scoring when needed. King will still spend the majority of the season in the G League with Delaware but can provide the Sixers with more depth in the backcourt.

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Houston’s G League affiliate, Rio Grande Valley, announces 2022-23 roster

The Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Vipers, NBA G League affiliate of the #Rockets, have announced their official roster for the 2022-23 season. Here’s a rundown of the squad.

The Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Vipers, official NBA G League affiliate organization of the Houston Rockets, have finalized their roster for the upcoming 2022-23 season. The full schedule for the Vipers, defending G League champions, is available here and begins with a road opener at Mexico City on Sunday, Nov. 6.

Excluding players who are sent down from the parent NBA club, players at RGV do not have NBA contracts and are thus eligible to be signed by any NBA team. However, because the Vipers are led by coaches and systems affiliated with the Rockets, Houston will have a much closer look and more intimate knowledge regarding whether a given prospect is potentially a good fit with the parent club.

The Vipers’ roster includes returning players Trhae Mitchell, Kahlil Whitney, and Ray Spalding. RGV’s roster now stands at 12 players, including two-way players Darius Days and Trevor Hudgins. Unlike most players, Days and Hudgins are under contract with the Rockets, which prevents them from being signed by another team.

Scroll on for an biographical look (in alphabetical order) at the initial Vipers roster, which features multiple players with NBA experience and also includes rookie guard Eron Gordon — yes, the younger brother of veteran Rockets guard Eric Gordon.

Louis King earns MVP honors in NBA Summer League title game

Louis King led the Sacramento Kings to a summer league championship and might have earned himself a nice landing place in the NBA.

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Former Oregon Ducks basketball player Louis King might have earned himself a lot of money this summer.

The 6-foot-7 forward dominated the NBA Summer League and led the Sacramento Kings to their first championship since 2014.

Sacramento defeated the Boston Celtics 100-67 where King scored 24 points and managed five steals. As for the summer, King wasn’t just a flash in the pan. He averaged 13.5 points, five rebounds and 1.5 steals as his team was a perfect 5-0.

According to King, it all came down to defense and easy baskets as he talked to the Associated Press after the game in Las Vegas.

Our transition, that’s what started it, our defense and transition points, that’s what it came down to. I feel like everything we’re doing now, that we’re doing all summer, and what we’ve been doing is just going to translate into our regular-season team.

Unfortunately, that defensive effort seemed to hamstring another former Duck, Payton Pritchard. He was held to just six points and 0-for-6 on three-point attempts. But this was an anomaly for the West Linn native as Pritchard averaged nearly 17 points and shot almost 47 percent from three-point range.

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But in all honesty, this game was far more important for King than it was for Pritchard. The former Oregon point guard has a solid roster spot with the Celtics and is entrenched in their rotation.

King went undrafted after spending just one season in Eugene and he has gone back and forth from the G League to the NBA. But with this summer performance, he might have landed a permanent roster spot for an up-and-coming team such as Sacramento.

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