The 2019–20 Sacramento Kings season was the 75th season of the franchise, its 71st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 35th in Sacramento.
| 2019–20 Sacramento Kings season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Luke Walton |
| General manager | Vlade Divac |
| Owner(s) | Vivek Ranadivé |
| Arena | Golden 1 Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 31–41 (.431) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 12th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | NBC Sports California CBS 13 |
| Radio | KHTK Sports 1140 |
The Kings entered the season with the current longest NBA playoff appearance drought at 13 seasons, last qualifying in 2006. Following a record of 39–43 the previous season, the Kings' head coach Dave Joerger was fired on April 11, 2019.[1] Two days later, they hired former Lakers coach Luke Walton.[2] The Kings hired former Suns head coach Igor Kokoškov as an assistant coach.[3]
The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[4] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert had tested positive for COVID-19.[5] On July 5, the NBA announced a return of the season which would involve 22 teams playing in the NBA Bubble at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.[6] Each of the remaining 22 teams would play eight seeding games to determine positioning for the NBA playoffs.[6] The Kings resumed play on July 31.[7] But a 129–112 loss to the Houston Rockets eliminated the Kings from playoff contention for a 14th season in a row, extending the third longest active drought among all four North American major professional sports leagues.
Draft picks
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 2 | 40 | Justin James | SG |  United States
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Wyoming |
| 2 | 47 | Ignas Brazdeikis | SF |  Canada Lithuania
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Michigan |
| 2 | 60 | Vanja Marinković | SG |  Serbia
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Partizan Belgrade |
The Sacramento Kings hold no first-round picks, but three second round picks. Their first-round pick was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in 2015 and the 76ers conditionally traded it to the Boston Celtics in the days entering the 2017 NBA draft.[8][9] The lottery selection the team had failed to reach the 1st pick, meaning the pick goes to the Boston Celtics.[10] The 47th pick would be traded to the New York Knicks for Kyle Guy and cash considerations.
Roster
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Standings
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Division
edit| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| c – Los Angeles Lakers | 52 | 19 | .732 | – | 25–10 | 27–9 | 10–3 | 71 |
| x – Los Angeles Clippers | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.5 | 27–9 | 22–14 | 8–6 | 72 |
| Phoenix Suns | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 | 17–22 | 17–17 | 6–9 | 73 |
| Sacramento Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.5 | 16–19 | 15–22 | 8–5 | 72 |
| Golden State Warriors | 15 | 50 | .231 | 34.0 | 8–26 | 7–24 | 2–11 | 65 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Los Angeles Lakers * | 52 | 19 | .732 | – | 71 |
| 2 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.5 | 72 |
| 3 | y – Denver Nuggets * | 46 | 27 | .630 | 7.0 | 73 |
| 4 | y – Houston Rockets * | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
| 5 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
| 6 | x – Utah Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
| 7 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 43 | 32 | .573 | 11.0 | 75 |
| 8 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 35 | 39 | .473 | 18.5 | 74 |
| 9 | pi – Memphis Grizzlies | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 | 73 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 | 73 |
| 11 | San Antonio Spurs | 32 | 39 | .451 | 20.0 | 71 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.5 | 72 |
| 13 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 42 | .417 | 22.5 | 72 |
| 14 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 45 | .297 | 29.5 | 64 |
| 15 | Golden State Warriors | 15 | 50 | .231 | 34.0 | 65 |
Game log
editPreseason
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2019 Preseason: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
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2020 Preseason: 1–2 (home: 0–1; road: 1–1)
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Regular season
editPlayer statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
edit| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Harrison Barnes | 72 | 72 | 34.5 | .460 | .381 | .801 | 4.9 | 2.2 | .6 | .2 | 14.5 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 72 | 67 | 27.9 | .481 | .419 | .821 | 6.4 | 2.8 | .9 | .6 | 11.5 |
| Buddy Hield | 72 | 44 | 30.8 | .429 | .394 | .846 | 4.6 | 3.0 | .9 | .2 | 19.2 |
| Cory Joseph | 72 | 26 | 24.4 | .415 | .352 | .857 | 2.6 | 3.5 | .7 | .3 | 6.4 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 61 | 28 | 29.0 | .440 | .372 | .741 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 15.1 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 51 | 49 | 32.0 | .480 | .292 | .705 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 1.5 | .5 | 21.1 |
