Editor’s Note: While we wait for the return of NBA basketball, we’ll be taking a look back at Kings history through the Cincinnati Royals and Kansas City days to identify the best players for each letter of the alphabet. We hope you enjoy KANGZ, A-Z.
The 1981-82 season was one of drastic change for the Kansas City Kings. In the summer of 1981, the Kings traded Otis Birdsong, their leading scorer from the season before, to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Cliff Robinson, a 21-year-old forward with star potential.