"Pretty soon you’re going to be like Manu [Ginobili]," [Cousins] yells, pointing good naturedly to Casspi’s thinning hair.

Casspi laughs and tosses a comeback, something about playing as well as Manu.

"No," Cousins says with a mischievous smile. "Not play like Ginobili! You’re losing your hair like him!"

Showing much promise as both a pick and roll ball handler and a post up option, a case could be made that Evans is the most versatile point guard in the League.

Lots of fun quotes from Hakeem Olajuwon in this article.

"Olajuwon said he thinks it would be a mistake for a team to pick Whiteside and then send him to the D league in the same fashion that Memphis did with Thabeet last season."

Slam interviews Kings' Ambassador Bobby Jackson

A selected excerpt:: Tyreke Evans ... his defense was atrocious.

You are now the proud and rightful owner of 2009 Sacramento Kings season tickets. What is wrong with you?

Who do you want the offense to run through when everything is on the line? From #30 to #1, these are the League’s best go-to guys…

Westphal: "If you can get the blend right and let them play to their strengths and they complement each other well, I think we might surprise some people sooner rather than later."

"$100,000 of [Sean May's] deal is not guaranteed. May can get that $100,000 back if he shows up on either Sept. 30 (before the start of training camp) or Oct. 27 (before the start of the season) and, at either time, weighs 265 pounds or less."

As for the draft and the growing number of players leaving school early, Greene has given the matter a lot of thought. If a player isn't absolutely certain he's a lottery pick, Greene knows exactly what he'd advise.

"I would say stay in school," he says.

Henry Abbott writes about the lottery room with an interview with the non-Maloof Kings' owner John Kehriotis, and how Washington was even more unlucky then our Kings.

My favorite ex-Bee writer writes:

The Kings, with the greatest chance to draw the first pick in the May 19 lottery, have an obvious need for a point guard over a power forward -- Beno Udrih is a train wreck and the 6-11 Jason Thompson, the No. 12 pick last year, has a future. There's also the consideration that the fan base has gone from legendarily good to frustrated by the direction of the franchise. The Kings finished last in the league in attendance this season, a notion no one would have dared suggest a couple of years ago. (Utah's Brevin Knight, on the new Arco Arena atmosphere: "It's sad." Pau Gasol, after Lakers fans shouted down Sacramento fans in April: "I can't imagine how bad it would make me feel if I was a Kings player.")

But if Griffin is bottom-line better than Rubio through the very few individual workouts they consent to, and it's not a close vote right now, the Kings go Griffin as the practical move and the safe move. Besides, they're only one season into a regrettable five-year deal with Udrih, and president Geoff Petrie is notoriously patient.

From Dime's March 2009 issue.

Someday Spud Webb is going to jump in to the rafters and rip off the "er". Just wait.

In terms of getting the most bang for the buck, Thomas might be the absolute worst value in the NBA.

I can't be the only one imagining Bobby Jackson in the front seat of a minivan driving these guys like they're his kids.

The Kings are in a great position as underdogs this season.

Kevin Martin’s efficiently confusing way of getting buckets will buy them a few wins where he kills opponents by himself;

...this is Kevin Martin’s show. But they’re not making his job easy at all.