Two teams eager to shed their early-season struggles meet when the Sacramento Kings host the Minnesota Timberwolves in an NBA Cup group stage game on Friday night.

Kentucky's ceiling rests on the shoulders of Amari Williams. Duke is talented, but needs more creativity. And Michigan State ...

For the first time in a long time, the Sacramento Kings looked like ... the Sacramento Kings in Wednesday's 127-104 win over ...

Kings old boy who announced himself as a player with plenty of potential when he made the made the Australian U18 team last year and then the Australian U20’s at 19. Has outstanding ball skills ...

Along with fellow actor and entertainer Billy Crystal and businessman Alan Horwitz ... Named for Goldstein, one of the NBA’s most familiar non-playing faces who attends some 100 games a year ...

500 four games into the year. ESPN released their first NBA power rankings since preseason, labeling the Kings as the 19th-best team in the league, down from their previous spot of 17.

Takeaways Lakers: Redick has found success early as an NBA coach. He has Los Angeles off to a 3-0 start. Kings: All five Kings starters scored in double figures. Key moment James made a long 3 ...

Los Angeles was up by as many as 15 points in the first half but the Kings cut the lead to 64-60 ... Butler added eight assists and eight rebounds. LaMelo Ball had 27 points, eight rebounds ...

but my Kings vs. Lakers predictions reflect a large amount of skepticism that L.A. can remain a perfect 3-0. Without further ado, let’s get into my NBA picks for Saturday, October 26.

The Sacramento Kings beefed up their offense this summer, but some NBA experts still have defensive ... should come on the defensive side of the ball where they have very few specialists.

However, Lonzo Ball, who played in the Bulls' first game of the season, is out for Friday's clash, per the NBA injury report ... DeMar DeRozan joined the Sacramento Kings during the offseason ...