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Top 5 all-time Sacramento Kings rebounding leaders
Aug 09 2026 22:49 · By Jerry Jiang, for NBA.com · 92 Reads
Sam Lacey leads the Sacramento Kings’ all-time rebounds list.
The Sacramento Kings are the oldest team in the NBA, with their history dating back to the 1920s, when the Rochester Seagrams were formed.
Since then, they’ve been renamed and relocated from the Rochester Pros, Rochester Royals, Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City-Omaha Kings, Kansas City Kings and now the Sacramento Kings.
They have claimed two championships: an NBL title in 1946 and an NBA trophy in 1951. The Kings have six division titles, with the most recent being in the 2023 season.
With that being said, check out the franchise’s leading rebounders throughout their long history, including some Hall of Famers.
1.
Sam Lacey
– 9,353 rebounds
Lacey was selected with the No. 5 pick in the 1970 NBA Draft, when the franchise was known as the Cincinnati Royals. He made an immediate impact by averaging a double-double over his first six seasons.
Lacey spent 12 years with the franchise, where he would average 10.5 rpg. On November 11, 1973 vs. the Seattle Supersonics, Lacey grabbed a career-high 26 rebounds. He would grab more than 20 rebounds at least 20 times throughout his tenure.
He made one All-Star appearance during the 1974-75 season.
2.
Jerry Lucas
– 8,876 rebounds
Before suiting up for the Cincinnati Royals, Lucas played in the 1960 Olympics for the USA. While Lucas was drafted in 1962, due to contract issues, he did not actually play until the 1963-64 season.
He spent seven seasons with the Royals, averaging 19.1 rpg. He would make six All-Star selections as a member of the Royals, with his best rebounding season in 1965-66, where he averaged 21.1 rpg.
Lucas would be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in the Class of 1980 as a player and again in 2010 as a member of the 1960 US Olympic Team.
3.
Oscar Robertson
– 6,380 rebounds
Robertson, better known as ‘The Big O,’ started his legendary NBA career with the Cincinnati Royals after being selected first overall in the 1960 NBA Draft. He won the Rookie of the Year award, averaging a near triple-double with 30.5 ppg, 10.1 rpg and 9.7 apg.
He’d make an All-Star team each season he was with the Royals (10) and would average 8.5 rpg throughout his time with the team. He also won the 1963-64 MVP award to cap off a season where he averaged 31.4 ppg, 9.9 rpg and 11.0 apg.
As a player, Robertson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980 and again in 2010 as a member of the 1960 US Olympic Team.
4.
Wayne Embry
– 6,257 rebounds
Embry was selected in the third round of the 1958 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks, but in August of that year he was traded to the Cincinnati Royals, where he would spend the first eight seasons of his career.
Embry developed into a five-time All-Star with the Royals, with his best rebounding season in 1961-62, when he’d average 13.0 rpg. He would post 10.4 rpg as a member of the Royals.
5.
Jack Twyman
– 5,424 rebounds
The Cincinnati Royals selected Twyman in the second round of the 1955 NBA Draft. He spent all 11 seasons with the Royals, where he averaged 6.6 rpg.
His best rebounding season came in 1958-59, when he posted 9.1 rpg. Twyman made six All-Star appearances during his career.
As a player, Twyman was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.