The Kings have waived forward Joey Dorsey. He played in 8 games for the Kings (0 starts) this season in which he averaged 1.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. Dorsey was part of the Kevin Martin trade at the deadline but he wasn’t a key part of it so they won’t miss him too much the rest of the year.

The Kings have lost Dominic McGuire for the year due to a tear of the plantar fascia in his right foot. McGuire played in 9 games (1 start) for the Kings this season and he averaged 7.0 minutes, 0.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. The Kings shouldn’t miss McGuire too much as he didn’t play that well for them after coming over from the Wizards at the trade deadline.

29-year old shooting guard/small forward got off to a very late start to the 2010 season due to injury. Garcia is trying to make up for lost time but he has players ahead of him on the depth chart. So he has to make the most of the minutes he is getting this year. Garcia has played in 18 games (3 starts) for the Kings this season and he is averaging 23.9 minutes, 8.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

27-year old point guard Beno Udrih is the Kings’ player who most benefitted from the Kevin Martin trade with the Rockets. In his last three games, Udrih is averaging 42.7 minutes, 21.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 12.0 assists and 2.7 steals per game. He has now played in 68 games (30 starts) this season and he is averaging 30.1 minutes, 12.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. Udrih has really been a solid player in a down year for the Kings and they hope he ends the season strongly.

The Kings are happy to get PF/C Jason Thompson back from injury. He has played in 58 games (50 starts) for the Kings this season and he is averaging 31.5 minutes, 12.5 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per game. The Kings will probably get Thompson back into the starting lineup at center after he gets his legs back. Thompson & Marcus Landry should give the Kings the muscle they need around the basket the rest of the season.

Tyreke Evans has had a great rookie season for the Sacramento Kings this year, but there is another rookie in the state of California that is starting to gain some ground on him.  Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors has improved rapidly over the course of the season, and has solidified his spot at number two for the Rookie of the Year Award.  Still, Tyreke Evans has been much more consistent than Curry and was an impact player the first game of the season.  Curry took a little while to adjust to the speed and physicality of the NBA, but now that he has he is putting up some impressive numbers.  Unfortunately for both rookies, they are on some bad teams.  However, since they are on some bad teams it has given them the opportunity to get a lot of playing time and gain valuable minutes.  Evans season is more impressive than Curry’s though, despite Curry’s flashy and great play the past two months.  Evans has the consistency (and the scoring average) over Curry, so he will likely still win the ROY Award.  This season Evans is averaging 20.3 points, 5.4 assists, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.5 steals.  While Curry’s numbers are nearly identical to Evans in most categories, he is only averaging 16.0 points compared to Evans’ 20.3.  Both Evans and Curry will be stars in this league for years to come, but Evans has had the better rookie season.

The Kings only shot 32% from the floor but it was good enough to beat the Rockets on the road last night. Carl Landry led the way for the Kings against his old team with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals. Beno Udrih pitched in with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists despite only shooting 5 of 15 from the floor. Omri Casspi scored 10 points and he grabbed 5 rebounds in only 18 minutes last night. The Kings are now 21-40 on the year.

The Kings shot 53.9% from the floor but it wasn’t enough to keep up with the Thunder last night. Tyreke Evans led the way for the Kings last night with 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Carl Landry had another solid game for the Kings last night with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals. Beno Udrih (13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists) and Francisco Garcia (13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists) both helped out the cause for the Kings last night. The Kings are now 20-40 on the season.