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The Best Sacramento Kings of All Time

Updated June 3, 2019 30.1k votes 4.4k voters 47.6k views88 items

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A list of the best Sacramento Kings of all time. The Sacramento Kings have moved cities more than any other team in NBA history. Joining the NBA in 1949 as the Rochester Royals, the team experienced success. The Royals won its only championship, defeating the New York Knicks in 1951. These early Rochester teams featured nine future Pro Basketball Hall of Famers like Arnie Risen, Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman. In 1957, the team left Rochester for Cincinnati.

In Cincinnati, Oscar Robertson established himself as one of the best players in basketball history. The team was a constant contender with Robertson averaging a triple double in some season and winning the MVP Award and was a nine-time All Star. But management broke up those great teams and the best players in team history ended up being traded away, as was Robertson.

After moving to Kansas City and changing its name to the Kings, the team moved to Sacramento in 1985. It took the Kings a while, but at the end of the 1990s, the Kings finally had its most prosperous period since its early days. Franchise icons like Chris Webber, Mike Bibby, Peja Stojakovic and Vlade Divac carried Sacramento as far as Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals in 2002. The Kings lost to the Lakers in that controversial series, but the players on that team remain some of the most beloved in Kings history.

This is a list of the best Sacramento Kings of all time. If you see someone who should be on this list and isn't, feel free to add him. Vote or rerank this list according to who you think should be considered the best player in Royals/Kings history.

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Dražen Petrović
Shooting guard
Age: Dec. at 29 (1964-1993)
Birthplace: Šibenik, Croatia
Teams: Portland Trail Blazers, Brooklyn Nets
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#4 of 232 The Best White Players in NBA History#8 of 161 The Best NBA Players With No Championship Rings
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Adrian Smith
Point guard
Age: 83
Birthplace: Farmington, Kentucky
Teams: Cincinnati Royals, San Francisco Warriors
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DeMarcus Cousins
Center
Age: 30
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Number: 15
Teams: Los Angeles Lakers
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#43 of 165 The Greatest NBA Centers of All Time#7 of 54 The Most Hated Active NBA Players
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Marvin Bagley III
Power forward
Number: 35
Teams: Sacramento Kings
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Vince Carter
Shooting guard, Small forward
Age: 43
Birthplace: Daytona Beach, Florida, United States of America
Number: 25
Teams: Atlanta Hawks
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#393 of 583 The Greatest Entertainers of All Time#3 of 51 The Greatest UNC Tar Heels Basketball Players of All Time
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Walt Williams
Shooting guard, Small forward
Age: 49
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Teams: Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors
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De'Aaron Fox
Point guard
Teams: Sacramento Kings
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#14 of 102 The Most Likable Players In The NBA Today#8 of 76 The Best Point Guards Currently in the NBA
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Pervis Ellison
Power forward, Center
Age: 52
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia
Teams: Washington Wizards, Sacramento Kings, Boston Celtics, Seattle Supersonics
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Scot Pollard
Power forward, Center
Age: 44
Birthplace: Murray, Utah
Teams: Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons
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Zach Randolph
Power forward, Center
Age: 39
Birthplace: Marion, Indiana, United States of America
Number: 50
Teams: Sacramento Kings
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#308 of 329 The Most Obnoxious Athletes#35 of 168 The Greatest Power Forwards in NBA History
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Ben McLemore
Shooting guard
Age: 27
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Number: 23
Teams: Houston Rockets
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#27 of 49 The Greatest Kansas Jayhawks Basketball Players of All Time#97 of 97 The Best Current NBA Dunkers
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Olden Polynice
Center
Age: 55
Birthplace: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Teams: Utah Jazz, Sacramento Kings, Seattle Supersonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons
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Rudy Gay
Small forward
Age: 33
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Number: 22
Teams: San Antonio Spurs
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#10 of 41 The Greatest UConn Basketball Players of All Time#83 of 135 The Best Small Forwards of All Time

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Tyreke Evans
Shooting guard, Small forward
Age: 30
Birthplace: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Number: 13
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#5 of 46 The Greatest Memphis Basketball Players of All Time#49 of 69 All NBA Rookie Of The Year Award Winners, Ranked
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Jimmer Fredette
Point guard
Age: 30
Birthplace: Glens Falls, New York
Number: 7
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#6 of 107 College & Professional Athletes Who Were Raised Mormon#163 of 175 The Greatest Shooting Guards in NBA History
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Hedo Türkoğlu
Small forward, Power forward
Age: 41
Birthplace: Gaziosmanpaşa, Turkey
Number: 15
Teams: Sacramento Kings, Orlando Magic
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#35 of 107 The Best Foreign NBA Players of All Time#32 of 151 The Best European NBA Players of All Time
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Marcus Thornton
Point guard, Shooting guard
Age: 32
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Number: 23
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Jason Thompson
Power forward, Center
Age: 33
Birthplace: Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey
Number: 34
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#15 of 33 Former NBA Players Currently Playing In China, Ranked#22 of 142 The Best NBA Players From New Jersey
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Bobby Jackson
Point guard
Age: 46
Birthplace: Salisbury, North Carolina
Teams: Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves
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Duane Causwell
Center
Age: 51
Birthplace: Queens Village, New York City, New York
Teams: Sacramento Kings, Miami Heat
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#79 of 347 The Best NBA Players from New York#21 of 57 The Greatest Temple Basketball Players of All Time
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Eddie Johnson
Small forward
Age: 60
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Teams: Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Kansas City Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings
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#48 of 66 The Best Charlotte Hornets Players of All Time, Ranked#110 of 120 The Fastest NBA Players of All Time
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Mike Bibby
Point guard
Age: 41
Birthplace: Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
Teams: Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings, Vancouver Grizzlies
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#11 of 86 The Best Second-Generation NBA Players Of All Time#57 of 150 The Greatest Point Guards in NBA History
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Rajon Rondo
Point guard
Age: 34
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
Number: 9
Teams: Los Angeles Lakers
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#88 of 256 The Top NBA Players Of All Time#22 of 133 The Best Boston Celtics of All Time

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Corliss Williamson
Small forward, Power forward
Age: 46
Birthplace: Russellville, Arkansas, United States of America
Teams: Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons
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Rodney McCray
Small forward
Age: 58
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York
Teams: Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls