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Chris Webber Fails Miserably With All-Time Sacramento Kings Lineup
Sep 11, 2021; Springfield, MA, USA; Class of 2021 inductee, Chris Webber speaks during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement at MassMutual Center. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images David Butler II-Imagn Images
Perhaps NBA great Chris Webber was in a hurry. Or maybe he didn't too hard enough about his answers. Whatever the case, Webber failed in his list of an all-time starting lineup for the Sacramento Kings. He was asked the question during an interview with Sloane Knows. Webber, who starred for the Kings in the early 2000s, picked Nate "Tiny" Archibald, Peja Stojakovic, Vlade Divac, himself and split between Mike Bibby and Jason Williams. All of the players had great career with the Kings but there were two huge omissions. Webber forgot about Oscar Robertson, who played for the Kings when they were the Cincinnati Royals. Robertson is generally considered the founder of the triple-double. He was the first player to average the feat for an entire season. The other miss was Mitch Richmond, who played in Sacramento for most of 1990s. Richmond played on a bunch bad teams but was one of the league's top stars throughout his Kings tenure. Both Richmond and Robertson are enshrined in the Hall of Fame while Bibby and Wil

This article first appeared on Back in the Day NBA on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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