The Sacramento Kings is a professional American basketball team based in Sacramento, California. Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as members of the Western Division of the Pacific Region. The Kings is the only team in the major North American professional sports league in Sacramento. The team plays its home game at the Golden 1 Center.
The Kings is one of the oldest professional basketball franchises operating in the country. They came from Rochester, New York, as Rochester Seagrams (team semi-professional) in 1923 and joined the National Basketball League in 1945 as Rochester Royals . They jumped to the Basketball Association of America, the NBA's predecessor, in 1948. As a Royals, the team was often successful on the field, winning the NBA championship in 1951. However, it became increasingly difficult to make a profit in the relatively small market of Rochester and move to Cincinnati in 1957, became Cincinnati Royals . In 1972 the team moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and renamed Kansas City-Omaha Kings for initially dividing home games between Kansas City and Omaha, Nebraska. In 1975, Kings stopped playing home games in Omaha and just became Kansas City Kings . The team again failed to find success in its market and moved to Sacramento in 1985.
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Franchise history
1948-1957: Rochester Royals
The Royals defected to the NBL's rival, Basketball Association of America, in 1948. In 1949, as a result of the year's absorption of the NBL by BAA, the Royals became a newly formed NBA member along with Fort Wayne Pistons, Minneapolis Lakers, and Indianapolis ( Kautskys) Jets. A year later, BAA absorbed the remaining NBL team to become the National Basketball Association.
A move to BAA takes on a profitable Rochester show schedule, and places it in the same Western Division as Minneapolis. Of the two best teams in pro basketball, only one of them can play in the league final from 1949 to 1954., with George Mikan, almost always a little better at playoff time than Royals. With their small arena and now limited schedule, the Royals became less profitable even when Harrison maintained a very high standard for the team, which finished no lower than the second in his division in the NBL and BAA/NBA from 1945 to 1954. Harrison knew that the NBA grew beyond Rochester, and spent most of the 1950s looking for buyers for his team.
The Royals won the NBA title in 1951 by beating the New York Knicks 4-3. This is the only NBA championship in franchise history. The title, however, does not translate into earnings for Royals. The list was submitted in 1955, except for Bobby Wanzer; the team moved to the larger Rochester War Memorial. Now the losing team is filled with beginners, the Royals are still not making a profit. Meanwhile, the NBA pressed Harrison to sell or relocate his team to a larger city. With this in mind, the 1956-57 season was the last of the Royals in Rochester.
The Royals' residence in Rochester features the services of nine future members of the Basket Hall of Fame, one of the members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Walker Hollywood of Fame: Al Cervi, Bob Davies, Alex Hannum, Les Harrison, Red Holzman, Arnie Risen, Maurice Stokes, Jack Twyman, Bobby Wanzer, Otto Graham, Chuck Connors, and Jack McMahon.
1957-1972: Cincinnati Royals
In April 1957, Harrison's brother moved the Royals to Cincinnati. The move follows a well-received regular season game played at Cincinnati Gardens on February 1, 1957. The replacement of the place has been said to have been suggested by Jack Twyman and Dave Piontek, who are two of the few names players on the new Royals of the region. Cincinnati, which has a strong college basketball fan base and no NFL franchise to compete, is considered the best choice for the Harrison family. The Royal Name continues to fit in Cincinnati, often known as the "City of the Queen".
During the first NBA draft team in Cincinnati, the team acquired Clyde Lovellette and guarded George King. They teamed up with 1-2 strokes of Maurice Stokes and Twyman to produce a novice competitor in the team's first season at Queen City. The injury to Marshall and the loss of the Green guardian's star for military service left the team losing to second place in the NBA's Western Division during the second half of the 1957-58 season.
At the end of the season, All-Pro star Maurice Stokes hit his head when he fell after chasing a rebound. She dismissed the effects of the fall, though she had fainted. After Game One in the playoffs three days later, Stokes' head injury was greatly aggravated by the airplane's cabin pressure during the flight back to Cincinnati for Game Two. He suffered a seizure and was hospitalized permanently, a tragedy that shook the team very much. Stokes, a remarkable talent who can play as center, forward and guard, are second in the NBA on the rebound and third in assists, a double achievement that is only fit for Wilt Chamberlain for a full season. Without Stokes, the team almost folded.
Fellow All-Star Twyman climbed to the All-Pro level two seasons later for Cincinnati, even as the team posted a two-season 19-victory. The Cincinnati 1958-59 team featured five rookies, with Lovellette, King and other key players having left the team after Stokes's tragic injury. The Harrisons, under pressure to sell to local groups, were sold to local ownership led by Thomas Woods. The fact that Stokes was just thrown away by the team and the new ownership angered many people.
Jack Twyman came to help his team, and even legally adopted Stokes. Collecting funds for medical treatment Stokes, Twyman helped her until her death in April 1970. The 1973 feature film Maurie, starring actors Bernie Casey and Bo Svenson, dramatized their story.
Often shot for the besieged team, Twyman is the second NBA player with an average of 30 points per game for the NBA season. Twyman and Stokes were later named Hall of Famers.
1960-1970: Oscar Robertson Era
In 1960, the team was able to land local superstar Oscar Robertson. Robertson leads teams that include Twyman, Wayne Embry, Bob Boozer, Bucky Bockhorn, Tom Hawkins and Adrian Smith for the next three seasons. The Royals overturned their fate with Robertson and climbed to the title race. The ownership dispute in early 1963 spoiled the team's playoff chances when new owner Louis Jacobs booked a circus for Cincinnati Gardens for a week of the playoff series versus the Boston Celtics champions. The Royals home game is at Schmidt Fields House at Xavier University.
