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ESPN's NBA Summer Forecast: West Standings
Sacramento Kings – 21-61 (.256)
The Kings take the honors as the NBA's worst team, both in last season's standings and this season's projections. Reasons for optimism include a return to health for Kevin Martin and the arrival of Tyreke Evans, but even that is a bit troubling, as they might end up playing the same position. Expect another long year in Sac-Town.
Oscar Robertson, Nate Archibald, Mitch Richmond, Chris Webber
Rationale: Big O and Jerry Lucas held it down in Cincinnati for Tiny before the relocation to Kansas City. Tiny held down K.C. for Otis Birdsong, who held it down for Reggie Theus and a move to Cali. Reggie held it down for Mitch, who held it down for the Maloofs, who took a huge financial risk buying the team. The Maloofs bankrolled the team on Webber, who just had his Kings jersey retired earlier this month.
The container ship, however, was discovered to be captained by Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who told reporters that he was ready to go on a fast break when the ball was suddenly knocked out of his hands by "Cuban refugees," who turned out to be disguised members of the San Antonio Spurs and Sacramento Kings.
Hollinger's "The season's early surprises, from 1-15"
"10. Spencer Hawes, Kings
In his second pro season, Sacramento's 20-year-old 7-footer is turning into a force at both ends. Although Hawes tends to favor his high-arcing jump shot instead of operating in the paint, he has hit enough of those shots to make it work. He has converted 54.0 percent from the field thus far, including a 7-for-7 night in Memphis on Tuesday. He even has splashed down 10 3-pointers in 23 tries.
Meanwhile, Hawes has blocked 25 shots in just 366 minutes, one of the best rejection rates in basketball, and he has vastly improved as a rebounder. His 17.57 PER is a major improvement on his mark from his unimpressive rookie season. Should the rebuilding Kings opt to jettison Brad Miller, Hawes would appear to be more than ready to take over the starting gig."
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2009 NBA All-Star Ballot
Kevin Martin, Beno Udrih and Brad Miller all make the 2009 ballot.
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Sean Singletary Highlights
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NBA, Cal Expo reach agreement on Kings arena - sacbee.com
Negotiators for the National Basketball Association and Cal Expo on Friday announced they'd reached an agreement to move forward jointly on a plan to build a Kings arena in the state fairgrounds.
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