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Tom Ziller: Geoff Petrie is a) the longest tenured GM in the NBA, b) a 2-time GM of Year and c) a guy who hasn't received one vote for award since '07. Twitter

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Once in control of the Kings' direction, Petrie seemingly now is steering with his hands tied. With little freedom to make the bold moves he once did, Petrie is trying to rebuild the Kings with a bunch of one-and-done lottery picks and clearance-rack free agents. The results are annual last-place finishes, lottery picks and fired coaches. Relocation seems more possible than the playoffs. The Blazers, meanwhile, are owned by Paul Allen, one of the world's richest men. Petrie has one year left on his contract, and he seems like the kind of man who likes to fulfill his obligations. His loyalty to the Maloofs is unquestioned. But enough's enough. If the Trail Blazers receive permission to call Petrie, he should answer the phone. Sacramento Bee

Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie 

Yet despite the limitations, Petrie has played a significant part in the team's drastic decline and sources close to him say he believes his once-sterling reputation has taken a serious beating, in large part, because of the ownership situation. With one season left on his contract, there continues to be conflicting signs about his future with the team, and while co-owner Joe Maloof told SI.com on Saturday that Portland has not requested permission to speak with Petrie, he said he would allow him to pursue the opportunity if that was his wish. "We'd love to keep him, but we aren't going to hold him back if he did get another offer," Joe Maloof said. "It's whatever he decides." SI.com

Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie 

Q: What was Keith Smart able to get out of this group that you were looking for after taking over? Geoff Petrie: Every coach, with the lockout and no practice time to speak of, it was tough on anybody and affected change. He certainly changed us offensively from where we were, a very low place to start with. And he found ways to try and get guys going and get his best guys on the floor like Tyreke at small forward. John (Salmons) had about 20 what I would call John Salmons game after the first 20 because Keith started giving him the ball and let him run the offense and that got him going. And certainly making a decision to put Isaiah out there, those were all things he was trying to find a way to use people and find what combinations are going to work best together. And we were in a lot of games. It's not like we were getting blown out all the time. But we've got to start winning more the goes. Sacramento Bee

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You have one year left on your contract. How much longer do you want to stay in this business? Geoff Petrie: I honestly don't think about that. I think about next year and what we do. Whatever the future holds after that, personally or collectively, I really don't spend much time pondering that. I would really like to see the team get on an upward trajectory, regardless of whether I keep doing this or doing something else. Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie 

There has been some rumblings that the Portland Trail Blazers may/or should take a run at Sacramento Kings' President of Basketball Operations, Geoff Petrie, for their vacant GM position. The problem is, Petrie has another year left on his current deal and he tells CSNNW.com, he just can't get into that type of discussion. “I have a job here,” Petrie told CSNNW.com. “That's something I can't really comment on. I have a job.” CSNNW.com

Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie 

Look, he didn't say “No, I'm not interested” when asked about the Trail Blazers GM opening and that in itself, is telling. “I've got a daughter who still lives there and I spent 25 years of my life there,” Petrie said. “Portland is a special place to me. Can't comment on anything else.” CSNNW.com

Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie 

Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie is still held in high regard by Kings ownership, but a contract extension is not imminent. The New York Post reported Petrie was close to signing a new deal. That's not the case, said Kings co-owner Gavin Maloof. "He still has another year and all I would say is we're happy with the direction of the team," Maloof said. "We feel what (head coach) Keith Smart is doing with the team is unbelievable and Geoff is orchestrating the whole thing." Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie 

Word has it Kings president Geoff Petrie is about to sign a new deal. Wonder if the Maloof Brothers know he claimed Travis Outlaw (32- 104, including 6-35 from deep) off the amnesty wire for $3.5 million. New York Post

Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie 

Jason Jones: Kings will extend a qualifying offer to Jason Thompson this offseason, per Geoff Petrie. JT's play a reason Hickson was expendable. Twitter

Sacramento Kings, Jason Thompson, Geoff Petrie 

Sacramento already has changed coaches, and the annual effort to destabilize the organization from the outside and push team president Geoff Petrie out the door is fully under way. It's a play that's been run before without success, and I'm skeptical of the renewed reports of Petrie's demise in the past week. Petrie, 63, has one year left on his contract after this season, and his future with the organization is more tied to the expiration date on that contract and the uncertain future of the franchise than on any measurement of the team's performance in the confusing prism of the shortened, post-lockout schedule. CBSSports.com

Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie 

Kings co-owner Gavin Maloof sat courtside before tipoff against the Warriors at Oracle Arena on Tuesday night and expressed support for his head basketball decision maker and head coach. Maloof said any reports the team is considering replacing basketball president Geoff Petrie are "totally false." "Geoff's always been a part of the family," Maloof said. "We're in a rough stretch, but so what? Things will turn around." Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie, Gavin Maloof 

Petrie suggested replacing head coach Paul Westphal with assistant coach Keith Smart on Jan. 5. Smart is 4-10 since taking over, but Maloof said he is impressed with Smart's coaching. "I know sometimes the record doesn't indicate (improvement), but I like the way he's developing our young players," Maloof said. "I like the way he's working with them and helping them learn the science of the game. We're really, really high on Keith Smart." Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie, Gavin Maloof 

One reason Westphal was replaced was the lack of development by the Kings' young talent. Under Smart, center DeMarcus Cousins, forward Jason Thompson and guard Tyreke Evans have begun to make strides, while rookies Jimmer Fredette and Isaiah Thomas have played pivotal roles. "We love the direction we're going." Maloof said. "I know it's not translating into wins, but eventually it will." Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie, Gavin Maloof 

As reported several times in The Bee and on sacbee.com -- most recently in Ailene Voisin's column on Jan. 18 -- Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie's future with the team appears increasingly uncertain. But a report that surfaced Monday night in a fan blog, Sactown Royalty, attributed only to sources - that Kings co-owners Joe and Gavin Maloof have considered relieving Petrie of his position and have contacted a management agent - has been denied forcefully by Joe Maloof. "No, this is not true," Maloof texted The Bee. "I had heard about (the rumor). We will be fine. We have had the toughest schedule in the league by far." Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie 

The Maloofs, who own the Sacramento Kings, have recently considered relieving longtime president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie of his position, multiple sources have told Sactown Royalty and SBNation.com. No move to replace Petrie, who has been the team's only personnel boss for the entirety of the Maloofs' ownership of the Kings, is imminent, but the family has, according to sources, reached out to a management agent within the past two weeks with eyes on lining up a successor. SB Nation

Sacramento Kings, Geoff Petrie 

The Kings fired Westphal Thursday after two-plus seasons as coach, cutting ties amid a slow start and an escalating dispute with Cousins that threatened to consume the locker room. Assistant Keith Smart, let go by the Golden State Warriors in April after one season at the helm, signed a deal to become the team's new head coach. With the Cousins-Westphal spat showing no resolution, Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof finally decided to take action. Instead of trading away a promising young big man, they made Westphal the first firing of the lockout-shortened season. "We're in a situation here where you can't take a philosophical vacation because things are happening in real time," Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie said. "You start to keep seeing the same things over and over again, you can't sit around and meditate forever about how you're going to approach them or try and change them." ESPN.com

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Kings co-owner Joe Maloof told SI.com that Paul Westphal's statement alleging that second-year center DeMarcus Cousins demanded a trade was not approved before being released. The statement clearly played a significant part in Westphal's ousting Thursday, and Maloof's revelation contradicts what was said by Westphal in the wake of his decision to send Cousins home for Sunday's game against the Hornets. Westphal previously indicated that team president Geoff Petrie had spoken with the Maloofs about the letter, but Joe said that was not the case. Petrie and Westphal did not return calls for comment, but a source with knowledge of the statement said Petrie certainly played a part in its publication. SI.com

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The statement not only detailed the alleged trade demand, but was also highly critical of the mercurial player who was sent home. "I didn't know about any letter," Maloof said by phone Thursday. "We didn't know about any of that. ... We didn't know about the statement or anything like that. "They made a basketball decision, to sit him for a night and that's the only thing that we do know." When asked if he was upset by the letter, Maloof said: "Well, we've owned the team 13 years and it's our belief that you keep basketball situations in house and not make them public. That did upset me. ... It's always been our history to keep things in the organization and not to make it public. As far as I was concerned, [Cousins] would sit the bench one night and that's all there was to it." SI.com

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Sam Amick: Per this tired routine, Kings GM Geoff Petrie spent recent days distancing himself from the coach in discussions with Maloofs and others. Twitter

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