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Founded: 1949 · Metro Area: Sacramento · Western · Pacific · Arena: Golden 1 Center

Formerly based in Rochester, Cincy, KC.

All-Star selections: 78player-seasons across history

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The Heartbreak Index28.0 · #23

The Tortured · NBA, 1951

28.0
Heartbreak
#23
of 1,138 clubs
#7
in NBA
27.1
agony · 0.9 despair
The clocks
  • NBA since 195111.8
  • NBA final appearance since 19514.1
  • NBA deep run since 19512.1
Priced pangs
  • The Stolen Series · 2001 · 1.00 pangs
    2002 WCF Game 6 v the Lakers; the officiating wound that never healed
Heaviest wounds

playoff run died early, 2025 · playoff run died early, 2024 · playoff run died early, 2023 · playoff run died early, 2006

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Who controls the club

The entity that holds control today, one per franchise; co-controllers and minority holders are listed, never summed.

How this is measured

Exactly one control entity is recorded per franchise, so a portfolio can never count a club twice. Co-controllers and minority holders are shown as published and carry no weight in any total.

The chip names the evidence. Sourced: a primary source is linked (league, club, filing or tier-one outlet). Cross-checked: matched against the ownership-change sweep. Contested: disputed or mid-sale. Rows are reviewed weekly.

Stakes are as published, often only “majority”, and are not pro-rated. A record of control is not a claim about anyone’s intent or conduct.

Who controls the clubVivek Ranadive
Vivek Ranadiveindividual· Majority
Cross-checkedas of 11 Aug 2026

Minority holders: Paul E. Jacobs, Gary E. Jacobs, Hal Jacobs, Jeffrey A. Jacobs

Vivek Ranadive on the owners board →

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1
NBA titles
BAA and NBA
1
Finals Appearances
8 Conf. Finals
32
Playoff Appearances
Postseason 84-114
0.456
All-time Win%
78
Seasons
since 1949

Championships

ABA cups in slate (1968-76, rival league merged into NBA in 1976), BAA + NBA titles in gold.

1950-51

Finals Appearances

Solid chip = won the championship; outlined chip = lost the Finals.

1950-51

Conference Finals

Every season the franchise reached the conference finals (1971+ in NBA, applicable years in ABA).

1948-491950-51↑1951-521953-541962-631963-641980-812001-02

All-time record

Regular-season W-L2810-3359
Win pct0.456
Playoff record84-114
Championships1
Finals appearances1
Conference Finals appearances8
Division titles6
Total seasons78
.500 or better seasons26
Most recent championship1950-51
All-Star selections78

Arena history

Reverse-chronological. Naming-rights eras nested under each canonical building.

Golden 1 Center2017-present
Sacramento, CA
Sleep Train Arena2013-2016
Sacramento, CA

Power Balance Pavilion

2010-2012
Arco Arena II1989-2009
Sacramento, CAnow: Sleep Train Arena
Arco Arena I1986-1988
Sacramento, CA
Kemper Arena1979-1985
Kansas City, MOnow: Hy-Vee Arena

Kemper Arena/Omaha Civic Auditorium

1975-1978
now: Kemper Arena
KC Municipal Auditorium/Omaha Civic Auditorium1973-1974
Kansas City, MOnow: Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
Cincinnati Gardens1958-1972
Cincinnati, OH
Rochester War Memorial1956-1957
Rochester, NYnow: Blue Cross Arena
Edgarton Park Arena1949-1955
Rochester, NYnow: Edgerton Park Arena
Season-by-season
1949 to 2026 · 78 seasons · click to expand
2025-26
Sacramento Kings
Conf
Western
Division
Pacific
W-L
22-60
Win%
.268
PF/G
111.0
PA/G
121.0
Place
5th
2024-25Playoffs
Sacramento Kings
Conf
Western
Division
Pacific
W-L
40-42
Win%
.488
PF/G
115.7
PA/G
115.3
Place
4th
2023-24Playoffs
Sacramento Kings
Conf
Western
Division
Pacific
W-L
46-36
Win%
.561
PF/G
116.6
PA/G
114.8
Place
4th
2022-23Playoffs
Sacramento Kings
Conf
Western
Division
Pacific
W-L
48-34
Win%
.585
PF/G
120.7
PA/G
118.1
Place
1st
2021-22
Sacramento Kings
Conf
Western
Division
Pacific
W-L
30-52
Win%
.366
PF/G
110.3
PA/G
115.8
Place
5th
2020-21
Sacramento Kings
Conf
Western
Division
Pacific
W-L
31-41
Win%
.431
PF/G
113.7
PA/G
117.4
Place
5th
2019-20
Sacramento Kings
Conf
Western
Division
Pacific
W-L
31-41
Win%
.431
PF/G
110.1
PA/G
112.1
Place
4th
2018-19
Sacramento Kings
Conf
Western
Division
Pacific
W-L
39-43
Win%
.476
PF/G
114.2
PA/G
115.3
Place
3rd
2017-18
Sacramento Kings
Conf
Western
Division
Pacific
W-L
27-55
Win%
.329
PF/G
98.8
PA/G
105.8
Place
4th
2016-17
Sacramento Kings
Conf
Western
Division
Pacific
W-L
32-50
Win%
.390
PF/G
102.8
PA/G
106.7
Place
3rd
2015-16
Sacramento Kings
Conf
Western
Division
Pacific
W-L
33-49
Win%
.402
PF/G
106.6
PA/G
109.1
Place
3rd
2014-15
Sacramento Kings
Conf
Western
Division
Pacific
W-L
29-53
Win%
.354
PF/G
101.3
PA/G
105.0
Place
4th

Award winners

Headline player and coach honors held by franchise members. MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, and Clutch Player of the Year.

