The 2020–21 Sacramento Kings season was the 76th season of the franchise, its 72nd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 36th in Sacramento.
| 2020–21 Sacramento Kings season | |
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| Head coach | Luke Walton |
| General manager | Monte McNair |
| Owner(s) | Vivek Ranadivé |
| Arena | Golden 1 Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 31–41 (.431) |
| Place | Division: 5th (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 14 seasons, last qualifying in 2006. After the Cleveland Browns of the NFL made the playoffs for the first time since 2002 at the start of the NBA season, the Kings will be 2nd in sports for the longest active playoffs drought, behind the MLB's Seattle Mariners. On August 14, Vlade Divac resigned from his position as general manager and Monte McNair was named as his replacement on September 17.[1][2] For the 15th season in a row, the Sacramento Kings failed to reach the playoffs, tying the Los Angeles Clippers for the longest NBA playoff drought and thus became the first team in NBA history to reach a 70 year title drought, not winning a title since 1951.
Draft picks
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 12 | Tyrese Haliburton | PG |  United States
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Iowa State |
| 2 | 35 | Xavier Tillman | PF | United States
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Michigan State |
| 2 | 43 | Jahmi'us Ramsey | SG | United States
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Texas Tech |
| 2 | 52 | Kenyon Martin Jr. | SG | United States
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IMG Academy |
Roster
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Standings
editConference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Utah Jazz * | 52 | 20 | .722 | – | 72 |
| 2 | y – Phoenix Suns * | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 | 72 |
| 3 | x – Denver Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | 72 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | 72 |
| 5 | y – Dallas Mavericks * | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
| 6 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
| 7 | x – Los Angeles Lakers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
| 8 | pi – Golden State Warriors | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 | 72 |
| 9 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 | 72 |
| 10 | pi – San Antonio Spurs | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 | 72 |
| 11 | New Orleans Pelicans | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 | 72 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 | 72 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 | 72 |
| 14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 | 72 |
| 15 | Houston Rockets | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 | 72 |
Notes
- z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
- c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
- y – Clinched division title
- x – Clinched playoff spot
- pb – Clinched play-in spot
- o – Eliminated from playoff contention
- * – Division leader
Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
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Regular season
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December: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
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January: 5–9 (home: 2–5; road: 3–4)
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February: 5–10 (home: 2–6; road: 3–4)
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March: 9–5 (home: 5–0; road: 4–5)
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April: 4–11 (home: 2–6; road: 2–5)
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May: 5–4 (home: 2–2; road: 3–2)
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Player 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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| Buddy Hield | 71 | 71 | 34.3 | .406 | .391 | .846 | 4.7 | 3.6 | .9 | .4 | 16.6 |
| Richaun Holmes | 61 | 61 | 29.2 | .637 | .182 | .794 | 8.3 | 1.7 | .6 | 1.6 | 14.2 |
| Harrison Barnes | 58 | 58 | 36.2 | .497 | .391 | .830 | 6.6 | 3.5 | .7 | .2 | 16.1 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 58 | 58 | 35.1 | .477 | .322 | .719 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 1.5 | .5 | 25.2 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 58 | 20 | 30.1 | .472 | .409 | .857 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | .5 | 13.0 |
| Cory Joseph† | 44 | 2 | 21.5 | .444 | .330 | .766 | 2.3 | 2.5 | .9 | .2 | 6.6 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 43 | 42 | 25.9 | .504 | .343 | .575 | 7.4 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | 14.1 |
| Chimezie Metu | 36 | 6 | 13.6 | .508 | .351 | .721 | 3.1 | .8 | .4 | .5 | 6.3 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 36 | 4 | 15.2 | .563 | .000 | .519 | 6.0 | .6 | .3 | 1.3 | 8.1 |
