Oct. 11 — By most accounts, Drew Timme regarded spectacular in his return to the sphere this summer time following a foot harm he suffered in January.
The Sacramento Kings will need to have thought so as a result of the group’s G League affiliate, the Stockton Kings, acquired the previous Gonzaga All-American on Friday in a commerce involving one other former West Coast Convention star.
Stockton acquired Timme’s returning participant rights from the Wisconsin Herd (Milwaukee Bucks) and traded Jordan Ford, a former All-WCC guard to Saint Mary’s, together with Deonte Burton and a 2025 G League second-round decide.
Timme joined the Sacramento Kings on each stops of their NBA Summer time League tour, first suiting up for the crew on the California Basic after which the next week on the Las Vegas Summer time League.
In 5 video games on the Vegas Summer time League, Timme averaged 11.4 factors on 63% taking pictures whereas grabbing 4.4 rebounds and allotting 1.6 assists. Timme performed 19.7 minutes per recreation for the Kings, scoring a Summer time League-high 19 factors to associate with 5 rebounds and 4 assists in opposition to the Utah Jazz.
The undrafted ahead performed in 15 video games for the Wisconsin Herd through the 2023 G League Showcase and made 12 extra appearances within the common season earlier than fracturing his left foot on Jan. 26 in opposition to the Delaware Blue Coats.
Throughout Summer time League, Timme instructed The Spokesman-Assessment that he had a number of conversations about signing one or two 10-day contracts with the NBA Bucks earlier than the season-ending harm — the primary important setback within the Texan’s basketball profession.
“I didn’t actually know the best way to deal with it,” Timme mentioned. “…Truthfully, I simply took a view of like, ‘Look, I’ve by no means been harm earlier than, it is sure to occur ultimately, however it’s additionally higher after I’m each methods or one thing like that.’ If it was going to occur, God forbid, it occurred at the moment, so it was the very best time, although it is by no means the appropriate time.”
Between the Showcase and G League common seasons, Timme averaged 9.7 factors and 5.9 rebounds per recreation for the Herd earlier than the harm. He was taking pictures 58% from the sphere and 38% from the 3-point line, though on restricted makes an attempt.
Timme will spend the 2024-25 season in Stockton, however there must be no scarcity of mentors about 50 miles down the street in Sacramento, California. Domantas Sabonis, one other former Gonzaga massive man who thrived underneath coach Mark Few, enters his third full season with the Kings after main the NBA in rebounding every of the final two years.
Sabonis, Kings guard Kevin Huerter and assistant coach Leandro Barbosa just lately hung out in Spokane coaching with the present Gonzaga roster.
This offseason, the Kings additionally employed former Gonzaga director of operations Riccardo Fois as an assistant. Timme and Fois didn’t overlap at GU, however they developed a relationship throughout Timme’s recruiting course of.
One other member of head coach Mike Brown’s workers in Sacramento is Jay Triano, the daddy of Dustin Triano, a guard for the Zags from 2013-2017.
