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It could be Jake Voskuhl, someone else, or perhaps no one at all. But the Kings' 95-85 loss to Utah in their exhibition finale Friday night at Arco Arena made one thing clear: They could use another big man.

Sergio Rodriguez pushes the ball during a Sacramento Kings public scrimmage on Saturday.

One could make the argument that an NBA team's general manager is the third or fourth most important employee of the franchise.

Enjoy your contract, Bobby Lu. But beware the Lotusland loot curse. The Canucks' captain inked a 12-year deal yesterday for US$64 million.

Henderson, Nev. -- With Reebok cutting its Summer Championships tournament by one day, the majority of the college coaches and national media began their five-day Sin City trek at the GBOA Challenge of Champions.

Sean May appears to be the frontcourt player the Kings have sought in the free-agent market this offseason.

According to two sources with knowledge of the situation, two-time NBA Development League Coach of the Year Bryan Gates will soon be added to the staff of Kings coach Paul Westphal.

NBA Summer League statistics must be viewed realistically. Most of the rosters are filled with players who would be happy to be invited to an NBA training camp.

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.