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The Kings brought in six NBA prospects for their first pre-draft workout Monday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

The group featured Texas Tech star Darrion Williams, a Sacramento native who spent two years at Capital Christian High School before going to Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. Others included Missouri guard Tamar Bates, Florida center Rueben Chinyelu, Georgia guard Silas Demary, Villanova guard Wooga Poplar and Kentucky center Amari Williams.

Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article305791091.html#storylink=cpy
 
An interesting side story to the workouts, is that the Kings brought in Jeremiah Fears, one of the best PG's in the draft, and a lottery pick, for a meeting. He didn't workout, at least to my knowledge. Makes one wonder if the Kings are cooking up a way to trade up into the lottery. It wouldn't be cheap.

As far as PG's go, the lottery player that I really like, and think has a chance to be a star in the league is V.J. Edgecombe. He's a lot of fun to watch and a terrific athlete
 
Wouldn't mind seeing the Kings land someone like RJ Felton as an undrafted FA if he makes it out. He definitely fits that mold of a Dort type physically.
 
Kings hosted their second pre-draft workout group:

The second group featured Tennessee guard Zakai Ziegler, East Carolina wing RJ Felton, Perth Wildcats wing Ben Henshall, Mississippi State forward Cameron Matthews, UAB forward Yaxel Lendeborg* and Oklahoma State forward Jalon Moore.

* It was later reported Yaxel Lendeborg withdrew his name from the 2025 draft.

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Kings Host NBA Standout’s Relative In Draft Workout Group

The Sacramento Kings are doing their due diligence ahead of the 2025 NBA Draft, taking a closer look at several interesting prospects.
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CVKingsfan said:
The Kings Announce Pre-Draft Workout With NCAA Champion Guard:
The Sacramento Kings are hosting Florida Gators guard Alijah Martin for a pre-draft workout.

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Kings Announce Pre-Draft Workout With NCAA Champion Guard

The 2025 Florida Gators were filled with NBA-caliber players, with Walter Clayton Jr. rightfully taking up the majority of the headlines going into the draft. A
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The Kings sure have been working out the beefy, physical guards. Maybe the love for that type wasn't a Monte thing? Davion, Carter, plenty of workouts to that end so far this year. They look to be going next Dort hunting this offseason. I like it.
 

Players Sacramento Worked Out On Monday, June 2 include:​

  • Marcus Williams, G, USF, — 6’2 — 200 lbs
  • Alijah Martin, G, Florida — 6’1 — 210 lbs
  • Chibuzo Agbo, G, USC— 6’7 — 227 lbs
  • Arthur Kaluma PF, Texas— 6’6 — 223 lbs
  • David N’Guessan, C, Kansas— 6’9 — 210 lbs
  • Daniel Batcho, PF, Louisiana Tech — 250 lbds
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Sacramento Kings continue rookie offseason workourts, interview prospects

The Sacramento Kings hosted a number of recent off-season NBA workouts.
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CVKingsfan said:

Players Sacramento Worked Out On Monday, June 2 include:​

  • Marcus Williams, G, USF, — 6’2 — 200 lbs
  • Alijah Martin, G, Florida — 6’1 — 210 lbs
  • Chibuzo Agbo, G, USC— 6’7 — 227 lbs
  • Arthur Kaluma PF, Texas— 6’6 — 223 lbs
  • David N’Guessan, C, Kansas— 6’9 — 210 lbs
  • Daniel Batcho, PF, Louisiana Tech — 250 lbds
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Sacramento Kings continue rookie offseason workourts, interview prospects

The Sacramento Kings hosted a number of recent off-season NBA workouts.
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Arthur Kaluma got a generous write up from the no ceilings team. Sounds like he can at least get to the rim.

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Arthur Kaluma is on the Cusp

Arthur Kaluma has been on NBA radars for a long time, and he's quietly made the improvements that evaluators have hoped to see from him before the 2025 NBA Draft.
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Kaluma was on my draft wish list a couple years ago when they thought he might enter the draft. Kinda fell off the radar a bit the last couple years.

Alijah Martin is a favorite among some draft nerds. Would be a good choice in the second round given the circumstance.
 
iowamcnabb said:
Kaluma was on my draft wish list a couple years ago when they thought he might enter the draft. Kinda fell off the radar a bit the last couple years.

Alijah Martin is a favorite among some draft nerds. Would be a good choice in the second round given the circumstance.
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Yeah Martin would be a solid pick up and a potential PG depth type. I've seen him undrafted mostly, but even at 42 I think someone like him in a draft like this if the Kings thought he might not make it out could be a good idea just to take him. I liked what I saw out his defense and ball handling at the combine.
 
Turgenev said:
"They want their mindset to be defence".

Curious how this manifests over the offseason and into the regular season.
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Depending on what trades they make and/or signings we'll know for sure whether this is all BS like usual. You want to get better defensively? Play Carter and Keon for starters, it was already trending that way last season. Carter's +/- at the end of last season was crazy enough to push him near the upper end of the EPM stat amongst all rookies despite playing less than half the season and getting erratic minutes off the bench.
 
