As California Classic ends, Kings prepare for Sin City

The Sacramento Kings’ first California Classic came to an end Thursday with an 86-76 loss to the Miami Heat at the Golden 1 Center.

Now the Kings will be leaving for Las Vegas, Nev. to take part in the NBA Summer League, which will involve all 30 NBA teams. The games are scheduled to be played at the Thomas and Mack Center from Saturday through Tuesday, July 17.

Sacramento State product Cody Demps was added to the Kings’ roster on Thursday, according to a release from the team. Demps, who also played football for the Hornets, is no stranger to the Kings organization. He played in 45 games last season for Sacramento’s G League affiliate, then known as the Reno Bighorns. The team has since moved to Stockton.

The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 7.4 points and 5.5 rebounds before missing the rest of the season with a concussion and broken wrist, according to CBS Sports.

Also going to Vegas with the Kings is Ike Iroegbu, who attended Franklin High School before transferring to Oak Hill Academy, a school that has bred several NBA players, among them Carmelo Anthony, Stephen Jackson and former Kings guards Ty Lawson and Rajon Rondo.

Iroegbu, a 6-2 guard, played 50 games with the Los Angeles Clippers’ G League team and averaged 12.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists.

Also added to the roster is Stockton Kings guard Matt Jones. Four of the 15 players making the trek to Vegas have played in the G League; Jones and Iroegbu along with forward Devin Williams.

The three are replacing Allerik Freeman, Daxter Miles Jr. and Elston Turn-

er Jr. on the summer roster. It’s not immediately known why these three players were released.

Sacramento begins summer league play Saturday against the Phoenix Suns, who drafted Deandre Ayton with the No. 1 overall pick this year, one spot before the Kings. The Suns recently added former Kings forward Jack Cooley.