MVP · 1Most Valuable Player

  • 1963-64Oscar Robertson

ROY · 3Rookie of the Year

  • 2009-10Tyreke Evans
  • 1978-79Phil Ford
  • 1955-56Maurice Stokes

COY · 3Coach of the Year

  • 2022-23Mike Brown
  • 1978-79Cotton Fitzsimmons
  • 1974-75Phil Johnson

6MOY · 1Sixth Man of the Year

  • 2002-03Bobby Jackson

CPOY · 1Clutch Player of the Year

  • 2022-23De'Aaron Fox

All-NBA Selections

Every All-NBA 1st, 2nd, or 3rd team selection by a player wearing this franchise's jersey.

2023-24
3rdDomantas Sabonis
2022-23
3rdDe'Aaron Fox3rdDomantas Sabonis
2015-16
2ndDeMarcus Cousins
2014-15
2ndDeMarcus Cousins
2003-04
2ndPeja Stojakovic
2002-03
2ndChris Webber
2001-02
2ndChris Webber
2000-01
1stChris Webber
1999-00
3rdChris Webber
1998-99
2ndChris Webber
1997-98
3rdMitch Richmond
1996-97
2ndMitch Richmond
1995-96
3rdMitch Richmond
1994-95
2ndMitch Richmond
1993-94
2ndMitch Richmond
1980-81
2ndOtis Birdsong
1978-79
2ndPhil Ford
1975-76
1stNate Archibald
1974-75
1stNate Archibald
1972-73
1stNate Archibald
1971-72
2ndNate Archibald
1969-70
2ndOscar Robertson
1968-69
1stOscar Robertson
1967-68
1stJerry Lucas1stOscar Robertson
1966-67
1stOscar Robertson2ndJerry Lucas
1965-66
1stJerry Lucas1stOscar Robertson
1964-65
1stJerry Lucas1stOscar Robertson
1963-64
1stOscar Robertson2ndJerry Lucas
1962-63
1stOscar Robertson
1961-62
1stOscar Robertson2ndJack Twyman
1960-61
1stOscar Robertson
1959-60
2ndJack Twyman
1957-58
2ndMaurice Stokes
1956-57
2ndMaurice Stokes
1955-56
2ndMaurice Stokes
1953-54
2ndBob Wanzer
1952-53
2ndBob Davies2ndBob Wanzer
1951-52
1stBob Davies2ndBob Wanzer
1950-51
1stBob Davies
1949-50
1stBob Davies
1948-49
1stBob Davies2ndArnie Risen

Top games

The franchise's top 10 games ranked by Game Score: a composite of stakes, quality, and ELO-weighted matchup strength.

1
L106-112vs Los Angeles LakersOT2002-06-02 · Arco Arena II · Sacramento, California
2001-02 · Conf. Finals G7
2.408
Game Score
2
L102-106vs Los Angeles Lakers2002-05-31 · Staples Center · Los Angeles, California
2001-02 · Conf. Finals G6
2.043
Game Score
3
L89-92vs New York Knicks1951-04-15 · Edgarton Park Arena · Rochester, New York
1950-51 · NBA Finals G5
1.915
Game Score
4
W79-75vs New York Knicks1951-04-21 · Edgarton Park Arena · Rochester, New York
1950-51 · NBA Finals G7
1.869
Game Score
5
W135-132vs Boston Celtics1963-03-28 · Boston Garden · Boston, Massachusetts
1962-63 · Conf. Finals G1
1.744
Game Score
6
W115-109vs Dallas Mavericks2003-05-15 · Arco Arena II · Sacramento, California
2002-03 · Conf. Semifinals G6
1.734
Game Score
7
L137-141vs Dallas Mavericks2OT2003-05-10 · Arco Arena II · Sacramento, California
2002-03 · Conf. Semifinals G3
1.727
Game Score
8
W131-127vs Syracuse NationalsOT1963-03-26 · Onondaga County War Memorial · Syracuse, New York
1962-63 · Conf. Semifinals G5
1.682
Game Score
9
L73-80vs New York Knicks1951-04-18 · 69th Regiment Armory · New York, New York
1950-51 · NBA Finals G6
1.676
Game Score
10
L99-100vs Los Angeles Lakers2002-05-26 · Staples Center · Los Angeles, California
2001-02 · Conf. Finals G4
1.647
Game Score
11
W92-91vs Los Angeles Lakers2002-05-28 · Arco Arena II · Sacramento, California
2001-02 · Conf. Finals G5
1.634
Game Score
12
L80-83vs Minnesota Timberwolves2004-05-19 · Target Center · Minneapolis, Minnesota
2003-04 · Conf. Semifinals G7
1.632
Game Score

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