Thornton leads the Kings court: Sacramento guard Marcus Thornton continues to play well as he scored a team-high 22 points versus Minnesota on Tuesday night. He shot 7 for 16 from the field -- converting 3 of his 7 attempts from downtown -- and hitting 5 of his 7 foul shots. Thornton saw 31 minutes of action for the Kings, but his contributions would not be enough as they lost to the Timberwolves, 86-84. Thornton chipped in an assist and four rebounds. (Updated 02/07/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Thornton is averaging 20.5 points over his last four games as he had been out because of a hematoma in his left thigh. He's logging around 40 minutes of action per outing, so he seems like he's doing well. Fantasy owners are not only happy to have him back, but are glad he's playing at a high level. Continue to view Thornton as a viable guard option in all Fantasy formats moving forward. (Updated 02/07/2012).
02/12/2012 00:50 Suns make easy work of Kings
Jared Dudley had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Phoenix Suns, who never trailed in defeating the Sacramento Kings 98-84 on Saturday night.
02/10/2012 01:48 Kings step up at home, defeat Thunder
Tyreke Evans scored 22 points, DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and nine rebounds and the Sacramento Kings rallied to beat Oklahoma City 106-101 on Thursday night, dropping the Thunder to second overall in the NBA.
In 27 games after being traded to the Sacramento Kings from New Orleans, where he had been languishing in a bench role, Marcus Thornton exploded for a 21.3 ppg scoring average. He also averaged 4.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists, benefitting from 38.1 minutes and 17.5 shot attempts per contest. Much of that had to do with Tyreke Evans being limited due to lingering plantar fasciitis in his left foot, but Thornton made enough of an impact that the Kings will be looking to feature him prominently again in 2011-12. The likelihood that he can equal that level of production over an 82 game season does not seem likely, especially when you add Jimmer Fredette to the backcourt mix and J.J. Hickson as another capable scorer up front. But Thornton will get his fair of touches and significant minutes, which should allow him to remain significantly productive in the areas where he excelled last season -- namely scoring, 3-point shooting and steals. Temper expectations some, but look to select Thornton beginning in Round six or seven. (Updated 8/28/11)
