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Geoff Petrie, left president of basketball operations for the Sacramento Kings, discusses the hiring of former NBA All-Star Paul Westphal, right, as the team's new head coach during a news conference, Friday, June 12, 2009, in Sacramento, Calif. Westphal, who played 12 seasons in the NBA, had been the head coach of the Phoenix Suns and in 1992-93 clinched the Pacific title with a 62-20 record and reached the NBA finals. Westphal later served as head coach of the Seattle Supersonics and spent last year as executive vice president of basketball operations for the Dallas Mavericks. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)