A New Crisis: Paul Westphal's Salary
Sactown Royalty — ... , who will make about six times more, listen to his new coach? Will Kenny Thomas pay attention while making $8.77 million? Of players under contract, only Donté Greene ($870,000) will make less than Westphal. ...

Ricky Rubio's Sacramento Visit Reportedly Extended
Sactown Royalty — ... Sacramento's a good fit for Rubio The Player. But there's no doubt Dan Fegan would like to make Sacramento such a good fit the Kings trade with Memphis to get Ricky. Among all teams, it would seem on the surface that Sacramento has the clearest path to the No. 2 pick, what with a high lottery pick of their own, young big men, other picks and a decent expiring contract (Kenny Thomas). Fegan's smart. He knows the situation fully. He knows the best way to get Ricky No. 2 pick money without going to the team picking No. 2 is to make Sacramento -- ...

Post Shaq trade ideas
Fanster.com — ... their to make it work, but they want Amare, and apparently Amare wants to be there, which is huge, cause the team that trades for him will want him to re-sign him. A couple more options for Amare- 4. Amare Stoudemire to the Grizzlies for Rudy Gay and Darko Millic Gay is talented, young, the Grizz seem to want Amare, and I just don't know if we're gonna get much more than that in return for him.  My last Amare idea- 5. Amare Stoudemire  for Kenny Thomas, Jason Thompson and the #4 pick This is my ...

How Sergio Rodriguez Can Make it Work in Sacramento
Sactown Royalty — ... was the same age and didn't start for 1-1/2 seasons. Evans is more physically developed for his position, however.) Will Beno keep his starting position to start the season? That's a huge question -- it'll be difficult to trade Beno regardless, but burying him to Kenny Thomas Status adds just that much more difficulty. ...

The Kings Don't Need Another Center
Sactown Royalty — ... The frontline depth chart looks bad on paper, with just Hawes, Thompson, Kenny Thomas and Brockman. But unless Nocioni is traded, there's a logjam at small forward. To get Hawes, Thompson and the two young SFs minutes, Westphal could use Thompson as the back-up center in addition to the starting power forward. When Hawes heads out for a breather or due to foul trouble, slide Thompson up and insert Garcia, Greene or Casspi, with Nocioni sliding to power forward or putting Greene or Casspi at the power forward defensively. (And remember: positions only ...

Post-Draft Team Salaries
Sactown Royalty — ... 2012/13 2013/14 Kevin Martin, G $9,680,170 $10,600,005 $11,519,840 $12,439,675 Kenny Thomas, F $8,775,000 Andres Nocioni, ...

The Four Best Words in Sacramento
Sactown Royalty — ... Right now I think the 4 best words out there are "Kenny Thomas' Expiring Contract".  Congrats Kenny!  You've moved into the lexicon with legends such as ...

Carlos Boozer is Suddenly a Whole Lot Cheaper
Sactown Royalty — ... more than $7 million in cap space (depending on Ike Diogu or any other free agent signing) come July 8. That means the Kings could trade for a $7-million player straight up, without giving any salary back. But Boozer makes more than $7 million. An extra $5 million, actually. How could the Kings bridge that gap, with the understanding Utah will likely reject salary extending into 2010-11 and beyond. Kenny Thomas' Expiring Contract. Some combination of Kenny Thomas, C.J. Miles and/or Matt Harpring could get ...

Chasing Knicks: David Lee and Nate Robinson in Sacramento
Sactown Royalty — ... Nate's connection to Sacramento is more recent: a deadline day 2009 rumor that the Kings offered Kenny Thomas in exchange for Robinson and ...

Should the Kings Even Be Thinking About 2010?
Sactown Royalty — ... talented enough (doesn't mean I would approve of the signing) for the Kings to target in 2010 with some actual money (again not in any order). Tyrus Thomas (Restricted) Anthony Morrow (Restricted) Udonis Haslem (I've always liked this guy, even though he might not be the best fit) Amir Johnson Luke Ridnour Rafer Alston Al Harrington Travis Outlaw Kenny Thomas (9th option has to be K-9 right? Woof!) Roger ...

Identifying Potential Late Season Pickups
Bullets Forever — ... and Matt Bonner. Step 2: Eliminate anyone who wouldn't be desirable even if they become available Needless to say, there would probably be some venom spewed if these players were brough in as the final piece of the puzzle. This eliminates: Randolph Morris, Jerome James, Mark Blount, Francisco Elson, Malik Allen, Brian Cardinal, Mark Madsen, Etan Thomas, Mouhamed Sene, Kenny Thomas, Patrick O'Bryant Step 3: Eliminate anyone who ...

