2013–14 Sacramento Kings season explained

The 2013–14 Sacramento Kings season is the 69th season of the franchise, and the 65th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 29th in Sacramento. It was also the first season under new owner, Vivek Ranadivé.

Key dates

• June 27, 2013: The 2013 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Draft picks

See main article: 2013 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	Ben McLemore	Guard		Kansas
2	36	Ray McCallum, Jr.	Guard		Detroit

Pre-season

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 7| @ Golden State| | Isaiah Thomas (15)| Jason Thompson (9)| Isaiah Thomas (6)| Oracle Arena
17,821| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 10| @ L.A. Lakers| | Travis Outlaw (18)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| Isaiah Thomas (9)| MGM Grand Garden Arena
10,188| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 14| L.A. Clippers| | DeMarcus Cousins (31)| Thompson & Cousins (11)| Isaiah Thomas (5)| Sleep Train Arena
12,122| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 17| Phoenix| | DeMarcus Cousins (29)| DeMarcus Cousins (9)| Jimmer Fredette (5)| Sleep Train Arena
11,223| 3–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| October 20| @ Portland| | Patrick Patterson (27)| Chuck Hayes (11)| Isaiah Thomas (10)| Moda Center
17,357| 3–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| October 23| Golden State| | Isaiah Thomas (21)| DeMarcus Cousins (9)| Salmons, Fredette, Vásquez, Thomas (3)| Sleep Train Arena
12,260| 4–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| October 25| @ L.A. Clippers| | Isaiah Thomas (27)| Jason Thompson (8)| Greivis Vásquez (12)| Staples Center
15,082| 5–2

