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The Sacramento Kings have signed Deonte Burton to a 10-day contract.
Burton joins the Sacramento Kings from the Stockton Kings (11-3), the Kings G-League affiliate, where he’s averaged 12.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists while shooting 54.5 percent from the field through the regular season.
The 28-year-old has seen action in 71 regular season NBA games. Burton, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, native played for the Oklahoma City Thunder from 2018-2020.
The Sacramento Kings have agreed to a multi-year contract extension with General Manager Monte McNair.
The contract for Kings Assistant General Manager Wes Wilcox has also been extended.
“This has been an exciting season and I’m proud to have the opportunity to continue building a winning franchise in Sacramento,” said Kings General Manager Monte McNair. “I am especially grateful to Vivek, the entire Kings organization and the fans for supporting me every step of the way. I’d like to thank our players and coaches for their hard work on and off the court. And I’m excited to have Wes Wilcox’s continued counsel and partnership, along with the rest of our fantastic front office and staff. We recognize we have more work to do, and I look forward to what’s ahead.”
“Monte is an integral part of this organization, and I am thrilled to announce his extension,” said Kings Owner and Chairman Vivek Ranadivé. “Since joining the Kings, Monte and Wes have proven to be thoughtful and strategic decision makers who have shown their ability to execute a long-term vision for the team. The work continues, and I have confidence in this front office to keep driving our efforts forward.”
Since becoming General Manager of the Kings prior to the 2020-21 season, McNair has made several moves to bolster the roster. McNair extended De’Aaron Fox in 2020 before drafting Davion Mitchell with the ninth selection in the 2021 NBA Draft. McNair went on to add two-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis, who currently leads the league in rebounding and double-doubles, and Trey Lyles via trade in February 2022. Additionally, McNair hired Head Coach Mike Brown in May 2022 and selected Keegan Murray fourth overall in the 2022 NBA Draft before adding Kevin Huerter via trade and signing Malik Monk in free agency. The Kings currently sit third in the Western Conference (27-19).
With those moves, McNair has orchestrated one of the most prolific offensive teams in the NBA this season and helped guide Sacramento to their best start since the 2004-05 season. Offensively, the Kings rank first in scoring (120.3 PPG), second in efficiency (117.9), third in field goal percentage (49.5%), fourth in assists (27.2 APG), seventh in made 3-pointers (630) and ninth in 3-point field goal percentage (37.1%). Sacramento has scored 130 points or more in 11 games, leading the NBA, and made 20+ 3-pointers in four games this season, including a franchise record 23 triples versus Orlando on January 9, 2023.
Before taking the helm in Sacramento, McNair was a member of the Houston Rockets front office since 2007, which included a promotion to Assistant General Manager in 2018. Throughout his 13 years in Houston, McNair was involved with all aspects of player evaluation, including trade, free agency and the Draft.
The Sacramento Kings have signed PJ Dozier to a second 10-day contract.
Dozier signed a 10-day contract with Sacramento on Jan. 9 and has appeared in three games for the Kings. Prior to joining the Kings this season, Dozier played for the Iowa Wolves, the Minnesota Timberwolves G-League affiliate, where he averaged 18.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 36.8 minutes per game in the regular season.
The 26-year-old has seen action in 108 regular season NBA games and 12 NBA playoff games. Dozier, a Columbia, South Carolina, native played for the Denver Nuggets from 2019-2022.
The Sacramento Kings have signed PJ Dozier to a 10-day contract.
The 6-6/205, 26-year-old Dozier had been playing for the Iowa Wolves, the Minnesota Timberwolves G-League affiliate, where he averaged 18.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 36.8 minutes per game in the regular season.
Dozier has played in 105 regular season NBA games and 12 NBA playoff games.
The Columbia, South Carolina, native played for the Denver Nuggets from 2019-2022. He played two years of college basketball at the University of South Carolina, helping the Gamecocks reach the national semifinals in 2017.
The Sacramento Kings yesterday (Friday) waived forward Chima Moneke.
