In the late 1960s, the Royals wore a uniform with the team name written vertically on the left side, with the number on the right. After the 199495 season, Webb was traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Tyrone Corbin. Ernie Grunfeld played the point in this run in place of an injured Ford, as KC used a slow half-court game to win the first two rounds. The Kings later played several home games in St. Louis during the early 1980s to large crowds. The Kings made a run in the 1981 NBA playoffs, reaching the Western Conference finals; these were the franchise's first playoff victories since 1964, and their only ones ever in Kansas City. In this case, the team retains the player's draft rights in the NBA until one year after the player's contract with the non-NBA team ends. Because of an unproductive rookie season by Robinson, he was traded with Francisco Garca and Tyler Honeycutt to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Patrick Patterson, Toney Douglas and Cole Aldrich.[48]. [71] Later in the evening, the Kings traded Marco Belinelli to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the 22nd pick in the draft. In his first season, he made the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Sacramento Kings Executives. The townhouse stands at 44012 Kings Arms Sq, Ashburn, VA. [95] For the 16th season in a row, the Sacramento Kings failed to reach the Playoffs, and thus passing the Los Angeles Clippers for the longest playoff drought in NBA history, the Kings also made a blockbuster trade at the trade deadline with the Indiana Pacers sending Tyrese Haliburton for Domantas Sabonis. McNair announced three additional hires on October 14, 2020; these included the aforementioned Wes Wilcox who became an assistant GM, former Philadelphia 76ers scouting director Phil Jabour as vice president of player personnel, and Oklahoma City Blue executive Paul Johnson as director of basketball operations. The team, however, found it increasingly difficult to turn a profit in the comparatively small market of Rochester and relocated to Cincinnati in 1957, becoming the Cincinnati Royals. It was announced in February that the Kings had traded Bibby to the Atlanta Hawks for Tyronn Lue, Anthony Johnson, Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright and a 2nd round draft pick. [70] During the 2016 NBA draft, the Kings traded the 8th pick to the Phoenix Suns for the 13th and 28th pick in the draft, as well as the rights to Serbian guard Bogdan Bogdanovi. He left Sacramento that year to join the NBA league office in New . In 200607, the disappointing play of the Kings was coupled with the distraction of legal troubles. Most notably, the New York Post ran a front cover with a headline entitled "Foul Play"; it also published a related article suggesting that the game was rigged. Following a quiet 2008 off-season, it was confirmed on July 29, 2008, that the Kings would trade Artest and the rights to Patrick Ewing Jr. and Sean Singletary to the Houston Rockets in exchange for former King Bobby Jackson, Dont Greene, a future first-round draft pick, and cash considerations[41] for Rashad McCants and center Calvin Booth. [28][29] The transfer of the Kings to Sacramento was officially approved by NBA team owners on April 16, 1985, with the only contingency being the construction of an arena seating more than 16,000.[30]. Due to criticisms about his height (5'9" in shoes) and playmaking ability, Thomas slipped to the 60th and final pick of the draft. [76] They also selected North Carolina forward Justin Jackson with the 15th pick, Duke center Harry Giles with the 20th pick,[77] and Kansas point guard Frank Mason III with the 34th pick. This brought a new rival for the Royals, as well as a new team in Ohio. Among visitors to Rochester to play the team were the Original Celtics, the New York Rens, and the Harlem Globetrotters. After an 1113 start to the 201415 season, head coach Michael Malone was fired by the Sacramento Kings organization. The partnership between the Sacramento Kings and Sacramento River Cats is now official. Both were All-NBA First Team selections multiple times. Of the two best teams in professional basketball, only one of them could play in the league finals from 1949 to 1954. Shooting often for the beleaguered team, Twyman was the second NBA player to ever average 30 points per game for an NBA season. [24] From 1972 to 1975, the KCOmaha Kings played a total of 42 regular season contests (but no playoff games) in Omaha. In April 1957, the Harrison brothers moved the Royals to Cincinnati, a city that was then trying to obtain an NBA expansion franchise. The Kings selected Spencer Hawes with the 10th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. Free-agent Leon Wood, who would later become an NBA official, played for the Kings but was let go on Christmas Eve of 1990. Cleveland Cavaliers owner Ted Stepien lured Wedman and Birdsong away with big contract offers. In 1960, the team was able to land local superstar Oscar Robertson. The team also wore blue versions of the Rochester throwbacks in the 201415 season. [104], For the 201819 season, the Kings tweaked the 'City' uniforms, replacing the lion head logo with the wordmark "Sactown". "I challenged the guys before the game . The Sacramento Kings were " basketball hell " long before Vivek Ranadive bought the team. [38], The 2002 Western Conference finals left many fans wondering whether the Kings could have gone on to win a title, and debate would continue for many years after the events of the series. With four rookie