2019–20 Sacramento Kings season

The 2019–20 Sacramento Kings season is 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
Record28–36 (.438)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports California
CBS 13
RadioKHTK Sports 1140

The Kings will enter 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 tested positive for COVID-19.[5]

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.[6][7] The lottery selection the team had failed to reach the 1st pick, meaning the pick goes to the Boston Celtics.[8] The 47th pick would be traded to the New York Knicks for Kyle Guy and cash considerations.

Roster
Roster listing
Sacramento Kings roster
PlayersCoaches
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
– 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) 175 lb (79 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
x – Los Angeles Lakers 49 14 .778 0.0 23–8 26–6 9–2 63
x – Los Angeles Clippers 44 20 .688 5.5 25–7 19–13 8–4 64
Sacramento Kings 28 36 .438 21.5 14–17 14–19 7–5 64
Phoenix Suns 26 39 .400 24.0 13–22 13–17 5–9 65
o – Golden State Warriors 15 50 .231 35.0 8–26 7–24 2–11 65

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 x – Los Angeles Lakers * 49 14 .778 – 63
2 x – Los Angeles Clippers 44 20 .688 5.5 64
3 x – Denver Nuggets * 43 22 .662 7.0 65
4 x – Utah Jazz 41 23 .641 8.5 64
5 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 40 24 .625 9.5 64
6 x – Houston Rockets * 40 24 .625 9.5 64
7 Dallas Mavericks 40 27 .597 11.0 67
8 Memphis Grizzlies 32 33 .492 18.0 65
9 Portland Trail Blazers 29 37 .439 21.5 66
10 New Orleans Pelicans 28 36 .438 21.5 64
11 Sacramento Kings 28 36 .438 21.5 64
12 San Antonio Spurs 27 36 .429 22.0 63
13 Phoenix Suns 26 39 .400 24.0 65
14 o – Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 30.5 64
15 o – Golden State Warriors 15 50 .231 35.0 65

Game log

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

Regular season
2019–20 game log
Total: 28–36 (Home: 14–17; Road: 14–19)
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
60 March 1 Detroit W 106–100 De'Aaron Fox (23) Alex Len (13) De'Aaron Fox (7) Golden 1 Center
17,499		 26–34
61 March 3 Washington W 133–126 De'Aaron Fox (31) Nemanja Bjelica (7) 5 players (4) Golden 1 Center
16,419		 27–34
62 March 5 Philadelphia L 108–125 De'Aaron Fox (23) Kent Bazemore (9) De'Aaron Fox (7) Golden 1 Center
15,485		 27–35
63 March 7 @ Portland W 123–111 Bogdan Bogdanović (27) Richaun Holmes (8) De'Aaron Fox (11) Moda Center
19,691		 28–35
64 March 8 Toronto L 113–118 De'Aaron Fox (28) Nemanja Bjelica (10) Cory Joseph (6) Golden 1 Center
16,449		 28–36
65 TBD New Orleans Postponed due to a referee having recently worked a Utah Jazz game, as Jazz player Rudy Gobert had tested positive for Coronavirus disease 2019 earlier in the night. The season was suspended the night of the game, but would have taken affect the day after on March 12th.[9]
66 TBD Brooklyn Golden 1 Center
67 TBD Dallas Golden 1 Center
68 TBD @ Houston Toyota Center
69 TBD @ Orlando Amway Center
70 TBD @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
71 TBD @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
72 TBD Atlanta Golden 1 Center
73 TBD Indiana Golden 1 Center
74 TBD San Antonio Golden 1 Center
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2019–20 season schedule

Transactions

Trades
June 20, 2019[10] To Sacramento Kings
Draft rights to Kyle Guy (#55)
Cash considerations		 To New York Knicks
Ignas Brazdeikis (#47)

Free agency

Additions
Player Signed Former team Ref
Cory Joseph July 6, 2019 Indiana Pacers [11]
Trevor Ariza July 7, 2019 Washington Wizards [12]
Harrison Barnes* July 8, 2019 Sacramento Kings [13]
Dewayne Dedmon July 8, 2019 Atlanta Hawks [14]
Richaun Holmes July 15, 2019 Phoenix Suns [15]
Tyler Lydon July 17, 2019 Denver Nuggets [16]

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team Ref
Willie Cauley-Stein Free Agency Golden State Warriors [17]
Alec Burks Free Agency Golden State Warriors [18]
Frank Mason III Waived [19]

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. "Sixers Acquire Three Players From Sacramento". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  7. "Celtics, 76ers finalize blockbuster deal to swap top picks". ESPN.com. June 19, 2017.
  8. "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.
  9. "NBA suspends season due to coronavirus". ESPN.com. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  10. "NBA Draft Results and Analysis". nytimes.com. June 20, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  11. "Kings Sign Cory Joseph". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  12. "Kings Sign Trevor Ariza". NBA.com. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  13. "Kings Re-Sign Harrison Barnes". NBA.com. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  14. "Kings Sign Dewayne Dedmon". NBA.com. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  15. "Kings Sign Richaun Holmes". NBA.com. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  16. "Kings Sign Tyler Lydon". NBA.com. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  17. "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.
  18. "Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Alec Burks". NBA.com. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  19. "Kings waive Frank Mason". NBA.com. July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
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