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Jon is an absolute delight to talk with, very open, always smiling and the ladies at KingsFans.com will surely be pleased to have him to root for. Mrs. CruzDude just wants to go up and hug him every time she sees him.

Jon Brockman was the Kings 38th pick in the 2009 NBA draft. He played 4 years at the University of Washington and led the Pac-10 in rebounding his last 3 years, only one of three players in the Pac-10 ever to do that: Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton were the other two! To explain his playing style in once sentence: he as had his nose broken 5 times during his UW career. As a freshman was a team mate of the Blazers Brandon Roy. Played with Kings Spencer Hawes during his sophomore year.

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KF: in watching you from last game (12 reb) to this game, what was different?

Jon: Omri was grabbing all the rebounds! (as he looks over at Omri sitting opposite). It was a different game, different guys, different pace. offensively I felt a bit more comfortable but I just didn't get the rebounds I needed to get. I'm a little disappointed about that.

KF: Do you think there was a reason of why or why not (as to your rebounding)? Or what it the other team was just different (in their style of play?)

Jon: Sometimes you just have those games where the ball bounces the other way it's just a different game, something you can't control, it just happens.

KF: What is your comfort level now with what your are doing after 4 games now?

Jon: I'm more comfortable, I feel a little bit better out there. I feel more comfortable with the guys I'm playing with. It's a learning experience and I'm going to continue to get more comfortable as time goes on.

KF: A question KingsFans asked me to ask you is "What's it like or going to be like playing with Spencer?" (Jon laughs!!)

Jon: I've been doing it for awhile now. He's a good guy to play with, he's fun. A great player, makes a lot of people better. It's gonna be fun playing with him again.

KF: Have you done workouts (with Spence) in the years he's been with the Kings, in the summer and such?

Jon: Definitely, in the off season we work out almost every day together at UW (Univ of Washington in Seattle). We've stayed in touch, we talk every day and he's gonna be a fun team mate to have.

KF: I think there is a bit of unhappiness he didn't show up here. I wonder what happened? Do you have any idea?

Jon: I know he had a couple of family things he had to go through with that he couldn't miss. He's also a little banged up. It wasn't worth it for himself to come down and hurting himself any more. He was gonna come down after we played a couple of games but it was just one of those things.

KF: You've only got one more game left here at summer league. What do you think you need to work on now and up to training camp in October?

Jon: Everything!!! (laughs!). Just need to get better in every single area. One thing about basketball is there is always someone out there working to get better so there's no rest.

KF: Having a guy like Tyreke able to get the ball to you would seem like a real pleasure (in summer league)?

Jon: It is. He's a really good guard and can do what ever he wants to do on the court. He's going to be a great player in the league.

KF: I think you have a good shot too. Everyone is happy with what you are doing. So keep it up. Thanks for the interview.