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Darren Collison Faces Domestic Violence Charges

June 17th, 2016 at 5:37pm CST by Luke Adams

JUNE 17: The Placer County District Attorney’s office has formally filed domestic violence charges against Collison related to the May incident, detailed below. Collison is being charged with two misdemeanors – domestic violence and domestic battery – according to James Ham of CSNBayArea.com (Twitter link). CSNBayArea.com has also passed along the statement released today by the D.A.’s office.

“After review of the all the above evidence we have concluded there is sufficient evidence that will allow our office to file and prove this criminal case against Mr. Collison beyond a reasonable doubt,” the statement reads, in part.

MAY 31: Kings point guard Darren Collison was arrested on a domestic violence charge on Monday, according to a report from CBS13 in Sacramento. The incident that led to Collison’s arrest took place early on Monday morning after local deputies responded to a report from a woman who said she was being assaulted inside a Northern California home.

Collison was booked into Placer County Jail on one count of inflicting corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, and two misdemeanor bench warrants of driving on a suspended license. The 28-year-old was released on bail (worth $55K) and is scheduled to return to court on July 11th.

The Kings are aware of Collison’s situation, issuing a statement condemning “violence of any kind” and confirming that the team is still in the information-gathering stage. Sacramento will “take appropriate steps” once all the facts are known, according to the club’s statement.

We’ll have to wait to see how the case plays out before knowing how it might ultimately affect Collison and the Kings on the court for the 2016/17 season. When Jeff Taylor pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor domestic assault charge in 2014, he received a 24-game suspension from the NBA.

If Sacramento believes Collison could face a lengthy suspension for his off-field conduct, it would likely have an impact on the team’s plans this offseason — Collison averaged 30 minutes per game last season and is currently atop the point guard depth chart for the Kings, with Rajon Rondo eligible for free agency.

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Kings To Hold Pre-Draft Workouts On Friday

June 16th, 2016 at 8:00pm CST by Eddie Scarito
  • Kings center DeMarcus Cousins said that he is optimistic about the team’s direction under new coach Dave Joerger, adding that he is looking forward to less drama next season, Sean Cunningham of ABC 10 tweets.
  • The Kings will hold a group workout on Friday and the attendees will include Ryan Anderson (Arizona), Robert Brown (UAB), Tyler Harris (Auburn), Stefan Jankovic (Hawaii), Retin Obasohan (Alabama) and Jamari Traylor (Kansas), the team announced.
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Pre-Draft Workouts

June 15th, 2016 at 9:27pm CST by Eddie Scarito
  • The Kings held a pre-draft workout today for Zachary Auguste (Notre Dame), Egidijus Mockevicius (Evansville), Wade Baldwin (Vanderbilt), Antwan Scott (Colorado State), Eric McClellan (Gonzaga) and Fred VanVleet (Wichita State), the team announced.
  • Working out for the Kings on Thursday will be Elgin Cook (Oregon), Isaiah Taylor (Texas), Jarrod Uthoff (Iowa), Shaquille Harrison (Tulsa) and Derrick Jones (UNLV), Sean Cunningham of ABC 10 tweets.
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Elgin Cook To Work Out For Kings

June 15th, 2016 at 1:55pm CST by Luke Adams
  • In addition to his previously reported workouts, Oregon’s Elgin Cook has gotten a look from the Hawks and Warriors, and still has workouts on tap with the Jazz, Mavericks, Kings, and Pistons, per Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders (Twitter link).
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Rajon Rondo Discusses Free Agency, 2015/16 Kings

June 14th, 2016 at 8:53am CST by Luke Adams

Veteran point guard Rajon Rondo is eligible for free agency this summer, and while there’s a chance he’ll return to Sacramento, it sounds like those odds would have been very slim if George Karl hadn’t been replaced by Dave Joerger as the team’s head coach. In an appearance on ESPN’s The Jump, Rondo said that the tension between the Kings‘ coaching staff and DeMarcus Cousins was unlike anything he’d seen in his NBA career.

“There were too many distractions on and off the court,” Rondo said. “The organization as a whole, I don’t think was together completely. I think as a team you have to want the best for the next man beside you, and that wasn’t the case with the Sacramento Kings.”

Asked about his free agency, Rondo didn’t rule out a return to the Kings, but suggested he’ll explore his option. The point guard will be prioritizing a landing spot where his teammates are willing to work hard to grow and get better. “I don’t want to be the hardest-working guy in the gym,” Rondo said.

