No. 1
DOUNOBALL Team History
Sacramento Kings
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
All NBA teams
1948
Archive begins
1
Championships
11
Retired jerseys
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
No. 2
Mitch Richmond
No. 4
Chris Webber
No. 6
Sixth man
No. 11
Bob Davies
No. 12
Maurice Stokes
No. 14
Oscar Robertson
No. 16
Peja Stojakovic
No. 21
Vlade Divac
No. 27
Jack Twyman
No. 44
Sam Lacey
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
No. 6
Bill Russell
Title history
Championship banners
Every NBA championship season in the franchise archive.
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Mitch Richmond
Franchise #1
12,070
REB
Rebounds
Sam Lacey
Franchise #1
8,440
AST
Assists
Sam Lacey
Franchise #1
3,446
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
Sam Lacey
Franchise #1
950
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
Sam Lacey
Franchise #1
1,098
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
Buddy Hield
Franchise #1
1,248
GP
Games played
Sam Lacey
Franchise #1
807
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
1948
Franchise origin
Rochester Royals founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 1948.
1948
Team identity
Rochester Royals era begins
Team identity era begins in 1948-49. Runs through 1956-57. Abbreviation: ROC.
1950
Championship
1950-51 champions
Rochester Royals won the 1950-51 championship. 4-3
1957
Name change
Cincinnati Royals era begins
Team identity era begins in 1957-58. Runs through 1971-72. Abbreviation: CIN.
1972
Name change
Kansas City-Omaha Kings era begins
Team identity era begins in 1972-73. Runs through 1974-75. Abbreviation: KCO.
1975
Name change
Kansas City Kings era begins
Team identity era begins in 1975-76. Runs through 1984-85. Abbreviation: KCK.
1985
Name change
Sacramento Kings era begins
Team identity era begins in 1985-86. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: SAC.