The Kings went with name recognition here as Ewing was not much of a player in college. He does have a lot of experience and he is used to coming off of the bench so he might be able to give the Kings some quality minutes off the bench. He is 6′8″, 240 pounds but he’s not really a banger under the boards. Ewing played in 127 games (26 starts) in his career at Georgetown and Indiana and he averaged 4.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. Don’t expect much out of him.

The Kings wanted a point guard capable of backing up Beno Udrih this season and Singletary could be that guy. Singletary is a little on the small side at 6′0″, 185 pounds but he’s a mature player at 22 years old. Singletary played in 123 games (all starts) at Virginia and he averaged 16.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Look for him to be a solid backup as a rookie and maybe more down the road.

The Sacramento Kings might have been reaching a little bit with the selection of Thompson in the first round of the NBA Draft but they needed someone tough around the basket and he fits the bill. Thompson is 6′11″, 250 pounds and he has a lot of college experience to draw on. Thompson played in 122 games (112 starts) at Rider and he averaged 16.7 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.9 blocked shots per game. Thompson’s game is in the paint as he shot 52.6% from the floor in his college years. Thompson has a lot of upside but the Kings will likely be patient with him in 2008-09.

The Kings have waived guard Tyronn Lue before he even played in a game for them. He had been nursing a minor injury when he came to the Kings who have decided that they didn’t want to wait for him to get healthy. They will just give the minutes he would have gotten to John Salmons and Francisco Garcia.

The Kings have waived Justin Williams and Dahntay Jones to make room for the new additions from the Hawks. Williams showed potential as an undrafted free agent last season but his off the court antics led to his release. Williams played in 22 games (0 starts) this season for the Kings and he averaged only 5.3 minutes, 1.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. Williams has now played in 48 games (1 start) in his NBA career and he has averaged 9.4 minutes, 3.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. He has made 57.9% of his shots from the floor in his career but only 35.3% from the free throw line. He will likely get another shot in the NBA with another team but he will have to behave off the court to realize his potential on the court.

Dahntay Jones played in 25 games (0 starts) this season for the Kings and he averaged 8.2 minutes, 3.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Jones has now played in 246 games (36 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 14.8 minutes, 4.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.

The Kings won’t likely miss either of these players much.