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--Kings Basketball Operations Coordinator Chris Gilbert named Bighorn's Assistant GM--

SACRAMENTO ---- The Sacramento Kings today announced Shareef Abdur-Rahim as General Manager of the Reno Bighorns, according to Kings General Manager Pete D'Alessandro. Abdur-Rahim, who also holds the role of Director of Player Personnel for the Kings, will oversee basketball operations for the team's D-League affiliate.

Abdur-Rahim is entering his fourth season in the Kings front office, where he served the previous three as Assistant General Manager after spending the 2009-10 season on the Kings bench as an assistant coach specializing in player development.

Prior to retiring from professional basketball in 2008, the 12-year NBA veteran amassed career averages of 18.1 points (.472 FG%, .297 3FG%, .810 FT%), 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in 830 contests for four teams (Vancouver 1996-97 to 2000-01, Atlanta 2001-02 to 2003-04, Portland 2003-04 to 2004-05 and Sacramento 2005-06 to 2007-08). In a five-season stretch from 1997-98 through 2001-02, he posted better than 20 points and seven rebounds per contest, narrowly missing a sixth straight campaign registering such consistency when he recorded 19.9 points and 8.4 rebounds in 2002-03. He was named an NBA All-Star in 2002, finishing the campaign with averages of 21.2 points and 9.0 rebounds, ranking 15th and 13th in the league respectively.

In a related development, D'Alessandro also announced that Chris Gilbert will join Abdur-Rahim in Reno as the Bighorn's Assistant General Manager. Gilbert is entering his first season as the Kings Basketball Operations Coordinator, assisting D'Alessandro, Assistant GM Mike Bratz and Abdur-Rahim with all facets of the team's day-to-day operations.

Before joining the Kings, Gilbert spent eight seasons with the Golden State Warriors organization in a variety of capacities. In his new role with the Bighorns, he will support Abdur-Rahim in all aspects of basketball operations for the Kings D-League affiliate.

The Kings, Reno Bighorns and the NBA Development League announced in July a single-affiliation partnership beginning with the 2013-14 NBA D-League season, making Sacramento the 14th NBA franchise to establish a one-to-one affiliation with an NBA D-League team.

This partnership, also referred to as a "hybrid affiliation," is the seventh of its kind in the NBA D-League and allows the Kings to pay for and control the Bighorns' basketball operations, while existing local ownership in Reno maintains primary responsibility for the team's off-the-court business operations and community initiatives.

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Shareef Abdur-Rahim Named Reno Bighorns General Manager

SACRAMENTO ---- The Sacramento Kings today named Pete D'Alessandro as the team's general manager, according to Kings majority owner Vivek Ranadivé. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.

"We are thrilled to welcome Pete D'Alessandro to the Sacramento Kings," said Ranadivé. "In our GM search, we sought to secure the best and brightest in the game, and after an extensive search, we found the perfect individual. Pete is exactly the type of leader we need to help build a championship team in the 21st century NBA."

"I'm excited about returning to Northern California, particularly at this time in the history of Sacramento," D'Alessandro said. "I want to thank Vivek for giving me this opportunity to be part of guiding the Kings back to greatness. I'm anxious to begin working towards building this exciting new era for the franchise."

D'Alessandro comes to the Kings from Denver, where he spent the last three seasons helping develop the Nuggets into one of the NBA's elite teams by assisting in the development of all basketball operations strategies as well as the management of day-to-day basketball activities.

Promoted to the Nuggets' vice president of basketball operations prior to the 2012-13 season, D'Alessandro focused on trade and free agent negotiations, salary cap management and collective bargaining agreement rules and regulations. As a result of his efforts, the Nuggets posted their best record in franchise history last season (57-25), as well as the most home wins (38).

Widely considered one of the rising young minds in basketball, D'Alessandro initially worked for the Golden State Warriors from 2004-08 as director of basketball ops, and was later promoted to assistant general manager shortly after the 2006-07 season.

D'Alessandro began his career in basketball from 1986-90 when, as a student at St. John's University, he served as video coordinator for the men's basketball team under Hall of Fame Coach Lou Carnesecca. He graduated from Nova Southeastern University School of Law in May of 1994 and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1995. From 1994-96, he briefly entered the political arena, ultimately serving as the campaign manager for New York State Congressman Rick Lazio's successful re-election to the House of Representatives.

D'Alessandro returned to the sports world in 1997, working for a sports agency based in Washington, D.C. For seven years, he represented both NBA and International basketball players, including former Kings guard Jason Williams, before being hired in 2004 by then Warriors basketball chief and current Hall of Famer Chris Mullin.

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