Wayne Richard Embry is an American former professional basketball player and basketball executive. Embry's 11-year playing career as a center spanned from 1958 to 1969 playing for the Cincinnati Royals, Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, all of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After his playing career, Embry transitioned to a career as a professional basketball executive, becoming the first African-American general manager and team president in NBA history.
Embry in the 1964–1965 Cincinnati Royals program
Wayne Embry (left) and David Robinson meeting with Reuven Rivlin, president of Israel, at Beit HaNassi, August 2017
The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The Kings are the oldest team in the NBA, and the first team in the major professional North American sports leagues located in Sacramento. The team plays its home games at the Golden 1 Center. Their best seasons to date in the city were in the early 2000s, including a very successful 2001–02 season when they had the best record in the NBA at 61–21.
Red Holzman
Robertson averaged over 30 points per game in six seasons and won six NBA assist titles while with the Royals.
Nate Archibald led the NBA with 34.0 points and 11.4 assists per game in the 1972–73 season.
The Sacramento Kings in 2005