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EspañolSACRAMENTO KINGS
The 'Sacramento Kings' are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings are a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Home arenas
:Edgerton Park Arena (1945-1955)
:Rochester War Memorial (1955-1957)
:Cincinnati Gardens (1957-1972)
:Kansas City Municipal Auditorium (1972-1974)
:Omaha Civic Auditorium (1972-1978)
:Kemper Arena (1974-1985)
:ARCO Arena I (1985-1988)
:ARCO Arena II (1988-present)
Franchise history
Rochester
Logo when known as the Rochester Royals
At the conclusion of World War II, the United States lacked a major professional basketball league. The National Basketball League decided to fill that void by stepping up from a regional semi-pro league into the nation's premier professional basketball loop. One of the top professional teams in the country was the Rochester Pros, an independent barnstorming team run by Lester Harrison. They were invited to join the NBL for the 1945-46 season. The team, which had long been known as the Seagrams before briefly adopting the nickname "Pros", held a name-the-team contest and selected the nickname "Royals".
Success for the Royals was almost immediate. Founded in 1945 by owner/coach/general manager Les Harrison (Hall of Famer) and his brother and co-owner/business manager Jack Harrison, the team won the NBL championship in 1945-46.
The following season, NBL Governors voted that the regular season "Pennant Winner" would be declared as the official NBL Champion, and the post-season would consist of a separate, non-championship tournament. The Royals finished 31-13 (.705), capturing their second NBL Championship in as many years, but lost in the post-season tournament finals to the Chicago American Gears.
The following season the NBL scrapped their one-year "pennant" experiment, and from that point forward the post-season playoffs would determine the NBL Champion. The Royals again finished with the league's best overall record at 44-16, but lost to George Mikan's Minneapolis Lakers 3 games to 1 in the NBL Finals.
In 1948, the Royals moved to the Basketball Association of America along with the Fort Wayne Pistons, Minneapolis Lakers, and Indianapolis (Kautskys) Jets. A year later, the BAA merged with the NBL to become the National Basketball Association.
The Royals won the NBA title in 1951 by defeating the New York Knickerbockers 4 games to 3. It was the last championship in the franchise's history to date.
The Royals twelve-year stay in Rochester featured the services of nine future members of the Basketball Hall of Fame: Al Cervi, Bob Davies, Alex Hannum, Les Harrison, Red Holzman, Arnie Risen, Maurice Stokes, Jack Twyman, and Bobby Wanzer.
Cincinnati
Logo used in Cincinnati
In 1957, the Royals were moved to Cincinnati, Ohio by the Harrison brothers. The two top stars moving with the team were Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman. Stokes' promising career ended tragically due to a brain injury that resulted from a fall during a playoff game at Detroit in 1958. Twyman became Stokes' legal guardian and remained so until Maurice's death in 1970. Twyman was the first Royal to average 30 points per game for a season. Both are Hall of Famers. The move to Cincinnati was not initially a financial success. Despite making the playoffs for the first time in three seasons the Royals would suffer another losing season at the gate. An opportunity to end all the team's financial problems seemed a certainty after the Harrison brothers brokered a deal with Rochester concessionaire Arnold Shapiro to sell controlling interest in the team to him. Shapiro then would have moved the team back to Western New York for the 1958-59 season. Under the new ownership of Shapiro the Harrisons could then have continued their roles with Les as General Manager and Jack as Business Manager. The reason that the sale and relocation to Rochester failed was because at the time the NBA was negotiating with a major television network to carry the league's games on a select basis. The league did not view Rochester as a "Major League" city and refused to grant the authorization of the sale. Without the league's OK to sell the team back to Rochester interests the Harrisons reluctantly sold the Royals to Cincinnati owners.
The team's star players throughout the 1960s were Oscar Robertson and Jerry Lucas. Robertson met with individual success, averaging a triple-double in 1961-62 and winning the Most Valuable Player award in 1964. Robertson was a league-leading scorer and passer each season. Lucas was Rookie Of the Year in 1964, led the league in shooting, and later averaged 20 rebounds per game over three seasons. Both were All-NBA First Team selections multiple times.
The Royals were an also-ran throughout the era anyway. The team failed to keep promising players and played in the tough NBA East division, dominated by the Boston Celtics, even as a Baltimore team played in the West Division for three years, denying the team likely visits to the NBA Finals.
