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| Founded | 1945 |
| Team History | Rochester Royals (1945-1957) Cincinnati Royals (1957-1972) Kansas City(-Omaha) Kings (1972-1985) Sacramento Kings (1985-present) |
| Arena | ARCO Arena |
| Team Colors | Black, Purple, and Silver |
| NBA Championships | 1 (1951) |
| Conference Championships | 0 |
| Division Titles | 5 (1949, 1952, 1979, 2002, 2003) |
| Mascot | "Slamson" |
| Head Coach | Rick Adelman |
| Owners | The Maloof Family |
The Sacramento Kings are a National Basketball Association team based in Sacramento, California.
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Franchise history
The franchise started in 1945 as a member of the National Basketball League as the Rochester Royals. After winning the 1946 NBL title, the Royals shifted to the Basketball Association of America in 1948. They would win an NBA title in 1951, which would be the only one to date in the team's history. In 1956, the team moved to Cincinnati. In the 1960-1961 season, Oscar Robertson joined the team, and though he played brilliantly, he along with another future hall of famer Jerry Lucas could not lead the Royals to the NBA Championship and by the 1970-1971 season he left the Royals to join the Milwaukee Bucks, and in 1972, the team moved to Kansas City and renamed themselves the Kings. Not even the talents of Nate Tiny Archibald could not change the fortunes of the team in a new town. In the 1980-1981 season, the Kings made a surprise run in the NBA Playoffs, they beat the Phoenix Suns in the divisional playoffs before they we're ellimnated by the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals.
The Kings moved west to their current home of Sacramento in 1985. Much of their early tenure in Sacramento was spent as the NBA's bottom dwellers, making playoffs only one time between 1985 and 1995. Some of their early lack of success was attributed to poor luck, such as the virtually career-ending car crash suffered by promising point guard Bobby Hurley, 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. The Kings finally broke through 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 were followed by the addition of Peja Stojakovic the following season. Each of these moves was attributed to general manager Geoff Petrie who has won NBA Executive of the Year several times.
Facts
- The Kings' uniform colors are similar to those of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings.
Players of note
Basketball Hall of Famers:
- Nate Archibald (Kansas City/Omaha)
- Jerry Lucas (Cincinnati)
- Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati)
- Maurice Stokes (Rochester/Cincinnati)
- Jack Twyman (Rochester/Cincinnati)
Not to be forgotten:
- Doug Christie
- Vlade Divac
- Otto Graham (Rochester)
- Bobby Jackson
- Mitch Richmond "The Rock"
- Lionel Simmons "The L-Train"
- Wayman Tisdale
- Spud Webb "The Spudster"
- Chris Webber
- Jason Williams
- Dwayne Schintzius
- Duane Causwell
- Pete Chilcutt "The Chilidog"
- Evers Burns
- Randy Brewer
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)
Current Roster
 Current Roster |
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| Head Coach: Rick Adelman | Edit | |||
| PF | 3 |  |
Shareef Abdur-Rahim | (California) |
| PG | 10 | |
Mike Bibby | (Arizona) |
| G/F | 32 |  |
Francisco Garcia | (Louisville) |
| PG | 5 | |
Jason Hart | (Syracuse) |
| C | 52 | |
Brad Miller | (Purdue) |
| F/C | 54 | |
Brian Skinner | (Baylor) |
| SF | 16 |  |
Peja Stojaković | (Serbia) |
| PF | 9 | |
Kenny Thomas | (New Mexico) |
| G | 42 | |
Bonzi Wells | (Ball State) |
| PF | 34 | |
Corliss Williamson | (Arkansas) |
| (FA) - Free Agent | Sacramento Kings | |||
See also
External links
- Sacramento Kings official web site
- Sacramento Kings Official Summer Practice web site
- Sacramento Kings News and Blog
- Sacramento Bee: Sacramento Kings Page
- KingsFans.com Forum
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