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Sean Cunningham: Vivek Ranadive says at first Pete D'Alessandro was a long shot. Chris Mullin advised Ranadive #nbakings Twitter @News10Sean

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Jason Jones: Ranadive on Mullin: "It would be great to have his help." Twitter @mr_jasonjones

Sacramento Kings, Chris Mullin, Owners, Vivek Ranadive 

Sam Amick: Per @Jason Jones report on Chris Mullin offer from Kings, team officials have been telling folks he's expected to join team as consultant. Twitter @sam_amick

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Sam Amick: I'm told nothing formally done yet,but would be surprised if it doesn't happen. Mullin worked with new GM Pete D'Alessandro at Golden State. Twitter @sam_amick

Sacramento Kings, Chris Mullin, Pete D'Alessandro 

The Kings have offered Hall of Fame player and former Golden State Warriors executive Chris Mullin a role as a consultant, The Bee learned. Sources spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the private nature of the offer. Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Chris Mullin 

Jason Jones: The Kings have offered Chris Mullin a job as a consultant. Mullin was D'Alessandro's boss in Golden State Twitter @mr_jasonjones

Sacramento Kings, Chris Mullin, Pete D'Alessandro 

The Kings are continuing to pursue former Pacers president Larry Bird, but a person briefed on Bird's plans told CBSSports.com on Friday that it would be surprising if Bird took the job. If the Kings were able to add a big name -- they've also spoken with Mike Dunleavy and Hall of Famer Chris Mullin -- it would be for the role of team president with the authority to hire a GM. Another possibility would be to hire a top basketball mind to serve in a role similar to Jerry West's advisory role with Golden State, where Ranadive was a minority owner before becoming the managing owner of the Kings. CBSSports.com

Sacramento Kings, Jerry West, Mike Dunleavy, Chris Mullin, Larry Bird, Owners, Vivek Ranadive 

"Dan Patrick had a man crush on MJ from the time we started the interview. I was just messing with him," he tweeted. Later in the day, Malone called in to SportCenter and talked to fellow Dream Teamer Chris Mullin about speculation that he left Jordan out because he lost his only two finals appearances to Jordan's Bulls. "Anytime you start a starting five, you're going to leave someone out'" Malone said. "Michael Jordan without a doubt is on my starting five, I'm not a hater and I'm not bitter." Mullen asked Malone about his decision to coach the Jazz big men next season. "I will be starting out very slow," Malone said. "I will not be on the bench a lot, but we're going to ease into it. I do have a five-year plan, about what I would like to be doing, but I'm going to start out slow and get my feet wet." Deseret News

Utah Jazz, Michael Jordan, Chris Mullin, Karl Malone 

The Sacramento Kings' new ownership group has reached out to Hall of Famers Larry Bird and Chris Mullin as well as former NBA coach Mike Dunleavy about running the team's basketball operations, a search that is wide open, league sources told CBSSports.com on Monday. CBSSports.com

Sacramento Kings, Mike Dunleavy, Chris Mullin, Larry Bird 

The bigger names mentioned in the Kings' search so far -- Bird, Mullin and Dunleavy, as well as Spurs GM R.C. Buford -- reflect a desire on the part of the ownership group led by Ranadive to have an experienced, recognizable leader at the top of the franchise's basketball operations. That role could take the form of the advisory role occupied by West with the Warriors, sources said. Mullin, a Warriors great, is close friends with Mitch Richmond, who is a minority investor in the Kings. CBSSports.com

Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, RC Buford, Chris Mullin, Mitch Richmond 

Three summers ago, the Nuggets took a chance on "Who"? Well, with Masai Ujiri gone, it could happen again. Pete D'Alessandro is not a common name for basketball fans, but he was the right-hand man for Ujiri, the previous Nuggets general manager. Now he is considered a candidate to replace Ujiri. "He's the ideal guy," NBA Hall of Famer Chris Mullin, who worked with him at Golden State, said by phone Saturday. "He's got the experience now and he's the whole package. He's like one of the players that you don't see coming, like (the Pacers') Paul George, a star in the making. He knows his strengths, he empowers people around him. I loved working with him." Denver Post

Denver Nuggets, Chris Mullin, Pete D'Alessandro 

Pete D'Alessandro is not a common name for basketball fans, but he was the right-hand man for Ujiri, the previous Nuggets general manager. Now he is considered a candidate to replace Ujiri. "He's the ideal guy," NBA Hall of Famer Chris Mullin, who worked with him at Golden State, said by phone Saturday. "He's got the experience now and he's the whole package. He's like one of the players that you don't see coming, like (the Pacers') Paul George, a star in the making. He knows his strengths, he empowers people around him. I loved working with him." Denver Post

