Re: 122 Franchises Ranked Bottom to Top:
106. Sacramento Kings
(a.k.a. Kansas City Kings, Kansas City-Omaha Kings, Cincinnati Royals, Rochester Royals)
Why?...The NBA’s longest championship drought is right here, the Kings won as the Rochester Royals in 1951 back when they played at bingo halls and YMCA’s.
The Good....The Kings did have a great run in the early 2000s, became enough of a rival that Shaq referred to them as “the Sacramento Queens”. Oscar Robertson averaged a triple-double in the 1962 season.
The Bad.....Have missed the playoffs in their last 11 seasons, have only advanced in the playoffs four times in the last 50 years (2001-2004)
The Ugly...they should have been in the NBA Finals in 2002, but lost to the Lakers in a game many thought was rigged. This franchise had made recent attempts to move to Anaheim and Seattle both blocked by NBA. A new area has quieted any talk about moving.
Where they play? Golden 1 Center. No announcement of Brown 2 Center in the back.
Owner: Vivek Ranadive, made his money in the Silicon Valley, bought a portion of the Golden State Warriors in 2010, then sold his shares before buying the majority of the Kings in 2013. Ranadive made the suggestion of keeping one defensive player back letting the other team play 5 on 4….hmmm.
Coach: Dave Joerger, the Kings decided to hire him two days after the Memphis Grizzlies fired him. When you’re a bad team you might as well recycle a coach.
Top Current Players: Willie Cauley-Stein, Vince Carter (he’s still in the league?) Zach Randolph (him too?!?)
Hall of Famers…several, Oscar Robertson is the one that stands out the most, Nate Archibald, Jerry Lucas, Mitch Richmond among others.