Maloofs Reaffirms Commitment to Sacramento, Say Kings Could Break Even This Year

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Sunday, October 11 2009

There's lots of great material from Ailene Voisin's Sacramento Bee column on L'Affair San Jose. She talks to Gavin Maloof, who makes some more emphatic commitments to the Sacramento market. The most important note to me is the revelation that the Kings "are operating in the black and are projected to break even throughout the season, the result of reducing operational costs and more prudent salary cap management."

In other words:

LAYOFFS + PAUL WESTPHAL - EDDIE JORDAN - BRAD MILLER - PRESEASON TV - HOUSE PARTY LIVE = PROFIT

There was one other note which particularly piqued my interest: that Gavin Maloof is "dictating the new ticket packaging and marketing plans, and in general, pressing hard for the organization to reconnect with the community."

It's noteworthy for two reasons. First, it's good to see Maloof that engaged on the business side. But more ... that's John Thomas's job. Thomas had a rough start in Sacramento after being hired by...
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