Kings head coach Reggie Theus said recently that he wants Ron Artest back with the team next season, according to the Sacramento Bee.

"When you look at the good teams in the league, every good team has somebody they can throw the ball to," Theus said. "Down the stretch of games, what people don't really understand is that teams are throwing the ball to (Houston's) Tracy McGrady and letting him decide and figure out what's going on. They're throwing the ball to (the Los Angeles Lakers') Kobe (Bryant). They're throwing the ball to (Dallas') Dirk Nowitzki. They're throwing the ball to their best player and letting that guy get the double team and (play) out of it."

"Outside of Ron Artest, we don't have anyone you can throw the ball to...without that guy, we're going to have to start figuring out where we're going to throw the ball," added Theus.