{"id":91436,"date":"2024-08-20T20:23:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T00:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=91436"},"modified":"2024-08-20T20:23:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T00:23:53","slug":"former-brooklyn-nets-wing-is-among-4-veterans-working-out-for-sacramento-should-the-kings-sign-any-of-the-foursome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/08\/20\/former-brooklyn-nets-wing-is-among-4-veterans-working-out-for-sacramento-should-the-kings-sign-any-of-the-foursome\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Brooklyn Nets Wing Is Among 4 Veterans Working Out For Sacramento, Should the Kings Sign Any of the Foursome?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sacramento Kings<\/a> were among several teams that made an offseason splash, picking up DeMar DeRozan<\/a> in a trade. The Kings also re-signed 6th-man sensation Malik Monk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Still, Sacramento has an open roster and some training camp spots available. The Kings are planning to work out a few veterans this week. Could they earn a shot?<\/p>\n

According to Sean Cunningham of FOX 40 Sacramento<\/a>, the Kings have invited Isaiah Thomas<\/a>, Tony Bradley<\/a>, Juan Toscano-Anderson<\/a>, and Lonnie Walker IV<\/a> to engage “in competitive workouts” with some of the team this week.<\/p>\n

Sacramento Has Open Roster Spots, Kings Bringing In Several Veterans “For Competitive” Workouts<\/h2>\n

Thomas has struggled to stay in the NBA since earning his second consecutive all-star appearance in 2016-16. The 35-year-old guard is on the smallish side, standing at 5-8 and weighing 185 pounds, which makes it tough for him defensively.<\/p>\n

While Thomas competes fiercely on that end of the floor, he is more of an offensive player. He is more of a scorer but is a good distributor and ball-handler. He possesses an excellent mid-range range and is a 36.3% 3-point shooter.<\/p>\n

Thomas appeared in six games late in 2023-24 after not finding an NBA team in 2022-23. He scored eight points in 19 minutes for the Suns while shooting 30% from the field and 50% from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n

Sacramento’s workout is Thomas’ second of the summer, as he worked out with the Milwaukee Bucks in mid-July. The Kings selected him with the N0. 60 overall pick in 2011, and he spent three seasons with the organization.<\/p>\n

“I’m a free agent right now…talking to a few teams trying to see what the best opportunity is down the line,” Thomas told ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth<\/a>. “I want to play a year or two more. Just staying on the slow grind. Staying patiently ready. Knowing that I can impact an organization whether I play or not, and be super impactful each and every day. So, I’m just waiting for the call.”<\/p>\n

Tony Bradley<\/h3>\n

Bradley has struggled to stay consistent in an NBA rotation. The 2017 late first-round draft pick spent the entire 203-24 campaign in the G-League after being waived by Dallas during training camp.<\/p>\n

Bradley is outstanding around the rim on both ends of the floor. He possesses solid athleticism and size and thrives on the glass. He is also a strong interior and rim-protector.<\/p>\n

Like Thomas, Bradley is at least a G-League+ player (he is better than a G-League player but not quite a sure-fire NBA player). That doesn’t mean the 26-year-old won’t be able to find a team, he is essentially the 14th or 15th best player on a team.<\/p>\n

Bradley also played well for the Philadelphia 76ers summer league team this summer.<\/p>\n

Juan Toscano-Anderson<\/h3>\n

Toscano-Anderson has worked his butt off to earn an NBA chance. The 31-year-old wing, who appeared in 52 NBA games in 2022-23, split time between Sacramento and G-League’s Mexico City this past season.<\/p>\n

Known for his defensive ability and versatility, Toscano-Anderson is not much of an offensive threat. Toscano-Anderson is at his best as a slasher and is an excellent defensive rebounder. He is also a G-League+ player.<\/p>\n

Lonnie Walker IV<\/h3>\n

Surprisingly, Walker is on the open market. The 25-year-old wing has been a rotational player since his second NBA season, starting over 25% of his appearances, and has shown the ability to take over games offensively. He is a good finisher at the rim and a solid perimeter shoot\u2014- averaging 1.4 treys a game while shooting it at a career 35.4% clip.<\/p>\n

Walker averaged 9.8 points and a career-high 1.8 3-pointers with shooting splits of 42.3%\/38.4%\/76.3% for the Brooklyn Nets. He scored in double-figures in 28 of 58 contests, topping the 20-point plateau eight times.<\/p>\n

Sacramento Kings<\/h3>\n

Sacramento<\/a> has 14 players on standard contracts and has filled all three of its two-way spots. Rookie Boogie Ellis<\/a> has inked a training camp deal, leaving the Kings with three training camp spots open. Shams Charania of The Athletic<\/a> reported that Ellis is expected to compete for a roster spot.<\/p>\n

More pertinently, of the 14 players on standard contracts, only 12 are fully guaranteed. Orlando Robinson<\/a> has a partially guaranteed deal ($500,000), while Keon Ellis’<\/a> deal is not guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Ellis showed massive improvement in year two and was very good in the 21 games he started for Kevin Huerter<\/a>. So, expect him to make the opening night roster.<\/p>\n

Still, Walker would be an ideal fit. The Kings need to add depth on the wing and backcourt, and first-round pick Devin Carter<\/a>, who has a torn labrum, will be out until January.<\/p>\n

If the Kings sign Walker, he would immediately be inserted into the Kings’ second unit as the primary backup for DeRozan<\/a> at small forward while also serving as the Kings’ fourth guard. Plus, Sacramento could add Walker and carry 15 players while still being below the first apron.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sacramento Kings were among several teams that made an offseason splash, picking up DeMar DeRozan in a trade. The Kings also re-signed 6th-man sensation Malik Monk. Still, Sacramento has an open roster and some training camp spots available. The Kings are planning to work out a few veterans this week. Could they earn a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3146,"featured_media":91534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,62,29],"tags":[49059,171,49455,4652,3143],"class_list":["post-91436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-nba","category-kings","tag-2024-nba-free-agents","tag-isaiah-thomas","tag-juan-toscano-anderson","tag-lonnie-walker-iv","tag-tony-bradley"],"modified_by":"Daniel Benjamin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91436\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}