The Sacramento Kings have had several players adept at racking up steals play for the franchise. Let’s sift through their record books and highlight their top-five leaders in steals per game for a single season.

Brian Taylor, 1977, 2.8 SPG

Taylor won the 1972-73 Rookie of the Year award while playing for the New York Nets. He also made two All-Star teams and was named All-Defensive First Team two times with the franchise. In 1974-75, he led the NBA by averaging 2.8 steals per game. After four seasons with the Nets, he played one season for the Kansas City Kings. He averaged 2.8 steals per game again, which was the second-highest mark in the league. That helped him be named All-Defense Second Team.

Metta World Peace, 2008, 2.3 SPG

The Kings acquired World Peace in a trade with the Pacer

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