After trading Jonas Valanciunas to the Denver Nuggets earlier today, the Kings needed to add a bit more frontcourt depth. Shams Charania is reporting that the Kings will be signing veteran forward/center Drew Eubanks to a one-year deal after he is waived by the Los Angeles Clippers. His contract will almost certainly be for the veteran’s minimum although exact terms have yet to be announced.
Eubanks is a 7 year NBA veteran who spent last season between the Utah Jazz and L.A. Clippers. Eubanks is a bit small for an NBA Center at just 6’9 but he is a solid rebounder and is relatively efficient with his touches. Eubanks is not a stretch player, operating almost entirely in the paint throughout his career. For his career he has averaged 5.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist while playing around 15 minutes a game. As of right now, he’ll likely be filling a similar role in backing up Domantas Sabonis, assuming rookie Maxime Raynaud isn’t capable of immediately filling that role.
Eubanks joins Dennis Schröder and Dario Saric as Scott Perry’s first player additions this summer.
What a time to be alive.
The SacraMEHnto Train chugs along …
If there’s one thing you can say with certainty about Drew Eubanks, it’s that he’s still in the NBA.
Has been signings. Vivek stealth tank is going strong
Naw.
Dumping okay players to sign more meh players is a Kings tradition like none other!
Moving around deck chairs…. except the new deck chairs are from Ikea and all in pieces….
Everything from Ikea is in pieces.
Who is this guy? When I saw the name I drew eublank.
Had to log back in just to upvote this one. Bravo!
Well done ????
One thing that remains constant being a Kings fan: Never get your hopes up. It’s bad for your health.
hopefully end of the bench body….
You can’t spell Drew without “ew.”
Shroder and Eubanks. Championship incoming!
Sounds like a last option law firm.
Might be Perry’s best move yet.
I mean. The bar is so low for the Kings they are more likely to trip over it than have to jump over it.
Can’t wait to see how the local King’s talking heads justify this move.
We are gonna end up with Kuzma, aren’t we.
Derozan for Kuzma? Things really are bleak.
Oh no.
DeMar for Kuzma/Livingston works.
Eubanks joins Dennis Schröder and Dario Saric
To think that we’ve gone from one of the most entertaining teams in the NBA to this. Does anyone actually want to watch this mess?
Are we sure this guy is not actually a game show host?
I thought he was Jay Leno’s band leader
Masterful work by the new Kings front office. Doers of…something.
The draft left me feeling in a good spot. Then free agency happened, now it’s back to darkness.
Last year, JV was one of the most efficient players in the NBA (PER), and has consistently elevated the play of players around him. Most guys love to play with him and hate to play against him.
Every time I saw JV’s name pop up in a mock trade, I thought “who would be dumb enough to trade him?” He was one of the most coveted players at the last deadline.
Ladies and Gentlemen, your 2025-2026 SacraMEHntoooooooo Kaaaaaaaannggzzz”
Welcome to Sac Drew. Wish you and all the new guys the best of luck.
They’ll need it…
What’s funny to me about this Kings moves thus far is that I bet they believe they are making the team better. They aren’t obviously. This team is even worse than it was a few days ago which is saying something because this team was really bad a few days ago. So they’ll salary dump a couple guys and be horrible next year but probably get the 9th pick. Same as it ever was.
Oh and I’ll just go on record saying that Schroeder is going to be terrible in a Kings uniform. I’ve seen this movie too many times before. He’ll be Corey Joseph or something similar. A poorly run franchise continues to do really dumb things in service of… I don’t know. Existing? Is the Kings purpose to exist? I can’t really glean any reason other than collecting revenue sharing checks. Well, they accomplished the goal. They exist.
No way they get the 9th pick. They are going to be ass like the early 90s Kings. No fucking way they get 30 wins. I expect chemistry to implode once the first 10 games hit and the burden big money guys demand to leave. This team has the worst defense in the league, got smaller, and zero paint protection. We already know their perimeter sucks. You are way too damn positive. This team is going to be garbage, which is good. I hope they get below 20 wins honestly. They deserve to suffer as they get a top 3 pick hopefully.
I’m just going to state that I am a shitty person, and you seem a thousand times worse.
(Aside from mental illness) Being miserable is a choice, and getting there about a basketball team? Well, that is a choice.
Fans have been in Hell over this shit team. It’s time for the players to suffer and cleanse the filth of this sewage of a franchise.
You seemed to have softened a bit in the last few years Andy… so maybe you are not shitty just a little flatuant once in a while…
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Yeah, I was thinking George Hill instead of Corey Joseph, but potatoe-potato.
Another Sacramento layover on the way to Shanghai Sharks.
He strikes me as more of a Guangdong Flying Tiger.
The Kings can actually trade LaVine to the Bucks for dead Dame money. They fucking may as well because you don’t have to give up any picks and can use that money to sign and trade Murray and give Keon an extension. This move also allows Clifford to get minutes.
LaVine is a net negative asset. This is the only deal you’ll get that costs nothing else. Why not do it?
But the Bucks need to waive and stretch Dame to do the Turner deal, right?
They did that but are still taking dead Dame money. Basically Kings absorb dead Dame Lillard money and the Bucks get LaVine. Once Dame signs elsewhere next season when he is recovered, that dead money the Kings trade LaVine for is gone. There is absolutely zero fucking reason to keep LaVine.
But the dead money now becomes about $22m/year over 5 years, once stretched. That’s doesn’t match the LaVine $47 million.
Damn. Fuck his contract then.
Yeah. Maybe this deadline, more likely next offseason, and even more likely following trade deadline he could be moved. Just gonna be stuck with him for a while.
