The Kings have waived guard Antoine Davis and forwards Shareef O’Neal and Drew Timme, according to NBA.com’s transactions log.
All three players signed with Sacramento on Friday so the Kings could obtain their G League rights. They will all be eligible for bonuses worth up to $77.5K if they spend at least 60 days with the team’s affiliate in Stockton.
Davis played last season for Portland’s G League team, the Rip City Remix, and had his rights traded to the Kings earlier this month. He averaged 14.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 44 Showcase Cup and regular season games for the Remix.
O’Neal, the son of Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, played for the G League Ignite in 2022/23 after going undrafted out of LSU. He participated in the Next Up Game at All-Star Weekend in 2023.
Timme is a former standout at Gonzaga who played for the G League Wisconsin Herd last season. The Kings also recently acquired his returning player rights in a trade.
Sacramento has 12 players with fully guaranteed contracts, along with Orlando Robinson, who has a $500K guarantee on his $2.09MM deal, so the team has flexibility to adjust the roster before opening night. All three two-way slots are filled.
My Opinion, the Kings did NOT do enough to be a serious contender this Year. DeRozen was a good pick up, but we seriously need either another Dominate Rebounding , Shot Blocking Center -or- PF, one or the other. the Utah game as an Example : Utah 10 Blocks vs Kings 1 Block. My Opinion. They are too worried about the Salary Cap, but every single Playoff / Chapionship Team is way over the cap. Either get serious and open up the Pocket Book or be content w/ a Play In or Not even making the Playoffs !!
Obviously the Kings arent contenders right now, I do feel like bringing DeRozan brings the Kings some depth and more stars in a single team than they had in a very long time. The problem with this team is the defense and probably 3 point shooting now. They did get better with Demar, but they didnt really address their weaknesses.
Open up the pocket book? Who would they have possibly brought in?
Going out and getting Deebo wasn’t opening the pocket book?
Huerter, Lyles, Carter with two 2nds and cash for J Grant and Thybulle in Portland
Obviously you didn’t read my Statement. I said DeRozen was a good pick Up, but they need to do more, and they havent !!
No one was going to trade for Heuter coming off another injury. They need him to play well early so they can flip him for someone in the front court.
I don’t think O’Neal played last year at all. He was on the G League Ignite team 2 years ago.
Good call, thanks.