FEBRUARY 1, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
SACRAMENTO KINGS 9-10 · 11TH IN WESTERN CONFERENCE
9-10 · 11TH IN WESTERN CONFERENCE
Next Game at Trail Blazers · Sat 3:00AM
SAC -7.5 TOTAL 225.5
Kings look to continue recent supremacy over Spurs The Sacramento Kings will shoot for another win on the road in their transcendent season when they square off against the hapless San Antoni...
Trey Lyles - Scores 11 in OT win Lyles ended Monday's 118-111 overtime victory over Minnesota with 11 points (4-6 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 2-3 FT), three rebounds, one assist and one steal in 16 minutes.
Impact Lyles continues to play a key role off the bench for Sacramento, as Monday marked his 13th consecutive game playing double-digit minutes. During that stretch, Lyles is putting up 10.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 0.8 blocks and 1.4 threes per game. For now, he remains on the fantasy periphery, but Lyles is a name to monitor if any of Domantas Sabonis, Keegan Murray or Harrison Barnes were to sustain an injury.
JANUARY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Keegan Murray - Notches third double-double Murray provided 13 points (5-12 FG, 3-8 3Pt), 13 rebounds, one assist and one steal in 39 minutes in Monday's 118-111 overtime win over the Timberwolves.
Impact The double-double was Murray's third of the season, all of which have come within the past two weeks. During his past seven games, Murray is averaging 15.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.4 three-pointers in 36.1 minutes per contest, a level of production that's in line with what fantasy managers might have expected after the rookie enjoyed a brilliant run in the Las Vegas Summer League. However, Murray has offered little in the peripheral categories during that seven-game stretch (1.0 assists, 0.3 blocks and 0.1 steals per contest) and is shooting an unsustainable 55.9 percent from the field, 51.1 percent from three-point range and 100 percent from the free-throw line, so managers should expect a downturn sooner rather than later.
JANUARY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Domantas Sabonis - Posts full line before fouling out Sabonis finished with 17 points (7-10 FG, 3-4 FT), 13 rebounds, two blocks, one assist and one steal across 36 minutes in Monday's 118-111 overtime win over the Timberwolves.
Impact Sabonis ended up sitting out the extra period after fouling out in the fourth quarter, but he still managed to deliver an efficient double-double plus production in the defensive categories before departing. While Sabonis should be a pillar in the points, rebounds and field-goal percentages moving forward, his assist numbers have been less bankable of late. After a stretch of three straight games in which he dropped at least 10 dimes each time out, Sabonis has dished out 10 assists combined over his last three contests.
JANUARY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
NBA Stock Watch: Joel Embiid's MVP case rising, Ben Simmons again falling
Joel Embiid wasn't picked as an All-Star starter, but he's playing the best basketball of his career. Meanwhile, his former running mate is...JANUARY 31, 2023
76ers Rumors: Matisse Thybulle on Sacramento Kings' Radar? The Sacramento Kings are rumored to be interested in Matisse Thybulle.
JANUARY 31, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
Spurs face the Kings on 6-game skid
San Antonio will try to break its six-game skid when the San Antonio Spurs play SacramentoJANUARY 31, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Terence Davis - Scores eight points in 16 minutes Davis had eight points (2-6 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds, one assist and one steal over 16 minutes during Monday's 118-111 overtime victory over the Timberwolves.
Impact Davis was back in the rotation Monday, just his second time seeing action in the past seven games. Despite a proven ability to put up 12-team value, Davis simply doesn't see enough playing time on a night-to-night basis to warrant significant fantasy attention. He is someone to monitor just in case he can carve out a consistent role, though based on what we have seen thus far, that seems unlikely.
JANUARY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
De'Aaron Fox - Paces Kings in overtime victory Fox finished with 32 points (13-27 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 4-5 FT), five rebounds, four assists, one block and two steals across 41 minutes during Monday's 118-111 overtime victory over the T...
Impact Fox led the charge for the Kings, scoring a team-high 32 points and adding a pair of steals. He has now recorded a total of 10 steals across the past five games, bringing some defensive upside to what is typically an offensive-heavy skillset. He is sitting just outside the top 50 for the season, a range he should be able to occupy without too much trouble ROS.
JANUARY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
"Great, great team win on the road against a really good team." | Coach Brown Postgame 01.30.23
JANUARY 31, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Malik Monk - Strong two-way effort Monday Monk closed Monday's 118-111 overtime win over the Timberwolves with 19 points (9-14 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 1-1 FT), two rebounds, five assists and three steals in 32 minutes.
