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Jon Brockman rushed his burly frame down the floor at UNLV's Cox Pavilion early Wednesday afternoon, the Kings rookie forward sprinting before stopping just in time to be leveled by what appeared to be a classic charge.

The Kings finished last season 17-65, the worst record in the league. Their star player, Kevin Martin , was limited to just 51 games due to ankle injuries, but still scored 24.6 ppg.

Years Played: 12 Career Stat Line : 18.1 / 7.5 / 2.5 / 1.0 / 0.7 / 47% / 81% Career Value Over Fantasy Replacement Player : 60.3 Career VOFRP : 58.1 Highest Fantasy Rank in a Season: 11th .

A few things have become apparent in the wake of Ricky Rubio's solo workout with the Kings this afternoon.

University of Memphis product Tyreke Evans did his first team work-out of the summer Tuesday afternoon in Natomas at the Kings practice facility.

Of the many players to visit Sacramento for a predraft workout, Tyreke Evans was the first to do so by himself.

With three of the top 31 picks in the upcoming NBA draft, Kings General Manager Geoff Petrie has decided to take an active, hands on role in the workouts of potential draftees... by Jason Coldiron 90 reads Sports With three of the top 31 picks in the upcoming NBA draft, Kings General Manager Geoff Petrie has decided to take an active, hands on role ...

If only the Kings' coaching search were this transparent. While Kenny Natt's successor hasn't been named, the Kings' predraft workouts continued Monday before a quaint media audience and with Geoff Petrie undeniably in charge.

As expected, the Kings declined the option on Kenny Natt's contract . The assistant coaches have been canned, too.

Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie has a lot to think about before the team enters the NBA draft in June, including coaching candidates.

When it came to the Kings and the offseason coaching searches that took place two of the past three years, the question most often asked but not ever truly answered was the one about who exactly was running the operation.

As expected, the Kenny Natt era has come to an end. And for the third time in the last four years, the Kings will engage in an offseason coaching search.

That the referees counted Michael Finley's three good without the benefit of replay ... that's perfect.

Edward G. Robinson was a fine actor. His best work may have been in 1931's "Little Caesar." Robinson was awarded an honorary Academy Award for his years of outstanding performances in 1973.

As the Kings walked off the Arco Arena floor at halftime Friday night, the boos barely pierced the silence coming from the home team's fans.

News, observations and reader questions about the Sacramento Kings and the NBA. Kings at Washington Scoring: Kings 13th , Wizards 26th Shooting: Kings 25th , Wizards 26th Scoring defense: Kings 29th , Wizards ...

Pete Carril was comparing Jason Thompson and Spencer Hawes to Broadway dancers. And somehow that, even in this machismo world of the NBA, was a good thing.

Kenny Thomas, who is averaging a career-low 7.8 minutes in just eight games this season, says he has given up on a future with the Kings.

News, observations and reader questions about the Sacramento Kings and the NBA. Nuggets at Kings Scoring: Kings 14th , Nuggets seventh .

Despite what this piece of paper said... ...there wasn't anything close to that many people at the game on Friday night.