"The owners of the Sacramento Kings have dropped plans to move the team to Anaheim and will stay at least one more season, giving California's state capital city one more chance to build a new arena.
"The mayor of Sacramento has told the NBA relocation committee that he will have a plan for a new arena within a year," co-owner Joe Maloof said Monday. "If not, the team will be relocated to another city."
"I think it's the fair thing to do," Maloof said. "We've always said we think Sacramento has the best NBA fans in the world. Their overwhelming show of support was incredible. But now they realize that we're giving them another opportunity and we're anxious to play basketball (ESPN)."
I guess the people in Sacramento can be a little excited about this, but I still don't see them staying. It seems almost certain this franchise will eventually move to Anaheim, and this is really just buying the owners a little more time to get the money behind it. I just don't see with all the economic problems in California that they are going to be able to go out and find the money for a new stadium. So, while they can rejoice for now, it won't last.
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