As the NBA Draft nears, I've decided to compile a list of draftees whom the Kings have or will have worked out by draft day.  This list is compiled from the list taken from NBADraft.net. Lets take a look...

One Workout:

Charles Garcia PF, Jermaine Beal PG, Mac Koshwal F/C, Ryan Thompson SG, Seth Tarver G/F, Aubrey Coleman SG, Denis Clemente G, Jerome Randle PG, Raymar Morgan SF, Tasmin Mitchell SF, Deonta Vaughn PG, DeShawn Sims PF, Dior Lowhorn PF, Robert Glenn SF, Trevon Hughes PG, Tyren Johnson PF, Andy Rautins SG, Darington Hobson SF, Jerome Jordan C, Marquis Gilstrap SF, Trevor Booker PF, Ben Uzoh G, Edgar Sosa PG, Jordan Crawford SG, Michael Roll G, Ryan Wittman SF, Cole Aldrich C, Daniel Orton PF, Ryan Richards F/C, DeMarcus Cousins F/C, Derrick Favors PF, Keith Gallon PF, Nic Wise PG, Omar Samhan C, Stanley Robinson F, Tweety Carter PG, Stephen Dennis PG, Jerome Dyson PG, Landry Fields SF, Sylven Landesberg SG, Hamady N'Diaye C, Brian Zoubek C, Gordon Hayward SF, Luke Babbitt SF

Two Workouts:

Jeremy Wise PG, Donald Sloan PG, Greg Monroe PF, Dominique Jones SG, Ekpe Udoh PF, Hassan Whiteside C

Notables not working out for the Kings:

John Wall PG, Evan Turner SG, Wesley Johnson SF, Al-Farouq Aminu SF, Ed Davis PF, Patrick Patterson PF, Avery Bradley SG, Xavier Henry SG, Gani Lawal PF, Lance Stephenson SG, Kevin Seraphin PF/C

To the tune of Diana Ross Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive: (oops!)

First I was shocked 
I was petriefied
Kept thinking I could never live
without you by our side
I spent many drunken nights
thinking how the draft had done us wrong
I grew strong
I learned how to carry on
and so I'm back
from Arco's parking space
I just walked in to find you here
with that sad look upon your face

We changed our stupid coach
so you could throw passes in the key
If we had been second
you'd be drafted by Petrie

Go on now go walk out Arco's door
just turn around now
and hope you're picked at number 4
Or else you'll hurt me, with that twinkle in your eye

you think I'd crumble
you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
as long as i know how to love the Kings
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
Got all my fandom to give
and I'll survive
I will survive

It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart
kept trying hard to mend
the pieces of my broken heart
and I spent many drunken nights
Watchin' the Kings and listenin to Peaches
I used to cry
Now I hold my head up high
and you see me
somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person
still in love with Rubio
and so you felt like dropping in
just to do a Q&A with me
now I'm saving all my loving
for someone who's drafted by Petrie

Hey, hey!

Kings vs Rockets in Summer League action!  Game starts at 5:30PM PT  You can go to NBA.com to watch the game, or simply click here to open the link.  All you need to do is scroll down below the Sacramento vs Houston scoreboard and click on "watch" when the game is live. 

It's the Kings' last game of the Summer League, folks!  Get your last glimpses of NBA Summer League Basketball, before the full off-season comes into effect.

  Thinking back on tonight's first round Kings pick, the immediate reaction of Kings fans has mostly been "Who's that guy?" or just clear outrage.  Maybe Petrie has once again pulled a hidden gem out of the NBA Draft.  After all, no one knew about Peja or Martin when the Kings decided to pick them.  So, after several beers, I've calmed down and decided to convince myself that Jason Thompson will also be one of those hidden gems.

  Thompson did average about 20 points, 12 boards, and about 2.5 blocked shots during his senior year, but a common criticism is that Thompson played in a lower division, thus, weaker competition.  He was, however, matched up against Michael Beasley on Nov 25, 07, when Rider played against Kansas State.

  In the game vs Kansas State, Thompson scored 24 points on 9 of 14 shooting and grabbed 7 boards in 39 minutes of play, matched up against Beasley.  Beasley had 13 points on 5 of 11 shooting and 10 boards that game. 

Complete Boxscore of Kansas vs Rider

Also, MSNBC wrote a long article on Thompson, saying Thompson might be the top sleeper in the 2008 NBA Draft.

  So, before jumping to conclusions, I'm going to let this one ride out.  Maybe it was in the best interest of the Kings to draft a solid player who's shown he can provide big numbers, rather than a talent with high risk.

  According to Rivals, Ty Lawson, will drop out of the 2008 NBA Draft and return to North Carolina for another year, along with fellow teammates Wayne Ellington, Danny Green, and Tyler Hansbrough.  Lawson was largely projected to be picked in the late first round in most mock drafts.

"The process of testing the waters has given me valuable information about my draft status, and I have decided it would be better to return to school," Lawson said in the release.

 

Lawson drops out of draft

  So, I guess that puts more pressure on the Kings to pick a PG with their #12 pick, since there's not many talented PGs projected later in the draft.