| Yogi Ferrell | 50 | 0 | 10.6 | .420 | .304 | .857 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | 4.4 |
| Harry Giles III | 46 | 17 | 14.5 | .554 | .000 | .776 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .5 | .4 | 6.9 |
| Richaun Holmes | 44 | 38 | 28.2 | .648 | .788 | 8.1 | 1.0 | .9 | 1.3 | 12.3 | |
| Justin James | 36 | 0 | 6.4 | .417 | .310 | .476 | .9 | .5 | .2 | .3 | 2.5 |
| Dewayne Dedmon† | 34 | 10 | 15.9 | .404 | .197 | .821 | 4.9 | .4 | .4 | .8 | 5.1 |
| Trevor Ariza† | 32 | 0 | 24.7 | .388 | .352 | .778 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .2 | 6.0 |
| Kent Bazemore† | 25 | 0 | 23.1 | .418 | .384 | .733 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .4 | 10.3 |
| Alex Len† | 15 | 3 | 15.0 | .593 | .667 | .708 | 6.1 | .5 | .2 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 13 | 6 | 25.7 | .467 | .182 | .806 | 7.5 | .8 | .5 | .9 | 14.2 |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 13 | 0 | 10.8 | .500 | .278 | .833 | 1.4 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 3.8 |
| Wenyen Gabriel† | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | .353 | .125 | .600 | .9 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 1.7 |
| Anthony Tolliver† | 9 | 0 | 9.1 | .176 | .133 | .500 | 1.2 | .3 | .4 | .1 | 1.0 |
| Caleb Swanigan† | 7 | 0 | 3.3 | .500 | .500 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | .3 | .7 | |
| Jabari Parker† | 6 | 0 | 13.3 | .583 | .250 | .889 | 3.8 | 1.7 | .5 | .2 | 8.5 |
| Corey Brewer | 5 | 0 | 6.6 | .500 | .000 | .333 | 1.6 | .4 | .8 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Kyle Guy | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .400 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 | |
| Eric Mika | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | .667 | 1.000 | 7.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 6.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Transactions
editTrades
edit| June 20, 2019[11] | To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Kyle Guy (#55) Cash considerations |
To New York Knicks Ignas Brazdeikis (#47) |
Free agency
editAdditions
edit| Player | Signed | Former team | Ref |
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| Cory Joseph | July 6, 2019 | Indiana Pacers | [12] |
| Trevor Ariza | July 7, 2019 | Washington Wizards | [13] |
| Harrison Barnes* | July 8, 2019 | Sacramento Kings | [14] |
| Dewayne Dedmon | July 8, 2019 | Atlanta Hawks | [15] |
| Richaun Holmes | July 15, 2019 | Phoenix Suns | [16] |
| Tyler Lydon | July 17, 2019 | Denver Nuggets | [17] |
Subtractions
edit| Player | Reason left | New team | Ref |
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| Willie Cauley-Stein | Free Agency | Golden State Warriors | [18] |
| Alec Burks | Free Agency | Golden State Warriors | [19] |
| Frank Mason III | Waived | Milwaukee Bucks | [20] |
References
edit- ^ "Dave Joerger Relieved as Kings Head Coach". NBA.com. April 11, 2019. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ "Kings Announce Luke Walton as Head Coach". NBA.com. April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ "Source: Luke Walton adds ex-Suns coach Igor Kokoskov to Kings' staff". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games". NBA.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "What we know and don't know about the NBA's return to play". ESPN.com. June 5, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Blumenthal, Eli. "NBA restart: Everything you need to know about basketball's 2020 return". CNET. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Sixers Acquire Three Players From Sacramento". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
- ^ "Celtics, 76ers finalize blockbuster deal to swap top picks". ESPN.com. June 19, 2017.
- ^ "2019 NBA Draft Lottery odds: Knicks, Cavaliers, Suns clinch league's worst records, lock up top lottery-draw positions". CBSSports.com. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ "NBA Draft Results and Analysis". The New York Times. June 20, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ "Kings Sign Cory Joseph". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Kings Sign Trevor Ariza". NBA.com. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Kings Re-Sign Harrison Barnes". NBA.com. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Kings Sign Dewayne Dedmon". NBA.com. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Kings Sign Richaun Holmes". NBA.com. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ "Kings Sign Tyler Lydon". NBA.com. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ "The Warriors have signed center Willie Cauley-Stein, who averaged 11.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.19 steals in 27.3 minutes over 81 games (all starts) with the Sacramento Kings last season". WarriorsPR on Twitter. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Alec Burks". NBA.com. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ "Kings waive Frank Mason". NBA.com. July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.