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Sacramento Kings make first trip to Stockton since 1988

His mother cried. His father crowed. His sister was delighted to have her big brother back from the mouth of the Baltic Sea.

Former Cal State Fullerton star Bobby Brown went to Germany and back in pursuit of a career in professional basketball. So it was a big day in his family's South Central Los Angeles home when he signed a two-year deal with the Sacramento Kings.

"I'm not going to lie — I got home sick over there," Brown said. "I missed the food, and I missed my family a lot."

Brown drew mixed reviews in a 116-112 preseason loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday at Spanos Center, the first time the Kings have played in Stockton since 1988. Brown was held to six points on 3-of-5 shooting with two assists in 23 minutes.

A crowd of 4,028 saw Kings guard Kevin Martin score a team-high 29 points in 22 minutes. Rookie Eric Gordon scored 33 for the Clippers.

There's little mystery in the Kings' camp surrounding veteran players such as Martin, Brad Miller and Mikki Moore. Kings coach Reggie Theus is using the early preseason games to evaluate youngsters such as Brown.

"Bobby's played real well," Theus said. "He's doing a good job. He's still got a lot to learn, but he's moving the ball. When he's playing fast, that's better for him, and we want to play fast."

Brown is vying with veteran Bobby Jackson for minutes behind starter Beno Udrih. Brown came off the bench sporting a white headband and arm sleeve — the same look he had as a four-year starter at Cal State Fullerton, where he was the focal point of so many Big West Conference battles with Pacific.

Brown didn't approach his 22-point performance against Oklahoma City, but he has impressed coaches and teammates.

"I think he's shown the ability to come out and really change the pace of the game," center Spencer Hawes said. "He has that ability to score and set people up, and that's really what you look for in today's point guard."

Brown went undrafted out of Cal State Fullerton in 2006. At 6-foot-2, 175 pounds, he was seen as a shooting guard trapped in a point guard's body. Brown went to Germany and came back a more complete player.

"Obviously, I took a different route by going to Europe, but I felt like going over there helped me a lot," Brown said. "We had a great coach. He was very strict, and he wanted things done right. That's what I needed at the time. I needed the coach to be on me all the time and teach me different things about the point guard position."

Brown led Alba Berlin to the German League championship and received rave reviews after averaging 15.2 points and 6.3 assists for the New Orleans Hornets in the Las Vegas Summer League. He had more lucrative offers overseas and additional interest in the NBA, but he chose to sign with the Kings in July.

"This has always been my dream," Brown said. "I always wanted to go to the NBA to play against the best talent on Earth."