The Sacramento Kings have about $18 million under the cap coming into the summer of 2010. They have no player under contract making more than $6.85 million, a star in the making in 2010 NBA Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans, a very solid rebounding forward in Carl Landry, a blossoming low post threat in Jason Thompson, a surprisingly solid point guard in Beno Udrih, and a couple of good energy players in Omri Casspi and Andres Nocioni. Kings tickets to the Arco Arena may not be available for a team destined to do much better than the 2009-10 25-57 record, but they will be there to see a team moving closer to the tipping point.

Sacramento possesses the fifth and 33rd draft picks in the 2010 NBA draft. They could really use a low post scoring option ready to make an impact now. That player appears to be DeMarcus Cousins. Despite his attitude problems and lack of elite athleticism, he is a big body who knows how to score and even has a good mid-range jumper. He is not going to shy away from the post, since he has a big body even by NBA basketball standards.

The Kings are also in the market for a very good backup or new starting point guard. The 2010 free agent class is not very deep at point, so look for a player like Blake to sign for around the league average.

This Kings team seems to be ushering in a new era of winning basketball. They are note there yet, but they are putting together a roster capable of scoring everywhere on the court with one superstar.