The reluctant king; the team-first superstar and short-list MVP candidate is fine with leading Sacramento to the promised land—just don't ask him to brag about it

Basketball Digest, May-June, 2004 by Brett Ballantini

BD: We've been predicting the year of the Kings for a couple seasons now. The team looks stronger than ever, and somewhat injury-proof. What do you have to do this season to win it all?

PS: I like that nobody has been counting on us since training camp started. No one has been considering us a championship contender. It's good. We're keeping our feet on the ground, not saying a lot, and just going out and playing hard.