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NBA roundup: Kings add Hollins, Casspi
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings on Thursday signed two veteran free agents to bolster their bench.
Center Ryan Hollins joins forward Omri Casspi as the newest members of the Kings.
This is Casspi’s second tour with the Kings having been drafted by Sacramento with the 23rd pick of the 2009 draft.
He is the first Israeli-born player to play in the NBA. In addition to the Kings, Casspi has played with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets. He has averaged 7.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in his career.
The Charlotte Bobcats drafted the 7-foot-1 Hollins out of UCLA in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft.
In eight seasons with six teams, Hollins has compiled career averages of 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
–MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves announced the signings of center Kyrylo Fesenko and guard Brady Heslip. Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not released.
Fesenko, 27, appeared in five games for the Timberwolves’ Summer League team in Las Vegas. He averaged 8.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
Heslip, 24, also appeared in five games in Las Vegas. The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 6.2 points per game while making 61.1 percent of his shots. From 3-point range, he made 7 of 10 attempts.
–The Chicago Bulls announced the signing of former Orlando Magic guard E’Twaun Moore. Terms of the contract were not released.
Moore, a native of nearby East Chicago, Ind., played in 79 games with the Magic last season, averaging 6.4 points per game. He shot 43 percent from the field.
The Boston Celtics drafted Moore out of Purdue in 2011. He played the past two seasons with the Magic.
