7:55pm: The Kings have officially signed Dozier and waived Okpala, the team confirmed in a press release.
8:30am: The Kings will waive forward KZ Okpala and sign veteran wing PJ Dozier for the rest of the season, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter links).
Okpala, who has been dealing with bilateral knee soreness, plans to undergo surgery that will end his season. The 23-year-old power forward has appeared in 35 games, averaging 1.3 points and 1.0 rebounds in 7.1 minutes per night, and hasn’t played since January 28.
After spending his first three seasons in Miami, Okpala signed a two-year deal with Sacramento last summer that carried a partial guarantee. His $1.9MM salary for this season became fully guaranteed when he remained on the roster through early January, and his $2MM salary for 2023/24 was non-guaranteed.
Dozier returns to the Kings after signing two 10-day contracts in January. He saw limited playing time in four games and wasn’t immediately re-signed when the second deal expired at the end of the month. The 26-year-old guard has also played for the Thunder, Celtics and Nuggets.
Should of traded Holmes,Davis and okpala for a center or a expiring contract
And instead of or*
There a lot of should of but at the end they didn’t and now trade deadline over so quit crying bout it
I didn’t ask for your two cents
Don’t think we could find any takers for Holmes and his contract. I’m sure the FO tried
Let’s put aside the knee jerk reactions for a second and think about this.. ahem… DEMARCUS COUSINS! It’s not a bad idea and the guy is finally healthy..ish.ish. It would be a win win for boogie AND the Kings. He knows his role and McNair/Brown can flat out tell him you act out whatsoever that’s a wrap. He’s a better option then Holmes/Len/ insert whoever is currently on the shi* list. I’d rather watch QuetA take up fouls than those guys. Is harry giles still alive ?