PLAYERS J-L -- work in progress

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D -- Last Name J-L
Bobby Jackson
Darnell Jackson
Jim Jackson -- DONE (Bricklayer)
Michael Jackson -- DONE (Bricklayer)
Henry James
Jerome James
Les Jepsen
Eugene Jeter
Anthony Johnson -- DONE (Bricklayer)
Eddie Johnson
James Johnson
Dahntay Jones
Damon Jones
Rich Kelley -- DONE (Bricklayer)
Stan Kimbrough
Greg Kite
Joe Kleine
Carl Landry
Eric Leckner -- DONE (Bricklayer)
Doug Lee -- DONE (Bricklayer)
Jim Les
Brad Lohaus
Art Long

 

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Jim Jackson
Born: October 14, 1970
Number:22
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 220
Position: SG/SF
Yrs w/Kings: 2002-03 (1 year)
How Acquired: Free agent Nov. 2002
How Departed: Free agency 2003

Extremely talented shooting guard who had every tool in the toolbox except the ability to get along, Jackson was big, physical, could shoot, handle, pass, post, defend and do anything else he was called upon to do. And yet he turned his All Star talent into a journeyman career, operating as a gun for hire, wearing out his welcome, and moving on to the next stop. He was still unsigned after the 2002-03 season started, and the Kings picked him up in late November. A tough physical defensive minded veteran by that point, he eventually outcompeted Hedo Turkoglu for the backup SF position, and was an integral part of the best defensive team in Sacramento history. After the season ended with Chris Webber's devastating knee injury, the franchise began to retrench financially, and Jackson signed away with Houston.

College and Pre Kings Career
Jackson was a highly decorated collegian, becoming a 2x time consensus First Team All American as a junior and senior and teaming with fellow future King Lawrence Funderburke to lead Ohio State to national prominence.

After being taken with the 4th overall pick in the 1992 Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, Jackson seemed destined for major stardom, and in his third season averaged 25.7pts teaming with fellow young guns Jamal Mashburn and Jason Kidd, as the Mavs appeared to be on the rise. But the trio had a ridiculous immature falling out, reportedly fighting over a woman (rumored to be singer Toni Braxton), and the entire team collapsed, as did Jackson's rise to stardom. He began to bounce from team to team, normally putting up strong if not star numbers, but almost inevitably finding something to be unhappy with, whether it be shots, losing, minutes etc. After gaining a reputation as a difficult player, for the remainder of his career Jackson was reduced to signing short 1 or 2 year deals with teams, often after the season had already begun, and almost inevitably not being asked to return. Eventually that pattern repeated itself with the Kings.

Post Kings Career
Jackson would continue his odyssey after leaving the Kings, albeit as injuries took their toll now being used as a tough if undersized small forward more often than a shooting guard. He would sign with Houston and play for them for a year and half, Phoenix for a year, and the Lakers for half a season, before his career was finally over at age 35. He would play in 885 regular season games for 12 different NBA teams, tying an NBA record.

Statistics With the Kings
2002-03: 63gms 0GS 20.8min 7.7pts (.442 .451 .855) 4.2reb 1.9ast 0.5stl 0.1blk 1.3TO 2.1FL
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TOTALS: 63gms 0GS 20.8min 7.7pts (.442 .451 .855) 4.2reb 1.9ast 0.5stl 0.1blk 1.3TO 2.1FL


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jackson_(basketball)
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jacksji01.html

 

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Michael Jackson
Born: July 13, 1964
Number:2
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 183
Position: PG
Yrs w/Kings: 1987-90 (3 years)
How Acquired: Free agent Oct. 1987
How Departed: waived July 1990

A mediocre end of the bench roleplaying PG out of Georgetown who was far from a thriller of a prospect, Jackson had learned his place well in Georgetown's big man centric system, he would set teammates up, then get out of the way and rarely try to score (which was good, because offensively he was bad). Finally, after somehow hanging around for 3 seasons and never even matching the 2.7 points he scored as a rookie, the Kings decided that he was not the one and told him to just beat it, waiving him after the 1989-90 season.

College and Pre Kings Career
Jackson was a 4 year starter at Georgetown, where he specialized in setting up that school's great big men and clearing out, never averaging more than 11.6pts in a season. He was taken by the Knicks in the 2nd round (#47 overall) of the 1986 Draft, but waived before training camp was over. It would be another year before the Kings brought him into camp and he finally saw his first NBA action.

Post NBA Career
Jackson never played in the NBA again after the Kings waived him, but for obvious reasons uncovering what he has been doing these past 25 years Is next to impossible.

