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| Minnesota Timberwolves |
NBA Basketball Transaction |
02/20/2009 |
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| Acquired forward Shelden Williams and guard Bobby Brown from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for guard Rashad McCants and veteran center Calvin Booth. |
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| Toronto Raptors |
NBA Basketball Transaction |
02/20/2009 |
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| Acquired center Patrick O'Bryant from the Boston Celtics; traded guard Will Solomon to the Sacramento Kings. |
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| Kings, Wolves swap players |
NBA Basketball |
02/19/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Sacramento Kings continued to be active at the NBA's trading deadline, sending forward Shelden Williams and point guard Bobby Brown to Minnesota in exchange for fourth-year guard Rashad McCants and veteran big man Calvin Booth. The trade looks financially motivated for the Kings, who are now off the hook for the $736,420 owed to Brown next season, and receive two players who have expiring contracts in McCants ($2.6 million) and Booth ($1.1 million). On the floor, McCants |
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| Kings send Miller, Salmons to Bulls in three-team deal |
NBA Basketball |
02/18/2009 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - The Sacramento Kings have traded center Brad Miller and swingman John Salmons to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for forwards Andres Nocioni, Cedric Simmons and Michael Ruffin, and center Drew Gooden. The Kings then turned around and sent Ruffin to Portland in exchange for forward Ike Diogu. The Trail Blazers also gain a $3 million trade exception, which they can use for one calendar year. Additionally, Sacramento waived guards Quincy Douby and Sam Cassell. Salmons and Miller ar |
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| Report: Kings send Miller, Salmons to Bulls in six-player deal |
NBA Basketball |
02/18/2009 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - The Sacramento Kings have reportedly traded center Brad Miller and swingman John Salmons to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for forwards Andres Nocioni, Cedric Simmons and Michael Ruffin, and center Drew Gooden. The Sacramento Bee reported Wednesday that the Kings will also turn around and swap Ruffin to Portland for forward Ike Diogu, as well as receive about $1 million from the Trail Blazers. The paper cited multiple league sources and said the deal is pending league approval. |
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| Kings open second half of season vs. Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
02/18/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Sacramento Kings will be hoping to get their post-All Star break schedule off to a rare winning note when they return to action against the Atlanta Hawks tonight at ARCO Arena. Sacramento lost five straight times and 13 of its last 14 games prior to the week-long hiatus and owns the worst overall record in the NBA this season at 11-43. Since December 16, the Kings have won only four times over the course of 29 games. The Kings did make a notable roster move during their time off, acquiri |
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| Rockets welcome Nets to town |
NBA Basketball |
02/17/2009 |
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| game homestand by welcoming the New Jersey Nets to the Toyota Center. The Rockets opened the residency on February 11 when Yao Ming tallied game- bests of 24 points and 18 rebounds to lead Houston, minus Tracy McGrady, in a 94-82 rout of the hapless Sacramento Kings. McGrady sat out after getting an MRI on his sore left knee earlier that day. The procedure showed no new damage but the team is unsure when the former All- Star will return. McGrady has already missed 17 games this season after undergoing offseason |
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| Celtics, Mavericks square off in Dallas |
NBA Basketball |
02/12/2009 |
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| heir trip with visits to Utah, Phoenix, Denver and the LA Clippers. The Mavs, meanwhile, improved to 2-0 on a four-game residency on Tuesday when Josh Howard and Antoine Wright each scored 23 points to lead Dallas to an easy 118-100 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Dallas continued its dominance over Sacramento at home. The Mavs have won 10 straight over the Kings in north Texas. Dirk Nowitzki added 21 points for the Mavs, who have won six of their last seven outings. Jason Kidd ended with 15 points, seven re |
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| Yao's double-double helps Rockets pound Kings |
NBA Basketball |
02/12/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Yao Ming tallied game-bests of 24 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets, minus Tracy McGrady, in a 94-82 rout of the hapless Sacramento Kings. McGrady sat out after getting an MRI on his sore left knee earlier Wednesday. The procedure showed no new damage, but McGrady will go for a second opinion on the ailing knee later this week. Ron Artest and Luis Scola scored 19 points apiece for the Rockets, who have alternated wins and losses for the past five tilts and, at 32 |
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| Kings close out Texas trip in Houston |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The hapless Sacramento Kings will finish a two-day trek through Texas on Wednesday when they face off with the Houston Rockers at the Toyota Center. The Kings fell in Dallas on Tuesday when Josh Howard and Antoine Wright scored 23 points apiece to lead the Mavericks to a 118-100 victory over Sacramento. The Mavs have won 10 straight over the Kings in north Texas. Sacramento was paced by Kevin Martin, who ended with 18 points in the game. John Salmons had 16 points and five assists for the Ki |
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