In 1966, the team was sold to a pair of brothers named Max and Jeremy Jacobs. That same season, the Royals began playing some of their home games in neutral sites such as Cleveland (until the Cavaliers began play in 1970), Dayton & Columbus, which was the norm for the rest of the Royals tenure in the Queen City.
New coach Bob Cousy, a loyal Boston Celtic, traded Lucas in 1969. Robertson was traded in 1970, and the declining team left Cincinnati shortly thereafter, moving to Kansas City, Missouri.
Kansas City/Omaha
Logo used in Kansas City and Omaha. A variation of the logo was used after the team moved to Sacramento until the 1993-94 season.
Renamed the 'Kings' (because the community already had the Kansas City Royals baseball team, the basketball team agreed to change its nickname, even though it had used the name for 25 years before the baseball team was established), the team initially divided its home games between Kansas City and Omaha until 1978, when it abandoned the Omaha market. During that time the team was officially called the "Kansas City-Omaha Kings". The team netted a new superstar in Nate Archibald, who led the league in scoring and assists.
While still in Cincinnati, the Kings introudced a most unusual uniform design, which placed the player's surname BELOW his number. The design remained intact through the first several seasons of the team's run in Sacramento, even when the shade of blue on the road uniforms was changed from royal blue to powder blue, and the script "Kansas City" which adorned the road jerseys was scrubbed after the move in favor of a repeat of the "Kings" script on the home shirts.
The Kings had some decent players throughout. Tom Van Arsdale, the shooting forward, "Jumpin" Johnny Green, and Matt Guokas helped Archibald in the first year in Kansas City. Toby Kimball was a fan favorite. Jimmy Walker teamed with Archibald as the Kings made the playoffs the second year. Sam Lacey, virtually alone as an effective big man on the team, became one of the most dependable players in the league. However, the management traded Archibald, and wasted high draft picks. Bob Cousy gave way to Phil Johnson, who was fired midyear in 1977 and replaced by Larry Staverman, a player on the team on two separate occasions when it was in Cincinnat and who later became the Cleveland Indians groundskeeper.
The Kings finally achieved some success in their new home when they hired Cotton Fitzsimmons as coach. Coach Fitzsimmons won the Midwest Division in 1978-79 with rookie point guard Phil Ford. Kansas City was led by shooting guard Otis Birdsong, strong on both offense and defense, all around shooting forward Scott Wedman, and passing center Sam Lacey, who had a trademark 25 foot bank shot. They also drew an average of 10,789 fans to Kemper Arena that season, it was the only time during their tenure in KC that average attendance was in the five figures. The Kings made the playoffs in 1979-1980 and again in 1980-1981, despite finishing the regular season at 40-42.
In the 1980-81 season, the Kings made a surprise run in the NBA Playoffs, reaching the Western Conference Finals. Big Ernie Grunfeld played the point in this run, as KC used a slow half court game to win the first two rounds. Power forward Reggie King had a remarkable series, dominating the opposition.
However, a series of bad luck incidents prevented the team from building on its success. Ted Stepien, owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers lured Wedman and Birdsong away with big contract offers, the roof literally fell in at Kemper Arena because of a winter storm, forcing the team to play most of the 1979-80 season at Municipal Auditorium, and the ownership group sold the team to Sacramento interests for just eleven million dollars. The general manager was fired in a bizarre scandal in which he was found to be reusing marked postal stamps. When the Kings rehired Joe Axelson as general manager, they brought back the man who had traded superstars Oscar Robertson, Norm Van Lier, Nate Archibald and Jerry Lucas, and used the third pick in the ABA dispersal draft on Ron Boone. Axelson would stay on after the Kings left Kansas City where, in their last game ever, fans wore Joe Axelson masks. Axelson later would say he hoped his plane would never touch down in Kansas City.
Axelson later would be the first general manager in the history of sports to fail with the same franchise in four different cities: Cincinnati, Kansas City, Omaha and Sacramento. He would not be fired for good until he rehired as coach Phil Johnson, whom he had fired in midseason in Kansas City ten years before. The Kings also had the misfortune of entering this period competing with the Kansas City Comets for the winter sports dollar, when the Comets were led by marketing geniuses the Leiweke brothers. Their final season, 1984-85, resulted in a dismal 31-51 record as fans stayed away from Kemper Arena in droves, with average attendance of just 6,410. The writing was on the wall for Kansas City.
