2019–20 Sacramento Kings season

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 coachLuke Walton
General managerVlade Divac
Owner(s)Vivek Ranadivé
ArenaGolden 1 Center
Results
Record31–41 (.431)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports California
CBS 13
RadioKHTK 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 12, 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
Main article: 2019 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
2 40 Justin James SG  United States Wyoming
2 47 Ignas Brazdeikis SF  Canada
 Lithuania		 Michigan
2 60 Vanja Marinković SG  Serbia 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
Roster listing
2019–20 Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 35 Bagley, Marvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1999–03–14 Duke
F 40 Barnes, Harrison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992–05–30 North Carolina
G 26 Bazemore, Kent 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1989–07–01 Old Dominion
F 88 Bjelica, Nemanja 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1988–05–09 Serbia
G 8 Bogdanović, Bogdan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1992–08–18 Serbia
G/F 13 Brewer, Corey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986–03–05 Florida
G 3 Ferrell, Yogi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1993–05–09 Indiana
G 5 Fox, De'Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–12–20 Kentucky
F/C 20 Giles, Harry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1998–04–22 Duke
G 7 Guy, Kyle (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1997–08–11 Virginia
G 24 Hield, Buddy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1992–12–17 Oklahoma
F 22 Holmes, Richaun 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1993–10–15 Bowling Green
G/F 10 James, Justin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997–01–24 Wyoming
G/F 19 Jeffries, DaQuan (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997–08–30 Tulsa
G 9 Joseph, Cory 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–08–20 Texas
C 25 Len, Alex 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1993–06–16 Maryland
F 33 Parker, Jabari 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995–05–15 Duke
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2020–02–29

Standings
Kings players shoot around after their March 11 game against New Orleans is postponed

Division
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c – Los Angeles Lakers 52 19 .732 0.0 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
Western Conference
# 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 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

Preseason
2019 preseason game log
Total: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
2019 Preseason: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
2019–20 season schedule
2019 preseason game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
2020 Preseason: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
2019–20 season schedule

Regular season
2019–20 game log
Total: 31–41 (Home: 16–19; Road: 15–22)
October: 0–5 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–2)
November: 8–5 (Home: 5–0; Road: 3–5)
December: 4–12 (Home: 1–6; Road: 3–6)
January: 6–8 (Home: 2–5; Road: 4–3)
February: 7–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–3)
March: 3–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–0)
Seeding games: 3–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–3)
2019–20 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2019-20 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 20, 2019[11] To Sacramento Kings
Draft rights to Kyle Guy (#55)
Cash considerations		 To New York Knicks
Ignas Brazdeikis (#47)

Additions
Player Signed Former team Ref
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
Player Reason left New team Ref
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
  1. "Dave Joerger Relieved as Kings Head Coach". NBA.com. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  2. "Kings Announce Luke Walton as Head Coach". NBA.com. April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  3. "Source: Luke Walton adds ex-Suns coach Igor Kokoskov to Kings' staff". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  4. "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games". NBA.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  5. Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  6. "What we know and don't know about the NBA's return to play". ESPN.com. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  7. Blumenthal, Eli. "NBA restart: Everything you need to know about basketball's 2020 return". CNET. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  8. "Sixers Acquire Three Players From Sacramento". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  9. "Celtics, 76ers finalize blockbuster deal to swap top picks". ESPN.com. June 19, 2017.
  10. "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.
  11. "NBA Draft Results and Analysis". nytimes.com. June 20, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  12. "Kings Sign Cory Joseph". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  13. "Kings Sign Trevor Ariza". NBA.com. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  14. "Kings Re-Sign Harrison Barnes". NBA.com. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  15. "Kings Sign Dewayne Dedmon". NBA.com. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  16. "Kings Sign Richaun Holmes". NBA.com. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  17. "Kings Sign Tyler Lydon". NBA.com. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  18. "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.
  19. "Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Alec Burks". NBA.com. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  20. "Kings waive Frank Mason". NBA.com. July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
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