Duje Dukan

Kyle Ramos

After a dominant stretch in February, the Reno Bighorns placed an exclamation point on their month with a victory this past weekend.

Reno capped off a 7-2 month in which they also recorded a season-high seven-game winning streak that dated back to January.

The Kings affiliate remains firmly in first place in the Western Conference. Since taking the top spot, the Bighorns have now increased the distance between themselves and the second-place Austin Spurs to 2.5 games.

Back-to-Back Affair
 
The final opponent for February was the Santa Cruz Warriors, who the Kings affiliate faced on back-to-back nights this past Friday and Saturday.

Santa Cruz claimed the first game at home, edging out Reno in a close 121-115 matchup.

The Bighorns exacted revenge on the Warriors the next night in Reno, however, downing Golden State’s D-League affiliate by a score of 133-124.

Reno was lead by a trio of strong performances by Duje Dukan, David Stockton, and Erick Green.

Dukan scored 22 points behind his four three-pointers while also pitching in six rebounds and three assists. The backcourt combo of Stockton and Green both logged a game-high 26 points en route to the win.

Additionally, all three players combined to shoot a flawless 22 for 22 at the free throw line.

This past week, the Bighorns added a new face to their roster after they acquired forward Gani Lawal along with a 2016 4th round draft pick via trade with the Westchester Knicks.

The Kings affiliate sent back a 2016 6th round pick along with the returning player rights to former Reno guard Ra’shad James.

Lawal is a former second round selection taken 46th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2010 NBA Draft. The former Georgia Tech standout spent the 2010-11 season splitting time between the Suns and the Iowa Energy.

Since then, Lawal has played internationally before returning to the D-League last season with the Delaware 87ers.

 Up Next
 
With fewer than 15 games remaining, the Bighorns will look to continue distancing themselves from the pack in order to solidify home-court advantage when the postseason starts in April.

This week, the Kings affiliate will engage in another back-to-back swing, taking on the Texas Legends on Wednesday and Thursday night. With both games taking place at home in Reno, the Bighorns will look to capitalize on a Legends team that currently sits at just 17-18 in the standings.

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Bighorns Update: Santa Cruz Split

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The Sacramento Kings have assigned rookie forward Duje Dukan to the team’s NBA D-League affiliate, the Reno Bighorns, it was announced today by

Vice President and General Manager Vlade Divac.

In five games (all starts) for the Bighorns, Dukan is averaging 13.8 points (.400 FG%, .700 FT%, .313 3PT%) and 4.0 rebounds in 27.7 minutes per game.

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Kings Assign Duje Dukan to Reno

SACRAMENTO, CA - The Sacramento Kings have recalled rookie forward Duje Dukan from the team’s NBA D-League affiliate, the Reno Bighorns, it was announced today by Vice President and General Manager Vlade Divac.

In five games (all starts) for the Bighorns, Dukan is averaging 13.8 points (.400 FG%, .700 FT%, .313 3PT%) and 3.8 rebounds in 27.8 minutes per game.

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Kings Recall Duje Dukan From Reno

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SACRAMENTO, CA - The Sacramento Kings have recalled rookie forward Duje Dukan from the team’s NBA D-League affiliate, the Reno Bighorns, it was announced today by Vice President and General Manager Vlade Divac.

In four games for the Bighorns, Dukan is averaging 13 points (.426 FG%, .625 FT%, .318 3PT%) and 3.8 rebounds in 27 minutes per game. Dukan has started all four games.

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The Kings D-League affiliate Reno Bighorns began their season this past weekend with a two-point loss to the Los Angeles D-Fenders.

Notable addition to the team was Kings rookie forward Duje Dukan, who made the team's opening day roster but was assigned to the Bighorns for playing time the day of Reno's home opener.

The skilled forward scored 14 points in his debut, shooting 50 percent from the field and knocking down one-of-five triples.

Although Duje didn't play in the green and white's second game, Kings fans could probably expect No. 26 suit up in Reno a few more times this season.

Former Mavericks and Knicks guard Ricky Ledo has showcased his immense scoring ability so far. No. 1 is averaging 31.5 points on over 50 percent shooting and three made three-pointers.

The 6-foot-6 guard has also shown the ability to rebound the ball well, averaging 8.5 boards per contest.

Coming off of a season in which Reno set many offensive D-League records, the Bighorns seem to be continuing their offensive onslaught.

Through the first two matchups, Reno leads the League in points per game (122) and assists per game (24.5), while rankings sixth in rebounds per game (46).

Reno plays its next two games on Nov. 21 and 22 against the Los Angeles D-Fenders and Santa Cruz Warriors, respectively.

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Bighorns Update: Dukan Makes Debut

SACRAMENTO, CA - The Sacramento Kings have assigned rookie forward Duje Dukan to the team’s NBA D-League affiliate, the Reno Bighorns, it was announced today by Vice President of Basketball and General Manager Vlade Divac.

Dukan has not seen action in the nine regular season games with the Kings. The undrafted rookie from Wisconsin totaled three points (1-2 FG, 1-2 3PT), one rebound and nine minutes in one appearance off the bench in the preseason for the Kings.

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