10 Facts About Cincinnati Kings

1. All of the Cincinnati Kings retired numbers are hanging in the rafters of the Golden 1 Center.

2. The Cincinnati Kings moved into their new arena, the Golden 1 Center.

3. On March 3, 2015, the Cincinnati Kings announced former Sacramento center Vlade Divac as the new vice president of basketball operations.

4. On June 24, 2010, the Cincinnati Kings selected DeMarcus Cousins with the 5th pick of the 2010 NBA draft.

5. The Cincinnati Kings lost key players over the off-season, with backup Ronnie Price leaving for the Utah Jazz, and Corliss Williamson retiring.

6. The Cincinnati Kings selected Spencer Hawes with the 10th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft.

7. The Cincinnati Kings missed the 2007 NBA Playoffs, the first time in eight seasons.

8. The Cincinnati Kings had the misfortune of entering this period competing with the Kansas City Comets for the winter sports dollar, when the Comets were led by marketers—the Leiweke brothers.

9. In 1975, the Cincinnati Kings ceased playing home games in Omaha and simply became the Kansas City Kings.

10. The Cincinnati Kings are the only team in the major professional North American sports leagues located in Sacramento.