Kings of Sacramento

The Kings of Sacramento ( Sacramento Kings in English) are a frankness from Basket-ball of NBA based with Sacramento in the state of California.

History of the frankness

Rochester Royals (1945-1957)

The frankness is founded in 1945 with Rochester in the state of New York, under the name of Rochester Royals. It integrates the National Basketball League and gains title NBL in 1946, but the NBL is absorbed by the BAA which will become the National Basketball Association. It is precisely in Rochester that the frankness gained to date its only title NBA in 1951.

Cincinnati Royals (1957-1972)

In 1957 the team moves with Cincinnati, Ohio, with Oscar Robertson for frankness player, Royals of Cincinnati live one period ostentation, the frankness plays the playoffs, Roberton regularly will be even MVP in 1964, but no collective title. Finally in 1970 Robertson leaves the team but brilliant the Nate Archibald is drafté by Royals. This leader called " Tiny" (very small in English) full with good talents to the shootings, with the master keys but especially he excelled in penetrations. Despite everything the interest for the frankness is weak.

Kansas City-Omaha Kings (1972-1975), Kansas City Kings (1975-1985)

Once again the frankness changes air and settles with Kansas City in Missouri and changes name, they become Kings not to confuse them with the local team of baseball which bears already the name of Royals. Success is still not with go in spite of the performances of Archibald (in 1973 it was the best scorer and frontier runner of the league unequalled exploit). It is transferred to the Nets from New York in 1976. The frankness multiplies the rooms going even until Omaha, Nebraska, with beginning of the year 1970 before stabilizing in Kansas City. Only a championship of division in 1979 and one final of conference lost in 1981 marks this quite dull decade.

Sacramento Kings (1985 -)

Kings settles with Sacramento, California, in 1985 and the beginnings are not very encouraging, however as of its first year the frankness goes in playoffs in spite of a negative assessment then a long 10 year shortage without playoffs, allotting these failures has a lack of chance and a limited management, in spite of a fort supports many fans, the team is not left there.

The frankness is sold by their owner, John Thomas, with the family Maloof owner of casinos with Las Vegas, with the beginnings of the year 1990, or the team once again puts back on the shoulders of only one man the alstar Mitch Richmond with for reward a qualification for the playoffs in 1996. Maloof, the new owners inject more money in the frankness and change the direction of the team and engages Geoff Petrie like managing. That starts with more judicious choices at the time of the turns draft, as in 1996 with Peja Stojakovic or Jason Williams two years later. Recruitment is also much finer as with Vlade Divac and Chris Webber, the first being a sure value and the second a star in becoming. In a few years the team progresses and becomes candidate with the playoffs and it is under the orders of Rick Adelman that the frankness will become even a candidate with the final title. With Adelman Kings always took part in the playoffs.

With Adelman the team plays a basketball turned towards the attack and spectacular but the detriment of defense, often reproaches made Jason Williams for his losses of balls and its poor defense. Webber as for him had the annoying tendency to missed the important shots and matches, whereas he was the leader of Kings. But it is thanks to this play fun and offensive that the frankness sees that approval rating exploded, it is this same play which prevent them from going further in playoff, to play well is not enough it is necessary to gain titles.

To be able to exceed the first turn of the playoffs, it is necessary to reinforce defense, thus Kings exchanges Corliss Williamson against Doug Christie of the Toronto Raptors famous to be one of the best defenders of the NBA. The frankness passes the first turn of the playoffs for the first time since 1980. But does not resist Lakers with the following turn.

In 2001 the transfer of Jason Williams against Mike Bibby of Grizzlies makes run much ink. Bibby is seen like a less spectacular player but much more effective, moreover it is a true leader on the parquet floor, to that is added the prolongation of the contract of Chris Webber. This same season Kings finish with the best assessment of the league (61-21). The two first turn of playoffs occurs without tear but lose the final of conference vis-a-vis their rivals Lakers at the time of a series in seven matches regarded as one of more exciting NBA.

The following season Kings hold their row by gaining their division but a serious wound of Webber to the knee limits the frankness and are eliminated in semi-finals from conference vis-a-vis the Dallas Mavericks in seven matches. The following year at the same stage of the competition they are the Minnesota Timberwolves MVP Kevin Garnett which always eliminate them in seven matches.

The season 2005 is marked by the departures of players. Divac signs in Lakers, Christie is exchanged against Cuttino Mobley but especially the departure of the frankness player Chris Webber with the 76ers from Philadelphia in exchange of Corliss Williamson, Kenny Thomas and Brian Skinner. Left as of the first turn of the playoffs by the Supersonics Seattle (4-1). During the intersaison Bobby Jackson is in its turn exchanged against Bonzi Wells and the page is definitively turned when in January 2006 Peja Stojakovic is exchange to him also against very discussed Ron Artest.

A new era starts, with arrived of Artest the frankness is in the depths of the western conference, Artest as a true Messiah promises that they will play the playoffs. Indeed they play them but vis-a-vis a favorite, the San Antonio Spurs and make more than this to defend but are inclined logically in six matches. During the intersaison Bonzi Wells is the only one to leave, the team is reinforced by signing in particular John Salmons and some other players and for turned the page définitevement Rick Adelman is not taken back in these functions it is Eric Musselman which will replace it.

Unfortunately, the season of Kings is very disappointing, missing the playoffs for the first time in eight years. In addition to the vexations of Artest and Musselman with justice, addition one season missed by Bibby, which failed well to be transferred, only light, Kevin Martin which confirms a great potential, it misses by very little the title of MIP. The coach, Musselman is laid off, of the many departures are to be envisaged during the summer.

Kings-Lakers competition

The competition enter its two teams NBA which are besides in same division (Pacific Division), which implies four confrontations per season at least. This competition is recent, it starts in 2000. Northern opposition of California (Sacramento), south of California (Los Angeles) as well as the fact that Sacramento is the Californian capital and Los Angeles more the big city of the State.

On sporting level in the years the 2000 two franknesses fight for the first places of the league and some declarations, as that of Shaquille O'Neal which called Kings the " Sacramento Queens" (Queens of Sacramento in opposition to the kings, English kings). The coach, Phil Jackson, as for him called the " city; Cow Town" literally the " city of the vaches" these provocations the fans of Kings answered by concerts of bells cows at the time of the matches.

The competition reaches its paroxysm in 2002 at the time of the finale of western conference. At the time of match 4 Robert Horry puts one three point at the last second and gives the victory to Lakers and a polemic on the arbitration at the time of match 6, finally Lakers leave Kings in seven matches 4-3. Moreover the dispute between Doug Christie (Kings) and Rick Fox (Lakers) initially in match then in the slides resulting by matches suspensions.

Today the competition is dormant, indeed the departures on the two sides of major players like Shaq, Fox and Chris Webber and Christie, for that it should be added that Kings and Lakers do not play any more the first parts, Lakers having even missed the playoffs in 2005. The competition is less strong but confrontations are always awaited.

Prize list

Current manpower

Important players

withdrawn Shirts

Hall Famers

Famous players

External bonds

  • Official site
  • Logo since 1995
  • Logo of 1986 to 1994
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