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Free agents Tyus Jones, Russell Westbrook on Kings’ radar

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As NBA reporter Marc Stein reported on Tuesday, league and team sources say the Kings indeed have serious interest in veteran Dennis Schröder. That is, of course, if he doesn’t get something done with the Detroit Pistons first (league sources say he’s been in talks on that front this week). Fellow free agents Tyus Jones and Russell Westbrook are also known to be options that the Kings are considering .
Source: New York Times

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne
Sam Presti built and then rebuilt a contender around a superstar trio. The lessons he learned the with Durant-Westbrook and Harden helped “inform the music” on this second riff with SGA, Chet and JDub —a team that grew together, not apart. espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 2:12 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Last three players with 45+ steals in a postseason:
— LeBron James
— Russell Westbrook
and Alex Caruso. pic.x.com/iuEIqjQlUY – 10:39 AM

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