2020–21 Sacramento Kings season

The 2020–21 Sacramento Kings season is 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
Head coachLuke Walton
General managerMonte McNair
Owner(s)Vivek Ranadivé
ArenaGolden 1 Center
Results
Record12–11 (.522)
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 14 seasons, last qualifying in 2006. On August 14, Vlade Divac resigned his position as general manager and named Monte McNair as his replacement.[1]

Draft picks
Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 12 Tyrese Haliburton PG  United States Iowa State
2 35 Xavier Tillman PF  United States Michigan State
2 43 Jahmi'us Ramsey SG  United States Texas Tech
2 52 Kenyon Martin Jr. SG  United States IMG Academy

Roster
Roster listing
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
F 8 Bjelica, Nemanja 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1988-05-09 Serbia
G 5 Fox, De'Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-12-20 Kentucky
G 7 Guy, Kyle (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1997-08-11 Virginia
G 0 Haliburton, Tyrese 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-02-29 Iowa State
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 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
F/C 25 Metu, Chimezie (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997-03-22 Southern California
F 33 Parker, Jabari 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995-05-15 Duke
G 3 Ramsey, Jahmi'us 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-06-09 Texas Tech
F 30 Robinson, Glenn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1994-01-08 Michigan
C 20 Whiteside, Hassan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989-06-13 Marshall
F 13 Woodard, Robert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1999-09-12 Mississippi State
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: December 24, 2020

Standings

Division
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Los Angeles Lakers 18 6 .750 0.0 6–4 12–2 0–2 24
Los Angeles Clippers 17 8 .680 1.5 8–4 9–4 5–2 25
Phoenix Suns 13 9 .591 4.0 6–4 7–5 2–2 22
Golden State Warriors 12 11 .522 5.5 8–5 4–6 3–2 23
Sacramento Kings 12 11 .522 5.5 7–6 5–5 2–4 23

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Utah Jazz * 19 5 .792 – 24
2 Los Angeles Lakers * 18 6 .750 1.0 24
3 Los Angeles Clippers 17 8 .680 2.5 25
4 Phoenix Suns 13 9 .591 5.0 22
5 San Antonio Spurs * 13 10 .565 5.5 23
6 Denver Nuggets 12 10 .545 6.0 22
7 Portland Trail Blazers 12 10 .545 6.0 22
8 Golden State Warriors 12 11 .522 6.5 23
9 Sacramento Kings 12 11 .522 6.5 23
10 Houston Rockets 11 11 .500 7.0 22
11 Memphis Grizzlies 9 9 .500 7.0 18
12 New Orleans Pelicans 10 12 .455 8.0 22
13 Oklahoma City Thunder 10 12 .455 8.0 22
14 Dallas Mavericks 10 14 .417 9.0 24
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 6 17 .261 12.5 23

Game log

Preseason
2020 preseason game log
Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season
2020–21 game log
Total: 11–11 (Home: 7–6; Road: 4–5)
December: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
January: 5–9 (Home: 2–5; Road: 3–4)
February: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 February 1 @ New Orleans W 118–109 De'Aaron Fox (38) Tyrese Haliburton (11) De'Aaron Fox (12) Smoothie King Center
1,440		 9–11
21 February 3 Boston W 116–111 De'Aaron Fox (26) Buddy Hield (10) De'Aaron Fox (11) Golden 1 Center
0		 10–11
22 February 6 Denver W 119–114 Harrison Barnes (28) Hassan Whiteside (11) Buddy Hield (7) Golden 1 Center
0		 11–11
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades
November 19, 2020[4] 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[5] To Sacramento Kings
2021 LAL second-round pick
cash considerations		 To Houston Rockets
Draft rights to Kenyon Martin Jr. (#52)

Re-signed
Player Signed
DaQuan Jeffries[6] November 28

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Hassan Whiteside[7] November 27 Portland Trail Blazers
Chimezie Metu[8] November 28 (Exhibit 10) San Antonio Spurs
Frank Kaminsky[9] November 30 Phoenix Suns
Glenn Robinson III[10] December 2 Philadelphia 76ers

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Harry Giles[11] Free Agency Portland Trail Blazers
Bogdan Bogdanović[12] Free Agency Atlanta Hawks
Alex Len[13] Free Agency Toronto Raptors
Kent Bazemore[14] Free Agency Golden State Warriors

References
  1. Jay, Tracee (August 14, 2020). "Vlade Divac Steps Down as Kings GM Joe Dumars Named Interim EVP of Basketball Operations". NBA.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. "Grizzlies' next 3 games postponed for Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  3. "Grizzlies' next 3 games postponed for Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  4. "Kings Acquire Draft Rights To Robert Woodard II and 2022 Second-Round Draft Selection". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  5. "Kings Acquire 2021 Second-Round Draft Selection and Cash Considerations From Rockets". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  6. "Kings Re-Sign DaQuan Jeffries". NBA.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  7. "Kings Sign Hassan Whiteside". NBA.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  8. "Kings Sign Chimezie Metu". NBA.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  9. "Kings Sign Frank Kaminsky". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  10. "Kings Sign Glenn Robinson III". NBA.com. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  11. "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN HARRY GILES". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  12. "Atlanta Hawks Sign Restricted Free Agent Bogdan Bogdanovic". NBA.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  13. "Raptors Sign Len". NBA.com. November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  14. "Warriors Sign Kent Bazemore". NBA.com. December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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