Donte and Terrence also express a desire to stay in Sacramento.

Stern's contempt for the Maloofs is fairly naked here.

Ed. Note - The Bee also reports that according to a source, the Kings have about $205 million in debt.

With news like this, who needs the NBA Summer League?

Ailene finds Jon to be smooth and passionate. She especially loves how he makes her scream when he goes at it like a jackhammer.

(Actually not the worst read ever.)

Ailene calls Mitch a fatass.

Jubilant officials emerged from a hearing at Sacramento City Hall on Thursday and proclaimed the region is further along in its quest to build a new sports and entertainment arena than it ever has been before.

Marcos tries yet again to get through to the unwashed masses that comprise the Bee's readership.

"I hear they want a point guard so they can move 'Reke off the ball," Walker said of Tyreke Evans. "That's something that would be pretty cool. I know 'Reke. We grew up together playing each other in the all-star games. That would be a cool experience."

Ed. Note: Kings also talked to Jimmer Fredette, Norris Cole, Alec Burks, Tristan Thompson, Klay Thompson, Josh Selby, Nikola Vucevic, and Kyle Singler yesterday.

Though team officials are at least mildly intrigued with a few players who could drop, among them Brandon Knight, Enes Kanter and Bismack Biyombo, some within the organization would prefer to package the pick in a multiplayer swap that involves young, seasoned veterans and addresses the team's other two major weaknesses – small forward and depth on the front line.

Joe and Gavin discuss their apparently warm relationship with KJ and the upcoming draft lottery. KJ also recalls his own draft night experience.

The mayor won kudos from regional leaders for engaging them on the issue and doing so on their own turf – at a joint meeting of the Roseville, Lincoln, Auburn and Rocklin chambers of commerce, held in a Roseville hotel conference room.

In a prepared statement, the mayor's office said today "is a preliminary meeting to begin the process of engaging Kings' ownership in furtherance of developing a critical path to a public-private partnership that will focus on a new entertainment and sports complex that will be economically transformative for the Capital region."

(And it comes with a free frogurt!)

(NBA executive vice president) Granger's team is advising the Kings organization on executing sponsorship and ticket sales and other nuts-and-bolts issues. It's also trying to help the Kings repair their image following the Maloofs' well-publicized attempt to move the Kings to Anaheim.

Westphal, who monitored developments closely, said he was relieved to hear from Kings co-owner Gavin Maloof early Monday. Almost as importantly, the Maloofs reiterated plans to aggressively address the team's weakness via free agency and the upcoming NBA draft.

Jason Jones interviews Geoff Petrie. Topics include the finish to the season, free agency, Westphal, the draft, and our SFs.

"Maloof" only gets mentioned once!

There does not appear to be more than one source behind this story. I don't know what source would have intimate knowledge of both the Maloofs' situation and the regional effort to build an arena...

Seems highly dubious.

This article is distinct from the similarly titled one posted by ASSN on Thursday.

It takes a closer look at (1) Samueli's inducements; (2) the process of reviewing relocation bids; and (3) and past relocation attempts in the NBA.

The source said it appears unlikely at this point that team owners will come to a conclusion before Monday, the day set by NBA officials as the deadline for the team to request permission to relocate to Anaheim for next season.

To put the 1,700 number in better perspective, consider the reaction by Sacramento when it was announced in that the Kings were indeed headed out of Kansas City and to Sacramento for the 1985-86 season. More than 25,000 people immediately jammed up the waiting list for tickets, and Sacramento and the outlining region wasn't nearly as populated then as it is now.

It's not the market, it's the ownership.

Calling it 'a historic day in Sacramento,' Mayor Kevin Johnson emerged this morning from a two-hour meeting with NBA officials and more than two dozen local business leaders willing to make deposits on multi-year sponsorship deals and ticket purchases for the Sacramento Kings.

In which our heroine examines the relationship between David Stern and the Maloofs, touches on Stern's history with antitrust suits, and underscores the NBA's desire to become more stable.

Not a bad read.

"Francisco Garcia, 35, an NBA fan from Fullerton, said he is eagerly awaiting word on whether the Kings are coming. 'I just find it hard to believe that when the smoke clears, Anaheim won't look like the best option for the NBA,' he said."

It appears we have a traitor in our midst...

No real news here. Just interesting to see how the other half lives.

"Details of the meeting are still being worked out, but it is expected to be held Tuesday morning and be followed by a press conference. At least 30 business representatives are expected to attend the meeting."