The Kings have given 23-year old forward Jon Brockman a qualifying offer making him a restricted free agent. He played in 52 games (4 starts) as a rookie last season for the Kings and he averaged 12.6 minutes, 2.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Brockman really plays hard and he’s a glass eater when he’s on the floor. That’s why the Kings want to bring back Brockman for the 2010-11 NBA season and they now have the right to match an offer he gets.

UPDATE: (7/20/2010) – The Kings have traded Jon Brockman to the Milwaukee Bucks for 24-year old power forward Darnell Jackson and a future 2nd round pick. Jackson played in 28 games (0 starts) for the Cavs & Bucks last season and he averaged 4.4 minutes, 0.8 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game. He has now played in 79 games (2 starts) in his two years in the NBA and he has averaged 7.0 minutes, 1.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. I don’t like this deal for the Kings as Brockman likely has a much higher upside than Jackson does.