In late 1963, another local superstar, Jerry Lucas, joined the team. The Royals climbed to a second best record in the NBA. From 1963 to 1966, the Royals strongly opposed Boston and the Philadelphia 76ers, but did not win the title. The team star players throughout the 1960s were Oscar Robertson and Jerry Lucas. Robertson met with individual success, an average triple-double in 1961-1962 and won the Most Valuable Player award in 1964. Robertson is the league's top scorer and season passer. Lucas was Rookie Of the Year in 1964, leading the league in shooting, and then averaging 20 rebounds per game over three seasons. Both are the All-NBA First Selection team several times.
The team failed to keep promising players and play in the heavy Eastern NBA division, dominated by the Boston Celtics, even as the Baltimore team played in the West Division for three years, denying the possibility of a team visit to the NBA Finals.
In 1966, the team was sold to Max and Jeremy Jacobs. In the same season, the Royals began playing some of their home games on neutral sites such as Cleveland (until Cavaliers started playing in 1970), Dayton and Columbus, Ohio which is the norm for the remaining term of the Royals in Queen City.
New coach Bob Cousy sold Lucas in 1969. Robertson traded to Milwaukee in 1970, where he soon won the NBA title. The franchise declined leaving Cincinnati shortly thereafter, moving to Kansas City in 1972.
1972-1985: Kansas City -Omaha/Kansas City Kings
The Royals, before moving to Kansas City, renamed themselves Kings to avoid confusion with the Royals baseball team. The team initially divided their home games between Kansas City and Omaha until 1975, when leaving the Omaha market. During that time the team was officially called "Kansas City-Omaha Kings". The move from Omaha marks the opening of the 16,785-seat Kemper Arena in Kansas City. During the first days the kings played in the City Auditorium which had 7,316 seats. While in Omaha, the team plays at the Omaha C300 Auditorium of seats.
1972-1976
The team netted a new superstar at Nate Archibald, who led the league in scoring and assisted in the 1972-73 season. The Kings then play some home games at St. Louis during the early 1980s to many people.
While still in Cincinnati, the kings introduced the most unusual design uniform, which put the player's family name under his phone number. The design remained intact for the first few seasons of team racing in Sacramento, even when the blue color in the street uniform was converted from royal blue to blue powder, and the Kansas City script adorned with the jersey was scrubbed after a step by repeating the "Kings" script on the shirt home. Back jersey The Kings jersey was adopted by the WNBA and NBA Development League, as well as the NBA during the All-Star Game since 2006.
The Kings have some decent players. Tom Van Arsdale, the shooting forward, "Jumpin" Johnny Green, and Matt Guokas helped Archibald in his first year in Kansas City. Toby Kimball is a fan favorite. Jimmy Walker teamed up with Archibald when the Kings made the second-year playoffs. Sam Lacey, an effective passing center, became one of the most dependable players in the league. Archibald became the first player to lead the league in scoring goals and assist in his first season in Kansas City. However, the management traded Archibald, and wasted many draft options. Bob Cousy gave way to Phil Johnson, who was fired in the middle of the year in 1977 and replaced by Larry Staverman, a player on the team on two separate occasions while in Cincinnati and then a Cleveland Indian peacekeeper.
1976-1984
The Kings finally achieved success in their new home when they hired Cotton Fitzsimmons as coach. Fitzsimmons won the Midwest Division in 1978-79 with rookie point guard Phil Ford, who was the NBA Rookie of the Year award in 1979. Kansas City was led by shooting keeper Otis Birdsong, strong in both offense and defense, all-firing forward Scott Wedman , and passes through the center of Sam Lacey, who has a 25-foot (7.6 m) bank-trademark shot. They attracted an average of 10,789 fans to Kemper Arena that season, the only time during their tenure in KC that the average attendance is in five figures (attendance at the top only two-thirds of Kemper capacity). Most Kansas City sports fans would rather spend their entertainment dollars on the Royals, who won the Western League League division championship four times in five seasons between 1976 and 1980, and reached the 1980 World Series.
The Kings made the playoffs in 1979-80 and again in 1980-81, despite finishing the regular season 1980-81 at 40-42. The Kings ran in the 1981 NBA playoff, reaching the Western Conference finals. Ernie Grunfeld played a point in this case in exchange for an injured Ford, as KC used a slow half-field game to win the first two rounds. Power forward Reggie King has an incredible series, dominating the opposition. After annoying the Phoenix Suns by winning Game 7 in Phoenix at the Semifinals Conference and becoming the NBA 2 road team to do so after leading the 3-1 series, they bow to the Houston Rockets (who also reached 40-42 in 1980-81). regular season) in five games at the Final Conference. Lacey, who is Cincinnati's remaining kingdom to play for the Kings, was completely dominated in the low post by Rockets superstar Moses Malone.
However, a series of bad luck incidents prevented the team from building on its success. The owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Ted Stepien, lures Wedman and Birdsong away with a huge contract offer. In 1979, the roof completely fell in Kemper Arena due to severe storms, forcing the team to play most of the 1979-1980 season at the much smaller Municipal Auditorium. The ownership group sold the team to Sacramento for $ 11 million. The general manager was fired in a scandal where he was found reusing the marked stamps. When Kings rehired Joe Axelson as general manager, they brought back men who had previously traded Oscar Robertson, Norm Van Lier, Nate Archibald and Jerry Lucas, and used the third option in the ABA deployment plan on Ron Boone. Axelson stayed after Kings left Kansas City where, in their last game, the fans wore Joe Axelson's mask. Axelson later said he hoped his plane would never land in Kansas City.
