May 1: The Kings have announced the signing of King to a two-way deal, confirming the news in a press release on Saturday.
April 30: Free agent swingman Louis King will sign a two-way deal with the Kings, tweets Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Woj notes that the 6’7″ wing made a 10-game cameo for the Pistons during his rookie season, having spent the year on a two-way contract with Detroit after going undrafted out of Oregon in 2019. He played significantly more meaningful minutes for the Pistons’ then-NBAGL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Drive, during the 2019/20 season. King appeared in 31 games (22 starts) with the Drive.
After signing an Exhibit 10 deal with the Knicks for the preseason, King was waived by the franchise before he could log a game for New York. However, that deal ensured that the Knicks’ G League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks, had the 22-year-old’s rights for the 2020/21 “bubble” season at Walt Disney World.
In 15 games (13 starts) for Westchester this year, King averaged 13.7 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 2.9 APG, and 1.6 SPG across 32.2 MPG. He posted a respectable slash line of .517/.456/.810.
Sacramento recently opened up a two-way slot by promoting Chimezie Metu to its 15-man roster.
A King among Kings, King, Louis.
They should have gotten Justin Patton
Seemed to work for them as they beat the (once) “mighty” Lakers.
After starting 21-6, the so-called best team in the West has gone 15-21.
They’re now 1/2 game ahead of Dallas for the 6th seed and only one game ahead of Portland for the 7th seed, and more importantly dropping out of an automatic playoff bid as one of the top 6 teams. Can they stay ahead of the Mavs and Blazers?