Welcome to Shaqramento: A King's Association

[BlackAndGoldVandal]

KINGS 2013-14 SEASON

Here's a current summary of my 2013 season so far:
WARNING, CONTAINS SPOILERS

Spoiler

•Shaq promises playoffs
•John Salmons DUI
•Salmons on-court fight
•Salmons waived
•Sign Dahntay Jones
•Trade: Mbah a Moute, Isaiah Thomas for Gordon Hayward
•Trade: Jason Thompson, Carl Landry for Pau Gasol, Nick Young
•Kings announce no more moves to be made, tanking

[BlackAndGoldVandal]

Yo guys I'm backkkk!

I really am excited for this Sacramento Kings association, this is going to be a fun, interesting, and surprising assoc. I love all the feedback you guys gave me on my Toronto Association and am really hoping to get some more. I'm always happy to get some questions, ideas, advice, etc. Feel free to comment or private message me at any time for any reason at all!
Here's to a great season!!

[BlackAndGoldVandal]

SACRAMENTO OFFSEASON REVIEW

With the 7th pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings select…

Ben Mclemore out of Kansas University.

Ben should be a great fit for a young, athletic Sacramento team. He is said to be a more athletic version of Ray Allen. He was predicted to be the Number 1 pick by ESPN's Jay Bilas but ultimately fell to the Kings.

Did the Kings get the steal of the draft or is Mclemore all just hype? The season will only tell...

ALSO

With the 36th pick, the Sacramento Kings decided to take Ray McCallum out of Detroit University. Said to be a decent PG, McCallum really adds some more athleticism to this team.


BREAKING NEWS!
Tyreke Evans Traded to Pelicans

It has just been announced that there has been a three team deal that will send Tyreke Evans to the New Orleans Pelicans. In return for Evans, Sacramento will receive PG Greivis Vasquez and two future second round picks. The other team involved was the Portland Trail Blazers. They received Robin Lopez and Terrel Harris.
Also, the Pelicans will also gain rookie Jeff Withey out of Kansas.

This trade is a sign that the Kings may be rebuilding once again. This trade will put a lot of pressure on all the young player's shoulders as well as current team captain, Demarcus Cousins. Will the Kings thrive under the pressure? Or will this be another Sac-Town flop?

Kings Acquire Mbah A Moute

The Sacramento Kings have traded 2016 and 2018 second round picks to Milwaukee in exchange for Luc Mbah A Moute. Known mostly for his gritty defense, the Cameroonian will fit in well on this team. He can be used to shutdown opposing small forwards and won't be wasting much energy on the offensive end either. This young Kings team already has enough scoring power and what they really needed was a solid defender. Luc Mbah A Moute is exactly what they asked for.


Sac-Town resigns Landry

Landry signed his four-year, $26 million deal Monday. Landry played parts of the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons for Sacramento.

The 29-year-old power forward averaged 10.8 points and six rebounds in 23.2 minutes off the bench to help the Warriors reach the second round of the playoffs last season. He opted out of the final year of his two-year, $8 million deal with Golden State last month to become a free agent.




Cousins Resigns
The new owner of the Sacramento Kings is now betting big on DeMarcus Cousins.

The Kings signed Cousins to a four-year maximum contract extension on Monday, saying the 23-year-old center is the foundation the franchise will build on to lead a struggling team into a new era.

Sacramento did not disclose financial terms. The deal is worth $62 million, sources with knowledge of the negotiations told ESPN.com last week.

Sacramento hasn't had a winning season since 2006, but the new Kings management is comfortable investing in a player considered one of the NBA's best young big men but who also has drawn multiple suspensions from both the team and the league for his behavior.

"From my perspective, it isn't really that much of a leap of faith," said Ranadive, whose purchase of the team from the Maloof family was approved by the NBA in May. "I'm just doing what I do in my business every day, just betting on the best. And he represents the best."

The fifth overall selection of the 2010 NBA draft, Cousins led the Kings last season with averages of 17.1 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals and also averaged 2.7 assists. He ranked ninth among the league's leading rebounders.




Shaq Buys Stake in Kings
As the Kings continue their image makeover that was sparked by the late May sale of the team to Vivek Ranadive, they have made a big and bold move by adding O'Neal as a minority owner. The TNT analyst once gleaned pleasure in deriding the Kings, whom he owned in a very different way when his Lakers thrice knocked their rival out of the playoffs en route to titles in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Now his joy will come from seeing one of the league's worst-performing franchises turn things around.

His involvement will begin in earnest today, as O'Neal —who has a doctorate degree in education from Barry University in Miami —plans to meet with Kings players and coaches in Sacramento before having dinner with franchise centerpiece and new protégé DeMarcus Cousins.

[trekfan]

This is going to be fun, can't wait to see how you incorporate Shaq into this. Following.

[TFly33]

Following. Make Cousins the best center in the league

[BlackAndGoldVandal]

Quote: Originally Posted by trekfan

This is going to be fun, can't wait to see how you incorporate Shaq into this. Following.

Thanks, there will definitely be some exciting storylines involving him. Feel free to leave some feedback whenever!

[BlackAndGoldVandal]

Quote: Originally Posted by TFly33

Following. Make Cousins the best center in the league

Yeah, he definitely has the talent, let's just see how his attitude is lol

[illWILL8455]

The more I think about this team, the more excited I get about it. There are so many great options! I agree, storylines involving Shaq and Demarcus Cousins should be a lot of fun!

Looks great so far!