Axelson became the first general manager in sports history to fail with the same franchise in four different cities: Cincinnati, Kansas City, Omaha, and Sacramento. He was not fired forever until he rehired coach Phil Johnson, whom he fired mid-season in Kansas City ten years earlier. The Kings also have the misfortune of entering this period competing with the Kansas City Comet for winter sports dollars, when Comet was led by marketers - Leiweke's brother. Their last season, 1984-85, produced a 31-51 record as fans moved away from Kemper Arena, with an average attendance of 6,410. The old ABA and NBA star, Don Buse, played his last professional season for the Kings.
1985-present: Sacramento Kings
The Kings moved into their current home in Sacramento, California during the 1985-86 season of the NBA, with their first Sacramento season ending in the first round of the 1986 NBA Western Playoffs Conference. Starting the lineup is Reggie Theus, LaSalle Thompson, Mark Olberding, Terry Tyler, and Mike Woodson, with Larry Drew, Eddie Johnson, Otis Thorpe, and Joe Kleine coming off the bench. However, although the loyalty of Kings fans saw little success in the next season, and the team did not make the playoffs anymore until the 1996 NBA Playoffs in the 1995-96 NBA season. Some of their failures were caused by misfortunes like a car accident that changed the career experienced by Bobby Hurley's promise in 1993, and Ricky Berry's suicide during the 1989 season; some associated with poor management such as the long tenure of head coach Garry St. Jean and Elvison's "Never Nervous" Elvison Selection by selecting the first overall in the 1989 NBA draft. Current Kings TV broadcaster Jerry Reynolds (1987, 1988-90) and NBA legend Bill Russell (1987-88) were the earliest head coaches.
1988-1989: Ricky Berry
Ricky Berry was chosen by Kings in the first round, picking the 18th overall in the 1988 NBA draft. He had a dazzling rookie year in the 1988-89 season, shooting 40.6% from three points apart. The Kings also composed Vinny Del Negro (elected by Kings in the second round, the 29th overall election in the 1988 NBA draft) and acquired Rodney McCray from the Houston Rockets. In his first year with Kings, McCray made the First NBA All-Defensive Main Team 1988. This is the first season Kings will play without Reggie Theus and LaSalle Thompson (both part of the original team from Kansas City) or Joe Kleine (selected by Kings as round first, the sixth overall choice in the 1985 NBA draft). Thompson was composed by the Kings in the first round, the fifth overall election in the 1982 NBA draft. It was also the last year of Michael Jackson (chosen by the New York Knicks in the second round, choosing the 47th overall in the 1986 NBA draft but who played his entire career with Kings ) and Ed Pinckney (who was voted 10th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 1985 NBA draft and played for Kings from 1987 to 1989) played for the Kings. On February 23, 1989, Brad Lohaus and Danny Ainge traded to the Kings of the Boston Celtics for Joe Kleine and Ed Pinckney. In June 1989, Lohaus was later acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1989 NBA Expansion Plan. In August off-season 1989, Berry was found dead from a gunshot wound in his own home in Fair Oaks, California just weeks before his 25th birthday after quarrel with his wife.
1989-1990: Pervis Ellison
Following the disappearance of Ricky Berry, the 1989-90 season featured Pervis Ellison, who first voted overall in the 1989 NBA draft by Kings, and the acquisition of Wayman Tisdale (from Indiana Pacers, second overall choice in the 1985 NBA draft). Ellison continued injury on the sidelines of 48 of 82 rookie year matches, after which he traded to Washington Bullets. Tisdale will continue playing for the Kings for five years. This is the last season that Danny Ainge, Kenny Smith (who had an impressive performance in the 1990 NBA Slam Dunk Contest), Rodney McCray, Harold Pressley (elected by Kings in the first round, voted 17 overall in the 1986 NBA draft), Vinny Del Negro, Greg Kite, and Ralph Sampson play for the Kings. In 1990, Ainge traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, Kenny Smith traded to the Atlanta Hawks, and Rodney McCray traded to the Dallas Mavericks.
1990-1991: Lionel Simmons
Lionel Simmons - or L-Train - was designed by Kings in the 1990 NBA draft in the first round, the 7th choice overall. In his first season, he became the First Team NBA All-Rookie. He will continue to play his entire career (1990-1997) with Kings and has 5,833 career points. Antoine Carr (acquired from Atlanta Hawks) played for Kings in the 1990-91 NBA season and then traded to the San Antonio Spurs. Free agent Leon Wood, later to become an NBA official, played for Kings but was released on Christmas Eve 1990. It is also well known that Bill Wennington earned from the Dallas Mavericks and played for the Kings for the 1990-91 season and after a successful career with the Chicago Bulls returned to Kings for his final season in 1999-2000.
1991-1998: The Mitch Richmond era
The early 1990s were difficult for Kings. Sacramento is known to have strong fan support, and while they win over 60% of their home games, the team struggles on the road, going 1-40 on the road in a single season. But the prayers were answered when they acquired Mitch Richmond, who previously played for the Golden State Warriors. The former NBA Rookie of the Year was voted All-Star six times while making the All-NBA Second Team three times. Garry St. Jean was elected as the new coach in 1992 and coached the team all the way through 1997, where he was replaced by Eddie Jordan.