Rating the Rebounding of Sacramento's Big Men
Sactown Royalty — ... on. I figured the college-to-pro rebounding translation for the three Kings bigs we have college and pro numbers for. It comes out in this quick-and-dirty calculation that the bigs kept about 85% of their college per-possession rebounding production upon entering the pros. So I adjusted Brockman's senior rebounding numbers by that amount. Let's start with offensive rebounding. 1. Jon Brockman: 13% 2. Jason Thompson: 12% 3. Sean May: 10% 4. Kenny Thomas: 10% 5. Spencer Hawes: 8% Brockman was a ...

'The Kings Would Starve'
Sactown Royalty — ... Spencer Hawes 0.8 3.79% 1.05 Ike Diogu 0.6 2.84% 0.79 Kenny Thomas 0.1 0.47% 0.13 ...

The View From Section 214, Plus Rantdumb Thoughts
Sactown Royalty — ... out of me every time they play (unless we acquire one of these guys at the last minute, in which case I’m all for it). Sergio Rodriguez  Remember the old westerns, when one cowboy would say, "Awfully quiet out here," and the other cowboy would say "Yeah, too quiet," and then one of the cowboys would take an arrow through his chest? It’s been awfully quiet about Sergio Rodriguez lately. Kenny Thomas Because you’re still with us, ...

Kings Abroad
Sactown Royalty — ... September), but instead Casspi will be working out in Florida with David Thorpe and getting an early start on training camp in Sacramento. Sergio Rodriguez, Spain Sergio was passed over for Spain's Olympic team (they took, ahem, Ricky Rubio instead) and won't be playing in Eurobasket this year. Donte Greene, Germany D.G. made noise about potentially playing for Germany (he was born there), but it didn't work out this summer. Kenny Thomas, United States The United States will not compete ...

With these Rockets, there is no weakest link
The Dream Shake — ... 's overall selfishness does not make sense.  And Kenny Thomas doesn't make sense in any way whatsoever.   ...

Voluntary Conditioning Program Begins Sept. 8
Sactown Royalty — ... (Is that everyone? Oh, yes, Kenny Thomas. No idea, though I think he popped up at the ARCO training facility at some point. Being in shape hasn't been his issue.) ...

30Q: What Kind of Kenny Thomas Trade Offers Will Pop Up?
Sactown Royalty — 30Q asks the important questions about the Kings all through September. Kenny Thomas is the biggest trade chip the Kings have had in a long while ... and that's saying a lot. This is the team which has, in the past five seasons, traded Chris Webber (2005), Peja Stojakovic (2006), Mike Bibby (2008), Ron Artest (2008), Brad Miller (2009) and John Salmons (2009). That's a lot of salary, a lot of talent -- a lot of movement, most of which happened midseason. But contracts are ...

Revisiting the Webber Trade: Wise Move or Colossal Screw-Up?
Sactown Royalty — (From the FanPosts, an excellent post mortem on the Chris Webber trade. - TZ) There has been much discussion lately about the relative merits/demerits of the second Chris Webber trade. I am of course referring to the February 2005 deadline deal where the Kings sent Chris Webber, Matt Barnes, and the unforgettable Michael Bradley to the Sixers for Kenny Thomas (our current favorite King), Brian Skinner, and Corliss Williamson. All sorts of claims and counterclaims have been made on this site about the ...

30Q: Can Jon Brockman Be a Rotation Player?
Sactown Royalty — ... is signed, I can fire off this 30Q entry -- the only 30Q entry -- on Hoss. He'll likely start the season hanging out with Kenny Thomas. The franchise is committed to ...

30Q: Who Will Be Sacramento's Whipping Boy?
Sactown Royalty — ... brings plenty of blame for all parties involved. And no one expects this team to break the 30-win mark, so it follows that blame will follow. Even for us, the reasonable, reasonably balanced longview fans who know that you don't grow without growing pains, we'll find a whipping boy or two. Last year, we had Beno Udrih. And Mikki Moore. And Reggie Theus. And Kenny Natt. And eventually Rashad McCants. And a touch of Will Solomon. And of course Kenny Thomas. And a touch, in some corners, of Kevin Martin. It's ...

