Maxime Raynaud's December to remember is ROTY worthy Sacramento Kings' rookie center Maxime Raynaud is once again on the Kia Rookie Ladder, putting him in the running for Rookie of the Year. aroyalpain.com aroyalpain.com / feeds aroyalpain-com / / #sports / / 12 days 12d Share
Defensive Daily Plus-Minus looks terrible for three Kings (and their future) The D-DPM forecasts the future defensive outlook for players, and three kings are at the bottom of the rankings. aroyalpain.com aroyalpain.com / feeds aroyalpain-com / / #sports / / 12 days 12d Share
Kings' rebuild is more about who they keep than who they trade The Sacramento Kings need to make sure they keep the right players during the rebuild as well as trading the right ones. aroyalpain.com aroyalpain.com / feeds aroyalpain-com / / #sports / / 12 days 12d Share
Zach LaVine's return to the Kings was fine, but both he and Sacramento need better The Sacramento Kings finally got Zach LaVine back from injury, and he played perfectly fine, but he can do better than that. aroyalpain.com aroyalpain.com / feeds aroyalpain-com / / #sports / / 13 days 13d Share
One rookie King looked good after a brutal injury scare The Sacramento Kings caught a lucky break with Maxime Raynaud avoiding an injury against the Suns and continuing to play well against the Bucks. aroyalpain.com aroyalpain.com / feeds aroyalpain-com / / #sports / / 13 days 13d Share
Russell Westbrook proved yet again why he's the Kings' top guy The Sacramento Kings might have lost again but Russell Westbrook had an amazing, well-rounded game. aroyalpain.com aroyalpain.com / feeds aroyalpain-com / / #sports / / 13 days 13d Share
Kings' injury curse continues as a pair of players leave loss to Bucks The Sacramento Kings lost both Keegan Murray and Keon Ellis to injury while losing the game to the Milwaukee Bucks. aroyalpain.com aroyalpain.com / feeds aroyalpain-com / / #sports / / 13 days 13d Share
New year, new Keon Ellis (and Doug Christie should pay attention) Keon Ellis has played two great games for the Sacramento Kings in 2026, which will hopefully change Doug Christie's mind about him. aroyalpain.com aroyalpain.com / feeds aroyalpain-com / / #sports / / 14 days 14d Share
It's time the Kings turned one rookie loose and see what happens Considering how badly the season is going for the Sacramento Kings, there's no harm in putting Nique Clifford in as the starting center and seeing how it goes. aroyalpain.com aroyalpain.com / feeds aroyalpain-com / / #sports / / 14 days 14d Share
NBA writer poses a solid "what if" regarding one of the Kings' worst decisions Dusty Garza recently asked what the Sacramento Kings would have been like if they had kept both De'Aaron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton. aroyalpain.com aroyalpain.com / feeds aroyalpain-com / / #sports / / 14 days 14d Share