Corey Brewer, Kings Agree to Contract Ahead of NBA Restart

The Sacramento Kings have signed Corey Brewer to their rotation before the NBA season restarts in Orlando, Florida, on July 30, the team announced Tuesday.

Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium first reported Brewer intended to sign with Sacramento when the league's transaction window opened Tuesday. Charania noted the University of Florida product chose the Kings over multiple offers.

Brewer, 34, has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers and Kings throughout his career.

Sacramento was his last stop during the 2018-19 campaign, and he averaged 4.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.8 steals a night in 24 games while hitting 33.3 percent of his triples.

In his prime, he was a versatile playmaker who could defend multiple positions on one end and attack the basket on the other. While he is no longer that player, he gives the Kings a veteran leader during what figures to be an unprecedented situation. A quick return to play and the immediate necessity to make up ground in the standings could call for a variety of lineups, and Brewer can come off the bench in multiple spots.

The Kings are tied with the Portland Trail Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans and well within striking distance of the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies at 3.5 games back.

Each of the 22 teams will play eight regular-season games, and there will be a play-in tournament for the No. 8 seed if the No. 9 seed is within four games of the playoff picture following those eight contests.

That means the Kings will face pressure-packed situations right out of the gate, which Brewer is familiar with given the 47 playoff games on his resume.

He can help provide veteran leadership to a young team that features De'Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield and Marvin Bagley III, among others.