Although former Wyoming standout Justin Williams wasn't picked in Wednesday's NBA draft, his agent says he will get a chance to play professional ball with the Sacramento Kings.

Darren White, Williams' agent, told the Casper Star-Tribune on Thursday that Williams will play in the NBA's Toshiba Vegas Summer League with the Kings.

Kings coach Eric Musselman talked with White and Williams near the end of Wednesday's draft. Musselman said that Williams' defense could be valuable to Sacramento.

"We talked with coach Musselman, and he spoke very highly of (Williams)," White said.

New Sacramento coach Eric Musselman hired five assistants Friday, including former NBA players Scott Brooks and T.R. Dunn.

Musselman, hired three weeks ago to replace Rick Adelman, also hired Brendan O'Connor, Mark Hughes and Jason Hamm as assistants. Clay Moser was named an advance scout.

A recent rumor had the Kings acquiring Minnesota star forward Kevin Garnett in a deal that would have included Brad Miller and free-agent Bonzi Wells.

Kings' GM Geoff Petrie laughed off the report, saying that a lover of fiction must have started it.

One of Larry Brown's assistants, Brendan O'Connor is leaving the Knicks to join Eric Musselman's staff in Sacramento, the New York Daily News is reporting. For O'Connor, who also worked for Brown in Detroit, the move is regarded as a promotion. He was the fourth assistant with the Knicks and sat behind the bench. He will now become one of Musselman's top assistants with the Kings.

Brown would have encouraged O'Connor to take the job even if he was assured of returning as Knicks coach. But with Brown likely to be replaced, the move was a logical one for O'Connor, who had three years left on his Knicks contract.

According to Jonathan Givony of Draft Express, a Kevin Garnett to Sacramento trade rumor has been gaining some steam since the conclusion of the NBA pre-draft camp.

This potential trade would send Garnett to Sacramento in return for Brad Miller, Kenny Thomas, and a newly signed and traded Bonzi Wells.

According to an NBA source, the Sacramento Kings and new coach Eric Musselman have offered an assistant position on the team's coaching staff to current Denver Nuggets assistant coach Scott Brooks.

Brooks once played for Bill Musselman, Eric's late father.

Newly hired Sacramento Kings coach Eric Musselman's trip to Orlando did not involve any haunted houses or roller coasters.

Musselman was focused on trying to fill vacant coaching staff positions while working out NBA Draft prospects at the Orlando Pre-Draft Camp.

Detroit is reportedly interested in adding a scoring swingman in free agency and according to the Denver Post, Sacramento free agent Bonzi Wells will be a possibility.

Ron Artest had a strong desire for the Kings to bring back Wells, along with Rick Adelman.  Adelman's contract was not renewed.

Throughout Saturday's press conference, Eric Musselman was witty and showed his vast knowledge of coaching at many different levels of basketball. At one point of the press conference, he even joked that with all of the reports of what a great interviewer he was, he hoped that Joe and Gavin Maloof thought he could coach too.

He also wouldn?t declare a certain style of play right now, and said that he can adjust to different personal, like he did during his minor league stops along the way. At this point, some of the pieces already in Sacramento that he likes are the ability of Brad Miller to shoot the 3 and both Bonzi Wells and Ron Artest to be able to post up.

?He?s a defensive-mined coach, but he?s also proven that he?ll juice his offense,? said Geoff Petrie, Kings? President of Basketball Operations.

ESPN.com's Marc Stein is reporting that Eric Musselman has been hired by the Sacramento Kings to be their new head coach.

A press conference is scheduled for Saturday.

The Kings also interviewed Golden State assistant Mario Elie and Sacramento Monarchs coach John Whisenant for the job, and during the last week, each of the three candidates has been rumored to be the front-runner at some point.

On May 9th, it was reported that Rick Adelman, head coach since 1998, would not return.