| Justin James | 36 | 0 | 8.6 | .468 | .368 | .583 | .8 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 3.9 |
| Kyle Guy | 31 | 0 | 7.6 | .330 | .283 | .800 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .2 | .0 | 2.8 |
| Delon Wright† | 27 | 8 | 25.8 | .462 | .398 | .833 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .4 | 10.0 |
| Terence Davis† | 27 | 0 | 21.5 | .439 | .372 | .784 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .3 | 11.1 |
| Maurice Harkless† | 26 | 20 | 24.9 | .421 | .247 | .805 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .6 | 6.9 |
| Nemanja Bjelica† | 26 | 1 | 16.9 | .460 | .293 | .762 | 3.8 | 1.9 | .3 | .1 | 7.2 |
| Glenn Robinson III | 23 | 2 | 16.0 | .424 | .364 | .913 | 2.0 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 5.3 |
| DaQuan Jeffries† | 18 | 2 | 12.9 | .421 | .321 | .857 | 1.6 | .3 | .4 | .2 | 3.5 |
| Damian Jones† | 17 | 4 | 20.1 | .657 | .250 | .714 | 4.5 | 1.4 | .5 | 1.0 | 6.9 |
| Jahmi'us Ramsey | 13 | 0 | 7.2 | .395 | .263 | 1.000 | .8 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 3.1 |
| Robert Woodard II | 13 | 0 | 3.5 | .400 | .167 | .375 | 1.2 | .2 | .0 | .2 | 1.5 |
| Louis King | 6 | 1 | 14.2 | .500 | .364 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .5 | 7.3 |
| Chris Silva† | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | .333 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .3 | .5 | ||
| Jabari Parker† | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | .571 | .000 | 2.0 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 2.7 | |
| Norvel Pelle† | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .750 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Transactions
editTrades
edit| November 19, 2020[5] | To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Robert Woodard II (#40) 2022 second-round pick |
To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Xavier Tillman (#35) |
| November 25, 2020[6] | To Sacramento Kings 2021 LAL second-round pick cash considerations |
To Houston Rockets Draft rights to Kenyon Martin Jr. (#52) |
| March 25, 2021 | To Sacramento Kings Terence Davis |
To Toronto Raptors 2021 MEM second-round pick |
| March 25, 2021 | To Sacramento Kings Maurice Harkless Chris Silva |
To Miami Heat Nemanja Bjelica |
Free agency
editRe-signed
edit| Player | Signed |
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| DaQuan Jeffries[7] | November 28 |
Additions
edit| Player | Signed | Former team |
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| Hassan Whiteside[8] | November 27 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Chimezie Metu[9] | November 28 (Exhibit 10) | San Antonio Spurs |
| Frank Kaminsky[10] | November 30 | Phoenix Suns |
| Glenn Robinson III[11] | December 2 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Norvel Pelle | February 25 (10-day contract) | Brooklyn Nets |
| Damian Jones | April 7 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Louis King | May 1 | New York Knicks |
Subtractions
edit| Player | Reason left | New team |
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| Harry Giles[12] | Free Agency | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Bogdan Bogdanović[13] | Free Agency | Atlanta Hawks |
| Alex Len[14] | Free Agency | Toronto Raptors |
| Kent Bazemore[15] | Free Agency | Golden State Warriors |
| Norvel Pelle | 10-day contract expired | New York Knicks |
| Nemanja Bjelica | Trade | Miami Heat |
| DaQuan Jeffries | Waived | Houston Rockets |
| Chris Silva | Waived |
References
edit- ^ "Vlade Divac steps down as Kings general manager". NBA.com. August 15, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Kings Name Monte McNair General Manager". NBA.com. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Grizzlies' next 3 games postponed for Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "Grizzlies' next 3 games postponed for Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "Kings Acquire Draft Rights To Robert Woodard II and 2022 Second-Round Draft Selection". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Kings Acquire 2021 Second-Round Draft Selection and Cash Considerations From Rockets". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Kings Re-Sign DaQuan Jeffries". NBA.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "Kings Sign Hassan Whiteside". NBA.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "Kings Sign Chimezie Metu". NBA.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "Kings Sign Frank Kaminsky". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Kings Sign Glenn Robinson III". NBA.com. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN HARRY GILES". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Hawks Sign Restricted Free Agent Bogdan Bogdanovic". NBA.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "Raptors Sign Len". NBA.com. November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Kent Bazemore". NBA.com. December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.