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Kevin Martin rounds out the Top 10 of the Greatest Sacramento Kings of All Time as chosen by you, the Sactown Royalty readers. In case you hadn't noticed, TZ was kind enough to put up a much asked for widget on the left sidebar of the frontpage that tracks the list as it is compiled, so everyone has a handy reference.
When voting feel free to use any criteria you wish in your evaluation, but only take into account a player's career as a Sacramento King. If a player you want to vote for isn't on the poll, feel free to mention him in the comments to be added.
Today's contestants: Lionel Simmons, Brad Miller, Metta World Peace*, LaSalle Thompson, Spud Webb, Jason Williams, Otis Thorpe and Corliss Williamson. After the jump, a statistical breakdown of their time in a Kings uniform.
*As of today, the player formerly known as Ron Artest has legally changed his name to Metta World Peace. In keeping with the times, I've updated our poll to reflect this. He's also changing his jersey number to #70, because, and I quote verbatim, "... it’s like something to do with the universe". Never change, Metta-Metta.
Lionel Simmons (1991-1997):
12.8 PPG, .433 FG%, 6.2 RPG, 3.3 APG, 1.1 STL, .8 BLK
4th All-Time in Offensive Rebounds (798)
T-5th All-Time Games Played (454)
5th All-Time in Defensive Rebounds (2,035), Total Rebounds (2,833), Blocks (361)
6th All-Time Minutes Played (13,472), Field Goals Made (2,242), Free Throws Made (1,306), Steals (514), Points (5,833)
1990-91 All-Rookie First Team
Brad Miller (2004-2009):
13.3 PPG, .489 FG%, 8.6 RPG, 4.0 APG, .9 STL, .9 BLK
2nd All-Time in Defensive Rebounds (2,524)
3rd All-Time in Total Rebounds (3,305)
5th All-Time in Offensive Rebounds (781)
6th All-Time in Blocks (353)
1 All-Star Selection
Metta World Peace (2006-2008):
18.9 PPG, .431 FG%, .349 3P%, 5.9 RPG, 3.6 AST, 2.2 STL
LaSalle Thompson (1986-1989):
11.4 PPG, .487 FG%, 8.3 RPG, 1.5 APG, .9 STL, 1.3 BLK
4th All-Time in Blocks (353)
Spud Webb (1992-1995):
13.7 PPG, .445 FG%, 6.7 APG, 2.7 RPG, 1.3 STL
3rd All-Time in Assists (2,024)
Jason Williams (1999-2001):
11.3 PPG, .384 FG%, 6.3 APG, 2.7 RPG, 1.5 STL
1998-99 All-Rookie 1st Team
Otis Thorpe (1986-1988, 1998):
15.9 PPG, .529 FG%, 8.4 RPG, 2.3 APG
Corliss Williamson (1996-2000, 2005-2007):
10.8 PPG, .498 FG%, 3.8 RPG, 1.3 APG
4th All-Time in Games Played (466)