{"id":826510,"date":"2014-10-04T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T14:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cowbellkingdom.com\/?p=32890"},"modified":"2014-10-04T07:00:42","modified_gmt":"2014-10-04T14:00:42","slug":"sacramento-kings-prepare-for-30th-anniversary-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/sacramento-kings-prepare-for-30th-anniversary-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento Kings prepare for 30th anniversary season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32897\" src=\"http:\/\/cowbellkingdom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Ben-Gumpert.jpg\" alt=\"Ben-Gumpert\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" \/> Ben Gumpert, Sacramento Kings Chief Marketing Officer<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">The Sacramento Kings opened the doors of Sleep Train Arena Friday morning to showcase the team\u2019s new playing surface. \u00a0Black baselines and sidelines are now purple, and the center court logo has a few tweaks. \u00a0It is bright, clean and visually stunning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">The Kings have big plans for their 30th season in the capital city and the court is just a small piece of what is to come. \u00a0Opening night will pay homage to the inaugural 1985 team, but plenty of other special guests will roll through Sacramento as part of the team\u2019s six \u201cLegends\u201d games this season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">\u201cWe want to use this as a time to really dedicate this to the fans and honor some of the many great memories across these 30 seasons with Sacramento and Kings basketball,\u201d Kings Chief Marketing Officer Ben Gumpert told Cowbell Kingdom. \u00a0\u201cOn opening night, they are going to see some people who literally haven\u2019t been in Sacramento for many years. \u00a0Many people that were part of the team back in 1985.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">While we don\u2019t have a roster of players for opening night just yet, we do know that Peja Stojakovic will have his number retired on Dec. 16. \u00a0We also have confirmation that Vlade Divac, Doug Christie, Bobby Jackson, Mitch Richmond and fan favorite Jason Williams will also join in the festivities sometime during the 2014-15 season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">This is all part of the \u201cSacramento Proud\u201d \u00a0campaign that will run throughout the season and beyond.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">\u201cSacramento Proud not just represents this franchise, but it represents to the fans and the people of Sacramento something about their connection between each other,\u201d Gumpert said. \u00a0\u201cFor 30 years, a very deep-seated, strong relationship has developed between the team and its fans. \u00a0And the fans have earned every bit of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">The new team slogan is painted on the floor directly in front of where the television crew of Grant Napear and Jerry Reynolds sit during the regular season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">While we have been covering the basketball operations side of the organization all summer long, the business side of the franchise has made incredible strides. \u00a0Less than a year and a half ago, the Sacramento Kings franchise was circling the drain and headed for a possible relocation to Seattle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Gumpert, a Sacramento native, returned home to join forces with new ownership and management after a stint with the NBA\u2019s TMBO (Team Marketing and Business Operations) marketing team, where he trained under now Kings President and COO Chris Granger .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">The Stanford grad has a lot on his plate, including a role in the team\u2019s new television deal signed with Comcast earlier this summer, and of course, the new arena being erected in downtown Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Gumpert is one of many new executives brought in by the franchise, as it attempts to revitalize a once proud brand. \u00a0The influx of fresh blood in the front office is part of a larger plan by Vivek Ranadive and his ownership group.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">\u201cThe fans deserve the investment of the ownership and really, our team and all of our resources,\u201d Gumpert said. \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s not about cutting any corners anywhere. \u00a0That\u2019s not what this is about. \u00a0This is about building the best organization that we can and someday the economics will work out for themselves if we continue to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">The work isn\u2019t done yet. \u00a0For a franchise that completely sold out 19 seasons out of 30 in Sacramento, a new foundation is being put in place. \u00a0Fans returned a season ago like they hadn\u2019t in half a decade, but there is still more work to do before the new arena opens in October 2016.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">\u201cAs much progress has been made, and we love the continued feedback from the fans, we\u2019re going to continue to work harder, as we know there\u2019s a lot more to do,\u201d Gumpert said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">The Sacramento Proud campaign is just one of many ways in which the franchise is attempting to reconnect with a very loyal fanbase. \u00a0The team has huge goals both on and off the court, and they don\u2019t just stop with a shiny new home in the heart of Sacramento\u2019s urban core.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">\u201cThey\u2019ve certainly made a ton of investment,\u201d Gumpert said of the ownership group. \u00a0\u201cIt started with their purchase of the team and it\u2019s certainly gone from there. \u00a0The team didn\u2019t represent all of the investment that they were going to pour in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">To date, ownership has clearly put its money where its mouth is. \u00a0Not only has the 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