The 2001- 2002 Sacramento Kings had it all except for one thing: LUCK
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Coming into the 2001-2002 season, the mighty Los Angeles Lakers led by the dynamic duo of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant were the heavy favorites to win it all for the third consecutive year. No matter how all the other 28 teams tinkered with their lineups through the draft, trades and free agency, it was extremely difficult to doubt the chances of the back to back NBA champions. Yet, as the season went by, there was one team that emerged as a legitimate threat to the dreams of Phil, Kobe and Shaq to complete a three-peat- none other than the Lakers' Pacific Division rivals, the Sacramento Kings.
