Kings owner Vivek Ranadive has received permission to speak with Hinkie, but there are other undisclosed teams interested in his services as well. With the Kings clearly rebuilding, Hinkie would be the ideal man for the job and he "has long intrigued Ranadive." Hinkie's level of interest is still "unknown," but this could be an indication that current Kings GM Vlade Divac is on the hot seat. This is still in the rumor stage, but it will be interesting to see if the Kings Trust The Process.