During the 90s Sacramento had other stars like Spud Webb, Kurt Rambis, Wayman Tisdale, Walt Williams, Olden Polynice and Brian Grant, but they only stayed with the team for several years. After the 1992-93 season, Rambis traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. After the 1993-94 season, the Tisdale were traded to the Phoenix Suns. After the 1994-95 season, Webb traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Tyrone Corbin. Mid-season 1995-96, Williams was sold to the Miami Heat for Billy Owens (who was drafted by Kings in 1991, and traded to Golden State for Richmond). After the 1996-97 season, Grant became a free agent and signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
One of the achievements the team achieved under St. Jean during their tenure was a playoff appearance in 1996. The series lost 3-1 to the Seattle SuperSonics which, led by Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp, finished as champions of the conference that year. They did not make another playoff appearance while Richmond was still in the Kings. He soon traded along with Otis Thorpe to the Washington Wizards for Chris Webber in May 1998. Although Richmond was missing, this trade proved to be one of the keys to finally achieving a playoff success after so many mediocre seasons.
1998-2004: "Biggest Show in Court "era
The Kings began to emerge from mediocrity with Jason Williams's selection draft in the 1998 NBA draft, the signing of Vlade Divac, and trading for Chris Webber before the lock-shortened 1998-99 season. This acquisition coincides with the arrival of Peja Stojakovi? from Serbia, which was drafted in 1996. Each of these movements is attributed to general manager Geoff Petrie, who has won the NBA Executive Award of the Year twice.
Led by new head coach Rick Adelman, and assisted by former Princeton head coach Pete Carril, Princeton Kings' offense impressed others for quick style and strong ball movement. Some criticized the Kings for their poor team defenses, Williams's "overhead" style with lots of turnovers, and Webber's failure to improve in the crucial game. However, they quickly gathered many fans outside of California, many of whom were attracted to the spectacular pair of Williams and Webber. In 1998-99, they went 27-23, their first winning season in nearly twenty years and the first since moving to Sacramento. Newcomers Webber, Williams, and Divac all play a key role in this awakening; Divac ranks near the top of the team in most of the statistics, Webber led the league in rebound and was named for the All-NBA Second Team, and Williams was named to the First NBA All-Rookie Team. In the playoffs, they are matched against the defending Western Conference champion, Utah Jazz. After winning Game 1 with 20 points, the Jazz handed out two consecutive playoff games to the Kings. They will change the series, however, and win the last two to keep Kings from progressing in the playoffs.
In 1999-2000, the Kings went quietly; their only significant transaction is the acquisition of the former Orlando Magic shoot, Nick Anderson. They finished 8th in the Western Conference with a respectable 44-38 record and matched the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs. Again, however, Kings failed to advance, losing in the 2-3 series against the Lakers.
The following season, the Kings traded from small forward Corliss Williamson to the Toronto Raptors to shooting guard Doug Christie, a move that was made to improve subpar defense. They also designed the Turkish forces forward Hedo TÃÆ'¼rko? Lu, who increasingly improved their rotation of the benches. Stojakovic moved into a small early role forward, where he and Webber proved to be complementary to each other very well, and as Kings continued to increase, their popularity continued to peak, culminating in the 2001 cover story of Sports Illustrated titled " Biggest Show in Court "with Williams, Christie, Stojakovic, Webber, and Divac adorning the cover. That year, they reached 55-27, the best in 40 years. In the playoffs, they won their first series in 20 years, defeating the Phoenix Suns three games into one, before being swept in the second round by the Lakers, who eventually won the NBA Championship.
In July 2001, the Kings made great strides. Jason Williams traded, along with Nick Anderson, to Vancouver Grizzlies for Mike Bibby and Brent Price. Although Williams's game is often spectacular, the kings have grown tired of his recklessness and turn; Bibby will provide more stability and control at the point guard position. The move comes with Webber's re-signing to the maximum pay contract, securing their long-term superstar. With Bibby taking over for Williams, they have their best current season in 2001-02. Although not as exciting or as flashy as in previous years with Williams, the team became much more effective and disciplined with Bibby at the helm. They finished with a league record of 61-21 best, winning 36 from 41 at home. After easily winning their first two playoff games against Stockton and Malone-led Jazz and Dirk Nowitzki-led by the Dallas Mavericks, respectively, Kings went on to play defending champions and two-time Los Angeles Lakers champions in the Western Conference Finals, regarded as one the biggest playoff game in history. In the controversial series, The Kings lost seven games, one match away from what would be the first NBA finals and a professional sports championship in Sacramento's history. This is a severe blow to the Kings; after losing to their knights in a highly controversial series, the team will begin to decline and age in subsequent years. Many commentators and journalists will question the decisions made by referees during Game 6, specifically that the Lakers were awarded 27 shockingly free throws in the fourth quarter, much of which comes from what in retrospect proved to be no call. After Game 6 even print newspapers began to question the legitimacy of the game. In particular, New York Post runs the front cover with titles titled "Foul Play"; it also publishes related articles that show that the game was rigged. NBA Analyst David Aldridge (then working for ESPN) talks about the game:
The 2002 Western Conference finals left many fans wondering if Kings could have won the title, and the debate will continue for many years after the series event. Then, due to allegations filed by former NBA referee Tim Donaghy, the NBA set up a league review. Lawrence Pedowitz, who led the review, concluded that while Game 6 featured a bad job, there was no concrete proof that the game had been fixed.
Kings went 59-23 and won the division over the next season, trying to avenge their playoff defeat to the Lakers. After easily beating Stockton and Malone-led Jazz in the first half and winning Game 1 against the Dallas Mavericks led by Dirk Nowitzki in the second half, Kings appear to be in another abyss in the Western Conference Finals. However, Chris Webber suffered a severe knee injury in Game 2, and the Kings lost in a heartbreaking series of seven games. Knee Webber needs major surgery. He returned in the middle of the 2003-04 season season where the Kings are looking for another chance to avenge their playoff defeat to the Lakers, but without the pace and athleticism, which is the focal point of his game style, it's not the same. Nevertheless, the Kings still managed to beat Dallas Mavericks led by Dirk Nowitzki in the first half and after winning Game 1 against Minnesota Timberwolves led by Kevin Garnett in the second half, Kings seemed to be on the edge of their second cliff. The finals of the conference took place in three years, but unfortunately the kings ended the season with a sour note with a heartbreaking defeat of the Timberwolves in seven tough game games.
