Sacramento Kings
1991–1998: The Mitch Richmond era
#### 1991–1998: The Mitch Richmond era

The early 1990s were difficult for the Kings. Sacramento was known for having strong fan support, and while they won over 60 percent of their home games, the team struggled on the road, going 1–40 on the road in a single season. But prayers were answered when they acquired [Mitch Richmond](/wiki/Mitch_Richmond "Mitch Richmond"), who previously played for the [Golden State Warriors](/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors "Golden State Warriors"). The former [NBA Rookie of the Year](/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year "NBA Rookie of the Year") was selected as an All\-Star six times while making the All\-NBA Second Team three times. [Garry St. Jean](/wiki/Garry_St._Jean "Garry St. Jean") was chosen as new coach in 1992 and coached the team all the way through 1997, where he was replaced by Eddie Jordan.

During the 1990s, Sacramento had other stars like [Spud Webb](/wiki/Spud_Webb "Spud Webb"), [Kurt Rambis](/wiki/Kurt_Rambis "Kurt Rambis"), [Wayman Tisdale](/wiki/Wayman_Tisdale "Wayman Tisdale"), [Walt Williams](/wiki/Walt_Williams "Walt Williams"), [Olden Polynice](/wiki/Olden_Polynice "Olden Polynice") and [Brian Grant](/wiki/Brian_Grant "Brian Grant"), but they only lasted with the team for a few years. After the [1992–93 season](/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season "1992–93 NBA season"), Rambis was traded to the [Los Angeles Lakers](/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers "Los Angeles Lakers"). After the [1993–94 season](/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NBA_season "1993–94 NBA season"), Tisdale was traded to the [Phoenix Suns](/wiki/Phoenix_Suns "Phoenix Suns"). After the [1994–95 season](/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season "1994–95 NBA season"), Webb was traded to the [Atlanta Hawks](/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks "Atlanta Hawks") for [Tyrone Corbin](/wiki/Tyrone_Corbin "Tyrone Corbin"). Midway through the [1995–96 season](/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season "1995–96 NBA season"), Williams was traded to the [Miami Heat](/wiki/Miami_Heat "Miami Heat") for [Billy Owens](/wiki/Billy_Owens "Billy Owens") (who was drafted by the Kings in 1991, and traded to Golden State for Richmond). After the [1996–97 season](/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season "1996–97 NBA season"), Grant became a free agent and signed with the [Portland Trail Blazers](/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers "Portland Trail Blazers").

One accomplishment the team achieved under St. Jean during their tenures was a playoff appearance in 1996\. The series was lost 3–1 to the [Seattle SuperSonics](/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics "Seattle SuperSonics") who, led by [Gary Payton](/wiki/Gary_Payton "Gary Payton") and [Shawn Kemp](/wiki/Shawn_Kemp "Shawn Kemp"), finished as that year's conference champions. They did not make a playoff appearance again while Richmond was still on the Kings. He was soon traded along with [Otis Thorpe](/wiki/Otis_Thorpe "Otis Thorpe") to the [Washington Wizards](/wiki/Washington_Wizards "Washington Wizards") for [Chris Webber](/wiki/Chris_Webber "Chris Webber") in May 1998\. Although Richmond was lost, this trade proved to be one of the keys to finally achieving playoff success after so many seasons of mediocrity.


How many times was Mitch Richmond selected as an All-Star?