Is that an option since Lillard’s contract was stretched? I truly have no idea.
Yes. It’s still hitting their capspace from a report I read.
He was waived, so no. You can’t trade a player who no longer is under contract to play for you. They still owe him money the though, the stretch is just for cap accounting purposes.
Oddly enough, I think ChatGPT might run the franchise more competently – albeit not legally, according to the CBA.
C’mon. Let’s really make this Basketball 3.0.
Give me new GM ChatGPT.
Out: Lyles, LaRavia, JV
In: Schroeder, Saric, Eubanks.
Poverty franchise that still the audacity to charge $6 for a bottle of water. So embarrassing for the city.
Sounds like the fans need to get their heads out of the sand and stop going to games. But the average fan just likes having a professional team in the city (ibuse professional very lightly)
correct
Didn’t go to a game last year, looks like it’ll be the same this year.
Ditto. I figure it cost about $250/game. Tix, parking, gas, dinner for two. Hell, I’ll just stay home and drink my own beer.
It does kinda feel like ibuse
I want to add to this…
LaRavia signed with the Lakers for $6M, Kings had JV under contact for $10.3M, and Lyles is likely getting the vet minimum of $2.4M. That’s a total of $18.7M
King have now brought in Schroeder at the MLE $14.1, Saric at $5.4M and Eubanks at $2.3M for a total of $21.8M.
They are spending more but have gotten worse! Money aside, would any basketball mind trade JV, Lyles, and LaRavia straight up for Schroeder, Salic, and Eubanks? It’s just mind numbing.
If I didn’t know better I’d say they were tanking, but overpaying for Schroeder proves that they are not. What the hell are they doing?
I am holding out some hope that a bigger trade is coming involving Derozan, but I don’t think it will happen. I think this is the roster that will be going to training camp.
I fear you are right. Will Z. just posted that there is no market for Monk either
Overpaid, dime a dozen scoring combo guard who doesn’t play defense. Fun at times, aggravating at other times.
Are you talking about Monk or Schroeder?
Monk more than Schroeder. Schroeder plays better defense, but probably going to be just as frustrating to watch.
SuperCrappy team butyoungold and expensive!!!Did Trey sign somewhere?
Not yet, but he does I can’t imagine it’s more then the vet minimum. No one has space left at this point.
Kangz still complete trash but TKH commenters humor still solid gold. You guys are the real MVP, we should go on strike, the franchise doesn’t deserve us…
Why keep pretending? Just change the name to the Washington Generals and enjoy other teams Globetrotting over us.
Kings are just an exhibition team.
Might as well start the fire sale now.
Hear the Lakers need a center. Domas for a half bag of chips, maybe the NBA will give us the Maverick’s deal. The Sacramento version, the 4th pick in the 2026 draft.
Welp, wonder who I’ll be rooting for in next year’s playoffs because it sure won’t be the Kings with this roster that is supposedly “competing”.
So, in what order will the trade demands be made over the next few month by Sabonis, DDR, and Monk?
I got DDR, then Monk, then Domas.
I think DDR has already made a trade request/demand.
Then I’m winning. 😉
Hopefully this is a sign to Vivek that the players on the roster aren’t wanted around the league, and moving them will cost the Kinhs assets (aside from Keegan and Keon). I think Domas isn’t valued highly around the league either, mainly because he is also overpaid. Just a shit show.
And nobody wants him. #Coldworld
Lol, I can imagine Sabonis wasn’t thrilled to have his buddy Jonas traded.
Shoot.
At this point, you signed:
Drew,
Dennis, and a
Dario to go along with a
Domas,
DeMar,
Devin.
Why stop here. Trade for Draymond and Dyson, sign DeAndre and bring back Doug.
D’s get degrees, and we will have them all.
Schroeder.. Only the Kings would pay 15mil for a journeyman Pg. Saric and Eubanks are both laughably bad at this point in their careers. The only team I see worse in the West might be the Jazz. The Blazers, Spurs will both elevate. Pels will be healthy. Top 5 pick may be possible for next years drafts
Wonder where Dame lands: Miami, Lakers, Clippers, Minnesota
Kaiser rehab facility for the next 12 months.
Fuck Vivek
The nuggets are killin it. I think they’re back at the top of the West.
Cam Johnson
JV
Bruce Brown
Hardaway
I’ve never heard of this person.
Only one year, vet minimum. I guess so. Makes Lyles expendable.
I see this signing by The Knicks and actually get depressed.. why can’t get som guys like this.. New York Knicks just signed Guerschon Yabusele yesterday, locking him in on a two-year, $12 million deal (with a player option in year 2), using the taxpayer mid-level exception.
• Versatile frontcourt boost: After shining for France at the 2024 Olympics and logging 11.0 PPG and 5.6 RPG for Philly, Yabusele instantly becomes a high-value addition alongside Towns and Mitchell Robinson.
• Efficient floor spacing: He shot 50% from the field and 38% from three last season—ideal traits in today’s small-ball rotational system.
• Defense + toughness: A physical, switchable stretch-four who can guard 3s and 4s, and even play center in small-ball lineups.
• Team-friendly expense: $6M per year for this type of impact? That’s a bargain mid-tier contract on an NBA contender.
six million per year and can guard 3’s and 4’s his usage was low at 16.3 and PER 14.7.. this would’ve been a great person to pair with Sabonis and Keegan on the front court switch ability decent shooter outside strong rebounder wouldn’t take the ball out of Keegan’s hands, allowing him to hopefully blossom. I don’t understand the kings is it because he doesn’t have a household name or do they just prefer aging slow, tall, white dudes
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