El Flaco was always classy to fans, he has been said to be a wonderful teammate and he worked hard. He had some real misfortune, including the infamous exercise ball injury. And he played for some of the worst teams in Sacramento history. He deserved better while here, and we hope he'll get it in Houston and beyond. Much love to El Flaco. We'll miss you. — Ziller

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I will miss his professionalism. Professionalism has become so rare in this franchise that it is all but forgotten. The man logged the 5th most games as a Sacramento King, and he did it at three positions, as a starter and a bench player, and stayed integrated with this fellow teammates regardless of whether he was in or out of the rotation, or in or out of uniform, for that matter.

There were those that railed about his contract, and while it was not a good contract from the organization's perspective, it was never a contributing factor for why the Kings didn't sign other players. The fact that his mid-level contract would be a scarlet letter on the Kings payroll speaks much more to the penny-pinching way of the M*loofs – how many other teams would love for a $5-6M a year player to be their "worst" contract?

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I'll also miss his Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde impersonations. No other player could match Cisco in eliciting frustration followed by excitement and vice versa. On one side of the court, Cisco would launch a three just five seconds into the shotclock and miss badly, leading to an opponent fastbreak which he would then singlehandedly stop with a come from behind block.

Cisco finished his career as a King as one of the longest-tenured Kings in the Sacramento era, finishing 5th in Games Played at 462. I just wish he could have been a part of some better teams and better memories. I wish him all the luck in Houston and wherever his career goes beyond that. — Akis

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I wasn't a big fan of Cisco's when the Kings drafted him out of Louisville, but he quickly won me over. He always played hard, even when he struggled. I can't remember ever seeing Cisco take a play off.

He's been a pro's pro even when he had no reason to. I suspect Cisco will be appreciated more in absence than he's ever been during his tenure. He was always an easy guy to take for granted as the one constant.

Thank you, Francisco, for being the embodiment of what a Sacramento King should be. — Greg