2004-2006: Reject
The 2004-05 season marked a change for the Kings, who lost three starters from the famous 2002 team. Outside of the 2004 season, Divac signed a contract with the Lakers, who encouraged Kings to sign Brad Miller to start at the center. At the start of the season, Christie was sold to the Orlando Magic for Cuttino Mobley, and in February, Webber traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for three forward players (Corliss Williamson, Kenny Thomas, and Brian Skinner). Thomas and Skinner failed in their attempt to mimic Webber's impact, and as a result, the team's record suffered. The Kings lost the first round playoff round to the Seattle SuperSonics. The 2005 offside season continued with the changes, as they traded favorite Bobby Jackson fans to Bonzi Wells and acquired free agent Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
The 2005-06 season started badly since the kings have difficulty in building a chemical team. Newcomers Wells and Abdur-Rahim made an initial big contribution, but both were injured and missed a large number of matches. When King's season continues, Petrie's general manager decides to take a big step. Stojakovic traded for Ron Artest, a talented but volatile attacker known for his patience. Despite doubts that he will be able to replace Stojakovic's great production, Artest and Kings went 20-9 after the 2006 NBA All-Star break, the second-best post-All-Star record of the season. Despite a 44-38 victory record, it is clear that they are not the same team from last year. The Kings were seeded eighth in the Western Conference playoffs and were leveled in the first half against the San Antonio Spurs. Despite the highly competitive Kings, Spurs get rid of them 4-2. This is the end of the era of their competitiveness and to date, their last winning season. The 2006 off season begins with troubling news that head coach Rick Adelman's contract will not be updated. Kings were named Eric Musselman as his successor.
2006-2009: Changes and transitions
In 2006-07, the disappointing King's game was coupled with a legal trouble. Coach Eric Musselman admitted there was no contest for DUI at the start of the season, while Artest got into trouble for ignoring his dogs, and was later accused of carrying out domestic attacks. The Kings relieved Artest's basketball task, awaiting an investigation, then later returning it. They finished the 33-49 season (worst in 9 years) putting them fifth in the Pacific Division. They posted a record of losing (20-21) at home for the first time since 1993-94. Their season includes seven successive defeats that run from January 4 to January 19. The Kings missed the 2007 NBA Playoff, the first time in eight seasons. Musselman was fired in April. The future of Kings seems to rest on the shoulders of Kevin Martin, who is a prime candidate for NBA Player of the Year.
The off season of 2007 was a time of change. The head coach of Musselman was replaced by former Kings player Reggie Theus. The Kings voted for Spencer Hawes by choosing the 10th overall in the 2007 NBA draft. In addition, they acquired Mikki Moore of the New Jersey Nets. Martin signed a contract worth $ 55 million, extending his period with the team for another five years. Kings lost key players during the off season, with Reserve Ronnie Price departing for Utah Jazz, and Corliss Williamson retiring.
They claimed Beno Udrih's fourth year of liberation from Minnesota. Udrih quickly took the starting position for an injured Bibby. It was announced in February that Kings had traded Bibby to the Atlanta Hawks for Tyronn Lue, Anthony Johnson, Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright and the second-round draft pick. That step may be done to clean the hat space. Bibby was the last player of the Kings team to reach the Western Conference Finals in 2002.
The Kings improved by 5 games and finished the 2007-08 season 38-44, and missed the playoffs with a larger margin (12 games) than the previous season (8 games). They go 26-15 at home and 12-29 on the way. After selling every home game since 1999, the 2007-08 season sold out just three games at ARCO Arena with an average attendance of 13,500 fans per home game, nearly 4,000 under capacity.
After a calm 2008 season, it was confirmed on July 29, 2008 that Kings will trade Artest and rights to Patrick Ewing, Jr. and Sean Singletary to the Houston Rockets in exchange for former King Bobby Jackson, Dontà ©  © Greene, a first-round draft round in the future, and cash considerations for Rashad McCants and Calvin Booth center.
Reggie Theus was fired in the middle of the 2008-09 season, giving way to Kenny Natt as the temporary head coach. The Kings continued to fight under Natt, ending with the NBA's worst record for the 2008-09 season at 17-65. On April 23, 2009, Vice President Kings Geoff Petrie announced the shooting of Natt and his four assistants, Rex Kalamian, Jason Hamm, Randy Brown, and Bubba Burrage.
2009-2012: "Here we are Risen "period
Despite having the best chance of winning the top overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft, the Kings earned a fourth overall pick, the lowest they may choose, to anger many fans. Together with new head coach Paul Westphal, they chose Tyreke Evans. With the 23rd option, they chose Omri Casspi from Israel.
On April 27, 2010, Evans was the first Sacramento-era player to receive the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Evans also became the 4th player in NBA history, joining Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan, and LeBron James, averaging 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game as rookie.
On June 24, 2010, Kings chose DeMarcus Cousins ​​by selecting 5 from the 2010 NBA draft. They also chose Hassan Whiteside, by choosing the 33rd of the 2010 NBA draft.
Despite playing well from Cousins ​​and Evans, both are front-runners in Rookie of the Year voting and received the All-Rookie First Team award, Kings are still ranked below the NBA, going 25-57 at Evans' rookie year, and 24-58 year old Cousins ​​entourage. Much of this is due to the list of less-than-excellent people around Evans and Cousins, and the inspired coaching of Westphal.
