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Mike Malone - C - Kings

The Kings have reached an agreement with Pete D'Alessandro to be their general manager, according to Yahoo! Sports.

D'Alessandro was the VP for the Denver Nuggets, who lose yet another key guy in their front offices. The Kings were even rumored to have interest in TNT's Kenny Smith for their GM position, but D'Alessandro has a solid track record and should help the Kings improve. Sam Amick previously reported that Nets assistant GM Bobby Marks would follow D'Alessandro if he landed the Kings job, but that has yet to be confirmed.
Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter
Jun 15 - 3:12 PM
Mike Malone - C - Kings

Spurs assistant GM Scott Layden is a candidate for the Kings GM job, a source told ESPN's Marc Stein.

The Kings GM search includes seemingly every name under the sun, and it's not clear when the team might ultimately make its hire. Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace was previously reported as the favorite, but the race seems wide open at this point.
Related: Spurs
Source: Marc Stein on Twitter
Jun 13 - 8:58 AM
Mike Malone - C - Kings

TNT's Kenny Smith could join the Kings front office as the team's general manager.

Smith acknowledged he's been "talking" with Vivek Ranadive, but it's hard to see how he'd be an inspirational choice as the first GM in the Ranadive era. "That's all I'm going to say," Smith said. Ranadive has now spoken with Larry Bird, Chris Wallace, Travis Schlenk, Mike Dunlevay, David Morway and plans to interview Pete D'Alessandro as well. Sacramento is casting a wide net in its search to revamp the front office.
Source: USA Today
Jun 10 - 8:22 AM
Mike Malone - C - Kings

The Nuggets have granted permission to the Kings to speak with Pete D'Alessandro.

D'Alessandro is the VP of basketball operations for the Nuggets and he's a candidate to take over as the Sacramento GM. The Kings were able to get their coach in Mike Malone and they would obviously like to come to terms with a GM before the draft. Brooklyn assistant GM Bobby Marks could also join D'Alessandro in Sacramento.
Related: Nuggets, Nets
Source: Sam Amick on Twitter
Jun 9 - 5:17 PM
Mike Malone - C - Kings

Updating a previous item, Chris Jent will join Mike Malone's staff in Sacramento.

Jent spent some time at Ohio State since 2011 before assisting with the Cavs and he has been known for his emphasis in shooting. He's received some credit for improving LeBron James' jumper to top his resume, which couldn't hurt Sacramento. The Kings ranked 27th on jumpers from 16-23 feet and Tyreke Evans' 31.3 percent on all of his jumpers needs some work, too.
Related: Tyreke Evans
Source: Sacramento Bee
Jun 7 - 8:49 PM
Mike Malone - C - Kings

The Kings have offered Ohio State assistant Chris Jent a three-year deal to serve as Mike Malone's top assistant, sources tell Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski.

Jent has been on Thad Matta's staff since 2011. Before joining the Buckeyes, Jent was an assistant with the Cavaliers where he worked with Malone. Jent's specialty is as a shooting instructor and he served as LeBron James' personal shooting coach while both were in Cleveland.
Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter
Jun 6 - 3:11 PM
Mike Malone - C - Kings

The Kings have requested permission to speak with Denver assistant GM Pete D'Alessandro for the Kings GM job.

D'Alessandro is considered an option to replace Masai Ujiri in Denver, but it appears he's a coveted man elsewhere as well. It's not clear if the Nuggets will grant permission or not, and it's possible they won't after losing Ujiri to Toronto already.
Related: Nuggets
Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter
Jun 6 - 12:50 PM
DeMarcus Cousins - F/C - Kings

Contrary to a previous report, Vivek Ranadive did not meet with Larry Bird on Wednesday to discuss a role with the team.

In response to a report from Peter Vecsey, the Sacramento Bee reports the Kings have "been in conversations with Larry Bird about a role in running basketball operations," but it's not clear what the role would be or when the two sides have actually spoken. Bird is reportedly asking for a $5 million salary and a piece of the team, so the asking price is steep. Ranadive is expected to meet with other candidates in order to replace Geoff Petrie.
Source: Sacramento Bee
Jun 6 - 8:12 AM
Mike Malone - C - Kings

The Kings will interview David Morway for their general manager position, sources told USA Today.

