Kings acquire Duarte from Pacers

Enterprise staff

SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento Kings announced Thursday that the team has acquired guard Chris Duarte from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for a 2028 secondround pick and a 2030 second-round pick.

During the 2022-23 season, Duarte averaged 7.9 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in 46 games (12 starts) for the Pacers.

He was selected to participate in the 2022 NBA Rising Stars Challenge and went on to be named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team after posting averages of 13.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals per contest in 55 games (39 starts) in 2021-22.

Duarte appeared in 101 games (51 starts) for the Pacers, averaging 10.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.

He was selected 13th overall in the 2021 NBA Draft from Oregon after receiving Pac-12 Player of the Year honors for his performance during the 2020-21 season.

NBA2K24 Summer League

SACRAMENTO — The Kings also announced their roster for the NBA2K24 Summer League, which will take place starting today through July 17 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Sacramento start against the Atlanta Hawks today at 7:30 p.m. PDT.

Then Kings will play the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday at 7:30 p.m., the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, July 13 at 6:30 p.m.

This year’s Summer League will feature all 30 NBA teams playing at least five games.

After each team plays four games, the top four teams will advance to the playoffs and participate in the semifinals on Sunday, July 16 at 1 p.m. on ESPN and 3 p.m. on ESPN 2.

The two winning teams from the semifinals will meet on Monday, July 17 at 6 p.m. for the championship, which will be broadcast on ESPN.

The 26 teams that do not advance to the playoffs will play a fifth game on either Saturday, July 15 or Sunday, July 16.