Monk racked up a team-high 21 points (8-18 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 2-3 FT), five rebounds, eight assists and one steal in 40 minutes during Wednesday's 117-104 loss to the 76ers. Monk led the Kings in scoring with 21 points Wednesday,

The Spurs can offer more draft picks than pretty much anyone but fail to have players who can keep the Kings afloat. Yahoo's Kevin O'Connor suggested a mock trade that would give the Kings some running room. Kings get: John Collins, Collin Sexton, two first-round pick (unspecified)

Immediately, fans started firing up the trade machine. With a bevy of draft picks, the Spurs can make a deal that would allow the Kings to rebuild, although with Domantas Sabonis, Malik Monk, and DeMar DeRozan on the roster, perhaps the Kings don't want to embrace a tank.

Tyrese Maxey followed his stellar game against the Lakers with a 30-point outing as the still-shorthanded Sixers pulled away for the win.

Even with the Sacramento Kings righting the ship after a slow start, a massive organizational change is right on the horizon with De'Aaron Fox likely leaving.

Kings' Malik Monk: Comes close to double-double

Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers past the Sacramento Kings 117-104 on Wednesday night.

Tyrese Maxey supplied 30 points and eight assists to guide the host Philadelphia 76ers to their fourth straight win, a 117-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.

Sacramento lost, 117-104, at the Wells Fargo Center, against a 76ers team missing former MVP Joel Embiid and All-Star Paul George, and that was also playing on the back end of a back-to-back.

If the San Antonio Spurs want to make a deal for De'Aaron Fox, they will have to confront an uncomfortable reality.

Eric Gordon (14 points on 5-for-8 shooting) put the Sixers up 33-32 early in the second quarter with one of his characteristically deep threes. The 36-year-old’s level of play has dramatically improved the last three weeks. He’s shot 34 for 64 (53.1 percent) from three-point territory over his past 12 games.