pickups, Divac wanted to add veteran presences on the roster. [107], The 202122 "City" uniform featured references of the Kings' previous uniform designs. On May 16, 2013, the Maloof family reached agreement to sell the Kings to a group led by Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur Vivek Ranadiv for a then-record NBA franchise valuation of $535 million. The Kings moved to their current home of Sacramento, California in the 198586 NBA season, with their first Sacramento season ending in the first round of the Western Conference 1986 NBA playoffs. He returned mid-season in 200304 a season in which the Kings were seeking another chance to avenge their playoff loss to the Lakers, but without his quickness and athleticism, which had been the focal point of his style of play, it was not the same. Though not as exciting or flashy as they had been in previous years with Williams, the team became much more effective and disciplined with Bibby at the helm. In July 2001, Jason Williams was traded, along with Nick Anderson, to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Mike Bibby and Brent Price. The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. refresh results with search filters open search menu. Robertson met with individual success, averaging a triple-double in 196162 and winning the Most Valuable Player award in 1964. [50][51] The new owners intend to keep the team in Sacramento. The checkerboard patterns were taken from their 19941997 purple/black alternate uniforms. But Ranadive has become synonymous with Sacramento's problems. In 19992000, the Kings' only notable transaction was trading shooting guard Tariq Abdul-Wahad to the Orlando Magic in exchange for veteran shooting guard Nick Anderson. For the 201920 season, the Kings brought back their blue uniforms worn from 1990 to 1994 in commemoration of the franchise's 35th season in Sacramento. The 201011 season was marked with uncertainty towards the end of the season. The 2005 off-season continued with changes, when they traded fan-favorite Bobby Jackson for Bonzi Wells and acquired free agent Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray were also sent to the Kings. Sacramento Kings scores, news, schedule, players, stats, rumors, depth charts and more on RealGM.com The Royals defected to the NBL's rival, the Basketball Association of America (BAA), in 1948 along with the Fort Wayne Pistons, Minneapolis Lakers, and Indianapolis (Kautskys) Jets. The side panels were revamped, now only featured on the shorts and at the top half of the uniform. Despite the excellent play of Cousins and Evans, both of whom were front-runners in Rookie of the Year voting[43][44] and received All-Rookie First Team honors,[45][46] the Kings still ranked near the bottom of the NBA, going 2557 in Evans' rookie year, and 2458 in Cousins' rookie year. In the playoffs, they were matched up against the defending Western Conference Champions, the Utah Jazz. On November 26, newly acquired Luc Richard Mbah a Moute was traded for power forward Derrick Williams. It was the first season the Kings would play without Reggie Theus and LaSalle Thompson (both part in the original team from Kansas City) or Joe Kleine (selected by the Kings as first round, sixth pick overall in the 1985 NBA draft). Newcomers Wells and Abdur-Rahim made major contributions early, but both were injured and missed a significant number of games. 6", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacramento_Kings&oldid=1141953832, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 19:09. The following season, the Kings traded starting small forward Corliss Williamson to the Toronto Raptors for shooting guard Doug Christie, a move made to improve the subpar defense. The series was lost 31 to the Seattle SuperSonics who, led by Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp, finished as that year's conference champions. After the 199394 season, Tisdale was traded to the Phoenix Suns. Corliss Williamson, Brendan Malone, Chris Jent, and Dee Brown were brought in as assistant coaches. After selling out every home game since 1999, the 200708 season sold out only three games at ARCO Arena with attendance averaging 13,500 fans per home game, almost 4,000 below capacity. The player names were now in a standard monotone serif font which was used by several NBA teams. So, Harrison was able to scoop up several name stars for his new team, among them Bob Davies, Red Holzman and William "Fuzzy" Levane, as well as NBL free agents like George Glamack and Al Cervi. Amidst various relocation rumors and locker room tensions, the Kings had yet another unsuccessful season. The Kings/Vivek are majority owners of the Triple - A squad. Following the season, the Kings' fired Gentry as head coach. A group led by Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive is on the verge of purchasing the city's minor league baseball team for approximately $90 million, according to people familiar with the terms.. Beginning with the 198182 season, the road uniforms reverted to the team name in front, while numbers in front took on the same color schemes as the numbers in the back. On November 22, 2021, head coach Luke Walton was fired after a mediocre 611 start; he was then replaced by Alvin Gentry on an interim basis. 