Reggie Theus, who the Kings fired earlier this season, took the time to sit down with the Sacramento Bee and discuss the current status of the team recently.

"Obviously, with the record, and the way things were done, it wasn't my coaching," Theus said of his firing on Dec. 14. "The team we had wasn't healthy. The thing I don't understand is that Geoff (Petrie) said I wouldn't be evaluated until the team was healthy. How do you justify that? That was tough. I don't think I got a fair shot."

Theus also weighed in on the deals the Kings made prior to Thursday's trade deadline.

"I think the moves were very confusing for the guys, but I think they were necessary given the economic stress the team has been under. If you can save $26 million and stay under the cap so you can make other moves down the road, I think that's good. Obviously, I hope there's an overall game plan. I think Geoff (Petrie) finally decided that the team wasn't what he thought it was."

As expected, the Sacramento Kings waived Mikki Moore as part of their busy trade deadline day on Thursday, Sam Amick of the Sacramento Bee is reporting.

Moore had only $2 million guaranteed of his $6.2 million salary for next season if he was cut by June 20.

"I'm kind of glad that I'm leaving Sacramento because I thought that I was going to make a home here," Moore said by phone. "Especially after having a good season in New Jersey, I thought that they wanted me and needed me here. So I was looking forward to retiring here, but it just didn't work out that way."

On Thursday morning, hours before the trade deadline came and went without Nate Robinson being dealt away, Alan Hahn asked Robinson if he hopes to be a Knick after the deadline passed.  "Hopefully, a Knick for life," Robinson responded.

Donnie Walsh denied an ESPN rumor that a trade sending Robinson and Jared Jeffries to Sacramento was close to coming to fruition.  Walsh called the rumor "absolutely bogus."

Chris Sheridan from ESPN.com is reporting that the Raptors, Kings and Celtics have been involved in a three way trade.

According to the report, Toronto gets Patrick O'Bryant from Boston, Sacramento gets Will Solomon from Toronto and Boston gets a heavily-protected conditional second-round pick from Sacramento.

Marc Stein of ESPN is reporting that the Kings will release Mikki Moore after they were unable to deal him prior to Thursday's trade deadline.

A number of contenders, including the Celtics, are expected to show interest in Moore.

Mikki Moore will be released from Sacramento after the Kings were unable to find a new home for him by Thursday's trade deadline, Marc Stein from ESPN.com is reporting.

Expectation is high that he will wind up in Boston, reports ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher.

The Knicks did not agree to trade Nate Robinson and Jared Jeffries to the Kings for Kenny Thomas.

Brad Miller, who was traded from Sacramento to Chicago on Wednesday, became emotional in a radio interview right after the news became public.

"I'm pretty happy. It's a good opportunity in terms they're right on the borderline of the playoffs. Kind of the same situation Mike (Bibby) went into last year," Miller said.

"You go to a team like that where they've been kind of like ehh, whatever, a little been of change like that and get into the playoffs and get some excitement back. I love Chicago as a city so that's a bit of a bonus for me."

However, Miller will undoubtedly miss Sacramento.

"Definitely my first year here," Miller said of his favorite memory with the Kings. "Probably the first home game, to see it packed crazy, that was my favorite year of my entire life playing basketball in terms of how good the fans where. It's gonna be tough [crying] ... My daughter was born here in Sacs, so there's a lot people I'm going to miss and it's just tough."

Patrick O'Bryant might not be heading to Sacramento after all.

Word is they might be sending O'Bryant to the Toronto Raptors instead for guard Will Solomon.

The Knicks have again rejected the Kings in their most recent attempt to pry away Nate Robinson by taking on Jared Jeffries, in a trade that would have sent Kenny Thomas to New York.