Orien Greene, a third-year point guard, has agreed to terms with the Kings and is expected to sign this weekend, according to a league source.

Greene, who began his collegiate career at Florida and finished at Louisiana-Lafayette, spent his first two seasons playing in a limited role for Boston and Indiana after being drafted 53rd overall by the Celtics in 2005.

His contract is believed to be for one season and is only partially guaranteed, meaning he must win the backup point guard job during training camp in October.

Ron Artest still hasn't asked the Kings to trade him, but he reiterated that he wouldn't be upset if he got traded to the Knicks.

He did point out for the first time that he doesn't think a trade will happen this offseason because, "I don?t think anybody will give me up the way I?ve been working out this summer."

Ron Artest is one of the few professional athletes who can relate to what Michael Vick is about to endure, and the former LaSalle Academy and St. John's star is conflicted about the suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback's future.

"I might get in trouble for this, but I want to call him," Artest said yesterday at The Palm Restaurant where he was promoting the Wheelchair Charities Hoop Game to be played Sept. 9 at the Garden.

"I want to support him and be there for him because [these are] tough times," continued Artest. "I don't support the dog fighting. I can't watch it. I can't imagine another dog biting a dog. It makes me nauseous."

According to two league sources, fourth-year shooting guard Kevin Martin late Monday night agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Kings worth about $55 million.

Martin, whose breakout 2006-07 season will vault him into the upper pay ranks of NBA shooting guards, unexpectedly flew in from his training hub at the IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla., and arrived in Sacramento on Monday in anticipation of signing his new contract. A news conference is expected this week to announce the deal.

The Kings had until Oct. 31 to finalize an extension or allow him to become a free agent next offseason, but discussions between Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie and Martin's agent, Jason Levien, began in early August.

The Kings might be close to signing Kevin Martin to a long-term extension.

According to two league sources, the Kings have made the fourth-year shooting guard an offer of five years for approximately $55 million.

Martin, who is entering the final season of his contract, is expected to be handsomely rewarded for his breakout 2006-07 season as an agreement could be reached this week.

Martin was a rare highlight as the Kings finished 33-49 last season. He led the team in scoring (20.2 points per game) and shot 47.3 percent from the field.

Pat Riley is now downplaying the possibility of getting Ron Artest; at the same time the interest is obviously there. He has called Sacramento to inquire.

Just Thursday, Riley told Miami Herald radio partner 790 The Ticket when asked a hypothetical obviously about Artest: ``I leave things in the past. I've been able to manage players with tough backgrounds who might be thought of as disciplinary problems. I'll look at any situation.''

Miami is reportedly intent on making another push to acquire Ron Artest, trying to entice Sacramento with Udonis Haslem and others.

Sacramento hasn't ruled out trading point guard Mike Bibby, and now views the Heat as a potential partner if it does, an NBA official said.

The Heat would give up Jason Williams, but whether Miami would move Udonis Haslem in such a deal is questionable. Bibby, due $13.5 million and $14.5 million the next two seasons, could be packaged with forwards Kenny Thomas or Shareef Abdur-Rahim.

The fine print on the Mikki Moore signing could give the Kings more financial flexibility for the possibly pivotal 2009 offseason.

While Moore's deal was reportedly three years for $18 million, it is actually three years for $17.4 million with only $2 million guaranteed in the final season. Moore's third season is only fully guaranteed if he is not waived by June 20, 2009.

Darryl Watkins is close to signing a one-year, partially guaranteed deal worth an estimated $450,000 with the Sacramento Kings.

"We've got a deal with Sacramento," said Mark Bartelstein, Watkins' agent. "He's probably going to sign something early in the week."

"I'm very excited," Watkins added. "I'm definitely happy that the Sacramento team is given me a chance to live out my dream. I'm planning to go out there and get to training camp and do what I'm capable of and possibly get a spot on the roster."