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Following this hire, interim executive Joe Dumars was named as the chief strategy officer of the organization. He was soon traded along with Otis Thorpe to the Washington Wizards for Chris Webber in May 1998. From 1963 to 1966, the Royals contended strongly against Boston and the Philadelphia 76ers, but won no titles. They later jumped with three other NBL teams to the Basketball Association of America, forerunner of the NBA, in 1948. In 2008, the team introduced a new style of uniforms, with the names switching designations with a modernized "Kings" script on the road jersey in black text, and "Sacramento" on the home jersey still in white text. However, blue names and numbers at home, and white names and numbers on the road were written at the back of the uniform, with the unusual arrangement of the number above the name being used for the first time (normally, the player's name is shown above the back number). Though the Kings were surprisingly competitive, the Spurs eliminated them 42. Tisdale would go on to play for the Kings for five years. no favorites. The Sacramento Kings (36-25) play against the Oklahoma City Thunder (28-33) at Paycom Center Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free) NBA League Pass: The most live games plus NBA TV. Lionel Simmons or L-Train was drafted by the Kings in the 1990 NBA draft in the first round, 7th pick overall. refresh results with search filters . It is the only NBA championship in the franchise's history. These acquisitions coincided with the arrival of Peja Stojakovi from PAOK BC (Greece), who had been drafted in 1996. The striping patterns were also different between the two uniforms, with the script "Kings" wordmark on the sides of the road shorts, and basic side stripes on the home uniforms. The team netted a new superstar in point guard Nate Archibald, who led the league in scoring and assists in the 197273 season.[25]. A new coach is on the way. Their season included a seven-game losing streak that lasted from January 4 to 19. During the 196667 season, the Royals began playing some of their home games in neutral sites such as Cleveland (until the Cavaliers began play in 1970), Dayton and Columbus. 6 jersey to be retired throughout NBA", "NBA permanently retires Bill Russell's No. They posted a losing record (2021) at home for the first time since 199394. sacramento. [69] On May 9, 2016, the Kings hired former Memphis Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger as head coach. A year later, the BAA absorbed the remaining NBL teams to become the National Basketball Association (NBA). [102], As part of the switch to Nike as the NBA's uniform provider, the home and away uniform designations were abolished. They drew an average of 10,789 fans to Kemper Arena that season, the only time during their tenure in KC that average attendance was in five figures (the attendance at the peak was only two-thirds of Kemper's capacity). Still, they quickly garnered many fans outside of California, many of whom were drawn to the spectacular pairing of Williams and Webber. An ownership dispute in early 1963 scuttled the team's playoff chances when new owner Louis Jacobs booked a circus for Cincinnati Gardens for the week of the playoff series versus the champion Boston Celtics. Giles sat out the entire season due to a leg injury despite previous reports that he would make his rookie debut in January. They also selected point guard and former McDonald's All-American Ray McCallum, Jr. from the University of Detroit with the 36th pick. In the summer of 1968, Owner Louis Jacobs died and ownership went to his sons Jeremy and Max Jacobs. Roster Last transaction: February 23, 2023. Reggie Theus was fired in the middle of the 200809 season, giving way to Kenny Natt as the interim head coach. The bad kind ", Dyer, Mike. The crown also had the team name on it. The franchise began with the Rochester Seagrams (a semi-professional team) from Rochester, New York, that formed in 1923 and hosted a number of teams there over the next 20 years. It was also the last year that Michael Jackson (selected by the New York Knicks in the second round, 47th pick overall in the 1986 NBA draft but who played his entire career with the Kings) and Ed Pinckney (selected 10th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 1985 NBA draft and played for the Kings from 1987 to 1989) played for the Kings. All of the Kings retired numbers are hanging in the rafters of the Golden 1 Center. The uniforms remained blue on the road and white at home, again with red accents and the city/team name designation on the respective uniforms. The Cincinnati Royals had been looking at Omaha as a market as early as 1968, playing twelve "home games" in the Nebraska city from 1968 to 1971. 5 overall pick, dealt by Sacramento Kings to Houston Rockets", "Some businesses think big during the downturn", "Swimwear magnate invests in NBA's Kings", "Kings to stay in Sacramento as owners reject Seattle move", "Sacramento group, Maloof family reach deal for Kings", "NBA Board of Governors unanimously approves sale of Kings", "Kings sale closes escrow, final price is record $534 million", "Report: New Kings ownership to let GM Geoff Petrie go", "Keith Smart Relieved of Head Coaching Duties", "D'Alessandro begins 'dream job' as Kings GM", "Shaq Buys Less Than 5% of Sacramento Kings", "DeMarcus Cousins Named to 2015 NBA All-Star Team", "Kings Name Vlade Divac Vice President of Basketball and Franchise Operations", "Kings select Willie Cauley-Stein with No. The initial Rochester Royals logo featured a blue and white shield with the word "ROCHESTER" on the top, with a white banner with the word "ROYALS" on it. David, who had taken a similar position with the Miami Heat, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft and was sentenced to seven years in federal prison.