The Sacramento Kings will decline their qualifying offer to Ben McLemore.

McLemore will be an unrestricted free agent.

McLemore was the seventh overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.

After the Kings drafted DeMarcus Cousins in 2010, they then drafted Jimmer Fredette, Thomas Robinson, McLemore and Nik Stauskas. None of those top-10 picks remained with the team to a second contract, while Robinson and Stauskas didn't even remain into a second season.

The Sacramento Kings are expected to sign Bogdan Bogdanovic to a three-year, $36 million deal.

The Kings acquired the draft rights to Bogdanovic at the 2016 draft from the Phoenix Suns. Bogdanovic was the 27th overall pick in the 2014 draft.

The Houston Rockets have been focused on trying to find a team with cap space to absorb the contract of Ryan Anderson in order to pursue max free agency space.

Anderson is owed $19.6 million and $61.3 million in total over the next three seasons. The Sacramento Kings are one possibility as they have a need for a stretch-4 and Anderson is a native of the area.

Anderson had an excellent first season with the Rockets after signing from the New Orleans Pelicans.

Houston is pursuing Chris Paul, Kyle Lowry, Blake Griffin and Paul Millsap in free agency.

Chris Paul has been re-elected as president of the National Basketball Players Association and his new four-year term begins immediately. 

Paul says he's "humbled that my fellow players have voted to have me continue."

Garrett Temple has been elected vice president, replacing Kyle Korver.

Paul helped the players avoid a lockout by renegotiating the NBA's collective bargaining agreement with the owners.

The Sacramento Kings will release Arron Afflalo.

Afflalo had a guarantee date of June 23rd with only $1.5 guaranteed.

Afflalo signed a two-year, $25 million deal with the Kings last offseason.

The Sacramento Kings have agreed to trade the No. 10 pick to the Portland Trail Blazers for selections No. 15 and No. 20.

The Blazers picked Zach Collins with the selection.

The New York have discussed Kristaps Porzingis trade scenarios with each of the teams in the top-5 of the lottery as well as the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings comprise the top-5.

The Suns have had recent conversations with the Knicks on Porzingis, while New York has also had substantive talks with at least two other teams.

The Knicks would like to target Josh Jackson if they do move up.

Phil Jackson expressed in an MSG interview that he's still disappointed that Porzingis skipping his exit meeting.

"I don't think I've ever had a player over 25 years of coaching not coming to an exit meeting, so it hasn't happened to me,'' Jackson said. "It happens to other people and other players. His brother and his agent have downplayed it, but still it's a chance for a person to express themselves. I had a real good relationship with Kristaps over the last two years. It was kind of surprising.''

In 2004, Shaquille O'Neal skipped his exit meeting with the Jackson-coached Lakers.

Langston Galloway will decline his $5.4 million player option with the Sacramento Kings.

Galloway will have a $6.8 million cap hold and would become a restricted free agent if the Kings extend a $6.5 million qualifying offer.

Galloway averaged 7.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 20.2 minutes over 74 games last season with the Kings and the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Los Angeles Lakers attempted to trade the No. 2 pick to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for the No. 5 and No. 10 picks in the draft.

The Lakers would have packaged one of the two Kings' picks to the Indiana Pacers along with 27, 28 and salary cap filler for Paul George.

The Kings declined the offer as they believe they can get the player they want at No. 5 while keeping a second top-10 pick in what's considered a deep draft.

The Lakers are expected to select Lonzo Ball at No. 2 if they keep their pick.

Chris Granger has stepped down as president of the Sacramento Kings.

Granger was hired by Vivek Ranadive in August 2013 to oversee the team’s business operations.

Granger previously worked for former NBA Commissioner David Stern at the league’s New York headquarters.

“I just feel it’s time,” Granger said Monday. “I’m not leaving for another job. There is nothing imminent. But I want to do something else, to be challenged in a position working with multiple sports, maybe the Olympics, something with a bigger platform. With the arena, this job will be about selling corporate sponsorships, and I just think there’s one more big move in me. Plus, my girls are entering middle school, so this seems like the right time.”