| 1 NBA championship season: 1950-51 |
| Last NBA championship: 1950-51, 70 seasons ago |
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| Rochester Royals became Cincinnati Royals in 1957-58 |
| Cincinnati Royals became KC-Omaha Kings in 1972-73 |
| KC-Omaha Kings became Kansas City Kings in 1975-76 |
| Kansas City Kings became Sacramento Kings in 1985-86 |
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| Best finish (by location): |
| Rochester beat New York in NBA Finals in 1950-51 season |
| Cincinnati lost to Boston in Eastern Division Finals in 1962-63 season |
| Cincinnati lost to Boston in Eastern Division Finals in 1963-64 season |
| KC-Omaha lost to Chicago in Western Conference Semifinals in 1974-75 season |
| Kansas City lost to Houston in Western Conference Finals in 1980-81 season |
| Sacramento lost to LA Lakers in Western Conference Finals in 2001-02 season |
