(This is the second piece in our series, The Sactown Greatest, which documents our picks for the best Kings in Sacramento history. Bobby Jackson was #16.)

So I'll start with answers as to why The Tank places over BoJax:

There. Now, I feel like I can go into my reasons why Tank Thompson is the #15 greatest Sacramento King:

Oh, you want real reasons? Sorry.

Well, Tank averaged 15 and 9 in 1989 on less than 30 minutes a game. Seriously impressive stuff. (Impressive enough to get traded for Wayman Tisdale.) For his Sacramento career, it was 11 and 8 with a solid field goal percentage. He fouled way too much, but what 300-pound center doesn't?

Tank wasn't a guy who was ever in a position to call for the ball, and he didn't. You almost wonder how things could have been if LaSalle came along during Duane Causwell's time. Richmond could've used a Tank. And you can't tell me Ron-Ron and Reef wouldn't love a Thompson right now, as great as Brad Miller is. I mean, Tank would be making $8 million a year in today's market, right?

His memory suffers in Sacramento because he was on such a sorry team so long ago. But he's not someone who will let us forget about him – just keep watching local T.V.; you're bound to see him eventually.