30Q: Will Smallball Return to Sacramento?
Sactown Royalty — ... lines up next to him, is this smallball? I would think not, as Thompson seems like an actual center to me. Opinions can differ on this, and Thompson certainly isn't a prototypical post player, but I think he qualifies as a center. Now, if the team lines up Nocioni next to Thompson, that's clearly smallball. But Thompson/May or Thompson/Brockman (or even Thompson/Kenny Thomas) would be considered normal fare anywhere else; the fact that the Kings have bestowed Thompson with the title of Power Forward of the Future has diverted attention from the fact ...

30Q: How Will Beno Udrih Respond?
Sactown Royalty — ... . This was not the creation of cursory, default pressure on the depth chart. The front office basically opened fire on Beno. This isn't subjecting Beno to a challenge from a rookie -- this is trying to make Beno the Kenny Thomas of the backcourt. ...

What the Kings Need From a Small Forward
Sactown Royalty — ... last season. Young rookie from France -- starting small forward on a 50+ win team. Experience might be one important consideration, but it's not more important than talent and production. If it were, Kenny Thomas would be starting over ...

Game Thread: Suns vs Kings
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... 176 6-3 None Lanny Smith 7 G 10.30.84 190 6-3 Houston Kenny Thomas 9 F 7.25.77 245 6-7 New Mexico ...

Kings 104, Thunder 89 - Preseason win total doubled!
Sactown Royalty — ... due to a sore body, and Kenny Thomas due to being Kenny Thomas, nine of the ten Kings that played were effective in at least some aspect of the game. ...

Game Preview #3: Sacramento Kings @ San Antonio Spurs - Scare Tactics
Pounding The Rock — ... in FatMan Returns, the ghost of Kenny Thomas and former Blazer Sergio Rodriguez. I still like our B.A.M.'s chances. ...

Game Preview: Kings At Spurs
Sactown Royalty — ... Best non-intentional Halloween Costumes: Greg Popovich as SpongeBob Squarepants, Grant Napear as a human being, Kenny Thomas as The Invisible Man. ...

Preview: Grizzlies at Kings, Game 4
Sactown Royalty — ... a combined $48 million. The $50 million to Gay would leave you with a solid, potentially quite good small forward through his prime. The $48 million to Z-Bo and Jaric leaves you with Z-Bo and Jaric. There's nothing like pro sports to point out really imbalanced priorities. (Hello, Kenny Thomas! Fancy meeting you here!) ...

A Young Team With an Aversion to Youth
Sactown Royalty — ... has proven to still be 15-20 pounds too heavy to be consistently effective, Kenny Thomas has proven to be too stonehanded to play more than spot duty, and ...

GAME THREAD: Game 5- Golden State Warriors @ Sacramento Kings- JUST WIN IT (seriously)
Golden State Of Mind — ... 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.5 2.0 Kenny Thomas 3 12.3 0.3 1.3 25.0 0.0 ...

Preview: Warriors at Kings, Game 7
Sactown Royalty — ... go with "no" as an answer as to whether ARCO will be filled with either side. It's too bad, because a full crowd split between Warriors and Kings fan is dynamic. It's like heat mixed with precipitation -- a thunderstorm. Small crowds on each side is more like morning fog. BOLD PROCLAMATION Spencer Hawes, Thompson and one other King will all register at least eight rebounds. That other King could be: * Tyreke Evans. * Andres Nocioni. * Kenny Thomas. * Jon Brockman. * Truck ...

Crazy Thoughts About Coaches
Sactown Royalty — ... was the last reputable coach of this team, and that roster bears little resemblance to the current team.  Martin spent two seasons under Adelman, Garcia one, and Kenny Thomas was here too but he doesn't really count. ...

Kings Hold Off Nets 109-96
Sactown Royalty — ... (six points, three assists, one turnover) played well. In the paint, Kenny Thomas eventually got his shot (after ...

Post-Game Thread: Hornets at Kings
Sactown Royalty — ... 0.0 0.3 0.9 36.4 1.6 1.8 3.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.8 2.7 Kenny Thomas 10 13.2 0.6 1.1 54.5 0.0 ...

Game Thread #16: Indiana Pacers at Sacramento Kings
Indy Cornrows — ... Andres Nocioni Troy Murphy PF Jason Thompson Jeff Foster C Kenny Thomas The Indiana Pacers roll ...