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Why Sacramento Kings’ De’Andre Hunter Trade Is Another Front Office Misfire
The NBA trade deadline season is officially underway, with the Cleveland Cavaliers moving forward De’Andre Hunter to the Sacramento Kings for guards Dennis Schröder and Keon Ellis. This move is a bit of a head-scratcher, to say the least.
Sacramento had a bit of a logjam at guard and cashed in some valuable assets for De’Andre Hunter, who’s been having a down year in Cleveland. The Kings claim this is a “win-now” move, but why in the world would they ever make a win-now move?
They’re currently 12–38, good for dead last in the NBA. Also, I’m not sure Hunter provides much in terms of winning basketball. The 3-and-D trend in basketball gives athletic wings more benefit of the doubt when a lot of players don’t actually fit the mold. Hunter is not the defensive stopper that he was at Virginia. Not only is he a liability on defense, but he’s also shooting a career-worst 30% from deep.
Once again, the Kings are making moves that feel terrible in the moment and will likely look horrible in hindsight. The era of the “Light the Beam” Kings started in 2022, but those days feel like decades ago. They’ve consistently made the wrong move at every turn.
First, they moved on from Tyrese Haliburton for Domantas Sabonis. In the moment, that wasn’t a bad trade. Sacramento was in desperate need of a big man, and De’Aaron Fox was a Third Team All-NBA guard that same season. Unfortunately, they also traded Fox for Zach LaVine, one of the worst team players in the league. LaVine can fill a box score, but he doesn’t play a style that contributes to winning hoops.
Another under-the-radar bad deal was moving Harrison Barnes for DeMar DeRozan. Barnes has been a solid role player for San Antonio, while DeRozan continues to live and die by a play style that no longer works in the NBA.
Moving on from Keon Ellis in order to give 37-year-old Russell Westbrook minutes just feels like another move we’ll look back on and wonder what in the world Sacramento was doing. They took on a terrible contract that Cleveland was begging to get off its books and also gave the Cavs a backup point guard they desperately needed. It also frees up Cleveland to move off Lonzo Ball’s horrible contract.
Hopefully, the Kings can continue tanking and move some of their big contracts before the trade deadline. If they’re able to land a top-three pick, it can’t go worse than the last time they drafted that high, right?
There’s no way they have another Marvin Bagley-over-Luka Dončić moment. However, it is the Kings — and even in a loaded 2026 draft class, they’ll somehow manage to make the worst move available.
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Report: RB David Montgomery 'wants out' of Detroit
Dec 25, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery (5) looks on before the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images Lions running back David Montgomery “wants out” of Detroit after three seasons, ESPN reported on Sunday.
Montgomery, however, immediately appeared to refute the report on X, posting: “Damn, Dmo told you that?”
The ESPN report claims the Lions would want “a decent Day 3 pick (possibly a fifth-rounder)” in the 2026 NFL Draft in return for Montgomery, who turns 29 in June and is owed $6 million next season.
The report follows general manager Brad Holmes’ remarks after the season about Montgomery being unhappy with his playing time in 2025. Sharing a backfield with Jahmyr Gibbs, Montgomery rushed for a career-low 716 yards and eight touchdowns in 17 games (no starts).
“Those are conversations that we’re going to have to have because I’ve got a lot of respect for that player,” Holmes said of Montgomery in January. “He deserves to be in a situation where his skillset can be utilized, and so yeah would love for it to be here, but if it can’t be here then you’d just love to see where could work out best for him.”
At the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Holmes said the situation with Montgomery is “fluid.” He signed a two-year extension during the 2024 season that runs through the end of the 2027 campaign.
“Yeah, I have been in touch with David’s agent, and his representation,” Holmes revealed. “Obviously, we love David, he’s a great player, we love to have him, you know, kind of want to put last year in the rear view, and just move forward. But, obviously, a player has to want to be at a certain place as well. The conversations are still fluid, but we’ll see how it goes.”
Montgomery has rushed for 2,506 yards and 33 touchdowns in 45 games (28 starts) in three seasons with Detroit (2023-25). He has 76 catches for 650 yards in that span.
He began his career with the NFC North rival Chicago Bears, who drafted him in the third round in 2019. Montgomery rushed for 3,609 yards and 26 scores in 60 games (51 starts) with the Bears (2019-22).
–Field Level Media
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Yankees LHP Ryan Yarbrough joins U.S. roster for WBC
Jun 18, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees relief pitcher Ryan Yarbrough (33) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images New York Yankees left-hander Ryan Yarbrough was added to the Team USA roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic on Sunday.
The 34-year-old reliever replaces Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan, who is dealing with low back tightness. Ryan moves into the designated pitcher pool, meaning he is eligible for a call-up after each round of the WBC.
Yarbrough went 3-1 with a 4.36 ERA and one save in 19 games (eight starts) during his first season with the Yankees in 2025, striking out 55 batters and walking 19 in 64 innings.
Ryan Yarbrough has been added to our roster for the World Baseball Classic!#ForGlory???? pic.twitter.com/RrtKJQ20gz
— USA Baseball (@USABaseball) March 1, 2026
Team USA will play its first game of the 2026 WBC on Friday night, meeting Brazil in a Pool B contest in Houston.
Yarbrough has a career record of 56-41 with a 4.22 ERA and four saves in 215 games (76 starts) with the Tampa Bay Rays (2018-22), Kansas City Royals (2023), Los Angeles Dodgers (2023-24), Toronto Blue Jays (2024) and Yankees. The side-arming southpaw signed a one-year, $2.5 million deal in November to return to New York in 2026.
–Field Level Media
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Ex-pitcher Dan Serafini gets life sentence for '21 murder
Dan Serafini (file photo) pitched in MLB with seven teams. He was convited of first-degree murder. Former major league pitcher Dan Serafini was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Friday for the 2021 shootings of his in-laws in North Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Serafini, 52, was convicted in July of the first-degree murder of father-in-law Gary Spohr and the attempted first-degree murder of mother-in-law Wendy Wood during a burglary. Spohr, 70, died from a single gunshot and Wood, then 68, survived but died by suicide the following year.
In the courtroom on Friday in Auburn, Calif., Placer County prosecutor Morgan Gire described Spohr and Wood as loving grandparents.
“The impact of this attack has extended far beyond the immediate victims, deeply affecting family members and the broader community, and highlighting the lasting harm caused by deliberate violence,” Gire said.
Serafini, who pitched for six MLB teams from 1996 to 2007, addressed the court and maintained his innocence. He said he was out partying with his wife, Erin Spohr, at the time of the shooting and referred to himself as a “broken, imperfect man that makes mistakes,” according to MyNews4.
The Minnesota Twins selected Serafini, a native of the San Francisco area, with the No. 26 overall pick in the 1992 MLB Draft. He made his debut in 1996 and went on to appear in 104 games (33 starts) with the Twins, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies before his retirement in 2007.
He had a 15-16 record with a 6.04 ERA and one save. He threw 263 2/3 innings and struck out 127 batters.
–Field Level Media
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