Sacramento
Settling in in Sacramento (1985-1990)
The Kings moved west to their current home of Sacramento, California, in 1985-86. Much of their early tenure in Sacramento was spent in the NBA's cellar, and the team made the playoffs only once between 1985 and 1995. Some of their failure to succeed was attributed to unimaginable disaster, such as the virtually career-ending car crash suffered by promising point guard Bobby Hurley, the tragic suicide of Ricky Berry and some was attributed to poor management such as the too-long tenure of head coach Garry St. Jean and the selection of "Never Nervous" Pervis Ellison with the first overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft.
Cellar Dwellers (1991-1996)
Sacramento Kings logo
The early 1990s were not kind to the Kings. Sacramento was known for having strong fan support, but it never had a good team, and its owner, James Alford Thomas a.k.a. "Jim Thomas", rarely paid for top talent. The Kings squeaked into the playoffs in 1996 largely due to the effort of star player Mitch Richmond, but they did not distinguish themselves in the postseason. Eventually the team was sold to the Maloof Family, who finally changed the direction of the team.
Ownership Change (1997-1999)
The Kings emerged from years of mediocrity with the draft selection of Jason Williams, the signing of Vlade Divac, and the trade of Mitch Richmond for Chris Webber prior to the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season. These acquisitions coincided with the arrival of Peja Stojakovic, who had been drafted in 1996. Each of these moves was attributed to general manager Geoff Petrie, who has won NBA Executive of the Year several times.
Inside the Arco Arena II.
Following these acquisitions, the Kings rose in the NBA ranks, becoming a perennial playoff contender. Led by new head coach Rick Adelman, and aided by former Princeton head coach and Kings assistant Pete Carril, their so-called "Princeton offense" turned heads around the league for its run-and-gun style and superb ball movement. The Kings led the league in average points per game year in and year out, and established that a team could be successful and still be fun to watch. Some criticized the Kings for their poor team defense, Williams's "flash over substance" style of play with its many turnovers, and Webber's failure to step up his game in important matchups. Still, they quickly became NBA darlings, garnering many fans outside of California, and even around the world, many of which were enthralled by Williams's amazing passing abilities and Webber's sharp all-around game. Despite their tremendous successes, they were still a young team, and were ultimately defeated by more experienced teams in the playoffs, losing to the Utah Jazz in 1999 (in a thrilling five-game matchup), and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000.
Championship Contender (2000-2005)
Following the 2000 season, the Kings traded starting small forward Corliss Williamson to the Toronto Raptors for defensive shooting guard Doug Christie, opening a starting spot for sharpshooter Stojakovic. Stojakovic and his dead-eye long range shot served as the perfect complement to Webber's smooth inside game, taking the Kings' already-potent offense to new heights. With their continued success on court came their continued rise in popularity, culminating in their gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated in February 2001, with the title "The Greatest Show On Court". In 2001, they won their first playoff series in the Webber era, defeating the Phoenix Suns 3-1, before being swept in four games by the Lakers, who went on to win the NBA championship.
In July 2001, Petrie traded starting point guard Jason Williams to the Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies for point guard Mike Bibby. The trade solved needs on both sides: the Grizzlies, in the process of moving to Memphis, wanted an exciting, popular player to sell tickets in their new home, while the Kings, an up-and-coming team, sought more stability and control at the point guard position. Although questioned by some Kings fans at the time, NBA officials and experts proclaimed Bibby as the better player in the deal, as well as a better leader, having led the Arizona Wildcats to an NCAA championship in 1997. This move was complemented by the crucial re-signing of Webber to a maximum-salary contract, securing the star power forward for years to come.
With the addition of Bibby, the Kings had their best season to date in 2001-02. The team finished with the best record 61-21 as well as making a franchise record. They then stormed through the first two rounds of the playoffs. The Kings eventually lost to the rival Lakers in the conference finals, falling in overtime of Game 7 at home in ARCO Arena. The Kings' free throw shooting is widely blamed for their loss; they made only 16 of 30 free throws (53.3%).
After winning another division championship in 2002-03, the Kings lost Webber to a knee injury in the playoffs, ultimately losing to the Dallas Mavericks in a seven game series. Webber's knee required major surgery, and his questionable mid-season return in 2003-04, in which he visibly lost much of his explosiveness and agility, led to a playoff defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves in seven games.
