Kings' Domantas Sabonis, De'Aaron Fox make history with All-NBA nods

De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis both made Third-Team All-NBA this year, the Kings' first All-NBA selections since DeMarcus Cousins in 2016. Before Cousins, Sacramento's last All-NBA selection was Peja Stojakovic's second-team appearance in 2004. Stojakovic finished fourth in the NBA vote, but unfortunately forwards Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan finished 1-2 in that vote.

It's fitting that Fox and Sabonis both made All-NBA, because they needed the each other to take them to the next level, as seen in this devastating sequence against the Warriors in the first round.

When did this franchise have two All-NBA players before? You have to go back two cities and one team name change, to when the franchise was still the Cincinnati Royals. Nate "Tiny" Archibald and Otis Birdsong were the only All-NBA players for the Kansas City Kings, and Archibald was a Boston Celtic when both players made All-NBA in 1981.

In 1968, the Royals were at the tail end of a playoff run based around local player. Oscar Robertson from Cincinnati and Jerry Lucas of Cincinnati were the two remaining stars, and despite the team's 39-43 record, both made the All-NBA First Team. Lucas averaged 19 rebounds per game and shot 52 percent from the field while Robertson averaged 29.2 points, 9.7 assists and six rebounds.

Those old Royals teams loaded up on players from Cincinnati, Ohio State, Miami of Ohio and Louisville, less than 100 miles away in Kentucky. This Sacramento team is focused on the University of Kentucky, where Fox and backcourt mate Malik Monk played together, and forward Trey Lyles also went. Sacramento also has two starting forwards who grew up in Iowa, Keegan Murray and Harrison Barnes.

Plus, this might not be the last time both players make All-NBA. Fox is only 25 years old, and Sabonis just turned 27. Barnes wants to come back next year, Murray was First-Team All-Rookie and 24-year-old Kevin Huerter made more than 40 percent of his threes, thanks in part to the passing and screening of Fox and Sabonis.

Maybe Fox and Sabonis won't repeat, or Murray will ascend to an All-NBA level. All we know is it likely won't be 55 more years before the Kings have multiple All-NBA players again.