According to an NBA source, the Suns, Warriors and Kings have contacted the Sonics with offers for Chris Wilcox in a sign-and-trade deal.

The Sonics want an All-Star caliber forward in return for Wilcox.

The Nuggets on Friday signed forward-center Jamal Sampson.

Terms of the deal were not released, but Sampson did make $745,248 as a member of the Kings this past season.

The 6-11 Sampson appeared in just 12 games in his only season with the Kings, averaging 0.8 points and 1.5 rebounds in 3.2 minutes.

The Kings requested waivers on small forward Sergei Monia.

The 23-year-old came to Sacramento from Portland in a Feb. 23 trade and played in only three games. His departure will clear about $1 million off the Kings' books.

Monia was waived due to his desire to return to Europe and resume his career overseas.

William Phillips, agent for Bonzi Wells, told the Sacramento Bee that he will discuss sign-and-trade options with the Kings.

His optimism that a sign-and-trade deal can get done appear futile, as the Kings will likely try to stay below the luxury tax threshold.

The club has $800,000 remaining from their mid-level exception and a separate exception worth $1.75 million.

John Salmons chose an interesting way to explain why he decided to ultimately walk away from a verbal agreement with the Toronto Raptors.

"Originally, I felt like I had to make a decision," Salmons said. "But I didn't really feel [Toronto] was where God was leading me..."It was hard to tell [Bell], but I had to," he said. "It took all the courage in the world. I had faith something good would happen, but I'm human like anyone else; I was still nervous. I tried not to worry. Joel was pulling out his hair. Then a couple days later, he told me Sacramento had called... I slept on it. It felt right."

The Sacramento Kings signed free agent guard John Salmons to a multi-year contract, it was announced by Kings? President of Basketball Operations Geoff Petrie. The deal is speculated to use the Kings full mid-level exception

?We?re excited to add a versatile player like John to our team,? said Petrie. ?He can play three positions. We feel he?s still an emerging player in the NBA. He?ll add to the youth and overall skill level of our backcourt, and I?m really looking forward to watching him play for the Kings.?

Geoff Petrie appeared on KHTK-AM show Sportsline 1140 with Grant Napear and Mike Lamb to announce the deal and also clarify that the team would no longer pursue re-signing Bonzi Wells.

City leaders reached a deal Thursday to build a new downtown arena for the Kings, using a quarter-cent sales tax that would require voter approval in November.

The arena was projected to cost between $470 million and $542 million, with the Kings' owners, Maloof Sports & Entertainment, owned by the Maloof family, contributing around $122 million in payments over the life of the deal to finance the downtown project.

Bulls free agent Darius Songaila has agreed to a five year, $21 million deal with the Washington Wizards, the Washington Post is reporting.  Songaila had previously been waiting for the Sacramento Kings to tie up loose ends with free agent Bonzi Wells to see if there was a chance he could return to the Kings.

The Wizards were interested in Songaila last summer before the 6-foot-8, 240-pounder signed a two-year contract with the Bulls, earning $2.2 million last season. However, Songaila declined to pick up the second-year option on that contract and drew interest from several teams before agreeing to terms with the Wizards yesterday.

Before signing with Chicago, Songaila played two seasons with the Kings, where he averaged 6.1 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 51.2 percent. Like the Wizards, the Kings ran a version of the Princeton offense and Songaila carved out a role as a good midrange shooter who flourished in the pick-and-roll game, and as a solid rebounder.

The addition of Songaila should give the Wizards some much-needed depth in the front court.

Numerous agents have revealed to the Sacramento Bee that Bonzi Wells' unknown status makes it more difficult to seriously discuss other free agents with the Kings. While the Kings still can offer their mid-level exception ($5.2 million), they would prefer to avoid paying the luxury tax.

Wells is the team's top priority, meaning others must wait. Among them is former Kings forward Darius Songaila, a Chicago restricted free agent who is not expected to receive an offer from the Bulls.

"Geoff (Pietre) and I have been talking," said Mark Bartelstein, Songaila's agent. "But we have eight to 10 teams that we're seriously talking to. We've told them that Darius has a great interest in coming back there. But obviously, there are other teams that are pursuing Darius. We just can't wait around forever. We're moving toward trying to get something done."

The Kings reportedly have also inquired about free-agent small forward Trevor Ariza, a third-year player from UCLA who played in 21 games for Orlando last season.

William Phillips, the agent for free-agent shooting guard Bonzi Wells, said the stance of he and his client has been made clear throughout a number of discussions with the Kings during the past couple of weeks.

"The Kings know where we're at," Phillips said Thursday. "We've been talking. We talked (Wednesday) and we talked (Thursday), and we've talked about all three options. Bonzi signing (with Sacramento), a sign-and-trade or Bonzi going to sign somewhere else. There is not a failure to communicate between the parties."

The Kings have been talking with Phillips since July 1, and the agent said: "Several offers and counterproposals have been exchanged."

Phillips wouldn't discuss numbers involved in those offers and counterproposals.

"We've continued to talk and we'll continue to talk," he said. "I wouldn't say we're at an impasse."

Meanwhile, Phillips says Wells has been busy preparing for next season -- wherever it may be.

"Bonzi's been taking yoga to increase his flexibility and doing Pilates to strengthen his core," Phillips said of his client, who missed 30 games last season with groin injuries. "Those injuries he had last year, to be honest, made him want to improve his flexibility."