Regardless of whether the Sacramento Kings move De'Aaron Fox by the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline, they need to recognize this as an organizational pivot point.
Looking to continue its good run of recent play, the Oklahoma City Thunder traveled to the West Coast to face the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors had different plans, walking away with a 116-109 victory.
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The Golden State Warriors didn’t just score a win on Wednesday night; they scored perhaps their most impressive win of the season. The Warriors took down the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109, and fans were elated to see them conquer the best team in the Western Conference.
The Oklahoma City Thunder - like the rest of the NBA - is in the dog days of the season. The All-Star Break is still a month away, half the season has gone by a
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander produced a dazzling performance as the Oklahoma City Thunder avenged last week's defeat ... Elsewhere, DeMar DeRozan scored 31 points as the Sacramento Kings halted the Houston Rockets' five-game winning streak with a 132-127 ...
During his time suiting up for the SuperSonics, Wilson wore only jersey No. 15 and put up 6.1 points and as many rebounds per game.
One player who constantly gets connected to Sacramento's trade plans is Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson. Kings fans have gotten very excited about the potential of adding an elite 3-and-D wing in Johnson, but with the trade deadline just two weeks away, time is running out for their long-awaited move.
Sacramento lost, 117-104, at the Wells Fargo Center, against a 76ers team missing former MVP Joel Embiid and All-Star Paul George, and that was also playing on the back end of a back-to-back.
Even after Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up 52 points, it wasn't enough as the team lost to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, 116-109. Though the Warriors ruined a masterful performance from the Thunder star, head coach Mark Daigneault would give credit where credit is due after the game.
“In this business, you have to put those emotions aside,” Fox said. “Obviously, everybody especially who were here during that long (postseason drought), and who was on this team when we made the playoffs, obviously that means a lot to everybody.