Morway will join the "list of candidates still in the running," and it doesn't look like there is currently a frontrunner. Amick reports that if Morway were to get the job, it would not mean a reunion with Larry Bird because of how their time with the Pacers ended together. Other candidates include Chris Wallace, Travis Schlenk and Mike Dunleavy, who have all been interviewed already.
Source: USA Today
Jun 6 - 8:09 AM
Mike Malone - C - Kings

Kings owner Vivek Ranadive is meeting with Larry Bird on Wednesday about the team's general manager position, according to longtime NBA writer Peter Vecsey.

Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace was considered the frontrunner, but we imagine Bird would immediately jump to the top of Ranadive's list if he were interested. Vescey reports Bird is looking for an annual salary in the $5 million range and might also be seeking an ownership stake in the Kings. It's unknown how interested Bird really is in running a team other than the Pacers, but a meeting with the owner is a sign he's at least curious about the position. Although, Bird could also being this to create leverage with the Pacers and up his asking price to return to Indian's front office. The Kings are reportedly also interested in speaking to Chris Mullin and Mike Dunleavy about the opening.
Related: Pacers
Source: Peter Vecsey on Twitter
Jun 5 - 4:57 PM
DeMarcus Cousins - F/C - Kings

DeMarcus Cousins has been invited to Team USA mini-camp, sources told Yahoo! Sports.

It's an obvious move. Cousins is one of the most talented big men in the game, and although he's had some moments of immaturity and indiscretion, he hasn't scratched his ceiling as a basketball player. After Jerry Colangelo previously said Cousins had some "growing up" to do, Colangelo offered the following: "You bury the past and go forward," he said. "He's invited and he's definitely on the list. New year, new summer, new opportunity."
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Jun 4 - 1:24 PM
DeMarcus Cousins - F/C - Kings

Mike Malone gave a strong endorsement of DeMarcus Cousins' future at his introductory press conference while eschewing any trade rumors regarding the big man.

"We all know on any given night he's the most talented big man in the NBA," Malone said. "You just don't get rid of those guys." Malone went on to say Cousins "should be the cornerstone of this franchise for years to come," so any reports that Cousins is on the trade block or his future with the team is in jeopardy are way off base. Cousins will remain with the Kings.
Source: Sacramento Bee
Jun 4 - 8:49 AM
DeMarcus Cousins - F/C - Kings

The Kings have reached out to Larry Bird, Chris Mullin and Mike Dunleavy in their search for a new GM, according to CBS Sports.com.

Current Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace is said to be in the lead for the position, but in addition to the three names above the Kings have also officially interviewed Warriors assistant GM Travis Schlenk. The GM search is described as "wide open" and "very fluid," and Sacramento's new owners are obviously being very thorough.
Source: CBS Sports
Jun 3 - 3:25 PM
Mike Malone - C - Kings

The Kings will introduce Mike Malone as the team's new head coach on Monday afternoon.

A press conference is scheduled for 1:30 to introduce Malone. Although the team is still without a general manager, Sacramento will conduct pre-draft workouts prior to Malone's introduction. Malone identified four principles as to how the Kings will form an identity: defense, rebounding, running with discipline and valuing/sharing the basketball. He sounds up to the challenge.
Source: Sacramento Bee
Jun 3 - 8:34 AM
Isaiah Thomas - G - Kings

An "unconfirmed rumor" suggests that the Kings have offered Isaiah Thomas to the Cavaliers for the No. 19 pick, according to Bob Finnan of the News-Herald.

Skeptical readers can stop reading after the phrase "unconfirmed rumor." Thomas, who will earn $884k next season, led the Kings last year in true shooting percentage, assist percentage, offensive rating and win shares, per basketball-reference.com. This year's draft has been widely derided as lacking in talent, which makes it even less likely that Sacto would deal IT2 for a mediocre pick.
Related: Cavaliers
Source: News-Herald
Jun 2 - 12:54 PM

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