Mikki Moore Signs with the Kings for MLE

Mikki Moore got what he wanted: a bigger contract than the Nets would offer him. Moore reportedly received the full MLE of $5.4 million and a three-year deal. Two and a half of the three are guaranteed. Moore was offered a starting salary of around $3 million and a three-year deal by the Nets. Moore rejected that deal and the Nets pulled it. Moore, who averaged 10 and 5 and led the NBA in field goal percentage, is a nine-year veteran. His departure opens the way for the Nets to pursue other big men, Jamaal Magloire apparently being their top choice.

• Kings strike deal with 7-footer Moore - Sam Amick - Sacramento Bee
• Kings sign Mikki Moore - AP
• Moore is leaving the Nets to live like a King - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
• Former Blacksburg star headed West - Spartanburg Herald Journal
• Big Man Bonanza: Kings Ink Another 7-Footer - KXTV
• Smith OKs Two Year Deal with the Bulls - K. C. Johnson - Chicago Tribune
• Veteran Moore joins Kings' logjam in frontcourt - ESPN
• Bulls, Smith have deal - Brian Hanley - Arlington Heights Daily Herald
• Feel Good Story - ClipperSteve - ClipsNation
• Moore, Blake Finally Cashing In - Anthony Smalls - NBA.com