[86]. The Kings' future appeared to rest on the shoulders of Kevin Martin, who was a lead candidate for 2007 NBA Most-Improved Player of the Year. [99] The Kings unveiled their new uniforms on June 15, 2016, featuring four designs. On January 30, 2015, DeMarcus Cousins was named to replace the injured Kobe Bryant as a Western Conference All-Star in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. The 201617 season brought several changes. The home uniforms use royal blue, while the road uniforms use powder blue. Nearly two weeks later, on December 8, they acquired Rudy Gay in a blockbuster seven-player deal that sent the struggling Patterson and Salmons to Toronto along with Chuck Hayes and off-season acquisition Greivis Vsquez. On July 10, NBA executive Chris Granger was hired as team president. The group fought off a rival bid that would have moved the team to Seattle after the NBA's Board of Governors rejected investor Chris Hansen's bid to relocate the team. This version would mark the last time the classic script "Kings" wordmark was used until 2005. Axelson stayed on after the Kings left Kansas City where, in their last game ever, fans wore Joe Axelson masks. But prayers were answered when they acquired Mitch Richmond, who previously played for the Golden State Warriors. The 200405 season marked change for the Kings, who lost three starters from the famed 2002 team. This move was complemented by the re-signing of Webber to a maximum-salary contract, securing their superstar long term. The Kings had some decent players throughout. Raising funds for Stokes' medical treatment, Twyman helped him until his death in April 1970. Who Owns The Sacramento Kings? Antoine Carr (acquired from the Atlanta Hawks) played for the Kings in the 199091 NBA season and then was traded to the San Antonio Spurs. The logo change also reflected on the uniforms, now featuring a script 'Royals' in front with red numbers. It is thanks to his intervention that the team remained in Sacramento, and he has been heavily involved in the day-to-day operations of the team. FILE - Washington NFL football team owner Dan Snyder listens to head coach Ron Rivera during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility, in Ashburn, Va., Jan. 2, 2020. Ultimately, the Kings finished the season in ninth place in the Western Conference posting a record of 3943; they again missed the playoffs. [75] The Kings finished the 201617 season with a 3250 record. Kings Crossing Ter, Ashburn, Virginia, 20147. The gray base was taken from exterior of the team's current home, Golden 1 Center.[109]. On September 23, 2013, Shaquille O'Neal purchased a minority share of the team, jokingly dubbing the team's new organization the "Shaqramento Kings".[60]. The black 'Global' uniforms substitute the crown for a standing lion crest on top, along with a solid gray side stripe on the right and the primary logo on the left leg. An injury kept Ellison on the sidelines for 48 of 82 games of his rookie year, after which he was traded to the Washington Bullets. The so-called 'City' uniforms are similar to the away uniforms, except that the abbreviation "SAC" in gray appears in front. The Kings' mid-1980s powder blue jerseys were first brought back in the 200405 season to celebrate the franchise's 20th season in Sacramento. The Kings drafted Jason Williams in the 1998 NBA draft, signed Vlade Divac, and traded for Chris Webber prior to the lockout-shortened season of 199899. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. Prior to the 201819 season, multiple analysts picked Sacramento to finish last in the Western Conference, calling their recent draft a "missed opportunity to build" and their lack of a veteran presence to offset their rookie lineup. The Royals won the NBA title in 1951 by defeating the New York Knicks 43. The early 1990s were difficult for the Kings. After settling in Kansas City for good in 1975, the Kings changed their road uniforms back to reading the city name in front. Before a crowd of 4,022, the Royals defeated the Baltimore Bullets 132114 in its final home game at Cincinnati Gardens the following night on March 24. They finished the season 3349 (their worst in 9 years) which landed them in fifth place in the Pacific Division. By December 30, the team held a 1916 record. In a controversial series,[34] the Kings lost in seven games, one game away from what would have been the first NBA Finals and a chance at the first professional sports championship in Sacramento history. Their final season in 198485 resulted in a 3151 (.378) record, as fans stayed away from Kemper Arena in droves, with average attendance of 6,410. account. In the playoffs, they won their first series in 20 years, defeating the Phoenix Suns three games to one, before being swept in the second round by the Lakers, who eventually won the NBA Championship. The best players were the returning Navy and Army players now being released from the war. Sacramento's 201718 'City' uniforms feature a white and powder blue base with red trim, echoing the road uniform colors the team wore from 1985 to 1990. It was the last season that Danny Ainge, Kenny Smith (who had an impressive showing in the 1990 NBA Slam Dunk Contest), Rodney McCray, Harold Pressley (selected by the Kings in the first round, 17th overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft), Vinny Del Negro, Greg Kite, and Ralph Sampson played for the Kings. Around this time, the team took the slogan "Here we rise!" 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