Joe Davidson of the Sacramento Bee reports that the Kings will be looking at Chen Hsin-An, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard with tremendous leaping ability. What makes him so special? He will be the first player from Taiwan to be invited to an NBA training camp

Jack Mai is the Kings scout assigned to find and follow players in the Pacific Rim -- lands such as China and Taiwan, where basketball has become the rage. Mai has kept tabs on Chen for five years, from high school to the professional leagues. Mai said that it was 2 1/2-month process to get Chen to come to Sacramento. For starters, his NBA tryout means significant sacrifice: He'll attempt to make the team at the same time the Asia Games begin.

"He played a (shooting guard) on the Taiwan national team and did very well," Mai said. "I really noticed him when he was a senior in high school. He sees the court fairly well. He has a tremendous amount of speed, and he's a very good open-court player."

Scotty Sterling, the Kings' director of scouting, said one thing jumped out about Chen. "He's got some hops," Sterling said. "This is a great chance for him to go against some of the best players in the world, and he'll receive outstanding coaching. It'll be a worthwhile experience for him."

Chen worked against American competition last winter, in the National Basketball Developmental League with the Mobile (Ala.) Revelers. "He surprised a few players, including myself," Mobile assistant coach Del Demps said in a Kings Web site interview. "Chen made shots and was very explosive going to the basket. He can definitely play at the NCAA Division I level and have a pro career with maturation."

The Cleveland Cavaliers have rescinded the trade from September 10, that sent Jumaine Jones to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for guard Mateen Cleaves, it was announced today by Cavs Senior Vice President and General Manager Jim Paxson.

The trade was rescinded due to Cleaves not passing the physical examination which was administered by Cavs team physician Dr. Richard Parker of Cleveland Clinic Sports Health. The trade had been conditioned upon each player passing a physical.

?This results in having four very disappointed parties ? the two teams and the two players involved ? who were excited about the original trade,? said Paxson. ?Unfortunately, we had no other choice than to rescind the transaction.?

Jones played in 81 games (36 starts) with the Cavs in 2001-02 and averaged 8.3 ppg and 6.0 rpg in 26.4 minutes per contest. He grabbed a team-high 490 total rebounds on the season. Jones was acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers along with Tyrone Hill on August 3, 2001 in exchange for Matt Harpring, Cedric Henderson and Robert Traylor. In 179 career games, he is averaging 5.8 ppg and 4.0 rpg.

Cleaves, 25, is averaging 4.5 ppg and 2.1 apg in 12.9 minutes per contest in 110 career games. The 6-2 guard played in 32 games for the Kings last season, averaging 2.2 ppg. He was traded to Sacramento from Detroit in exchange for Jon Barry and a future first-round draft choice on Sept. 7, 2001. Cleaves led all rookies in assists during his rookie year in 2000-01. He averaged 5.4 ppg and 2.7 apg in 16.3 minutes per contest in 78 games. Cleaves was selected in the first round (14th pick overall) of NBA Draft 2000 by the Detroit Pistons.

The Associated Press reports that the Sacramento Kings have exercized the team option on Hedo Turkoglu's contract. He is now guaranteed through the 2003-04 season.

Turkoglu averaged 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in 80 games last season as the Kings' second-leading scorer among reserves. He started eight playoff games while All-Star Peja Stojakovic was out with a sprained ankle.

The Kings are expected to increase both Turkoglu's playing time and his responsibilities during the upcoming season. He will play both forward and guard, team president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie said.

Turkoglu was selected 16th overall in the 2000 draft, becoming the NBA's first Turkish-born player. He played for Turkey at the World Championships in Indianapolis earlier this month. Much of his NBA salary is used to pay the European club team that signed Turkoglu to a lengthy contract when he was still a teenager.

The Associated Press reports: Needing another point guard after trading Andre Miller earlier this summer, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Mateen Cleaves on Tuesday from the Sacramento Kings for forward Jumaine Jones.

After dealing Miller to the Los Angeles Clippers in July for forward Darius Miles, the Cavs were left with only Bimbo Coles as the only true point guard on their roster.

The Cavs think the 25-year-old Cleaves, who was buried on Sacramento's bench behind Mike Bibby and Bobby Jackson, can solve their backcourt dilemma.

The 6-foot-8 Jones will give the Kings some much needed depth up front.

"He's a good athlete, which is where we wanted to get better,'' said Kings coach Rick Adelman. "We felt like we didn't need three point guards. This is going to add to our depth and flexibility.''

Jones became expendable after the Cavs acquired Miles and re-signed restricted free agent Ricky Davis. Cleveland also has Lamond Murray at small forward, although he could be the next player traded.

Murray recently released a statement voicing his displeasure with the Cavs' latest rebuilding effort. He closed by saying, "Play me or trade me.''

Cleaves averaged just 2.2 points in 32 games after being dealt to Sacramento from Detroit on Sept. 7 last year for guard Jon Barry and a future first-round draft pick.

The Associated Press reports: Sacramento Kings forward Chris Webber was indicted Monday on charges he lied to a grand jury about his dealings with a University of Michigan basketball booster more than a decade ago.

Webber, who led Michigan's "Fab Five'' team to two NCAA title games, was charged with obstruction of justice and making a false declaration before a grand jury, FBI spokeswoman Dawn Clenney said.

Webber's father, Mayce Webber, and his aunt, Charlene Johnson, were indicted on the same charges.

If convicted, each faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The indictment contends that Webber, his father and aunt lied to the grand jury and conspired to conceal the cash, checks, clothing, jewelry and other benefits that booster Ed Martin gave the player and his family from 1988-93. All three testified in 2000.

The Kings and a league spokesman each refused to comment on the indictment. Messages seeking comment from the elder Webber and Johnson were not immediately returned.

After Martin's indictment, Webber publicly denied taking significant amounts of money from him and said the government's charges were inaccurate. Martin pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to launder money.

Martin admitted he took gambling money, mixed it with earned income and money given to him from another person, then loaned it to at least four players while they were amateurs.

Martin said he paid $280,000 to Webber; $160,000 to Robert Traylor, now with the Charlotte Hornets; $105,000 to Maurice Taylor, now with the Houston Rockets; and $71,000 to Louis Bullock, who has been playing professionally in Europe.

Mike Wise of the New York Post reports that the Yugoslavian National Team is so desperate for change, that Vlade Divac has actually quit smoking. Vlade?s roommate and teammate Predrag Stojakovic said that Divac quit on Monday and "Vlade wants to win very much now."

The Yugos have posted a 3-2 record in the tournament thus far. Considering the team is loaded with NBA talent, that has to be a disappointment. Monday?s 85-83 loss to Puerto Rico featured a blown 11-point lead by Yugoslavia. They were able to bounce back against Brazil with a 90-69 victory.

Divac and Stojakovic, players with All-Star pedigrees from the Sacramento Kings, did not even start for their country in that game. Their coach, Svetislav Pesic, defended his decision. "The players we start are not inferior to the N.B.A. players," he said. "That's just my theory and I'm sticking with it."

The world championships are big news in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, where a local following is heartsick about its lethargic team. "I don't know why this has happened," said Predrag Mrmack, a reporter for Vecernje Novosti, the largest daily newspaper in Belgrade. "We have five N.B.A. players; there is no excuse."

Yugoslavia meets Turkey on Wednesday, so there is still hope. An expected victory would pit Yugoslavia against the United States in either the quarterfinals or the semifinals. But its visions of challenging the Americans for the gold medal on Sunday ? and thus becoming the first international team to beat a United States team featuring N.B.A. players ? are pretty much gone.