Setting up shop on the West Coast, the Kings qualified for the postseason every year from 1998 right through an early first-round exit in the 2006 NBA playoffs. The final move to Sacramento took place ahead of the 1985/1986 NBA regular season. The team’s next stop was the Kansas City market where it was first known as the Kings. Despite playing for the Royals for 10 seasons, the team never advanced past the divisional semifinals in the East. The star attraction during a good part of that stay was NBA legend Oscar Robertson. This tenure lasted through the 1971/1972 season. The move into the Midwest was in 1957 as the Cincinnati Royals. They won their only league championship as the Rochester Royals in 1951. The Kings’ NBA roots as one of 11 original franchises are in the Northeast and Midwest. Wagering on the Kings during the NBA season also attracts bettors in states with legal sports betting. As one of four NBA franchises in California, the Sacramento Kings do have a rather large West Coast following.
