The Basketball Hall of Fame is the highest individual achievement a player/coach/front office executive/etc can achieve. Given our less-than-rich history as a franchise, the Sacramento Kings don't have the longest list of alumni who are members of this illustrious club, but the number is still much higher than you think.
Sacramento Kings In The Hall Of Fame
As of right now, there are 19 former Kings (or Royals) players and three former coaches who are currently in the Hall of Fame. Here is a list of all those individuals.
Name | Player or Coach | Years With Kings |
|---|---|---|
Rick Adelman | Both | 1974-75; 1998-2006 |
Tiny Archibald | Player | 1970-76 |
Vince Carter | Player | 2017-18 |
Bob Cousy | Player | 1969-70 |
Bob Davies | Player | 1948-55 |
Vlade Divac | Both | 1998-04; 2014-20 |
Cotton Fitzsimmons | Coach | 1978-84 |
Clyde Lovellette | Player | 1957-58 |
Jerry Lucas | Player | 1963-70 |
Sarunas Marciulionis | Player | 1995-96 |
Mitch Richmond | Player | 1991-98 |
Arnie Risen | Player | 1948-55 |
Oscar Robertson | Player | 1960-70 |
Guy Rodgers | Player | 1967-68 |
Ralph Sampson | Player | 1989-91 |
Maurice Stokes | Player | 1955-58 |
Jack Twyman | Player | 1955-66 |
Bobby Wanzer | Player | 1948-57 |
Chris Webber | Player | 1998-05 |
Jo Jo White | Player | 1980-81 |
Astute readers may notice that there are only 20 names on this list, not 22. That's because Rick Adelman and Vlade Divac both played for and coached (in Divac's case, he was an executive) for our Kings.
Speaking of Divac, the chart says that he was both a player and a coach. That was just for the sake of simplicity. From 2014-20, Divac served as the vice president of basketball operations and then the general manager of the Kings.
Who Will The Next Names on This List Be?
You may have noticed that the names of the other two stars (Peja Stojakovic and Mike Bibby) from the Kings' most prosperous era are not on this list. Despite both of them being retired for quite some time now, neither has received an induction into the Hall of Fame. If I had to guess, Stojakovic has a better chance of getting in than Bibby.
On our current team, we have three real candidates: DeMar DeRozan, Domantas Sabonis, and De'Aaron Fox. Of those three, DeRozan is by far the most accomplished (six-time All-Star, three-time All-NBA selection, 36th all-time in points scored) of the bunch. However, if Sabonis and Fox can put together a nice run over the next half-decade or so, they could change those odds.
As for former Kings players who are currently in the NBA, the best bet would be Tyrese Haliburton. The Midwest Magic Johnson is still only 24, but he has all the makings of someone who has the potential to be one of the best offensive players of his generation (which will usually land you in the Hall of Fame).