The 2004-05 season marked another season of dramatic change for the Kings, who lost three of their starters from the 2002 team. In the offseason of 2004, Divac opted to sign with the rival Lakers, giving Brad Miller a starting spot at center. Early in the season, Christie was traded to the Orlando Magic for shooting guard Cuttino Mobley. But the most dramatic change came in February, when Webber was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for three relatively unheralded forwards: Corliss Williamson, Kenny Thomas, and Brian Skinner. The Kings ultimately lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Seattle SuperSonics. The 2005 offseason continued the team transformation, with the Kings trading fan favorite Bobby Jackson for Bonzi Wells and acquiring free agent forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Rebuilding (2005-present)
Special logo marking the Kings' 20th anniversary in Sacramento
The 2005-06 season started off poorly, as the Kings had a hard time finding chemistry in the team. Popular SF Peja Stojakovic was traded for the much needed Ron Artest, who all but guaranteed the Kings would make the playoffs. With Artest in the lineup, the Kings had a 20-9 record after the 2006 NBA All-Star Weekend, which was the second best post-All-Star break record that season. The Kings finished the regular season with a 44-38 record, which placed them 4th in the Pacific Division. The Kings obtained the 8th seed of the Western Conference playoffs, and were matched up in the first round against the San Antonio Spurs in a seven-game series. The Spurs beat the Kings in the first round 4-2.
The 2006 offseason was started with the announcement that head coach Rick Adelman's contract would not be renewed. The Kings named Eric Musselman as Adelman's replacement as head coach.
In 2006-2007, the disappointing play of the Kings had been coupled with the distraction of legal troubles. Coach Eric Musselman pleaded no contest to DUI charges early in the season, while star Ron Artest got in to trouble for neglect of his dogs, and was later arrested for domestic assault. The Kings dismissed Artest of basketball duties, pending more investigation in to the matter, and was later reinstated. The Kings finished the 2006-07 NBA season with an overall record of 33-49 in which they were 20-21 at ARCO Arena and 13-28 on the road; fifth place in the Pacific Division. This season record included a seven game losing-streak that started on January 4 and ended on January 19. Consequently, the Sacramento Kings went on to miss the 2007 NBA Playoffs, the first time in eight seasons. Coach Eric Musselman was fired on April 20, 2007. The Kings' future appears to rest on the shoulders of breakout star Kevin Martin, who was a leading candidate for 2007 NBA Most-Improved Player of the Year.
2007 Off-Season
The 2007 off-season has been a time of change for the Kings. Kings coach Eric Musselman was fired on April 20. On June 20th, former Kings player Reggie Theus was named the new head coach of the franchise. Fans and sports analysts were puzzled by the hire, especially with Larry Brown expressing great interest in coaching the team. On June 28, 2007, the Kings selected Center Spencer Hawes from Washington as the 10th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft.
In addition to these changes, the Sacramento King acquired center Mikki Moore from the New Jersey Nets. Moore played as the starting center for the Nets and led the league in field goal percentage in the 2006-07 season. Justin Williams, a 6ft 10 center/power forward, resigned with the team for a reported 1 year contract and could be an aid to the team's rebounding and shotblocking.
