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• Timeline: Sacramento Kings, 1985-2013
• Interactive timeline: Arco Arena
• Kings Blog: Compilation: Reaction to the potential sale of the Kings to Seattle
• Live chat replay: Marcos Breton assesses possible Kings move
• POLL AND MORE
  RECENT NBA SALES
  
  2012: New Orleans Hornets, $338 million
  2012: Memphis Grizzlies, $377 million
  2011: Detroit Pistons, $325 million
  2011: Philadelphia 76ers, $280 million
  2010: Golden State Warriors, $450 million
  2010: Charlotte Bobcats, $204 million
  2010: New Jersey Nets, $200 million
  – Bee researcher Pete Basofin
  
  ROLLER COASTER
  
  May 3, 2011
  "At the end of the day, we felt we should go back and give it one more try (in Sacramento)."
  – George Maloof, announcing the Kings were not moving to Anaheim.
  
  May 31, 2011
  "It's time for everyone to get on board. It's time, after a decade of talk and of work, to finally get this done for the future of our great region."
  – Sen. Darrell Steinberg, co-chair of a commission charged with devising a financing plan for a new Sacramento arena.
  
  Feb. 21, 2012
  "There's a belief that Sacramento will either save its team or that team will move. That puts it front and center."
  – Brian Robinson, president of Arena Solution, a group working to get an arena built in Seattle.
  
  Feb. 22, 2012
  "We're really close to pulling this off. We're closer than we've ever been before."
  – Mayor Kevin Johnson, announcing that a plan to finance a new Sacramento arena was within reach.
  
  Feb. 27, 2012
  "I think it is a fair deal. We gave a lot. Everybody had to give. Sometimes you have to take chances, and we think this is worth taking."
  – George Maloof, reacting to an agreement between the Kings and Sacramento on a financing plan for a $387 million arena.
  
  March 6, 2012
  "This is much more than a vote for an arena or for keeping the Sacramento Kings in our city. It's also a vote about your vision and hopes for our city and our region."
  – Sacramento City Manager John Shirey, describing the City Council's 7-2 approval of the arena financing plan.
  
  April 13, 2012
  "I wish I had better news. (The Maloofs) are now saying they don't want to do the deal, which essentially means they don't want to be in Sacramento."
  – Mayor Kevin Johnson, commenting on news the Maloofs had pulled out of the arena deal.
  
  Aug. 23, 2012
  "The franchise is not going to discuss which cities have approached the organization and are not going to comment on every rumor."
  – Kings officials, responding to reports the team was in secret talks with Comcast-Spectacor about a move to Virginia Beach.
  
  Jan. 8, 2013
  "I reach out to the Maloofs on a regular basis. The dialogue is open. We're here, we have an arena deal downtown that is ready to be signed if they want to do it."
  – Kevin Johnson, reacting to news that Virginia Beach officials had halted their bid for the Kings.
  
  Jan. 9, 2013
  "I want the community to know that we're going to fight like crazy to get to where we need to be."
  – Kevin Johnson, reacting to reports of a potential sale of the Kings to a Seattle group.
  
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