2015–16 Sacramento Kings season

The 2015–16 Sacramento Kings season was the 71st season of the franchise, its 67th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 31st in Sacramento. It was also their final season playing in the Sleep Train Arena (their home since 1988), as the Kings moved to the new Golden 1 Center in Downtown Sacramento the following season. It was also the final full–season for DeMarcus Cousins played for the Kings' before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans midway through next season.

2015–16 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachGeorge Karl
General managerVlade Divac
Owner(s)Vivek Ranadive
ArenaSleep Train Arena
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionComcast Sports Net California
KXTV
RadioKHTK Sports 1140

Following seven consecutive seasons with fewer than 30 victories, an ignominy previously suffered only by the Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies franchise between 1995–96 and 2002–03 and by the Kings themselves between 1986–87 and 1993–94, the Kings improved by four wins to finish 33–49. It was the first time since 2004–05 that the Kings were out of the bottom two in the Pacific Division, but the team remained eight wins short of a playoff berth. Following the season, veteran George Karl was fired as head coach one game shy of his 2,000th NBA game as head coach, and replaced by Dave Joerger. This season was also the first one since 2007-08 where the Kings have won at least 40% of their games and prevented another 50 loss season.

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 6 Willie Cauley-Stein C  United States Kentucky

Roster
Roster listing
2015–16 Sacramento Kings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 13 Acy, Quincy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1990–10–06 Baylor
SG 5 Anderson, James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1989–03–25 Oklahoma State
SG 3 Belinelli, Marco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1986–03–25 Italy
SF 31 Butler, Caron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1980–03–13 Connecticut
SF 18 Casspi, Omri 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–06–22 Israel
C 00 Cauley-Stein, Willie 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993–08–18 Kentucky
PG 7 Collison, Darren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987–08–23 UCLA
C 15 Cousins, DeMarcus (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1990–08–13 Kentucky
SG 30 Curry, Seth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–08–23 Duke
SF 26 Dukan, Duje 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1991–12–04 Wisconsin
SF 8 Gay, Rudy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986–08–17 Connecticut
C 41 Koufos, Kosta 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989–02–24 Ohio State
SG 23 McLemore, Ben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1993–02–11 Kansas
PF 25 Moreland, Eric 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1991–12–24 Oregon State
PG 9 Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986–02–22 Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2016–04–14

Standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z – Golden State Warriors 73 9 .890 0.0 39–2 34–7 15–1 82
x – Los Angeles Clippers 53 29 .646 20.0 29–12 24–17 9–7 82
Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 40.0 18–23 15–26 8–8 82
Phoenix Suns 23 59 .280 50.0 14–27 9–32 6–10 82
Los Angeles Lakers 17 65 .207 56.0 12–29 5–36 2–14 82
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Golden State Warriors * 73 9 .890 – 82
2 y – San Antonio Spurs * 67 15 .817 6.0 82
3 y – Oklahoma City Thunder * 55 27 .671 18.0 82
4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 53 29 .646 20.0 82
5 x – Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 29.0 82
6 x – Dallas Mavericks 42 40 .512 31.0 82
7 x – Memphis Grizzlies 42 40 .512 31.0 82
8 x – Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 32.0 82
9 Utah Jazz 40 42 .488 33.0 82
10 Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 40.0 82
11 Denver Nuggets 33 49 .402 40.0 82
12 New Orleans Pelicans 30 52 .366 43.0 82
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 29 53 .354 44.0 82
14 Phoenix Suns 23 59 .280 50.0 82
15 Los Angeles Lakers 17 65 .207 56.0 82

Regular season game log
2015–16 game log
Total: 33–49 (Home: 18–23; Road: 15–26)
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
November : 6–10 (Home: 4–5; Road: 2–5)
December : 5–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–5)
January : 8–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–4)
February : 4–7 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–3)
March : 6–11 (Home: 3–4; Road: 3–7)
April : 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–1)
2015–16 season schedule

Transactions

Trades
July 9, 2015
 To Sacramento Kings[1]
2016 Second Round Draft Pick		 To San Antonio Spurs
Ray McCallum, Jr.
July 10, 2015
 To Sacramento Kings[2]
Artūras Gudaitis Draft Rights
Luka Mitrović Draft Rights		 To Philadelphia 76ers
Nik Stauskas
Carl Landry
Jason Thompson
Future First Round Pick

Free agents

Re-Signed
Player Signed Former Team
Omri Casspi[3] Signed 2-year contract worth $5.8 million Sacramento Kings

Additions
Player Signed Former Team
Rajon Rondo[4] Signed 1-year contract worth $9.5 million Dallas Mavericks
Marco Belinelli[5] Signed 3-year contract worth $19 million San Antonio Spurs
Kosta Koufos[6] Signed 4-year contract worth $32 million Memphis Grizzlies
James Anderson[7] Signed 2-year contract worth $2.1 million Žalgiris Kaunas
Quincy Acy[8] Signed 2-year contract worth $2 million New York Knicks
Seth Curry[9] Signed 2-year contract worth $1.9 million Erie Bayhawks
Duje Dukan[10] Signed 2-year contract worth $1.4 million Wisconsin Badgers
Caron Butler[11] Signed 2-year contract worth $3 million Detroit Pistons

Subtractions
Player Reason Left New Team
Derrick Williams[12] Signed 2-year contract worth $8.8 million New York Knicks
Eric Moreland[13] Waived (but later re-signed by Kings) Sacramento Kings
Andre Miller[14] Signed 1-year contract Minnesota Timberwolves

References
  1. "SAN ANTONIO ACQUIRES RAY McCALLUM SPURS TRADE 2016 SECOND ROUND PICK FOR THIRD-YEAR GUARD". nba.com/spurs. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  2. "Sixers Acquire Three Players From Sacramento". nba.com/sixers. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. "Kings Sign Omri Casspi and Luc Mbah A Moute". nba.com/kings. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. "Kings Sign Rondo, Belinelli, Koufos". nba.com/kings. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  5. "Kings Sign Rondo, Belinelli, Koufos". nba.com/kings. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  6. "Kings Sign Rondo, Belinelli, Koufos". nba.com/kings. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  7. "Kings Sign James Anderson". nba.com/kings. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  8. "Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan". nba.com/kings. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  9. "Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan". nba.com/kings. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  10. "Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan". nba.com/kings. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  11. "Kings Sign Caron Butler". nba.com/kings. July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  12. "Knicks Acquire Four Free Agents: Afflalo, R. Lopez, Williams, O'Quinn". nba.com/knicks. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  13. "Kings Waive Eric Moreland". nba.com/kings. July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  14. "Timberwolves Sign Andre Miller". nba.com/timberwolves. August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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