The Kings are close to signing veteran forward Jae Crowder, Shams Charania of ESPN tweets.
Sacramento worked out Crowder back in September. Crowder played the past year and a half with the Bucks and averaged 6.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 50 games last season while making 25 starts.
Crowder has appeared in over 800 regular season games since making his NBA debut in 2012. The 34-year-old has averaged 9.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 25.0 minutes per game across 12 seasons, posting a shooting line of .419/.348/.777. In his prime years, he played a key three-and-D role on contending teams in Boston, Cleveland, Utah, Miami, and Phoenix.
The Kings have an open roster spot and are $3.7MM below the luxury tax line, Bobby Marks of ESPN tweets.
The news regarding Crowder coincides with an injury update from the club. Trey Lyles has a Grade 1 right calf strain after undergoing an MRI, James Ham of The Kings Beat relays (Twitter link). He’ll be reevaluated in 3-4 weeks. Lyles has appeared in 18 games this season, including two starts. He’s averaging 5.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 19.6 minutes per game.
Sacramento has lost its last four games, dropping to 8-10 on the season.
I completely forgot he was somehow still a FA…
“somehow”
He averaged 6 points and 3 boards in 23 minutes last year. He’s also lost a step on D.
He was probably a nice fit on the Warriors too…sigh, more Podz…
Why all the Podz hate? He that bad, or you just need a hill to die on?
Starting to think Podz needs to get a restraining order. This obsession is worrying
Interesting pick, wonder when someone will pick up Fultz, maybe the Warriors now that Melton is hurt?