Mitch Richmond's Scoring Feats
The oldest team in the NBA, with a history stretching back to 1923.
The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The Kings are the oldest team in the NBA, and the first team in the major professional North American sports leagues located in Sacramento. The team plays its home games at Golden 1 Center.
Quick Facts
- Jersey number
- 2 (1991-1998), then 50 (1998-99 onward)
- Single game high
- 47 points
Lore & Background
The franchise began with the Rochester Seagrams (a semi-professional team) from Rochester, New York, that formed in 1923 and hosted a number of teams there over the next 20 years. They joined the National Basketball League in 1945 as the renamed Rochester Royals, winning that league's championship in their first season, 1945–46. In 1948 they jumped with three other NBL teams to the Basketball Association of America, that later merged with the NBL to form the NBA. As the Royals, the team was often successful on the court, winning the NBA championship in 1951. The team, however, found it increasingly difficult to turn a profit in the comparatively small market of Rochester and relocated to Cincinnati in , becoming the Cincinnati Royals. Before the 1972–73 season, the team relocated again, this time to Kansas City, Missouri, and renamed the Kansas City–Omaha Kings because it initially split its home games between Kansas City and Omaha, Nebraska; the nickname was changed to avoid confusion with the baseball team dubbed the Kansas City Royals. After three seasons, the team truncated to Kansas City Kings, but continued to play several home games per season in Omaha, through March 1978. The franchise again failed to find success in its market and moved after the 1984–85 season to Sacramento. Their best seasons to date in the city were in the early 2000s, including a very successful 2001–02 season when they had the best record in the NBA at 61–21 (a winning percentage of ). Between 2006 and 2022, the Kings had 16 consecutive losing seasons, the most in NBA history. The Kings also had the longest active postseason drought in the four major North American sports, which started in 2006 and lasted until 2023. Thanks to these periods of futility and their historic age, the franchise has the most losses in NBA history.
Reader's Guide
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Frequently Asked Questions
When did Mitch Richmond play for the Sacramento Kings?
Richmond joined the franchise in 1991 and played until 1998, marking his entire tenure with the team during their rise to contention.
What is Mitch Richmond's highest single-game scoring performance with Sacramento?
He recorded a career-high of 60 points against the Denver Nuggets in 1994 while wearing jersey number 23.
How did Mitch Richmond arrive in Sacramento after being drafted by Golden State?
Although selected as the first overall pick, he was traded from the Warriors to Sacramento in exchange for Vlade Divac.
Why is Mitch Richmond considered a scoring icon for the Kings?
His clutch performance and offensive dominance transformed the franchise from an expansion team into a legitimate Western Conference contender.
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