The Kings are 20-17 this season, which is the 5th best record in the Western conference.
Their leading scorers so far in 2022-23 are De’Aaron Fox at 23.9 PPG, Domantas Sabonis at 18.7 PPG, and Kevin Huerter at 15.9 PPG.
The Kings roster now stands at 16 players, including two Two-Way players.
Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray has been named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in December, the NBA announced today.
The fourth overall selection in the 2022 NBA Draft, Murray averaged 12.7 points (46.0 FG%, 46.4 3pt%), 3.5 rebounds, 0.9 steals and 28.6 minutes per game in 14 games (14 starts) during the month of December.
Murray began the final month of 2022 with a new career high of 23 points to go with seven rebounds in a win at the LA Clippers on Dec. 3. The Iowa native had 18 points (6-8 3pt) in a win at Cleveland on Dec. 9 and finished with 20 points (7-13 FG, 4-6 3pt) in a victory over the Pistons on Dec. 16. Murray followed those outings with a career-high tying 23 points in Sacramento’s win vs. the Lakers on Dec. 21, going 7-for-17 from the floor, including 6-of-12 from beyond the arc, to become the first Kings rookie with five or more 3s in multiple games during December.
The first-year forward earns his first Rookie of the Month honor after he led all rookies in total 3-pointers made (39), games with multiple 3-point field goals (10) and 3-point field goal percentage. Since the 1979-80 season, Murray is just one of three rookies to connect on 35 or more 3-point attempts in December, joining Kyle Kuzma (2017-18, 38) and Luka Doncic (2018-19, 35) and the first to also shoot 45.0% or better from 3-point distance. His three games with 20+ points were tied for second in the month among rookies and mark the most by a Kings’ first-year player in December since Tyreke Evans (2009-10, 8).
Among all rookies this season, Murray currently ranks fifth in scoring (11.5) and total points (137) and first in 3-point field goals made (73) and 3-point shooting percentage (38.2%).
Murray is the eighth player in franchise history to receive Rookie of the Month honors and the first NBA Rookie of the Month out of Iowa since the award’s inception during the 1981-82 season.
Via the Sacramento Bee:
Kings center Domantas Sabonis faces an uncertain prognosis after sustaining a hand injury in Friday’s loss to the Washington Wizards at Golden 1 Center.
X-rays confirmed Sabonis suffered an injury to his right hand in the fourth quarter of the Kings’ 125-111 loss to the Wizards, sources told The Sacramento Bee on Saturday, confirming a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Sacramento Kings have waived guards Jeriah Horne, Sam Merrill and Alex O’Connell to set the roster at 17.
Rookie guard Keon Ellis and second-year center Neemias Queta hold two-way contracts.
Guard Matthew Dellavedova and forwards Chima Moneke and KZ Okpala were retained from the training camp roster.
The Sacramento Kings have signed guards Jeriah Horne and Alex O’Connell.
Also today, the Kings waived guards Jordan Ford and Wes Iwundu.
Horne (6-7, 220), a Kansas City, Mo. native, was undrafted in the 2022 NBA Draft before joining the Kings Summer League roster, where he averaged 6.7 points per game while shooting 47.1 percent from the field.
From Roswell, Ga., O’Connell (6-6, 185) spent three seasons at Duke (2017-20) before transferring to Creighton (2020-22). He was undrafted in the 2022 NBA Draft before joining the Kings for NBA Summer League, averaging 5.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
Ford (6-1, 175), a Folsom, Calif. native, spent four years at St. Mary’s from 2016-20. Ford spent the 2021-22 season with the Agua Caliente Clippers, averaging 9.7 points and 3.4 assists per game while shooting 40.8 percent from 3-point range.
Iwundu (6-6, 195) played in 14 games for the Cleveland Charge during the 2021-22 season. The Houston native averaged 7.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.
The Sacramento Kings have waived guards Kent Bazemore and Quinn Cook.
Bazemore and Cook appeared in two preseason games for the Kings.
The Kings roster stands at 18.