Statistics With the Kings
1987-88: 58gms 0GS 13.1min 2.7pts (.374 .240 .719) 1.0reb 3.1ast 0.3stl 0.1blk 1.0TO 1.4FL
1988-89: 14gms 0GS 5.0min 1.5pts (.375 .333 .500) 0.3reb 0.8ast 0.2stl 0.0blk 0.3TO 0.9FL
1989-90: 17gms 0GS 3.4min 0.6pts (.273 .500 .500) 0.4reb 0.5ast 0.3stl 0.0blk 0.2TO 0.2FL
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TOTALS: 89gms 0GS 10.0min 2.1pts (.369 .273 .675) 0.8reb 2.2ast 0.3stl 0.1blk 0.7TO 1.1FL


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_(basketball)
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jacksmi02.html

 

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Anthony Johnson
Born: October 2, 1974
Number:10 & 5
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190
Position: PG
Yrs w/Kings: 1997-98 (1 year) & 2007-08 (1 year)
How Acquired: 2nd round (#39 overall) 1997 Draft & Traded (ATL/SAC) with Tyrone Lue, Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright and a 2nd rnd pick (became Sean Singletary) for Mike Bibby
How Departed: free agency 1999 & free agency 2008

Thick necked career backup who was forced into a starting role by a collapsing 1997-98 Kings squad that had no other answers. Years later, after a decade in the league as a journeyman reserve who provided defense and a steady hand, but very modest talent, Johnson would again pass through Sacramento for half a season after being involved in the trade which sent Mike Bibby to Atlanta.

College
Johnson even put up modest numbers at little College of Charleston, topping out at 13.9pts 7.2ast as a senior. It was enough to draw the attention of the Kings though as they headed toward a rebuild that would eventually produce the golden era Adelman/Webber teams, making Johnson the first player ever drafted by the NBA to come out of College of Charleston.

Post Kings Career
After his rookie season, Johnson signed with the Hawks and began his journeyman career, playing for Atlanta, Orlando, Cleveland, New Jersey, Indiana and Dallas before making his way back to the Kings. His two best seasons came with Indiana in 2004-05 and 2005-06 as a platoon starter in the aftermath of the "Malice in the Palace" brawl sparked by future King Ron Artest/Metta World Peace/Panda Friend.

After his second Kings stint Johnson signed back with Orlando, with whom he had played in 1999-00, and finished out the final 2 years of his 12 year career with the Magic.

Post NBA Career
Johnson was widely considered the frontrunner to become head coach of the College of Charleston's basketball team following a coaching search in the summer of 2014, but withdrew his name from consideration for personal reasons.

Statistics With the Kings
1997-98: 77gms 62GS 29.4min 7.5pts (.371 .328 .727) 2.2reb 4.3ast 0.8stl 0.1blk 1.6TO 2.4FL
2007-08: 27gms 11GS 15.2min 3.9pts (.455 .500 .818) 1.4reb 2.2ast 0.4stl 0.0blk 1.3TO 1.0FL
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TOTALS: 104gms 73GS 25.7min 6.5pts (.382 .361 .736) 2.0reb 3.7ast 0.7stl 0.1blk 1.5TO 2.1FL


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Johnson_(basketball)
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsan02.html
http://www.postandcourier.com/artic...ames-from-college-of-charleston-consideration

 

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Rich Kelley
Born: March 23, 1953
Number:50
Height: 7'0"
Weight: 235
Position: C
Yrs w/Kings: 1985-86 (1 year)
How Acquired: Free agent Sept. 1985
How Departed: retired 1986

Skinny unatheltic old school center with some skills who had been in the league since 1976 and signed with the Kings in their inaugural Sacramento season for one last go at it. Aside from some surprising skill as a passer had little left to give, but had one last moment of glory in the old legs, as in Game 2 of the Kings hopeless playoff series against the young Akeem Olajuwon/Ralph Sampson Twin Towers, Kelley was called upon out of the blue, and for one quarter the aging unatheltic old school center stood in there and gave as good as he got from the young hyperatheltic new school HOFers. It was enough for a sendoff, and after the Rockets completed the 3-game sweep, he retired.

College and Pre Kings Career
Kelley was a Stanford product, starting all 4 years and putting up big numbers in each. As a senior he averaged 20.0pts and 11.5reb and was taken by the New Orleans Jazz with the 7th pick of the 1975 Draft. He would play for the Jazz for 4 years, putting up his career year (15.7pts 12.8reb 3.6ast 1.6stl 2.1blk) in 1979, and promptly being traded to the Nets for a package that included Bernard King. he would late be traded to Phoenix, Denver, and back to the now Utah Jazz before finally signing with the Kings to close the career (Kelley was a Northern California native, so it may have been a bit of a homecoming).

Post NBA Career
After the NBA, Kelley made the most of his Stanford connection, returned to school at his alma mater to earn an MBA, and became a successful venture capitalist.

