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Mavs nix Artest for Josh Howard deal (Yahoo! Sports)

The Sacramento Kings have expressed interest in acquiring Dallas Mavericks forward/guard Josh Howard in a trade...

Kings Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

None of the activity necessarily guarantees improvement, but the Kings have certainly been active in the past few weeks.

They added three young talents in the draft, most notably Rider forward Jason Thompson (No. 12 pick). The big man could help with the rebounding issue (the Kings were 29th in the league on the glass), and he is seen by the organization as the eventual running mate of center/2007 draft pick Spencer Hawes on their frontline of the future.

The Kings also drafted Sean Singletary in the second round out of Virginia (No. 42), having coveted the scoring point guard as a hoped-for backup. They also acquired Patrick Ewing Jr. out of Georgetown, with the forward's game nothing like his legendary father's but the Kings nonetheless hoping his athleticism and defense...

Wondering about Jason Williams (Yahoo! Sports)

Even understanding that he's not exactly a household name these days, isn't a bit odd that we've heard...

Kings C Miller suspended for drug breach (AP)

Brad Miller of the Sacramento Kings was suspended for five games by the NBA on Thursday because the center violated the league's drug program. Miller's ban will begin with the first game of the 2008-09 season. "I want to apologize to my family, teammates, fans and the entire Kings organization," Miller said in a statement released by the Kings.

NBA suspends Miller, Curry (PA SportsTicker)

The NBA on Thursday suspended Sacramento Kings center Brad Miller five games for violating terms of the league's drug program.

Kings re-sign Beno Udrih to 5-year deal (AP)

The Sacramento Kings re-signed point guard Beno Udrih on Wednesday, keeping Mike Bibby's successor with a five-year deal. The $32 million contract pleased both Udrih and coach Reggie Theus, who said he made a strong recommendation to top executive Geoff Petrie to keep Udrih. He averaged 12.8 points, 4.3 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 32 minutes in 65 games with the Kings.

Brand lands in Philly, makes East stronger (AP)

Elton Brand left behind all those power forward battles in the Western Conference for some new tough ones in the Atlantic Division. Brand signed with the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, the biggest move on the first day NBA deals could be completed. A power forward was the Sixers' biggest need in free agency, and they got perhaps the best one available.

Kings re-sign G Udrih to multi-year deal (PA SportsTicker)

The Sacramento Kings re-signed point guard Beno Udrih to a multi-year contract on Wednesday.

Sentencing for former NBA referee postponed (AP)

A judge delayed the sentencing of disgraced former referee Tim Donaghy to have more time to decide how much restitution he and two co-conspirators should pay the NBA for their roles in a betting scandal. U.S. District Judge Carol Amon moved the sentencing, originally scheduled for Monday, to July 29. The 41-year-old Donaghy pleaded guilty last year to felony charges of taking cash payoffs from...

Kings sign first-round pick Thompson (AP)

The Sacramento Kings signed first-round pick Jason Thompson on Tuesday. Thompson, a forward-center from Rider, was the 12th overall pick in last month's draft. He will make about $3.9 million in the first two years of his deal, with two years of team options worth more than $5.1 million. Thompson finished a four-year career at Rider with averages of 16.7 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks.

A most unusual and irreverent NBA mock draft (SportingNews.com)

At the NBA draft, millions of dollars are involved, jobs are hanging in the balance, and the future of the league is at stake. This is business, serious business -- but that doesn't mean there can't be a mock draft with a sense of humor.

Mantras all the new draftees should learn (SportingNews.com)

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Collegians excited by prospect of playing for Knicks (SportingNews.com)

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. - Excitement and enthusiasm poured out of West Virginia's Joe Alexander and Arizona's Chase...

Hawks: No joshing around with our free agents (SportingNews.com)

Two of the more important free-agent situations this summer will be those of Atlanta Hawks PF Josh Smith and...

Grading the draft: Bulls among the As, Sonics fail (SportingNews.com)

Sam Smith gives his opinion on every team's draft haul.

Doug Christie convinced of Game 6 foul play in Lakers-Kings series (SportingNews.com)

Doug Christie still hasn't forgotten the controversial officiating during Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference finals.

NBA mock draft: Real drama starts at No. 3 (SportingNews.com)

Again, like in 2007, the big question going into Thursday's NBA draft is, "What is Kevin going to do?" Though...

Mock draft: Does Pat Riley have eyes for O.J. Mayo? (SportingNews.com)

That the Chicago Bulls will take Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft seems to be a foregone conclusion. Sam Smith breaks down how the rest of the first round will shake out.

Donaghy's cries of 'foul' ring hollow (SportingNews.com)

Sam Smith watched that Lakers-Kings game in person, and he didn't notice anything that would lend credence to Tim Donaghy's allegations.

Is Davis enough to put Clippers in playoffs? (Yahoo! Sports)

A comparative analysis shows Baron Davis has the potential to help the Clippers win more than 50 games.

Landing Davis no laughing matter for Clippers (Yahoo! Sports)

Mike Dunleavy's greatest trick wasn't stealing away Baron Davis. It was convincing Donald Sterling to pay him.

Lakers interested in Artest, but have no cap space (Yahoo! Sports)

Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest did not opt out of his contract, choosing to stay with the Kings for one...

Sources: Clippers pursuing Davis (Yahoo! Sports)

Baron Davis opted out of his $17.8 million contract with the Warriors. Is he longing for a return to Southern California?

Team-by-team draft grades (Yahoo! Sports)

Teams receive report cards for their performance in the 2008 draft.

Stanford's Lopez twins separated at NBA draft (AP)

After years of honing their basketball skills together, Brook and Robin Lopez are going their separate ways in the NBA. The twin 7-footers who starred at Stanford the last two seasons were both first-round draft picks Thursday night, with Brook going 10th overall to New Jersey and Robin 15th to Phoenix.