The Kings have lost reserve forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim for the remainder of the season after he underwent surgery on his right knee. This was a lost season for the veteran forward as he played in only 6 games this season and he averaged 1.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. At least the Kings have veterans like Mikki Moore and Kenny Thomas to pick up the minutes that Abdur-Rahim would have gotten.

Quincy Douby and Spencer Hawes are having a rough time in December. Douby was the 1st round pick for the Kings last season and he still isn’t showing much. He has played in 5 games this month for the Kings and he is averaging 10.0 minutes, 3.6 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. This year’s #1 pick, center Spencer Hawes has also had a tough month. Hawes has played in 5 games this month for the Kings and he is averaging 9.8 minutes, 2.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Both of these guys are shooting awful from the floor this month as Douby (31.3%) and Hawes (22.2%) are bending the rim with their jumpshots and that will need to change if they want to get off of the bench and play more.

When the Spurs released point guard Beno Udrih because they had too many players under contract….the Kings jumped in and signed him. He has been outstanding for the Kings who were worried that point guard would be a huge black hole on the team until Mike Bibby returns from injury. In his first 10 games of the season Udrih has averaged 35.3 minutes, 14.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. The Kings hope the career backup can keep up the good work.

Rookie Justin Williams hasn’t gotten much playing time so far this season because of all the veterans ahead of him on the depth chart but they’ve been falling like flies.  It’s possible that Justin Williams will be thrusted into the starting lineup and get big minutes in the last couple of games in the season.  He has only played in 22 games this season (1 start) and he’s averaged 4.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  He also has shot 61.5% from the floor so far this season which is outstanding.  Look for him to make the most of the minutes he gets on the court in the coming games.

The Kings have decided to cut down Mike Bibby’s minutes the last couple of games to see what they have in backup Ronnie Price.  Price has played in 7 games ss far in April and he’s averaged 5.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.  His shooting has been off as he’s only hit 37.5% from the floor this month.  The Kings want to see if Price can be trusted in the future with more playing time.