Season-by-season records
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|colspan="6" align=center bgcolor="#ffffff" | 'Rochester Royals (NBL)'
(Not Included in W/L Total)
|-
|1945-46 || 24 || 10 || .706 || Won NBL Semifinals
Won NBL Finals ||Rochester 3, Fort Wayne 1
Rochester 3, Sheboygan 0
|-
|1946-47 || 31 || 13 || .705 || Won First Round
Won NBL Semifinals
Lost NBL Finals ||Rochester 3, Syracuse 1
Rochester 2, Fort Wayne 1
Chicago 3, Rochester 2
|-
|1947-48 || 44 || 16 || .733 || Won First Round
Won NBL Semifinals
Lost NBL Finals ||Rochester 3, Fort Wayne 1
Rochester 2, Anderson 1
Minneapolis 3, Rochester 1
|-
|colspan="6" align=center bgcolor="#ffffff" | 'Rochester Royals (BAA)'
(Included in W/L Total)
|-
|1948-49 || 45 || 15 || .750 || Won Division Semifinals
Lost Division Finals ||Rochester 2, St. Louis 0
Minneapolis 2, Rochester 0
|-
|colspan="6" align=center bgcolor="#ffffff" | 'Rochester Royals (NBA)'
|-
|1949-50 || 51 || 17 || .750 || Lost Division Tiebreaker
Lost Division Semifinals || Minneapolis 78, Rochester 76
Fort Wayne 2, Rochester 0
|-
|1950-51 || 41 || 27 || .603 || Won Division Semifinals
Won Division Finals
'Won NBA Finals' || Rochester 2, Fort Wayne 1
Rochester 3, Minneapolis 1
'Rochester 4, New York 3
|-
|1951-52 || 41 || 25 || .621 || Won Division Semifinals
Lost Division Finals || Rochester 2, Fort Wayne 0
Minneapolis 3, Rochester 1
|-
|1952-53 || 44 || 26 || .629 || Lost Division Semifinals || Fort Wayne 2, Rochester 1
|-
|1953-54 || 44 || 28 || .611 || Advanced in 3-Team Round Robin
Lost Division Finals || 2-1
Minneapolis 2, Rochester 1
|-
|1954-55 || 29 || 43 || .403 || Lost Division Semifinals || Minneapolis 2, Rochester 1
|-
|1955-56 || 31 || 41 || .431 || ||
|-
|1956-57 || 31 || 41 || .431 || ||
|-
|colspan="6" align=center bgcolor="#173891" | 'Cincinnati Royals'
|-
|1957-58 || 33 || 39 || .458 || Lost Division Semifinals || Detroit 2, Cincinnati 0
|-
|1958-59 || 19 || 53 || .264 || ||
|-
|1959-60 || 19 || 56 || .253 || ||
|-
|1960-61 || 33 || 46 || .418 || ||
|-
|1961-62 || 43 || 37 || .538 || Lost Division Semifinals || Detroit 3, Cincinnati 1
|-
|1962-63 || 42 || 38 || .525 || Won Division Semifinals
Lost Division Finals || Cincinnati 3, Syracuse 2
Boston 4, Cincinnati 3
|-
|1963-64 || 55 || 25 || .688 || Won Division Semifinals
Lost Division Finals || Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 2
Boston 4, Cincinnati 1
|-
|1964-65 || 48 || 32 || .600 || Lost Division Semifinals || Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 1
|-
|1965-66 || 45 || 35 || .563 || Lost Division Semifinals || Boston 3, Cincinnati 2
|-
|1966-67 || 39 || 42 || .481 || Lost Division Semifinals || Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 1
|-
|1967-68 || 39 || 43 || .476 || ||
|-
|1968-69 || 41 || 41 || .500 || ||
|-
|1969-70 || 36 || 46 || .439 || ||
|-
|1970-71 || 33 || 49 || .402 || ||
|-
|1971-72 || 30 || 52 || .366 || ||
|-
|colspan="6" align=center bgcolor="#044bb0" | 'Kansas City-Omaha Kings'
|-
|1972-73 || 36 || 46 || .439 || ||
|-
|1973-74 || 33 || 49 || .402 || ||
|-
|1974-75 || 44 || 38 || .537 || Lost Conference Semifinals || Chicago 4, Kansas City 2
|-
|colspan="6" align=center bgcolor="#044bb0" | 'Kansas City Kings'
|-
|1975-76 || 31 || 51 || .378 || ||
|-
|1976-77 || 40 || 42 || .488 || ||
|-
|1977-78 || 31 || 51 || .378 || ||
|-
|1978-79 || 48 || 34 || .585 || Lost Conference Semifinals || Phoenix 4, Kansas City 1
|-
|1979-80 || 47 || 35 || .573 || Lost First Round || Phoenix 2, Kansas City 1
|-
|1980-81 || 40 || 42 || .488 || Won First Round
