With the Charlotte Bobcats likely to choose 2001 first-round selection Gerald Wallace today in the expansion draft, only 1996 first-rounder Peja Stojakovic will remain on the Kings roster as a Petrie pick.
 
Sacramento will select 26th in the first round and 48th in the second round. And Petrie, noted for his talent evaluation skills, is not likely to trade up.  In fact, the Kings may trade down.

"I guess nothing has come along any one of the times in the past that made sense to us to trade up," he said. "In most drafts, the real value really has been in three, four or five players. I can't rule out trading up, but do you really want to trade a really proven player, especially when your team is pretty good?  You can think back to (1990), when the Kings had those four first-round picks (forward Lionel Simmons, guard Travis Mays, center Duane Causwell and forward Anthony Bonner). They took players that had good value with relation to their selections. But a lot depends on the quality of the draft, and then that is another subjective evaluation."

The article also goes on to discuss how player evaluation has changed, with fewer Draft workouts, greater reliance on scouting, and more trips overseas to see international prospects.