Impact Monk had his best game in over a month, producing on both ends of the floor in the overtime victory. After a strong start to the season, Monk has cooled over the past month, sitting outside the top 200 in standard formats. His playing time has flip-flopped from game to game, ranging from 11 minutes all the way up to the 32 that he saw Monday. He is someone to monitor moving forward, but managers don't need to be scrambling to the wire to add him based on this effort.
JANUARY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
"We were much better defensively." | De'Aaron Fox Postgame 01.30.23
JANUARY 31, 2023 • YOUTUBE
"This one was one we had to have." | Keegan Murray Postgame 01.30.23
JANUARY 31, 2023 • YOUTUBE
De'Aaron Fox and Anthony Edwards duel ends with Kings topping Timberwolves 118-111 in overtimes MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves had clawed their way to overtime and Sacramento center Domantas Sabonis was on the bench with six fouls.
JANUARY 31, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
Trey Lyles EXPLODES in OT to help Kings take down Timberwolves | 01.30.23
JANUARY 31, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Fox, Lyles help Kings outlast Timberwolves 118-111 in OT
De’Aaron Fox scored 32 points and Trey Lyles had eight of his 11 points in overtime as the Sacramento Kings outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-111JANUARY 31, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
KINGS at TIMBERWOLVES | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | January 30, 2023
JANUARY 31, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Sacramento Kings vs Minnesota Timberwolves - Full Game Highlights | January 30, 2023 NBA Season
JANUARY 31, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Surprising Timberwolves, Kings square off again Two teams that have positioned themselves to make rare playoff appearances hope to continue to rise at the other’s expense when the Sacramen...
JANUARY 29, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Surprising Timberwolves, Kings square off again Two teams that have positioned themselves to make rare playoff appearances hope to continue to rise at the other’s expense when the Sacramen...
JANUARY 29, 2023 • SACBEE.COM
Deonte Burton - Gets call to NBA Burton will sign a 10-day contract with the Kings on Monday, Chris Biderman of The Sacramento Bee reports.
Impact He'll be taking over the roster spot of guard/forward P.J. Dozier, who wasn't retained after his second 10-day deal expired following Saturday's loss to the Timberwolves. Burton, who last appeared at the NBA level with the Thunder in the 2019-20 season, will be available ahead of the Kings' next game Monday in Minnesota. Over 14 appearances (12 starts) with the G League's Stockton Kings this season, the 28-year-old forward has averaged 12.2 points (on 54.5 percent shooting from the field), 5.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.4 three-pointers, 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks in 38.2 minutes.
JANUARY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Davion Mitchell - Muted role continues in loss Mitchell finished with four points (2-3 FG), three rebounds, five assists and one steal in 18 minutes during Saturday's 117-110 loss to the Timberwolves.
Impact Mitchell played fewer than 20 minutes for the 10th time in his past 11 games, serving up a giant plate of nothing. For a player known as an elite defensive stopper, Mitchell has been unable to translate that into tangible fantasy production. He is currently averaging just 0.5 steals per game for the season, a number that certainly won't get it done when it comes to fantasy value.
JANUARY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Harrison Barnes - Lives at the line Saturday Barnes recorded 13 points (1-7 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 10-11 FT), three rebounds, one assist and one steal across 37 minutes during Saturday's 117-110 loss to the Timberwolves.
Impact Barnes was woeful from the field Saturday but somewhat salvaged his night by going 10-of-11 from the charity stripe. Much like his teammate Keegan Murray, Barnes has very little to fall back on when his shot isn't falling. He is currently averaging 15.4 points per game this season, sitting just inside the top 120 in standard formats. Technically, he can be looked at as a 12-team commodity, when in reality, he is more of a points streamer on most nights.
JANUARY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Keegan Murray - Rough night Saturday Murray recorded eight points (3-8 FG, 2-6 3Pt) and four rebounds in 32 minutes during Saturday's 117-110 loss to the Timberwolves.
Impact Murray was nowhere to be seen in the loss, highlighting the fact that recent performances can mask a player's true value. Despite being a top-60 player over the past month, Murray offers upside in basically two categories only, those being three-pointers and turnovers. As we saw in this game, when his shot isn't falling, he has very little to fall back on. Of course, he will be better than this on most nights, at least from a scoring standpoint. With that said, he is better looked at as a streaming option as opposed to a must-roster player, despite what his ranking might say.
JANUARY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Minnesota takes on Sacramento, seeks 5th straight home win
Minnesota will try to keep its four-game home win streak intact when the Timberwolves take on SacramentoJANUARY 29, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