Won Conference Semifinals
Lost Conference Finals ||Kansas City 2, Portland 1
Kansas City 4, Phoenix 3
Houston 4, Kansas City 1
|-
|1981-82 || 30 || 52 || .366 || ||
|-
|1982-83 || 45 || 37 || .549 || ||
|-
|1983-84 || 38 || 44 || .463 || Lost First Round || Los Angeles 3, Kansas City 0
|-
|1984-85 || 31 || 51 || .378 || ||
|-
|colspan="6" align=center bgcolor="#393997" | 'Sacramento Kings'
|-
|1985-86 || 37 || 45 || .451 || Lost First Round || Houston 3, Sacramento 0
|-
|1986-87 || 29 || 53 || .354 || ||
|-
|1987-88 || 24 || 58 || .293 || ||
|-
|1988-89 || 27 || 55 || .329 || ||
|-
|1989-90 || 23 || 59 || .280 || ||
|-
|1990-91 || 25 || 57 || .305 || ||
|-
|1991-92 || 29 || 53 || .354 || ||
|-
|1992-93 || 25 || 57 || .305 || ||
|-
|1993-94 || 28 || 54 || .341 || ||
|-
|1994-95 || 39 || 43 || .476 || ||
|-
|1995-96 || 39 || 43 || .476 || Lost First Round || Seattle 3, Sacramento 1
|-
|1996-97 || 34 || 48 || .415 || ||
|-
|1997-98 || 27 || 55 || .329 || ||
|-
|1998-99 || 27 || 23 || .540 || Lost First Round || Utah 3, Sacramento 2
|-
|1999-2000 || 44 || 38 || .537 || Lost First Round || L.A. Lakers 3, Sacramento 2
|-
|2000-01 || 55 || 27 || .672 || Won First Round
Lost Conference Semifinals || Sacramento 3, Phoenix 1
L.A. Lakers 4, Sacramento 0
|-
|2001-02 || 61 || 21 || .744 || Won First Round
Won Conference Semifinals
Lost Conference Finals || Sacramento 3, Utah 1
Sacramento 4, Dallas 1
L.A. Lakers 4, Sacramento 3
|-
|2002-03 || 59 || 23 || .720 || Won First Round
Lost Conference Semifinals || Sacramento 4, Utah 1
Dallas 4, Sacramento 3
|-
|2003-04 || 55 || 27 || .672 || Won First Round
Lost Conference Semifinals || Sacramento 4, Dallas 1
Minnesota 4, Sacramento 3
|-
|2004-05 || 50 || 32 || .610 || Lost First Round || Seattle 4, Sacramento 1
|-
|2005-06 || 44 || 38 || .537 || Lost First Round || San Antonio 4, Sacramento 2
|-
|2006-07 || 33 || 49 || .402 || ||
|-
|2007-08 || 0 || 0 || .000 || ||
|-
!Totals || 2220 || 2425 || .478 || ||
|-
!Playoffs || 76 || 109 || .411 || colspan=2 | 1 Championship
Players of note
Basketball Hall of Famers
★ Nate Archibald (Cincinnati/Kansas City/Omaha)
★ Al Cervi (Rochester)
★ Bob Davies (Rochester)
★ Jerry Lucas (Cincinnati)
★ Arnie Risen (Rochester)
★ Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati)
★ Maurice Stokes (Rochester/Cincinnati)
★ Jack Twyman (Rochester/Cincinnati)
★ Bobby Wanzer (Rochester)
Current starting lineup
★ Brad Miller, Center
★ Kenny Thomas, Power Forward
★ Ron Artest, Small Forward
★ Kevin Martin, Shooting Guard
★ Mike Bibby, Point Guard
★ Head coach: Reggie Theus
Not to be forgotten
Retired numbers
★ #1 Nate Archibald, G, 1970-76 (1970-72 Cincinnati, 1972-76 Kansas City)
★ #2 Mitch Richmond, G, 1991-98 (only Sacramento player as yet honored)
★ #6 (Sixth Man) - The Fans of Sacramento, 1985-present
★ #11 Bob Davies, G, 1948-55 (all in Rochester)
★ #12 Maurice Stokes, F, 1955-58 (career-ending injury in team's first season in Cincinnati)
★ #14 Oscar Robertson, G, 1960-70 (all in Cincinnati)
★ #27 Jack Twyman, F, 1955-66 (1955-57 in Rochester, 1957-66 in Cincinnati)
★ #44 Sam Lacey, C, 1970-81 (1970-72 in Cincinnati, 1972-81 in Kansas City)
Archibald and Robertson were named two of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1996.
Current roster
See also
★ Lakers-Kings rivalry
★ Pete Carril
References
''The Rochester Sports Project'', by Douglas Brei
External links
★ Sacramento Kings official web site
★ Sacramento Kings Official Summer Practice web site
★ Kings Forum on Nor Cal Basketball
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