John Salmons scored 18 points in Saturday's road loss in Denver, making 7-of-12 shots with four 3-pointers, three rebounds, two assists and one block. Salmons averaged 4.0 points during a five-game span in mid-March, which makes it hard to appreciate his decent play in the past week. Keith Smart has an inexplicable affinity for Salmons, who averages more minutes (30) than everyone but Tyreke and DeMarcus, but fantasy owners should stock up on Dramamine before picking him up.

John Salmons had three points and five assists in Sunday's road loss, marking his fifth straight game in single-digits. Salmons' PER rating this season is 10.9, which ranks him just ahead of Gary Neal, Michael Beasley and Marvin Williams. He's still playing 30+ minutes as the Kings' starting SF, though, and Keith Smart shows no signs of changing course.

John Salmons struggled again on Friday, hitting just 1-of-5 shots for two points, three rebounds and five assists in 23 minutes. Salmons went on a tear setting the stage for a very predictable regression. In a 12-14 team format, owners can do better.

Unlike teammates DeMarcus Cousins and Isaiah Thomas, Salmons got plenty of playing time tonight, but just couldn't get anything going, hitting 2-of-9 shots and a 3-pointer for five points, three boards and four assists. This is not the line his owners were looking for, but it's hard to argue with all the minutes and opportunity he got tonight. He's had some big games recently, and as long as the minutes stay consistent, he will have more big nights going forward. But the reality is, that regardless of the minutes he gets, he's simply an inconsistent performer.

John Salmons hit 4-of-9 shots and three 3-pointers for 11 points, four rebounds and two assists in Tuesday's loss. Salmons went on a recent tear when he scored 18, 15 and 21 points in three straight games, but has now gone for 3, 22 and 11 in his three games since. As long as he's starting he's worth a look in all leagues, but owners have to prepare themselves mentally for the inconsistency that will come with owning him.

John Salmons made 6-of-13 field goals, including five 3-pointers, and he finished Sunday's victory with a team-high 22 points in 30 minutes. The Kings fans were so riled up tonight that they gave Salmons a standing ovation when he checked out of the game in the fourth quarter. He was 5-of-5 from the FT line, with three rebounds, two assists and two steals, but it's impossible to guess when he'll explode and when he'll fizzle. He was coming off a game with three points and one rebound, but with four games next week he should still average low-end value.

John Salmons hit just 1-of-7 shots in Friday's blowout loss to the Spurs, scoring three points with one rebound, one assist, and two steals in 21 minutes. Salmons was hitting shots at an unsustainable rate and tonight was the market correction. It makes absolutely zero sense that Salmons is getting minutes on a team needing development, so owners may actually want to bank on him getting sustained playing time in the backwards world of Maloof Sports and Entertainment.

John Salmons hit 7-of-9 shots and four more 3-pointers for 21 points and five assists as the Kings blew out the Magic in Orlando on Wednesday. Salmons is officially hot, scoring 18, 15 and 21 points in each of his last three games with plenty of rebounds, assists and blocks, and hitting 13 3-pointers over that stretch. He was quoted recently complaining about his role, but we don't see anything for him to complain about after these three games. He's worth a pickup now that he's so hot, and as long as he's starting, there's no reason he can't keep this going.

John Salmons is not currently happy with his role on the Kings. It seems like a pretty odd time to complain about his role. "No, it's not cool,'' he said. "But I'm just trying to help the team win. I'm not going to be a distraction or complain about it." Keith Smart can't be happy with his veteran's comments on a team that sorely needs leadership.

John Salmons had 15 points, five rebounds, seven assists, a steal, two blocks and three 3-pointers in 50 minutes of Tuesday's double-OT loss to the Heat. Salmons is officially hot after going for 18 points and six 3-pointers on Sunday, and with Francisco Garcia now out of the way, Salmons might be a nice pickup for the remainder of the season.