http://www.kingslocker.com Daily Blog for Sacramento Kings Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:46:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.kingslocker.com/2010/03/09/tyreke-evans-is-still-the-front-runner-for-rookie-of-the-year/ 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 ... http://www.kingslocker.com/2010/03/04/sacramento-kings-84-houston-rockets-81/ 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 ... http://www.kingslocker.com/2010/03/03/oklahoma-city-thunder-113-sacramento-kings-107/ The Kings have lost center Jason Thompson for at least the next two weeks with 2 non-displaced transverse process fractures in his lower back. Thompson has played in 55 games (50 starts) for the Kings this season and he is averaging 32.0 minutes, 12.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists ... http://www.kingslocker.com/2010/02/26/the-sacramento-kings-lose-jason-thompson/ SG/PG Tyreke Evans is the current favorite to win the Rookie of the Year Award in the NBA. He has played in 52 games (all starts) for the Kings this season and he is averaging 37.1 minutes, 20.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game. ... http://www.kingslocker.com/2010/02/25/the-sacramento-kings-have-a-impressive-set-of-rookies/ The Kings have gotten solid production out of their new players so far. Carl Landry has stepped right into the starting lineup at power forward for the Kings. He has played in 2 games (both starts) for the Kings so far and he is averaging 37.0 minutes, 14.0 ... http://www.kingslocker.com/2010/02/23/the-early-returns-are-good-for-the-sacramento-kings-from-their-trades-last-week/ The Kings will be without rookie forward Jon Brockman for the next 2-4 weeks due to a sprained MCL in his right knee. Brockman has played in 44 games (4 starts) for the Kings this season and he is averaging 13.6 minutes, 3.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists ... http://www.kingslocker.com/2010/02/22/the-sacramento-kings-lose-jon-brockman/ The Kings aren't going to the playoffs this season so why not let 26-year old forward Joey Dorsey get a few minutes the rest of the year so they can evaluate him as a player? Dorsey has played in 7 games (0 starts) this season for the Rockets and ... http://www.kingslocker.com/2010/02/18/joey-dorsey-might-get-some-minutes-with-the-sacramento-kings/ There has been some talk about the Kings possibly buying out Larry Hughes' contract but since it expires at the end of the year maybe they should just let him play it out. Hughes has played in 31 games (14 starts) for the Knicks this season and he averaged ... http://www.kingslocker.com/2010/02/18/the-sacramento-kings-should-keep-larry-hughes/ 26-year old Carl Landry was the key to the big trade that moved Kevin Martin to the Rockets. He is likely going to bump Jason Thompson from the starting lineup at power forward. Landry has played in 52 games (1 start) for the Rockets this season and he ... http://www.kingslocker.com/2010/02/18/carl-landry-is-likely-going-right-into-the-starting-lineup-for-the-sacramento-kings/