Kings' new import from NBA 'jumps gun' and Sydney left with egg on its face Jesse Sanders' spot on the Kings roster could be in jeopardy. Picture: Mark Nolan/Getty Images Source: Getty Images NBA player agent Joel Bell has embarrassed the Kings with revelations today Indiana Pacers forward Sam Young has signed with the NBL club, ahead of Sydney releasing one of its imports. The Kings tomorrow night host Townsville Crocodiles with both of its American players, playmaker Jesse Sanders and shooting guard Charles Carmouche, expected to play. But one of them will be in his last game, making way for Young, 28 and a 198cm swingman. Young was a member of the Indiana Pacers team which made it to the Eastern Conference Final against Miami Heat. He averaged 2.8 points and 2.2 rebounds, mostly used as a defender for explosive wing players, best typified in the NBL by Perth's NBA-bound import James Ennis. Sanders, 24, fills a need for the Kings as their point guard and would be difficult to replace, even with his modest numbers this season of 8.2 points, 3.3 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game. Carmouche, 23, is delivering 16.0 points, 1.5 assists and 2.8 boards to be in arguably the better form. But with last season's NBL leading scorer Ben Madgen making a surprisingly fast return from a shocking dislocated ankle and last round going off for 31 points against Cairns, Carmouche could be the more expendable. Import Charles Carmouche in action for the Kings. Clubs can only suit two imports. Highly embarrassed, the Kings were making no official comment today, neither Sanders nor Carmouche - who both have been classy recruits on and off the court - aware the axe was even poised, let alone about to fall. But small forward is where Sydney is most vulnerable. Bell jumped the gun by revealing in the US that his four-year NBA vet had signed with Sydney after being unsuccessful in a contract bid with San Antonio Spurs. Young, who also has played with Memphis Grizzlies and Philadelphia 76ers, has an NBA "escape clause" in his Sydney contract, should The Show come calling. "Sam had other options, but this one made the most sense and will pay him as the highest player in the league," Bell said. Young can opt out of his deal up until the start of Sydney's playoffs to join an NBA team, a significant provision that swayed his decision. Sydney, meanwhile, is wearing egg today.