Denver Nuggets, Chris Mullin, Pete D'Alessandro 

We talked about Mike D'Antoni, why Howard hasn't committed to the Lakers and his plans to work with former NBA sharpshooter Chris Mullin. We also chatted about his desire to make movies. "Maybe 'Kazaam II'," he joked in reference to Shaq's bomb. "Actually I'm working right now on some stuff with Disney." "Do they have a Disney studio in Houston?" I asked. "Time to shoot free throws," said Howard. Los Angeles Times

Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Mike D'Antoni, Dwight Howard, Chris Mullin 

So it's no surprise two names being discussed to replace Petrie and a possible replacement for coach Keith Smart have ties to the Warriors. One candidate to replace Petrie is Golden State assistant general manager/director of player personnel Travis Schlenk. Another candidate is Chris Mullin, the Hall of Fame player who spent most of his career with the Warriors. Sacramento Bee

Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Chris Mullin, Travis Schlenk 

Jason Jones: Another name in the mix to be the next Kings GM is Chris Mullin. Twitter @mr_jasonjones

Sacramento Kings, Chris Mullin 

Longtime Kings general manager Geoff Petrie is not expected to be retained either after the team's 28-54 campaign, and one possible successor who would certainly bring name recognition was on hand on Thursday night. Warriors legend Chris Mullin, who called Game 6 as a television commentator for ESPN, was in the team's front office from 2004 to 2009 and said he would be open to discussing the situation in Sacramento. He has met Ranadive several times but said they had not yet discussed the possibility. "I definitely would (be interested in the job)," he told USA TODAY Sports. "But you know, it's something that's got to be the right fit. It's gotta be – they need my expertise…I'm not one of those people to go solicit it. But a guy like him, if he called me and he needed me, I'd love that." USA Today Sports

Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie, Chris Mullin, Owners, Vivek Ranadive 

Mullin, who lives in nearby Danville, joked that the geographical challenges that come with their respective locations could be easily solved. "He can pick me up (on his flight from Silicon Valley), " Mullin joked. "Land his helicopter at my house." USA Today Sports

Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie, Chris Mullin, Owners, Vivek Ranadive 

Stephen Curry was named the Western Conference Player of the Month for April by the NBA on Friday. Curry is only the franchise’s third player ever to receive the honor. The other two: Hall of Famers Chris Mullin (twice) and Bernard King. Contra Costa Times

Golden State Warriors, Chris Mullin, Stephen Curry, Bernard King 

Hall of Famer Chris Mullin, who played with Jordan on two gold-medal-winning USA teams: "I played with him in '84 during the Olympics and roomed with him that summer quite a bit. He led in every category on that team with some great players. Wayman Tisdale, Patrick [Ewing], Sam [Perkins]. But Michael was our guy. He led that team. It's funny. During that summer in the Olympics they played a lot of zone. So we would put Michael at the free-throw line and give him the ball and let him turn and make decisions. [Coach] Bobby Knight would get angry with him because he would leave his feet. He would turn, survey the situation and take a dribble or maybe not and raise up. He would hang in the air for so long he'd either find shooters in the corner or find Wayman and Patrick for dunks. Bobby was like, 'fundamentally you don't leave your feet to pass.' But they made a deal, when you turn the ball over you have to stop doing it. He never turned the ball over. He was that good. He actually turned Bobby Knight's thinking. You have to make exceptions for the great ones." Yahoo! Sports

Michael Jordan, Chris Mullin 

Here's what irks Mullin: Offensive player beats the defense, dribbles into the paint, attacks the hoop, and is met by a defender who has quickly slid into position in front of the dotted semi-circle. Does the defender contest the shot? No, he becomes a statue, and on contact he reels backwards dramatically, as if rammed by a speeding truck. Charge! No basket, defensive team gets the ball, shooter gets a foul. Most TV/radio commentators hail the flopper for his toughness and willingness to take that charge. "I'm not one of those announcers, for sure," said Mullin. "If you see a dribbler go by three defenders - split the pick-and-roll, beat another guy, or two - then the fourth guy (under the basket) takes a charge, I don't think the defense should be rewarded. You broke down 60 percent of their defense and all of a sudden the last guy falls down as you're in motion to shoot the ball? I'm not sure that's good defense. When you get that close, you've pretty much killed the defense." San Francisco Chronicle

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