<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Kenny Smith was a first-round pick of the Sacramento Kings in 1987. (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Former NBA player and current TNT analyst Kenny Smith told USA Today Sports\u00A0that he has talked with new Sacramento Kings owner\u00A0Vivek Ranadive about the team's general manager position.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ranadive told longtime GM Geoff Petrie that his contact would not be renewed when it expires at the end of June. Petrie has been the Kings' GM since 1994 and helped the team make eight straight playoffs appearances.\u00A0The new owner has reportedly been looking for a widely known name and has spoken with Larry Bird, Mike Dunleavey and others.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith, 48, was Sacramento\u2019s first-round pick in the 1987 draft. He told USA Today Sports that he has been on the lookout for front office opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"We've been talking; we've been talking,\" Smith said. \"That's all I'm going to say.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;...\n\"Honestly, I've been looking at both \u2014 coaching, and a lot of things have been coming these last couple of years, and this time I've been taking it serious. My kids are at an age where I feel comfortable. And the other years, the kids were just too young. I didn't want to be in it. But I just started taking it serious.\"&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.si.com/si-wire/2013/06/10/kenny-smith-sacramento-kings-gm>