Samuel Dalembert
The Philadelphia 76ers traded Samuel Dalembert to the Sacramento Kings for Andres Nocioni and Spencer Hawes on Thursday.
The deal was agreed to on Tuesday night, and the two teams worked out details Thursday morning.
The deal gives the Kings a player they’ve long coveted in Dalembert. The Kings tried to make several deals with the Sixers last year for Dalembert but couldn’t make it happen.
The trade gives the Sixers a physical combo forward in Nocioni and an up-and-coming big man in Hawes.
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Tayshaun Prince
The Kings are looking for a small forward and Detroit’s Tayshaun Prince could be a viable option.
The Pistons are looking to make some changes and it is believed that either Richard Hamilton or Prince will be dealt.
According to sources, Sacramento is open to trade possibilities. They have the fifth pick in this month’s NBA Draft and they are also looking to accommodate Andres Nocioni’s trade request.
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Hedo Turkoglu
Hedo Turkoglu has privately expressed to league friends a desire to return to the Sacramento Kings.
The Kings and Raptors have yet to engage in trade discussions, sources say, but communication is a likely possibility before the end of the month.
League executives believe Sacramento would need Toronto to minimally take forward Andres Nocioni and the two years, $13.5 million left on his contract.
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Tyreke Evans
Kings rookie Tyreke Evans has apologized for publicly criticizing teammate Andres Nocioni following the team’s loss to the Thunder on Sunday.
The two players exchanged words during the fourth quarter and Evans told the Sacramento Bee after the game, “We were in the game, and you come down and take bad shots? That’s not team basketball.”
Evans said he and Nocioni resolved the matter after Monday’s practice.
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Andres Nocioni
There is some hope, according to NBA front-office sources, for a three-way deal that is currently in the exploratory-discussion phase.
Sources told ESPN.com that the Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings, in considering the feasibility of a Samuel Dalembert-for-Kenny Thomas swap, have discussed expanding that concept with Boston by trying to draw in the Celtics on a potential three-way deal that would land Andres Nocioni with the Celts.
Sources further stressed over the past 48 hours that this should be classified as an ongoing conversation as the teams involved decide how much they like what is on the table.
But the full deal as it stands, if it eventually gets that far, would send Nocioni to Boston, Kenny Thomas, Tony Allen and Brian Scalabrine to Philadelphia and Dalembert and J.R. Giddens to Sacramento.
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Andres Nocioni
Sacramento Kings forward Andres Nocioni has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
Nocioni was booked into the Sacramento County jail at 6:26 a.m. ET Thursday. Sacramento police Sgt. Norm Leong says Nocioni was pulled over at about 2 a.m. in downtown Sacramento when an officer noticed his car weaving.
The officer noticed an odor of alcohol and conducted a field test before booking Nocioni on suspicion of driving under the influence.
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