The Sacramento Kings hold the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating franchise in the National Basketball Association, tracing their organizational roots all the way back to 1923. The franchise originally began its existence as the Rochester Seagrams, a semi-professional barnstorming team based in Rochester, New York, long before the establishment of the modern NBA. Over the decades, the team underwent numerous geographic relocations and name changes—transitioning through iterations like the Rochester Royals, Cincinnati Royals, and Kansas City-Omaha Kings before finally landing in California as the Sacramento Kings. Despite moving across multiple states and cities throughout its century-long history, the franchise maintains its lineage from those early semi-professional roots, making it the most historically enduring active organization in professional basketball today.