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• The Sacramento Kings play in the Pacific Division of the NBA's Western Conference. In the history of the franchise, they have won three championships. Two came as members of the National Basketball League and the most recent, in 1951 in the NBA.

  On April 23, 2009, the Kings fired interim head coach Kenny Natt and four assistant coaches. Natt took over after Reggie Theus was fired in December of 2008CBSSports.com: Kings Part with Interim Coach Natt, Four Assistants

• Fast Facts

  1. Owners: The Maloof Family
  2. Founded in 1945
  3. 1985: Moved to Sacramento

• Early History

  The franchise was originally founded in 1945, as the Rochester Royals, part of the National Basketball League (NBL). They played one season in the Basketball Association of America, before joining the NBA in 1949. They won their first and only NBA Championship in 1951, then the team was moved to Cincinnati in 1957. 15 seasons later they moved to Kansas City and were renamed the Kings. The franchise made their most recent move in 1985, settling in Sacramento, California.

• Team Highlights

  • 1945: Founded as the Rochester Royals
  • 1946: NBL Champions
  • 1947: NBL Champions
  • 1951: Won the NBA Champions
  • 1957: Moved to Cincinnati (Royals)
  • 1972: Moved to Kansas City (Kings)
  • 1985: Moved to Sacramento (Kings)
  • 2002: Pacific Division Title
  • 2003: Pacific Division Title

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