Sacramento Kings: Top five forgotten Kings players

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2. Danny Ainge

When fans think of Danny Ainge, they think of the general manager and former player for the Boston Celtics, but most fans do not recall that he was played for the Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns.

Ainge was drafted by the Celtics with the 31st pick in the 1981 NBA Draft. He played the majority of his career with the Celtics and was a teammate of the legend Larry Bird where he won two NBA titles and averaged 11.3 points and 4.4 assists across eight seasons in Boston.

After spending eight seasons with the Celtics, he was traded to Sacramento where he averaged 18.5 points and 6.2 assists per game on 37.8 percent 3-point shooting, the former two of which were career-high marks.

He was later traded to the Blazers and ended his career with the Suns with another NBA legend and current TNT anchor in Charles Barkley and former Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson.

Before becoming a general manager for the Celtics, he served as a head coach with the Suns from 19961999. In 2003, he was hired for the executive role for the Celtics and where he currently holds a position to this day.