The Sacramento Kings never offered Tyrese Haliburton as part of a package to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons, sources told Marc Stein.

The Kings were rumored to be interested in trading for Simmons during the 21-22 season and eventually traded Haliburton for Domantas Sabonis.

The Kings turned into a playoff team last season with Sabonis having an All-NBA season, while Haliburton emerged as an All-Star with the Indiana Pacers and would have likely been a better long-term fit for the Sixers than James Harden. 

Haliburton signed a five-year designated max extension with the Pacers that could be worth up to $260 million.

Nerlens Noel and the Sacramento Kings have agreed to a one-year, $3.1 million deal.

Noel gives the Kings depth at center.

Noel appeared in 17 games last season with the Detroit Pistons and Brooklyn Nets.

Richaun Holmes waived his $1.8 million trade kicker in his deal from the Sacramento Kings to the Dallas Mavericks.

This allowed the Mavericks to improve their offer sheet to Matisse Thybulle, but the Portland Trail Blazers opted to match.

The Mavericks still have the non-taxpayer midlevel exception to use and are $10.9 million under the first luxury tax apron.

The Sacramento Kings are finalizing a deal to acquire Chris Duarte from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for two second round picks.

The Pacers will receive a 2028 second-round pick (via Dallas) and the Kings' 2030 second-round pick. 

Duarte missed time with an ankle injury last season on his way to averaging 7.9 points.

The Sacramento Kings have agreed to sign Colby Jones to a four-year, $8.76 million rookie deal.

Jones was the No. 34 pick in the 2023 draft out of Xavier. Jones will have two years guaranteed on the contract.

Jones becomes the first player to sign under the NBA's new Second Round Exception. 

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Alex Len has agreed to re-sign with the Sacramento Kings on a one-year, $3.2 million dollar contract. That's the 10-years of service veteran minimum for Len.

Len was used sparingly last season for the Kings, but emerged as a rotation player late in the regular season and in the playoffs. Sacramento values him as an important depth player behind Domantas Sabonis at the center position.

The Sacramento Kings have used a large chunk of their cap space to lock up one of their stars long-term. Domantas Sabonis and Sacramento are renegotiating-and-extending the All-NBA centers deal to add four new seasons to the deal and $195 million in new money. Sabonis' full deal will now be for five seasons and $217 million.

Sabonis made All-NBA last season, while leading the NBA in rebounding at 12.3 boards per game. He also scored 19.1 points and dished out 7.3 assists per game. Sabonis was a big part of helping the Kings snap their 17-year playoff drought.

Sasha Vezenkov has agreed to a three-year, $20 million deal with the Sacramento Kings.

Vezenkov was Euroleague MVP this past season.

The Kings acquired the draft rights to Vezenkov in 2022 from the Cleveland Cavaliers for the draft pick that became Isaiah Mobley. Vezenkov was originally selected 57th overall in 2017 by the Brooklyn Nets and his draft rights were traded to Cleveland as part of the James Harden trade in 2021.