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It has been a tumultuous last few days for the Sacramento Kings after learning of recently-signed Chuck Hayes’ heart condition that led to a voided contract, but the team may be on the verge of re-signing Samuel Dalembert. Once believed to have moved on from the defensive specialist with the signing of Hayes, recent events have led to the Kings working closer to a deal with Dalembert. Chris Tomasson of FOX Sports has the update:

“If things work out, everything structurally (with the contact), it will be Sacramento,” Dalembert said in a phone interview with FOX Sports Florida from his Boca Raton, Fla., home. “It’s close.”

“There are no hard feelings (after not originally being wanted by Sacramento),” said Dalembert. “I think we can do something exciting. Last season, it seemed we were getting the excitement back in the city.”

Dalembert has reportedly been working towards a one or two-year deal, which would work out financially for the Kings as well. Should the veteran center join Sacramento, he would be the fourth piece of a solid front court including DeMarcus Cousins, Jason Thompson and J.J. Hickson. The Kings struggled defending the paint last season and the re-signing of Dalembert should help greatly.

For more on the Kings, head on over to Sactown Royalty.

By SportsDirect

Gavin Maloof is looking to keep the Sacramento Kings in the city.

The Sacramento Kings’ new AEG Sports Complex Arena faces a key vote in the Sacramento City Council on Tuesday that could determine whether the team stays in Sacramento or moves down south to Anaheim.

According to The Los Angeles Times, the Sacramento City Council will vote Tuesday on two measures that could determine whether the Kings stay in the city. The Times says the proposed arena, a sports and entertainment complex which has received financing interest from Anschutz Entertainment Group, would cost about $387 million.

It’s a shift for the franchise from as recently as May, and it gives fans of the franchise some hope. In early May, it appeared almost certain the Kings would head to Anaheim after the 2011-12 season, but owners Joe and Gavin Maloof had expressed their determination to keep the team in Sacramento.

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“We have respect for the community,” George Maloof, a partner with his brothers, told The Times in May. “… We’re going in with blind faith.”

Last Friday, the Sacramento Bee reported that AEG had expressed interest in providing “assistance” to Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson and the Think Big Sacramento Coalition in building a new arena in the city.

The breakdown, according to NBC: On Tuesday, the council will decide whether to approve, table or reject $550,000 in spending for lawyers and consultants to “vet the project” and negotiate a proposed arena with the NBA and the Maloofs. It would make sense, then, that if there was opposition among the council, the project would be shelved in the first step rather than wasting $550,000.

If that is approved, negotiations ensue to determine how much private and public funding will split up the project, according to NBC.

Of course, the project still has a long way to go. Anaheim has the NBA-ready Honda Center, where the Kings would share an arena with the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks. And Las Vegas, which has been yearning for a professional sports team, was mentioned as a possible relocation destination earlier this year. Those rumors seemed to fizzle, though, and Anaheim became the most likely spot.

The Sacramento mayor Johnson has a vested interest in keeping the Kings around. A 14-year NBA veteran, he likely does not want to lose the city’s only professional team under his watch.