The 2010-11 season is marked by uncertainty towards the end of the season. Frustrated by the lack of progress towards the arena and the reduced profits from other businesses, Maloofs is looking for a direct relocation of the franchise to Anaheim. The move looks certain towards the end of the year, with Grant Napear and Jerry Reynolds emotionally signing at the last home game vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. But after a vote by the NBA governor board, the relocation effort has ended, for the fans.
In the 2011 NBA draft, Kings traded draft rights Jimmer Fredette in a three-team deal with the Charlotte Bobcats and the Milwaukee Bucks, with the Kings receiving John Salmons sending Beno Udrih. This move is heavily influenced by fans and the media; by moving down in the draft and losing the novice Udrih to buy unproductive Salmon, most find it hard to find a bright spot in the deal. Westphal will soon be fired, with assistant Warriors Keith Smart hired as his replacement. Around this time, the team picked up the slogan "Here we rise!" for its marketing campaign. Amid various rumors of relocation and the tension of the locker room, Kings still has not succeeded. One of the few bright spots they have is rookie Isaiah Thomas. Due to his criticism of his height (5'9 "in the shoe) and his playmaking skills, Thomas slipped into the 60th and final pick of the draft.However, and the presence of Fredette college superstar, Thomas earned the starting place, finishing the season by an average of 11 points and 4 assists per game and got the option for the All-Rookie NBA team. In their 2012 NBA draft pick Thomas Robinson from Kansas.
Because of Robinson's unproductive rookie season, he traded with Francisco GarcÃÆ'a and Tyler Honeycutt to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Patrick Patterson, Toney Douglas and Cole Aldrich.
2013-present: Franchise Restructuring
On May 16, 2013, the Maloof family reached an agreement to sell the Sacramento Kings to a group led by Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur Vivek RanadivÃÆ' Â © for a $ 535 million NBA recreational franchise assessment. RanadivÃÆ'Â ©, 55, named Raj Bhathal, 71, founder of Raj Manufacturing Tustin-based, one of the largest swimwear companies in the country, as one of the investors in the consortium to buy a majority stake in Kings from the old franchise owner, the Maloof family, for $ 348 million reported. The group is battling from a rival bid that will move the team to Seattle after the NBA Board of Governors rejected the offer of investor Chris Hansen to relocate the team. The new owners intend to keep the team in Sacramento. On May 28, the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale, ending several years of efforts by other cities to take ownership and move Kings out of Sacramento. On May 31, 2013, Kings closed the escrow, completing the sale to the RanadivÃÆ'® group at a record $ 534 million valuation, starting a new era for franchising. Plans are already under way to move forward in the arena, as Downtown Plaza is reportedly sold to the Sacramento ownership group. A month later, on July 30, Turner Construction was chosen to be an arena builder.
After the sale closes and ownership is transferred to RanadivÃÆ'Â ©, the Kings begin to make changes to management and staff. Geoff Petrie and Keith Smart were released; Mike Malone and Pete D'Alessandro were brought in to replace them. Corliss Williamson, Brendan Malone, Chris Jent, and Dee Brown were taken as assistant coaches. On July 10, NBA executive Chris Granger was hired as team leader. On September 23, 2013, Shaquille O'Neal purchased a minority section of the team, joking with the team's new team nickname "King Shaqramento".
These employees coincide with several lists of names. In the 2013 NBA draft on June 27, Kings picked Kansas goalkeeper Ben McLemore, who is widely projected to go to the top five, picking the seventh overall. They also selected point guard and former McDonald All-American Ray McCallum, Jr. from the University of Detroit with the 36th option. One week later, on July 5, the Kings sent former NBA Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans to New Orleans Pelicans in three teams involving Robin Lopez, Greivis VÃÆ'¡squez, Jeff Withey, Terrel Harris, and picks. On July 9, Kings traded a second-round pick draft in the future to the Bucks in exchange for a small forward defense of Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, and on July 15, Kings signed Carl Landry, who had played a role with the team in previous ownership, becoming a 4-year contract worth $ 28 million.
The 2013-14 season is widely anticipated by Kings fans. Playing their first game on October 30, against the Nuggets, the Kings won 90-88, albeit without the projection that Landry and Mbah a Moute projected. They were led by a 30-point, 14 rebound performance from DeMarcus Cousins, and putback dunk by Jason Thompson with under a minute to play a sealed victory for the Kings.
After playing poorly to start forward John Salmons and Patrick Patterson until November, the Kings are looking for a change. On Nov. 26, the newly purchased Lucumi Mbah, Moute, exchanged with forward Derrick Williams. Nearly two weeks later, on December 8, they acquired Rudy Gay in a deal of seven major players who sent Patterson and Salmons to Toronto along with Chuck Hayes and off-season acquisition of Greivis VÃÆ'¡squez. Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray were also sent to the Kings. Organizations are trying to add depth to their lineup during the 2014 season to equip the duo of Kings DeMarcus Cousins ​​and Rudy Gay. Sacramento added Darren Collison, Ryan Hollins, and Ramon Session through the signing of a free agent, as well as the preparation of Nik Stauskas before the start of the 2014-15 season.
After 11-13 starting the 2014-15 season, head coach Michael Malone was fired by the Sacramento Kings organization. Tyrone Corbin filled in for Kings until Hall of Fame coach George Karl replaced him in February 2015.
On 30 January 2015, DeMarcus Cousins ​​was appointed to replace injured Kobe Bryant as the Western All-Star in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. Selection of cousins ​​marks the first time a Kings player has won an All-Star award since Brad Miller and Peja Stojakovi? representing Sacramento in 2004.
