Kyrie Irving and Jeremy Lin have been named to the USA select team, which will practice against the U.S. Olympic team as it prepares for the London games.

The select team also will include DeMarcus Cousins, John Wall, DeMar DeRozan, Ryan Anderson, Paul George, Taj Gibson, Klay Thompson, DeJuan Blair, Kawhi Leonard, Derrick Favors and Gordon Hayward.

Jimmer Fredette struggled as a ball-handler in the pick-and-roll during his rookie season with the Kings.

Fredette plans to remedy that weakness during the offseason.

“After my first year in the NBA, I have seen how important the pick-and-roll is,” Fredette said. “We play it a lot. It is important to read the situations, see how they are guarding you, be able to attack the big guy — and the best guards in the NBA are really good at keeping their dribble alive and reading the pick-and-roll. I will be working a lot on that.”

Fredette gave the nod to Russell Westbrook as his toughest cover.

“There are many great players in the NBA, but the one that sticks out right now is Russell Westbrook,” Fredette said. “He is so athletic, freakishly athletic, and being so quick. He recovers so fast and has so many natural gifts, and he is really hard to play defense against.”

Geoff Petrie has one year remaining on his contract with the Kings and was recently asked how much longer he would like to remain in the business.

"I honestly don't think about that," said Petrie. "I think about next year and what we do. Whatever the future holds after that, personally or collectively, I really don't spend much time pondering that. I would really like to see the team get on an upward trajectory, regardless of whether I keep doing this or doing something else."

The Kings will have $15 million in salary cap space and the fifth-best chances of landing the first overall pick.

Geoff Petrie was asked what the Kings are planning on addressing in the offseason.

"We need to improve our defensive presence around the basket," said Petrie. "Our three-point shooting needs to elevate. We need to shoot the ball better in general, but our three-point shooting needs to get better. And, as a team, we've got to get more efficient offensively. We need to score the ball at a better rate. … The young guys who have now played two, three years in the league – what they've learned about the game and their commitment to each other has to start kicking in."

Terrence Williams is hoping for a quick resolution to his impending free agency.

After being unable to secure consistent minutes with the Nets and Rockets, Williams became a key player with the Kings during the final month of the season.

Sacramento values the ability of Williams as a passer.

Williams would prefer to re-sign with Sacramento.

"I don't want nothing to be drawn out until August, September or anything like that," Williams said of free agency. "I want to get it over with."

Williams averaged 8.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 18 games.

"I'm looking forward to (free agency), but at the same time, I want it to be over," Williams said. "I'm hoping me and Sacramento come to a good deal for a couple a years and just take it from there. At the end of the day, you want to be wanted."

The Kings will extend the qualifying offer to Jason Thompson to make him a restricted free agent.

Thompson would receive a salary of approximately $4.1 million if he ends up accepting if he doesn't sign a multi-year offer.

Sacramento is most likely to keep Thompson out of their 2012 free agent lot.

Donte Green and Terrence Williams will also be free agents.

"I can't predict the future, but for now it's clear they want me to stay here," Thompson said.

Thompson began the season behind Chuck Hayes and J.J. Hickson on the depth chart, but his consistency eventually won him the job.

"Who knew what would have happened at the start of the season?" Thompson said. "Us signing Chuck, trading for J.J., having Cuz (DeMarcus Cousins) already on the team and maybe re-signing Sammy (Dalembert), and all that type of stuff. … I never put my head down and never tried to let it show on the court. I just tried to go out there with an open mind and be solid."

Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson said a potential deal between the city and the Maloof family is dead.

The two sides ended two days of discussions over financing of a new arena.

The Maloof family recently backed out of a tentative $391 million deal.

"I'm disappointed for Sacramento," Johnson said. "When you do all that you can, normally the reward is a victory, and I think our community was planning to win."

"We know this door is closed," Johnson told the Sacramento Bee.

Sacramento will shift to "Plan B", which involves seeking a new arena without the Kings.

"The Kings will continue the operations of the organization and building on the franchise's young nucleus of players," Maloof spokesman Eric Rose said in a statement.

The Kings will evaluate trade proposals for Tyreke Evans this summer, according to a report.

Evans has spent heavy minutes at small forward and has struggled to adjust to playing off the ball.

"I don't think it's any big secret," Princeton legend and longtime Kings consultant Pete Carril said. "Tyreke's got to learn to play without the ball. It's all there. I see some games, and he looks very good. Other games … he just has to work harder. I'd love to see him develop a mid-range game."

Evans, who is shooting 44.2 percent from the floor, recently voiced his concerns over the way the Kings have handled his this season.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson had a 'cordial' meeting with George Maloof on Friday in Las Vegas.

"I can't look at the Maloofs and their family as part of the problem; they have to be viewed as part of the solution," Johnson said during a courtside news conference at halftime of Friday's game. "I think we both walked away feeling very good."

The meeting may be a signal that the two sides are interesting in restarting talks about a new arena.

Johnson said he received important insight from George Maloof as to why the family pulled out of the deal.

"I always felt we had a deal," the mayor said. "They felt they had a different scenario. They felt the (revenue) numbers were aggressive for AEG (the planned arena operator) and the NBA, and those were all things he told me to my face."