Isaiah Thomas News

Jimmer Fredette has a busy summer ahead of him if he hopes to recapture the magic that got him into the NBA.

After skipping a year because of the lockout, the NBA Summer League is back. Former Kings guard turned assistant coach Bobby Jackson told the Sacramento Bee that he will coach the team at the Las Vegas Summer League.

Let me preclude this discussion by noting that the Maloofs are broke, and probably cannot afford to make the moves discussed herein.

Kings point guard Isaiah Thomas was named to the NBA's All-Rookie Second Team, the league announced Tuesday morning.

The firing put and end to what became a season of drama in Orlando involving Van Gundy and all-star center Dwight Howard .

So far from a place he used to call home, you can hear the fatigue in Justin Dentmon's voice.

Wow, what can be said about the pint said point guard that hasn't already been the basis of headlines? Isaiah Thomas ' rookie season was nothing short of spectacular despite the horrifically awful NBA Rookie of the Year voting which placed the former Huskie seventh.

Sac-Town is an up-and-coming ballclub. They aren't capable of winning now - not even close.

Coming into this past season, Tyreke Evans and the Kings fan base expected a return to a glory for the former Memphis product after a sophomore season that was derailed by injury.

This is the first in a three part series in which I analyze the 2012 NBA Draft by position.

Fresh off of a 5 year, $40 million dollar extension, the 2011-12 season was to be the coming out party for Marcus Thornton - and he didn't disappoint.

Lin's contract with the New York Knicks is up, and though he is a restricted free agent - meaning the Knicks can match any contract that another team offers - there are a few teams that desperately need to aggressively pursue Linsanity.

It seems we keep finding additional gems about Sacramento Kings' point guard, Isaiah Thomas.

Going into the draft, the Sacramento Kings need to add a another solid wing player to the rotation, particularly a small forward, and a power forward or center.A The team won the coin toss for the fifth pick in the draft over the Brooklyn Nets this season and they have a 7.6 percent chance of winning the lottery.

Of course, Ricky Rubio and Kyrie Irving are the favorites to win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, but from out of their shadows comes Sacramento Kings guard Isaiah Thomas .

Players often hit the big stage with a bang and raise many eyebrows, but in their second season, success doesn't come so readily.

One year ago right now, the biggest concern for Sacramento Kings fans was that the team's owners - the Maloof family - were going to pack up and move the Kings as soon as they could.

The NBA draft class of 2011-2012 turned out to be a surprisingly decent one. There is no doubt that many of this year's rookies will grow and develop into outstanding NBA veterans.

When Paul Westphal was abruptly fired as Head Coach of the Sacramento Kings , it was largely because he had lost the team, and particularly, its best player, DeMarcus Cousins .

The day that the Golden State Warriors hired former NBA point guard and ESPN commentator Mark Jackson as their head coach for the 2011-2012 season, many fans were asking "who" and "why"? Despite owner Joe Lacob instilling his confidence in Jackson, there is no doubt that another bad season will result in him being fired.