I'd say stay away from the skinnier combo guards but Proctor has some pretty legit shot creation. I'd be surprised if he lasts to 42 unless teams are scared away from his lack of elite athletic ability.
 
A perspective on Mohamed Diawara. 6’9 with a 7’3 wingspan plus a tight handle sounds like a player we should have interest in. If we end up with an additional second rounder this year in a Deebo trade, he would be a good draft and stash candidate.

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Mohamed Diawara Scouting Report

Wing ball handlers with the combination of great athleticism and playmaking skills will draw attention from NBA scouts. But there's more to his game. Here are 3K+ words on his role and potential:
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Complete List 2025 Workouts:

The following is a list of all 2025 NBA Draft members than have participated in a pre-draft workout with the Kings. Important to note that this list only includes players that have publicly been noted as participating in workouts with Sacramento.

May 5th​

  • Silas Demary (Georgia) — SG — 6’5 — 192 lbs
  • Wooga Poplar (Villanova) — SG — 6’5 — 194 lbs
  • Tamar Bates (Missouri) — SG — 6’5 — 195 lbs
  • Darrion Williams (Texas Tech) — SF — 6’6 — 225 lb
  • Amari Williams (Kentucky) — C – 6’10 — 260 lbs
  • Rueben Chinyelu (Florida) — C – 6’11 — 255 lbs
May 23rd
  • Zakai Zeigler (Tennessee) — PG — 5’9 — 172 lbs
  • RJ Felton (East Carolina) — SG — 6’3 — 208 lbs
  • Ben Henshall (Perth) — SG — 6’5 — 193 lbs
  • Cameron Matthews (Mississippi State) — SF — 6’5 — 235 lbs
  • Yaxel Lendeborg (UAB) — PF — 6’9 — 235 lbs
  • Jalon Moore (Oklahoma) — PF — 6’7 — 203 lbs
May 29th
  • Brooks Barnhizer (Northwestern) — SF — 6’4 — 229 lbs
  • Saint Thomas (USC) — SF — 6’7 — 234 lbs
  • Jabri Abdur-Rahim (Providence) — SG — 6’6 — 225 lbs
  • Stefan Todorovic (Pepperdine) — SF — 6’8 — 210 lbs
  • Matt Cross (SMU) — SF — 6’8 — 210 lbs
  • Tyson Degenhart (Boise State) — PF — 6’8 — 218 lbs
June 2nd
  • Marcus Williams (San Francisco) — PG — 6’2 — 200 lbs
  • Alijah Martin (Florida) — SG — 6’1 — 208 lbs
  • Chibuzo Agbo (USC) — PF — 6’7 — 225 lbs
  • Arthur Kaluma (Texas) — PF — 6’6 — 223 Lbs
  • David N’Guessan (Kansas State) — C — 6’9 — 210 lbs
  • Daniel Batcho (Lousiana Tech) — C — 6’10 — 250 lbs
June, 6th
  • Trey Galloway (Indiana) — PG — 6’5 — 205 lbs
  • Khalif Battle (Gonzaga) — SG — 6’4 — 195 lbs
  • Reggie Luis (St. John’s) — SF — 6’5 — 210 lbs
  • Jonathan Pierre (Belmont) — SF — 6’8 — 214 lbs
  • Nelly Joseph (New Mexico) — C — 6’9 — 247 lbs
  • Andrew Carr (Kentucky) — C — 6’9 — 222 lbs
June, 9th
  • Camryn Carter (LSU) — SG — 6’3 — 190 lbs
  • Tyrese Proctor (Duke) — PG — 6’4 — 183 lbs
  • Tijani Bamba (Oregon) — SG — 6’4 — 215 lbs
  • Jahmai Mashack (Tennessee) — SG — 6’2 — 197 lbs
  • Alexander Toohey (Sydney) — PF — 6’7 — 223 lbs
  • Mohammed Diawara (Cholet) — PF — 6’9 — 227 lbs

Not all players are guaranteed to have been reported, but these are the players that are known to have worked out for the Kings under the tenure of new GM Scott Perry.

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Full list of the Sacramento Kings 2025 Pre-Draft Workouts

A full list of the 2025 NBA Draft prospects that are known to have worked out for the Sacramento Kings.
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iowamcnabb said:
Nembhard would be good if we are stupid enough to trade Devin.
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Doesn't really replace anything at all on the defensive end though. Nembhard is a good player and while he could end up in a great situation that allows him to rack up assists, he's still a 5'11" PG. Most PG's that size need to be scoring machines to survive historically. And even then it's hit and miss. If Devin were headed out the only player I'd be OK seeing as a replacement would be Alijah Martin because they'd be recouping some defense and athletic ability albeit on a lower ceiling prospect perhaps. If the Kings had their hands on a Davion and a Devin only to have neither while just trading Fox out of the way then that just compounds every single development miscue the Kings have committed for the last 15 years+. When you add it into the times being what they are where defensive guard play is >>> almost anything else right now it's a sign that nothing has changed.
 
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