Statistics With the Kings
1985-86: 37gms 0GS 8.8min 2.0pts (.571 .000 .818) 2.2reb 1.2ast 0.3stl 0.1blk 0.6TO 1.7FL
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TOTALS: 37gms 0GS 8.8min 2.0pts (.571 .000 .818) 2.2reb 1.2ast 0.3stl 0.1blk 0.6TO 1.7FL


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Kelley
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kelleri01.html

 

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Eric Leckner
Born: March 23, 1953
Number:45
Height: 6'11"
Weight: 265
Position: C
Yrs w/Kings: 1990-91 (1 year)
How Acquired: traded (UTH/SAC) Jun. 1990 with Bob Hansen, a 1st Rnd pick (became Anthony Bonner) and 2 2nd round picks for Pervis Ellison (who was passed to Washington for Jeff Malone)
How Departed: traded Jan. 1991 for 2 2nd round picks (Alex Holcombe and Dejan Bodiroga were later selected)

The prototypical "big body", Leckner was a scrubby sluiggish big man out of Wyoming that unfortunately caught Dick Motta's fancy despite averaging 4.3pts 2.7reb and 4.3pts 2.5reb his first two seasons with the Jazz. Motta loved his big hands, and so he became one of the pieces of the Pervis Ellison trade brought in to compete in our three-headed center rotation (Duane Causewell and Bill Wennington being the other two). Unfortunately since he lacked most skills, had only rudimentary offensive moves, could not pass, block a shot or even be anything special on the glass, the point of having those big hands was kind of lost. He lasted only half a season before we realized our mistake.

College and Pre Kings Career
Came out of Wyoming after 4 years as a starter, and was not even much of a rebounder or shotblocker at the NCAA level. The Jazz still took him in the 1st round (#17 overall) of the 1988 Draft and as mentioned he was quite consistent in a 12th man/journeyman sort of way his first couple of seasons with the Jazz.

Post Kings Career
Putting on full display the power of being born 6'11" 265lbs, Leckner would last for another 5 1/2 years in the NBA after leaving the Kings while playing for 4 different teams. His big career year was when he averaged 5.1pts 4.0reb for the 25 win 1993-94 76ers who were in the middle of their post-Round Mound rebuild.

Post NBA Career
While bouncing around in his later NBA years, Leckner would spend time with several European clubs while waiting for that next NBA call, and after his last stop in the league (Vancouver in '96-97) he headed south to play in Argentina for the year before calling it a career.

Statistics With the Kings
1990-91: 32gms 0GS 11.8min 2.9pts (.406 .000 .593) 2.7reb 0.6ast 0.1stl 0.3blk 0.8TO 2.2FL
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TOTALS: 32gms 0GS 11.8min 2.9pts (.406 .000 .593) 2.7reb 0.6ast 0.1stl 0.3blk 0.8TO 2.2FL


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Leckner
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leckner01.html
http://thenolookpass.com/2009/04/15/we-like-obscure-nba-players-eric-leckner/
http://deadspin.com/5958332/deadspin-nba-crap-list-eric-leckner-the-prototypical-big-white-stiff

 

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Doug Lee
Born: October 24, 1964
Number:20
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 200
Position: SG
Yrs w/Kings: 1994-95 (1 year)
How Acquired: free agent Oct. 1994
How Departed: released Oct. 1995

A worldwide journeyman who was a testament to perseverance, Lee was already 30 by the time he debuted for the Kings, and while being able to shoot would have been his calling card, he barely touched the court in 22 gargagetime outings (3.4min/gm) and shot just .360, leading to his release the next season and a return to his bohemian career around the globe.

College and Pre Kings Career
Not even a star at the college level with Texas A&M and Purdue, it wasn't until his senior season that Lee even averaged double figure points (10.4pts for Purdue in 1986-87). He had college three point range however, leadership abilities (was the team captain) and enough of an all around game that he was still taken in the 2nd round of the 1987 Draft (#35 overall) by the Houston Rockets.

He was waived at the end of training camp, and thus began Doug Lee's long strange journey, playing in the CBA, WBL, Israel, back to the CBA briefly making it onto the Nets roster, back to the CBA, back to the Nets, off to Croatia...and finally just before the 1994-95 season began, signing with the Kings.

Post NBA Career
His release from the Kings in 1995 spelled the end of Lee's NBA dreams, but not of his basketball career. It was back out on the road again where he lasted another 5 years playing in the CBA, Italy and IBL before finally calling it a career in 2000 at age 35.

He now works for a promotional products supplier.


Statistics With the Kings
1990-91: 32gms 0GS 11.8min 2.9pts (.406 .000 .593) 2.7reb 0.6ast 0.1stl 0.3blk 0.8TO 2.2FL
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TOTALS: 32gms 0GS 11.8min 2.9pts (.406 .000 .593) 2.7reb 0.6ast 0.1stl 0.3blk 0.8TO 2.2FL


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Lee_(basketball)
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leedo01.html
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/doug-lee/7/2b4/a0