Kings Blog and Q&A: Petrie says nothing imminent in free agency

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July 3, 2010

Petrie says nothing imminent in free agency

Some quick Kings notes for the weekend:

*I spoke with Geoff Petrie this morning if it was fair to assume it might be another week or two before the Kings become aggressive in pursuing free agents.

"That would be an accurate assessment," Petrie said. "I think at least that long ...we'll be into Summer League or the end of Summer League."

Summer League begins July 9 but the Kings don't begin play until July 12.

Essentially the Kings plan to let things play out and see what the market is for players they might target at that time.

*Petrie has been in contact with Jon Brockman's agent, Bob Myers. He said he spoke with Myers about Brockman, a restricted free agent, and other players represented Myers and his agency.

*Petrie expects to have draft picks DeMarcus Cousins and Hassan Whiteside signed before the Kings' pre-Summer League camp starts July 9.

--Jason Jones

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