Sacramento Kings Tickets

Previously residing in Rochester, Cincinnati, and Kansas City, the Sacramento Kings moved to their current city in 1985. The team is notorious for some offensively gifted squads, including a team in the early 2000s that may have been the best in the league at the time. Before then, though, the Kings had some iconic players through out their time in Sacramento.

When the franchise was new to Sacramento, players like Reggie Theus and Larry Drew were key players with the draft pick of Ricky Berry in 1988-1989 showcasing all of his talent after a strong rookie year. But things really got going for the Kings at the turn of the century, where they put together an entertaining squad that nearly broke through for championships.

That team consisted of players like Chris Webber and Vlade Divac to play at the bigger positions on the floor, with dynamic guards like Mike Bibby and the sharp shooting Peja Stojakovic to spread the floor and make the Kings a terror on the offensive end of the floor. This team modeled closely some of the more modern squads that choose to spread the floor and shoot three point shots as a top priority.

This iteration of the Kings was the most successful version of the squad, as they won two straight division titles in 2002 and 2003. They competed for the Western Conference championship in 2002, where the Lakers just barely got the better of the Kings despite incredible performances throughout the series from the likes of Webber and Bibby.

Because of that series, and how heated things got toward the end of it, the Lakers could very well be considered the biggest rival of the Kings. Los Angeles' success during the most successful period in Kings history caused plenty of derision from Kings supporters. Given how good both teams were at their peaks, though, there was a definite respect between the players themselves in this rivalry.