On March 3, 2015, Kings announced former Sacramento Vlade Divac center as new vice president of basketball operations. Following the end of the Sacramento 29-53 season for 2014-15, The Kings performed an aggressive off-season move in designing Willie Cauley-Stein and acquired Rajon Rondo, Koufos, Marco Belinelli and Caron Butler in preparation for the 2015-16 season.
On April 14, 2016, after 33-49 season, Kings fired head coach George Karl. Karl composed the 44-68 record with the Kings.
The 2016-17 season brought some changes. The Kings moved into their new arena, the Golden 1 Center. On May 9, 2016, Kings hired former Memphis Grizzlies coach Dave Joeger as head coach. During the 2016 NBA draft, Kings traded the 8th pick to the Phoenix Suns for 13th and 28th take in the draft, as well as the right to Serbian guard Bogdan Bogdanovi. Later in the evening, the Kings traded Marco Belinelli to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for picking the 22nd in the draft. The Kings selected four players in the 2014 NBA draft - Greek center Georgios Papagiannis with 13th pick, Syracuse shooting guard Malachi Richardson with 22nd pick, Kentucky forward Skal Labissiere with 28th pick, and Oklahoma guard Isaiah Cousins ​​â € <â € < €
On February 20, 2017, Kings traded DeMarcus Cousins, with Omri Casspi to New Orleans Pelicans for Tyreke Evans, Buddy Hield, Langston Galloway, and two draft plans next.
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Team logo, uniform and color
Rochester Royals
The early Rochester Royals logo featured a blue and white shield with the word "ROCHESTER" at the top, with a white banner with the word "ROYALS" on it. Since the beginning of the blue road uniform with the city's name inscribed in front, while the white house uniform with the name of the team written in front. A red accent was added later in Rochester to their tenure.
Cincinnati Royals
After moving to Cincinnati in 1957, the team logo became a basketball with a cartoon face. The basketball was described as wearing a crown with the city of Cincinnati in it. The word "CINCINNATI" is displayed above the logo while the word "ROYALS" is below. The crown also has a team name on it. This logo is white with a blue outline. The uniforms remain blue in the street and white at home, again with a red accent and a city/team name on each uniform.
In the late 1960s, nobles wore uniforms with a team name written vertically on the left side, with numbers on the right. In 1971, the team adopted a red crown with a half blue basketball beneath it. The word "CINCINNATI", in blue, is placed above the logo. The word "ROYALS", in white, is placed in the crown. The logo changes are also reflected in the uniform, now featuring the manuscript 'Royals' in front with the red number. However, the name and the blue number at home, as well as the white names and numbers on the street are written on the back of the uniform, with an unusual number setting above the name used for the first time.
Kansas City (-Omaha) Kings
For the 1972-73 season, Kansas City-Omaha Kings renamed and relocated their uniforms and logos, with the exception of name changes. After settling in Kansas City during 1975, the Kings changed their street uniforms again to read the city's name up front. Beginning with the 1981-82 season, the road uniforms are returned to the team's name up front, while the numbers ahead take the same color scheme as the numbers behind.
Sacramento Kings
After moving from Kansas City in 1985, Kings still used the same red, white, and blue scheme. The crown logo at the bottom of the basketball is also carried. However, the blue color used on their home and street uniforms is different for five seasons. Home uniforms use royal blue color, while street uniforms use blue powder. The striping pattern also differs between the two uniforms, with the word "Kings" script on the sides of the road shorts, and the basic side lines on the home uniform. Bringing from Kansas City is the placement of unusual player names at the bottom of the number on the front of the uniform
The uniform was little changed in 1990, with the royal blue now being used on the street; shorts now incorporate the Kings logo, and the name and number switch places to a more standard basketball jersey. Player names are now in standard monotonic serif fonts used by some NBA teams. This version will mark the last time the classic word "Kings" script was used until 2005.
Change to purple and black
In 1994, Kings radically changed their appearance, adopting a new color scheme of purple, silver, black and white. The uniform set consists of one wide side line that runs through the right leg of the shorts, with the main King logo displayed prominently. The house uniform is white, while the black street uniform (by subsequent coincidence, NHL Los Angeles Kings will use the right color scheme). From 1994 to 1997, a half-purple, half-black uniform, featuring a plaid side panel, was used as an alternative uniform, composed by fans. However, the uniforms are revived for the 2012-13 season during Hardwood Classics Nights. The new purple uniform, which shares the same template from home and street uniforms, was introduced in the 1997-98 season.
Before the start of the 2002-03 NBA season, Kings changed their uniform once more. This set includes a modern version of the "Kings" script on a home jersey, and the city's name on a purple path jersey. The side lines now run through the uniform. In the 2005-06 season they introduced a gold alternative uniform, featuring classic "Kings" wordmark. However, this alternative only lasts for two seasons.
In 2008, the team introduced a new uniform style, with names changing the title with the modernized "King" script on the street jersey in black text, and "Sacramento" on the home jersey still in white text. In doing this, Kings are unique; most professional franchises put the team's nickname on home jerseys and city names on the jerseys. Black numbers in both uniforms. The side panel was changed, now only shown in shorts and at the top of the uniform. Before the 2011-12 season a black replacement uniform was introduced, sharing the same templates with home and street uniforms, but with classic scripts "Kings" and silver numbers.