  • Colorado State guard Antwan Scott, who previously worked out for Denver, will be part of a group workout on Wednesday for the Kings, tweets Michael Scotto of Sheridan Hoops.
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Warriors Consider Tyrone Corbin, Mike Brown

June 11th, 2016 at 2:38pm CST by Arthur Hill

Tyrone Corbin has emerged along with Mike Brown as the top candidates to be the lead assistant in Golden State next season, tweets Marc Stein of ESPN.com. Brown has been linked to the position before, but Corbin, a former teammate of Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, is a new name in the mix. (Twitter link).

Corbin is a former head coach with the Kings and Jazz and has been out of coaching since being relieved of his interim position with Sacramento when George Karl was hired in 2015. He has been working as an adviser to the Kings’ front office ever since.

Brown served as head coach of the Cavaliers and Lakers and has been out of coaching since Cleveland fired him after the 2013/14 season. Brown reportedly turned down an assistant’s position in Memphis last week.

The Warriors’ lead assistant job will be open once the NBA Finals are done and Luke Walton leaves to become head coach of the Lakers. He held the position in Golden State for one season, taking over when Alvin Gentry left to take the reins in New Orleans.

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Ford: Kings Eyeing Buddy Hield At No. 8

June 10th, 2016 at 1:56pm CST by Luke Adams
  • Ford believes the Kings are eyeing Buddy Hield with the No. 8 overall pick. If Hield is off the board when Sacramento’s pick arrives, the Kings may end up trading the selection (Twitter link).
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2015/16 D-League Usage Report: Kings

June 7th, 2016 at 9:16pm CST by Eddie Scarito

The NBA’s relationship with the D-League continues to grow, and this season a total of 19 NBA teams had one-to-one affiliations with D-League clubs. Those NBA organizations without their own affiliates were required to assign players to D-League clubs associated with other NBA franchises. D-League teams could volunteer to take on the assigned players, and if no volunteers emerged, the players were assigned at random.

This significant change from the 2014/15 season came about after the Pacers purchased the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and turned them into their one-to-one partner for the 2015/16 campaign. Other NBA teams have interest in following suit in the years ahead, and the NBA’s ultimate goal for the D-League is for all 30 NBA franchises to have their own D-League squads. You can view the complete list of D-League affiliates here.

We at Hoops Rumors are recapping the D-League-related activity for the 2015/16 campaign for each team and we’ll continue with the Sacramento Kings, whose D-League affiliate is the Reno Bighorns:

The Kings made 8 assignments for the 2015/16 season, sending two players to the D-League for a total of 98 days. Listed below are all the assignments and recalls made by Sacramento for the 2015/16 campaign:

Here’s how Sacramento’s players performed while on assignment to the D-League this season:

  • Duje Dukan: In 27 appearances Dukan averaged 14.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 28.9 minutes per outing. His slash line was .403/.371/.722.
  • Eric Moreland: In five appearances Moreland averaged 9.6 points, 14.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 27.0 minutes per contest. His shooting numbers were .553/.000/.286.
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Former Kings Assistant May Join Grizzlies

June 5th, 2016 at 8:47pm CST by Arthur Hill
  • The Grizzlies are considering former Kings assistant Chad Iske for a spot on David Fizdale’s staff, tweets Marc Stein of ESPN.com. Iske was an assistant to George Karl in Sacramento, but wasn’t retained when Dave Joerger took over last month. Former Cavaliers and Lakers head coach Mike Brown already turned down a job with Memphis, Stein reports.
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Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Sacramento Kings

June 4th, 2016 at 4:30pm CST by Luke Adams

At the time the Kings finished their 2015/16 campaign, Rajon Rondo was the only player on the roster on track for unrestricted free agency. Since then, James Anderson and Quincy Acy have opted out of their contracts, and Caron Butler could follow suit, but Rondo will be the key free agent to watch. If Sacramento doesn’t bring him back, the team will need to address its point guard situation — Darren Collison is the only player under contract at the position, and he was recently arrested on a domestic violence charge, which could affect his availability for next season, depending on how the case plays out. The guaranteed contracts on the Kings’ books, along with the No. 8 overall pick, amount to about $64MM, so the team should have a good chunk of cap room to utilize if Rondo lands elsewhere.

See how Sacramento’s cap situation looks for 2016/17 as Hoops Rumors continues its offseason salary cap digest series.

Guaranteed Salary

Player Options

Team Options

  • None

Non-Guaranteed Salary

Restricted Free Agents (Qualifying Offers/Cap Holds)

Unrestricted Free Agents (Cap Holds)

Other Cap Holds

  • No. 8 pick ($2,451,200)

Projected Salary Cap: $92,000,000

Footnotes:

  1. Curry, Acy, and Anderson all declined player options for 2016/17.

The Basketball Insiders salary pages were used in the creation of this post.

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