All of that is, as of now, down the drain. (Even for Year 1, Kasler said the Kings claim that only $700,000 has been paid out.) So on paper the deal was a helluva lot more lucrative than the $750,000-per-year ARCO deal … but in practice it didn't even pay out one of the years.

Just another little cash problem among mounting cash problems for the Maloofs and their budget basketball team.