2008–2009

• 17–65

Offensive

• 105.5 (25th)

Defensive

• 114.7 (30th)

Under Contract:

• F-G: Francisco Garcia
• F: Donte Greene
• F-C: Spencer Hawes
• G: Kevin Martin
• F: Andres Nocioni
• F: Kenny Thomas
• F: Jason Thompson
• G: Beno Udrih

Free Agents:

• C: Calvin Booth, (Unrestricted)
• F: Ike Diogu, (Restricted)
• G: Bobby Jackson, (Unrestricted)
• G: Rashad McCants, (Restricted)
• F: Cedric Simmons, (Team option)

Areas of Strength:

In Kevin Martin, Sacramento has one of the 10 or so guys in the league that can get you 40 and win a game on his own on any given night. Entering his sixth season, Martin has increased his scoring average every year while adding muscle to his sinewy 6-foot-7, 185-pound frame. He gives the Kings a legitimate No. 1 option to settle the offense around.

Needs Work:

If the Kings want to make any headway in the ultra-competitive Western Conference, they'll need to curb the learning curves of their young core of Spencer Hawes, Jason Thompson, Francisco Garcia and Donte Greene.

Two Stats That Matter:

• .483 – Opponents' field-goal percentage last season against the Kings, worst in the league.
• 3 – Number of consecutive losing seasons for Sacramento after making the Playoffs eight straight years.

The Way To Go:

Odds are that Spain's Ricky Rubio will be off the board by the time Sacto picks at No. 4. Does that mean the Kings should take a leap of faith and take the 19-year-old Brandon Jennings, who is coming off a year matriculating in Rome? He's a great story, but is he top-five pick material? As for the rest of the roster, general manager Geoff Petrie will have to decide if he wants to let three-year vets Rashad McCants and Ike Diogu walk via free agency and use the Kings' approximate $5 million of cap space elsewhere, or bring them back in the fold after the flashes of production they both showed late in the season.

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