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Sam Amick on Ja Morant: "The only two teams I have heard and I will pick one of them is New Orleans and Sacramento. I will probably push it the New Orleans way."
League sources believe Wilson would be an easy pick for Chicago if he gets to No. 4. The Bulls worked out other players, including Darius Acuff Jr., Kingston Flemings, and Nate Ament, but it would be a significant upset if any of them were selected here.
James Ham: According to a league source, Keaton Wagler has not visited Sacramento for a pre-draft workout/meeting, as was reported earlier today.
Lou Williams: I’m going to throw some names out there and you give me your guess on where they'll be next year. All right? Sam Amick: Yes, sir. Williams: Let's start with Ja Morant. Amick: Ja Morant, I mean, the only two teams I've heard and I'll pick one of them is New Orleans and Sacramento, so I'll probably push it to New Orleans way. Chandler Parsons: I'm going to throw Minnesota out there just for fun. Chandler Parsons: I'm going to throw Minnesota out there just for fun. Amick: Yeah, that one's in there, too. Good call, Chandler.
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Sactown Sports 1140: “[Zach LaVine and his agency] are not leaving that money on the table. So, he's not opting out." @sam_amick joined @CarmichaelDave & @JasonRoss1140 to share his intel on Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine's pending $49 million player option:
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ESPN 1320 Sacramento: "The word I'm hearing is it's very very likely that Precious Achiuwa will be back next season." @James_HamNBA on Precious Achiuwa and the Kings⬇️
Speaking of the draft, NBA executives who’ve spoken with HoopsHype project the Hawks to select either a point guard, with one of Keaton Wagler, Mikel Brown Jr., Darius Acuff, and Kingston Flemings expected to be available, or Michigan 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara with the No. 8 pick, as previously noted. Lastly, the Hawks have explored the possibility of moving up from their No. 23 pick in the draft, league sources told HoopsHype.
James Ham: According to a league source, Houston's Kingston Flemings visited the Sacramento Kings late last week for an individual work. He joins Darius Acuff Jr. as the only two top ten projected picks to visit the Kings to date. @jakelfischer.bsky.social first with the news.
Viewership for the games was as high as it has been since 1998, five years before ESPN and ABC began producing the Finals in 2003, Google searches reached peak levels, social clips broke records for the NBA and Knicks related merchandise has been flying off the shelves. Sportsbooks saw a record amount of action at the window as well. DraftKings told the Post that five of the six most bet NBA games in the sportsbook’s history all came from this NBA Finals series with Game 5 at the top for most-bet NBA game ever at DraftKings. BetMGM said it saw a 28.6 percent jump in the average handle wagered on each game from the 2025 Finals to 2026 Finals. The Knicks were such a massive draw at BetMGM, the team became a liability midway through the series.
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The Sacramento Kings have brought in dozens of NBA prospects for pre-draft workouts in recent weeks. Most of those workouts were announced ahead of time and most of those prospects were made available to the media, but one player came in under the radar. League sources told The Sacramento Bee on Monday that the Kings brought Arkansas star Darius Acuff Jr. to Sacramento last week for a private individual workout.
Mike Vorkunov: Mike Brown is on his 5th HC job in the NBA. He's had a pretty good run. In 2007, Cavaliers best season ever at the time (66 wins and the finals). In 2023, Kings have their best season in 18 years (48 wins + playoffs). In 2026, Knicks have their best season in 53 years (first NBA title since 1973).
James Ham: Kings announce another group of six prospects workouts for Monday, including Baba Miller:
Kings announce another group of six prospects workouts for Monday, including Baba Miller:
— James Ham (@jameshamnba.bsky.social) 2026-06-15T01:17:33.714Z
The Knicks got off to a rocky start in the first round against the Atlanta Hawks but found their rhythm and won 15 of 16 games to clinch their first championship since 1973. They capped the run by knocking off the favored Spurs in five games in the Finals and finished with by far the largest point differential (+283) in a postseason run in NBA history, according to ESPN Research. Despite their dominance, oddsmakers still have the Knicks behind the Spurs (+250), Thunder (+260) and Celtics (+550) entering an offseason that could see Giannis Antetokounmpo on the move. Prediction market Kalshi has the Miami Heat and Celtics as Antetokounmpo's most likely landing spots, if he were to leave the Milwaukee Bucks. The Heat are 40-1 to win next year's title at DraftKings. The Bucks are 250-1.