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Latest Sporzzio coverage, playoff reads, and explainers about the Sacramento Kings.
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Sacramento’s reported one-year, $3.5 million agreement with Ben Simmons gives rookie Darius Acuff Jr. an experienced backup. Making the pairing useful will require careful choices about who handles the ball and how Simmons occupies defenders.
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Denver is adding DeMar DeRozan on a reported one-year, $3.9 million contract to create shots when Nikola Jokić or Jamal Murray cannot organize every possession. The low-cost gamble strengthens the Nuggets’ offense, but DeRozan is not a direct replacement for Peyton Watson’s defense and should not automatically displace Christian Braun from the starting lineup.
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The 2026 NBA Cup begins October 30, sends eight teams to single-elimination play and ends December 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Here are the groups, national TV schedule, tiebreakers and impact on the 82-game season.