Pete D'Alessandro, center, the new general manager of the Sacramento Kings basketball team, poses with Kings head coach Michael Malone, left, and team owner Vivek Ranadiveright, at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Monday June 17, 2013. D'Alessandro, who spent the past three seasons with the Denver Nuggets, replaces Geoff Petrie who had been notified that he would not retained after his contract expired June 30. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)