For the 2014-15 season, the Kings made some adjustments to their home uniforms and uniforms. While the team kept the 2008 era template, they brought back the 1994-2002 "King" script from the main logo on both uniforms, along with purple (house) and white (distant) numbers. Uniform black alternatives are kept unchanged. In addition, the crown logo on the back was replaced by the NBA logo, while the gold tab on it represented the 1951 NBA championship. The team announced it would use the latest version of the 1985-90 blue powder uniforms 10 times during the season, including at the last home game at Sleep Train Arena, April 9, vs. Oklahoma City Thunder.
For the 2016-17 season, the Kings changed their brand once again, adopting a logo reminiscent of their 1971-1994 designs and black shipments of their logos while preserving the colors of purple and silver. The Kings unveiled their new uniform on June 15, 2016, featuring four different designs. The uniform of the white and purple uniforms features a modernized "King" script, an updated crown at the top, and gray side lines. The so-called 'City' uniforms are similar to the distant uniforms, except that the shorthand "SAC" is grayed out in front. The black 'Global' uniform replaced the crown for the lion's emblem standing on top, along with a solid gray side line on the right and the main logo on the left leg. All uniforms featured baby blue collars, stitches, and tabs that read "Sacramento Proud", a nod for some of the first franchise seasons in Sacramento.
Starting with the 2017-2018 season, T-shirts will be sponsored by Blue Diamond Growers. As part of a switch to Nike as a provider of NBA uniforms, home and away uniforms were removed. The Kings keep their uniforms mostly intact, but the first purple uniform that was previously retired supports the alternative purple 'City' uniform. The main uniform of the King's uniform now consists of the white 'Association' uniform, the purple 'Icon' uniform and the black 'Statement' uniform.
City special edition uniform
Nike also released a special edition 'Town' uniform that honors local culture and team heritage. Sacramento 2017-18 The 'City' uniform features a blue and white base and powder with a red trim, echoing the uniform color of the road worn by teams from 1985-90. The red and gray lion head logo is also plastered in front.
Mascot
Since the 1997-98 season, the official Kings mascot is Slamson the Lion. Before that, the Kings mascot was "The Gorilla."
season-by-season record
Head coach
Home arenas
- Edgerton Park Arena (1949-1954)
- Rochester War Memorial (1955-1957)
- Cincinnati Park (1957-1972)
- Omaha Civic Auditorium (1972-1978)
- Kansas City Municipal Auditorium (1972-1974)
- Kemper Arena (1974-1985)
- ARCO Arena I (1985-1988)
- Sleep Train Arena (formerly ARCO Arena II/Power Balance Pavilion) (1988-2016)
- Golden 1 Center (2016-present)
Rivalry
Before moving to Ohio, Royals' biggest rival was the Syracuse Nationals. The team later became the Philadelphia 76ers. It left New York without a team until Buffalo Braves was founded in 1970. This third attempt did not last long, with Braves moving to San Diego, California in 1978 to become the San Diego Clippers.
In 1970, the Cleveland Cavaliers was founded. It brings new rivals to the Royals, as well as a new team in Ohio. This rivalry did not last long, and the Royals moved to Kansas City just a few years later. Although the NBA previously had a team at St. Louis, Missouri in the form of St. Louis Hawks, the team moved to Atlanta in 1968, thus preventing potential new competition for Kings. This has made Kings the first team in the state in four years. 13 years later, the Kings moved to California, leaving Missouri without a team.
Los Angeles Lakers
The competition with the Los Angeles Lakers began when Kings traded for Chris Webber in 1998. Featuring matches like Vlade Divac vs. Shaquille O'Neal, Kings became one of the most competitive in the NBA, culminating when the two teams met in the Western Conference Finals of 2002. Since then, injuries and trafficking will have dulled the competition, although it has begun to reappear with the center of the drafting of Kings DeMarcus Cousins, and trading Lakers for center Dwight Howard. Both teams, however, have had a lack of success, with Kings failing to make the playoffs and Lakers swept in the first half as number 7 seeds in the 2013 playoffs and losing many of their star players through injury (Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash) Howard to Houston Rockets) in the following season.
Player
All time list
List of current names
Draft rights remaining
The Kings holds the draft right to select an unsigned draft that has played beyond the NBA. A recruited player, whether an international draft or a college draft not signed by the team that composed it, is allowed to sign a contract with any non-NBA team. In this case, the team retains the draft rights of players in the NBA for up to one year after the player's contract with the non-NBA team ends. This list includes draft rights gained from trading with other teams.
Retired number
All Kings pensioners are hanging on the Golden Center ceiling.
Note:
- 1 Sacramento King's House from 1988 to 2016.
- 2 Archibald and Robertson were named two of the 50 NBA Best Players in 1996.
- 3 1970-1972 Cincinnati, 1972-1976 Kansas City.
- 4 All in Sacramento.
- 5 All in Rochester.
- 6 1955-1957 Rochester, suffered a career-ending injury in 1957-58, the team's first season in Cincinnati.
- 7 All in Cincinnati.
- 8 Stojakovi? is currently working for the Sacramento Kings as director of player personnel.
- 9 Divac is the team's current general manager.
- 10 1955-1957 in Rochester, 1957-1966 in Cincinnati.
- 11 1970-1972 in Cincinnati, 1972-1981 in Kansas City.
The 2005 WNBA champion poster from Royal Monarchs 2005, as well as the Monarchs 2006 Western Conference monarchy, was also hung from the shelter Center 1 Gold.
Naismith Basketball Hall of Famers
Note:
- 1 Being switched as a player. Never played for Kings.
- 2 Being sworn as a contributor.
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Franchise leader
See also
- Pete Carril
- Scott Moak
References
Further reading
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Martin, Barry (2016). Bob Davies: a basketball legend . Rochester, N.Y.: RIT Press. ISBN: 1939125286.
External links
- Official website
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