While the Los Angeles Lakers relieved some stress last month by cutting ties with D'Angelo Russell, the organization still needs a standout point guard. A Sacramento Kings phenom with a multi-dimensional skill set could appeal to the JJ Redick-led Lakers.

Tracing Doug Christie’s path from Seattle high school star to Pepperdine, the NBA, TV, radio and interim coach of the Sacramento Kings.

Lakers guard Austin Reaves gave major credit to his former teammate D’Angelo Russell for helping him deal with the LA scrutiny.

The Brooklyn Nets have a new leading suitor for veteran forward Cam Johnson. Evan Sidery of Forbes reported the Sacramento Kings are 'viewed as the current fav

Evan Sidery, who covers the NBA for Forbes, reported Thursday the Kings and Utah Jazz have had exploratory conversations centered on Jazz forward John Collins. A deal for Collins would likely include Kings guard Kevin Huerter and forward Trey Lyles.

The Sacramento Kings may not be leading the league, but they have all the talent necessary to build a contender if they trust in their hidden superstar big man.

In this trade proposal, the Lakers land a shooting guard in exchange for a few rotation pieces. Los Angeles has been expected to be very active ahead of the trade deadline and this deal could help put them closer to winning another NBA title. Read the full story here.

The Lakers are in a unique spot where they can either go all-in for another star or just add more talent around the edges. In this new trade scenario, Los Angeles does the latter and builds up more depth for the postseason around stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

Ellis has a lot of work to do to become a true defensive ace, but this stretch has been a reminder of how he transforms the Kings on that end. Sabonis has shown signs of improvement guarding the pick-and-roll this season, but Ellis’ ball swarming has made his life easier.

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