The owners of the Sacramento Kings, the Maloof family, have been talking to folks in Anaheim about moving the team there and a city council vote Tuesday nearly assures that the Maloofs will vamoose from Sacramento. Start buying your collectible memoribilia now, Kings fans.
The Sacramento Bee reports that the "Anaheim City Council approved a $75 million incentive plan Tuesday designed to lure the NBA team from Sacramento." The Bee notes that "Sacramento officials all but conceded the team is gone," though Mayor and former NBA player Kevin Johnson wants the team to be sure and pay back its $77 million debt to the city before splitting town.
"Walt Disney always said, if you can dream it, you can do it," Anaheim City Councilman Henry Sidhu said, according to the Bee.
So it's looking like Anaheim sports fans will have the 21-52 Kings in town to root for. The Kings haven't had a higher winning percentage than .463 in the past five seasons.
Source: Sacramento Bee
I don’t see how it makes sense for the Kings to relocate to Anaheim. Adding a third NBA team to the Los Angeles area would make it difficult for them to build a loyal fan base. A better move would be to Kansas City, where they could play in the three year-old Sprint Center. That arena is looking for an NBA or NHL tenant, so it seems like a good fit.
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