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Pete D'Alessandro, center, laughs at a comment made by Vivek Ranadive,right, the new owner of the Sacramento Kings basketball team at a news conference where D'Alessandro was formally introduced as the Kings new general manager in Sacramento, Calif., Monday June 17, 2013. D'Alessandro, who spent the past three seasons with the Denver Nuggets, replaces Geoff Petrie who had been notified that he would not retained after his contract expired June 30. At right is Kings head coach Michael Malone.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)