This time, in the 2032-33 season, Dalvin Albert is a lucky man. For the first time, his team reached full strength in the playoffs. Hector scores less than usual; the weight of the years is felt, but this does not prevent him from performing the work.
25.7 points, 13.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 4.5 steals, and 2.3 blocks.
An additional DPOY who occupies most of his trophy cabinet and a conference final. We can say that the Kings are back in the foreground, but that's not what we'll remember from the Kings' season.
Hector is already one of the best players in NBA history and pushes the boundaries of what is imaginable every night he plays and has reached the climax.
This season, Hector broke a record that was thought to be unbeatable. John Stockton was removed from his seat as a career steal record holder!!!
At the start of the season with 3,247, he was just 18 steals away from John Stockton's legendary 3,265 steals. And at the end of the season, he sets the bar at 3616!
The best stealer in NBA history is now in his rightful place, and the bar is rising...
This season, a page in the franchise's history has turned. De'Aaron Fox retired at the end of his contract and does not want to play again elsewhere than in Sacramento, and his body no longer holds.
In the 2033-2034 season, the Kings lost an exceptional and exemplary locker room leader. Hector is aging but still has an All-Star level with 24.9 points, 14.2 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 2.7 steals, and 2.6 blocks. Excuse me.
But the Kings failed in the second round, and Hector was swept in the playoffs for the first time in his career. The Clippers ruthlessly embraced the Sacramento Kings legend and won their first title in history!
The Clippers with Ja Morant and a youngster who trained with Hector from South Sudan, Khaman Maluach, drafted in 2025. If anyone can be called a direct disciple of Hector, it is him.
De'Aaron Fox's No. 5 was immediately removed from the season's first game at the Golden 1 Center! It's MANDATORY! He is the first player of these legendary Kings to be retired on the rafters of the Golden 1 Center...
But for the second season in a row, the Kings will lose one of the team's souls: Keegan Murray, the faithful soldier, is retiring! You should know that Hector was almost drafted four years earlier than Keegan, who is the same age as him. He is younger than him, but Hector's longevity is incredible.
Few people can maintain such a high level of performance at his age; in any case, Keegan can not and decided to retire.
3034-2035: A lot happened during this incredible season for the Kings. Keegan Murray's jerseys and De'Aaron's jerseys are in the rafters of the Golden 1 Center, but there is a space in between.
Enough to insert another one... But no one says anything. It is better to be silent.
Hector's production dropped, and he decided of his own free will.
"It's Roger's team now, I've done my time. I will do everything I can to make him comfortable. »
20.3 points, 13.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 2.3 steals, and 2.4 blocks.
Hector's incredible steal dominance ended with 13 consecutive seasons as steal leader. This is obviously a record, and good luck surpassing it. You have a century.
It is unlikely that this can be even approaching. But let's talk about the Kings of 2035, and there's much to say.
With Hector's training (helped by the system), Roger Ayala has become an incredible player. The duo called "Los Reyes" drove the NBA crazy.
With 24.8 points, 5.3 rebounds,9.4 assists, and 2.3 steals, Roger has established himself as one of the best point guards in the NBA. Different from De'Aaron Fox's style, he's a player more focused on defense and playmaking. He is a clone of Tyrese Haliburton.
The Kings exited the play-in tournament for the first time in Hector's career with a 43-39 record, the lowest record among Hector's seasons in his career.
The Kings' season is too incredible even to wonder if it's real. No. 7, the Kings faced the No. 2, the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Kings beat the Lakers 2-4 and advanced to the conference semifinals. When the big brother gets hit, the little one arrives, and the Clippers have come to defend Los Angeles. And the Kings won the series 4-2!
Ditto for the No. 1 seed this season, the Houston Rockets. 4-2 for the Sacramento Kings!
After an unlikely season, Hector won his fourth championship ring by defeating the Atlanta Hawks 4-3 !! The most unlikely champion was born. The Kings achieved being NBA champions by winning just 43 games in the regular season, the fewest wins for a champion. (The Washington Bullets had 44 wins in 1978)
Dalvin Albert relied on a defense worthy of the Pistons in 2004 during the playoffs and stifled everyone. He was unlucky; he only had the full Fox-Herrera-Murray trio once but failed.
De'Aaron Fox and then Keegan Murray retired, but his perseverance paid off. Without lying, this title is unexpected, like Greece at Euro 2004, and the one who bet on the Kings at the beginning of the season is a rich person now.
[RESUME OF WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN VOLUME 4 "THE KINGS BETWEEN THE TITLES"]