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Portland Trail Blazers' Sergio Rodriguez (11) of Spain, thanks the Lord for freeing him from the shackles of Nate McMillan. (AP Photo/Hector Mata)

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The Kings acquired at least one player Thursday who is definitely a point guard. While Tyreke Evans will have to prove to the coaching staff, the fans, his teammates and himself that he can be an NBA point guard, Sergio Rodriguez is there. He earned the moniker "Spanish Chocolate" in his pre-NBA days due to his stylistic relationship with old King Jason Williams. He is a passing point guard, racking up a great number of assists in limited minutes through three seasons in Portland.

Of course, there are problems with Sergio. He's an awful shooter -- 43.5% from two, 30% from three. He commits a bunch of turnovers (more than three per 36 minutes), his defense has always seemed suspect, he might be a lead guard who can only be successful in an up-tempo style, and no one has ever called him a leader.

And those are the on-court problems. Sergio apparently has issues in the locker room, too.

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Kings PR just passed on word of what jersey numbers the new Kings will wear.

• Tyreke Evans: #13
• Omri Casspi: #18
• Jon Brockman: #40

They don't have a number for Sergio Rodriguez yet (he's in Spain right now), but Spanish Chocolate wore #11 in Portland. That will be available in Sacramento, provided the team does not re-sign Rashad McCants, who wore #11 last season. (How did I miss the irony of Shaddy wearing two No. 1s under his name last year?)

Israelis love basketball. Gross generalizations are often, well, gross. But I feel comfortable in this blanket statement: Israelis love basketball. Israel is a basketball country.

The Kings made Omri Casspi the No. 23 pick in the NBA Draft at about 6 AM local time in Israel. By 7 AM Israel time, I had received an email from Eran Soroka of the Ma'ariv Sports Newspaper. We discussed Omri's NBA chances, and Eran -- who said he has covered Casspi for several years -- offered this assessment.

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To be a fan of the Sacramento Kings is to endure anguish, confusion, and disappointment. 

On April 13th, 2009, my girlfriend had purchased lower-level tickets for me to see the Sacramento Kings visiting the Denver Nuggets.  It was an amazing early birthday present.  A couple hours before we left for the game, we found out she was pregnant.

Finding out you're going to be a father is a lot like being a fan of the Kings during the NBA Draft.  At first there is a sense of not understanding what has just happened.  Then comes fear.  At a certain point you accept what has happened.  And then you get excited at the idea of it all.

I'm ecstatic to become a father.  But I've struggled with one very important question: Do I want my child to be a Kings fan?

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Like many Kings fans, the selection of Jon "Kent" Brockman at No. 38 was a surprise, and initially a disappointment. I mean, DeJuan Freaking Blair went off the board one pick earlier! I feel safe in saying that had the Kings passed on Brockman for someone like Patrick Mills, Derrick Brown, Danny Green or Nick Calathes, the husky Husky may have gone undrafted.

But just looking at Brockman's body and his draft stock ignores what he could really offer the team.

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How far will DeJuan Blair fall?

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Omri Casspi became the first Israeli to be chosen in the first round of the NBA Draft at Pick No. 23. Casspi reportedly had a great workout in Sacramento a few weeks back. Donté Greene watched the audition, and noted that Casspi was "tough." And that's reputation he's built: he reportedly drew blood on Austin Daye at a workout in New Jersey.

The Kings left rebounding beast DeJuan Blair on the board. In fairness, everyone has left Blair on the board. I guess the MRIs which have been circulating were seriously bad.

New thread coming up for the second round.

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8 days ago: NBA commissioner David Stern, left, poses with the fourth draft pick, Memphis' Tyreke Evans, who was picked by the Sacramento Kings during the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 25, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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Well, not really the second half. Slightly more than the second half.

Tee it up!