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Kings officially announce the signing of Killian Hayes to a 10-day contract:

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The Kings have signed Patrick Baldwin Jr. to a two-way contract.

Sacramento Kings rookie Maxime Raynaud battles fellow Frenchman Victor Wembanyama. It's Raynaud's show moving forward in Sactown.

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6. Let him run the team. Nique Clifford, not Devin Carter played the backup point guard minutes in this game. He's still learning, but he needs the reps. Clifford scored 8 points and added 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. The time is now to give him a long look.

5. Make them feel you. The goal was to be physical with the Spurs and Precious Achiuwa got the memo. He was tough in the post and did a nice job boxing out Wemby so others could rebound. Achiuwa finished with 14 points, 4 boards and 4 assists.

4. The Flying Monk. Malik Monk came off the bench in the first quarter when things were looking grim. Monk instantly started cooking against his former teammate De'Aaron Fox on his way to 19 points and 6 assists.

3. Keep playing. Maxime Raynaud had his first couple of shots erased by his fellow Frenchman Victor Wembanyama. The Kings' rookie didn't stop fighting and ended up with a solid 16-point, 12-rebound, 3-assist, 1-block performance. He made adjustments.

2. Savvy vet. DeMar DeRozan helped slow the game down and get the Kings back in it. The Kings need DeRozan to be the run stopper and he had some moments, finishing with 20 points on 5-for-13 from the field and 10-of-10 from the line.

1. Showing signs. In his second game back from injury, Keegan Murray looked for his shot early and even got to the free throw line. Every game is an opportunity for Murray to show he can be a top option. Murray finished with 20 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Old enough to drive. The Kings' franchise record losing streak hit 16 on Saturday afternoon when the team fell 139-122 to the Spurs in Austin. Here are six quick thoughts as the Kings battled early, but dropped to 12-46 on the season, including a 3-26 road record:

Kings trail the Spurs 105-94 heading to the fourth. Keegan Murray has 20 points to pace the Kings. DeMar DeRozan, Max Raynaud and Malik Monk each have 16 points.

Kings trail the Spurs 73-65 heading to the half in Austin. Keegan Murray and DeMar DeRozan each have 14 points. Malik Monk has 12 off the bench and Max Raynaud has a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double.

Kings trailed big early, but rally to trail 35-31 after 1Q. Keegan Murray has 11 points. DeMar DeRozan has 6 points and 4 points each for Maxime Raynaud and Malik Monk.

Hunter was injured while in a Kings uniform playing against the Clippers. He took a finger to the eye. This has nothing to do with the Cavs.

Starters:

The surgery was performed by Dr. M. Ali Khan at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Roseville, Ca. Hunter is expected to make a full recovery and an update will be provided in approximately eight weeks.

According to a league source, De'Andre Hunter was reevaluated this morning for ongoing left eye iritis, an injury he sustained on Feb. 6 versus the Clippers. Hunter was diagnosed with a retinal detachment in his left eye. This afternoon, Hunter underwent successful surgery to repair the injury.

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6. Didn't figure it out. Russell Westbrook had a rough shooting night and he didn't do anything else to help out. Westbrook shot 2-of-8 from the field and 1-of-6 from three to post 5 points. He added just 1 assist and 0 rebounds while turning the ball over 3 times in 17 minutes.

5. Figured it out. DeMar DeRozan couldn't get a shot to fall, but that didn't stop him from being impactful. The veteran wing scored 13 points on 3-for-11 from the field and 7-of-8 from the line. He also added 6 assists and 3 rebounds in 19 minutes of action.

4. Don't sleep on Precious. Achiuwa has been a tremendous pick up for the Kings all season, be it as a starter or off the bench. With a full grown Paolo Banchero starting at the 4, Achiuwa got the call and responded with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks.

3. Growing up. Max Raynaud is going to get the bulk of the minutes at the 5 with both Domantas Sabonis and Dylan Cardwell out. The rookie clearly did some homework over the break and came back as a passing big. Raynaud finished with 17 points, 13 boards and 4 assists.

2. The energy was back. Malik Monk missed 3 straight games heading into the break due to illness. He looked like he had a bounce in his step and his connection with rookie Maxime Raynaud is blossoming. Monk posted 14 points and dished out 2 assists in 20 minutes.

1. Welcome back. Keegan Murray played just his 20th game of the season and his first since Jan. 4. He didn't miss a step. Murray played excellent defense, hit the glass and made some buckets on his way to 15 points and 8 rebounds. We need to see more than 13 shots from Murray.

15 and counting. The Kings dropped their 15th straight game Thursday night at Golden 1 Center. On their home court, Sacramento allowed the Magic to hit a franchise record 27 3-pointers in a 131-94 drubbing. Here are six quick thoughts as the Kings fell to 12-45 on the season:

Kings struggling again, trail the Magic 102-84 heading to the fourth. 15 points and 10 rebounds for Raynaud. 14 points for Monk. 13 each for DeRozan and Murray and 12 for Achiuwa. But... Orlando has 20 made 3s.

Kings trail 64-55 at the half after a horrendous second quarter. Malik Monk leads with 11 points. Max Raynaud has 10 points. 7 points and 6 rebounds for Keegan Murray in his return.

Kings lead 28-18 after 1Q. Malik Monk leads the way with 9 points. Max Raynaud has 6 points. DeMar DeRozan and Precious Achiuwa each have 4 points.