Regular season

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 30| Denver| | DeMarcus Cousins (30)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Isaiah Thomas (5)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| November 1| L.A. Clippers| | Isaiah Thomas (29)| DeMarcus Cousins (10)| Cousins, Vásquez, Thomas (4)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| November 2| @ Golden State| | Ben McLemore (19)| Travis Outlaw (12)| Isaiah Thomas (5)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| November 5| Atlanta| | Isaiah Thomas (26)| Patrick Patterson (9)| Salmons & Thomas (5)| Sleep Train Arena
13,506| 1–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| November 8| @ Portland| | DeMarcus Cousins (35)| DeMarcus Cousins (9)| Isaiah Thomas (7)| Moda Center
17,627| 1–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| November 9| Portland| | DeMarcus Cousins (33)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| Greivis Vásquez (5)| Sleep Train Arena
15,482| 1–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| November 13| Brooklyn| | Marcus Thornton (24)| Jason Thompson (11)| Greivis Vásquez (12)| Sleep Train Arena
15,122| 2–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| November 15| Detroit| | DeMarcus Cousins (26)| DeMarcus Cousins (13)| Isaiah Thomas (7)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 2–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| November 17| Memphis| | Travis Outlaw (18)| Ndiaye & Outlaw (6)| John Salmons (5)| Sleep Train Arena
15,630| 2–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10| November 19| Phoenix| | DeMarcus Cousins (27)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| Greivis Vásquez (6)| Sleep Train Arena
14,626| 3–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 20| @ Phoenix| | Isaiah Thomas (23)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| Greivis Vásquez (6)| US Airways Center
12,705| 4–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| November 23| @ L.A. Clippers| | DeMarcus Cousins (23)| DeMarcus Cousins (19)| DeMarcus Cousins (7)| Staples Center
19,060| 4–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| November 24| @ L.A. Lakers| | Greivis Vásquez (20)| DeMarcus Cousins (8)| DeMarcus Cousins (7)| Staples Center
18,997| 4–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| November 29| L.A. Clippers| | DeMarcus Cousins (25)| DeMarcus Cousins (9)| Greivis Vásquez (7)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 4–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| December 1| Golden State| | DeMarcus Cousins (24)| Derrick Williams(7)| Isaiah Thomas (8)| Sleep Train Arena
15,588| 4–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| December 3| Oklahoma City| | Isaiah Thomas (24)| Jason Thompson (10)| Greivis Vásquez (7)| Sleep Train Arena
15,089| 4–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| December 6| L.A. Lakers| | McLemore & Cousins (20)| DeMarcus Cousins (11)| Isaiah Thomas (9)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 4–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18| December 7| @ Utah| | DeMarcus Cousins (28)| Ben McLemore (9)| Isaiah Thomas (8)| EnergySolutions Arena
16,500| 5–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19| December 9| Dallas| | DeMarcus Cousins (32)| DeMarcus Cousins (19)| Isaiah Thomas (12)| Sleep Train Arena
15,329| 6–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| December 11| Utah| | Isaiah Thomas (20)| DeMarcus Cousins (11)| Isaiah Thomas (7)| Sleep Train Arena
15,198| 6–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| December 13| @ Phoenix| | Isaiah Thomas (29)| DeMarcus Cousins (16)| DeMarcus Cousins (5)| US Airways Center
14,128| 6–15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 22| December 15| Houston| | Rudy Gay (26)| DeMarcus Cousins (10)| Isaiah Thomas (8)| Sleep Train Arena
15,606| 7–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 23| December 17| @ Charlotte| | DeMarcus Cousins (30)| DeMarcus Cousins (17)| DeMarcus Cousins (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
11,339| 7–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| December 18| @ Atlanta| | DeMarcus Cousins (28)| Cousins & Thompson (7)| Isaiah Thomas (10)| Philips Arena
10,185| 7–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 20| @ Miami| | DeMarcus Cousins (27)| DeMarcus Cousins (8)| Isaiah Thomas (7)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 7–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26| December 21| @ Orlando| | Gay & Thomas (23)| DeMarcus Cousins (11)| Isaiah Thomas (9)| Amway Center
14,283| 8–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 27| December 23| New Orleans| | DeMarcus Cousins (24)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Isaiah Thomas (5)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 8–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 28| December 27| Miami| | DeMarcus Cousins (27)| DeMarcus Cousins (17)| Isaiah Thomas (11)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 9–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 29| December 29| @ San Antonio| | DeMarcus Cousins (29)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Isaiah Thomas (9)| AT&T Center
18,581| 9–20|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30| December 31| @ Houston| | Rudy Gay (25)| DeMarcus Cousins (16)| Isaiah Thomas (10)| Toyota Center
18,232| 10–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31| January 2| Philadelphia| | DeMarcus Cousins (33)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Isaiah Thomas (7)| Sleep Train Arena
16,259| 10–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 32| January 4| Charlotte| | DeMarcus Cousins (26)| Jason Thompson (14)| Isaiah Thomas (8)| Sleep Train Arena
16,410| 10–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 33| January 7| Portland| | DeMarcus Cousins (35)| DeMarcus Cousins (13)| Isaiah Thomas (8)| Sleep Train Arena
15,518| 11–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34| January 10| Orlando| | DeMarcus Cousins (24)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Isaiah Thomas (7)| Sleep Train Arena
15,694| 12–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 35| January 12| Cleveland| | Isaiah Thomas (26)| Jason Thompson (16)| Isaiah Thomas (6)| Sleep Train Arena
16,072| 13–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 36| January 14| @ Indiana| | DeMarcus Cousins (31)| DeMarcus Cousins (13)| Jimmer Fredette (4)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,530| 13–23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37| January 15| @ Minnesota| | Rudy Gay (33)| DeMarcus Cousins (11)| Isaiah Thomas (7)| Target Center
12,399| 14–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 38| January 17| @ Memphis| | DeMarcus Cousins (22)| DeMarcus Cousins (17)| Isaiah Thomas (9)| FedExForum
17,212| 14–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 39| January 19| @ Oklahoma City| | Isaiah Thomas (38)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Isaiah Thomas (6)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 14–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 40| January 21| @ New Orleans| | Rudy Gay (41)| DeMarcus Cousins (11)| Isaiah Thomas (11)| New Orleans Arena
16,459| 15–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 41| January 22| @ Houston| | Derrick Williams (22)| Derrick Williams (11)| Isaiah Thomas (6)| Toyota Center
16,488| 15–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 42| January 24| Indiana| | Marcus Thornton (42)| Derrick Williams (11)| Isaiah Thomas (6)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 15–27|- style="background:#fcc;"| 43| January 26| Denver| | Isaiah Thomas (22)| Jason Thompson (10)| Isaiah Thomas (8)| Sleep Train Arena
15,939| 15–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 44| January 27| @ Utah| | Jason Thompson (19)| Derrick Williams (15)| Isaiah Thomas (6)| EnergySolutions Arena
16,663| 15–29|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45| January 29| Memphis| | Isaiah Thomas (24)| Jason Thompson (7)| Gay & Thomas (5)| Sleep Train Arena
15,195| 15–30|- style="background:#fcc;"| 46| January 31| @ Dallas| | Rudy Gay (35)| Rudy Gay (12)| Gay & Thomas (6)| American Airlines Center
19,614| 15–31|- style="background:#fcc;"| 47| February 1| @ San Antonio| | Isaiah Thomas (26)| Quincy Acy (10)| Rudy Gay (6)| AT&T Center
18,581| 15–32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48| February 3| Chicago| | DeMarcus Cousins (25)| DeMarcus Cousins (16)| Cousins & Fredette (4)| Sleep Train Arena
15,178| 16–32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49| February 5| Toronto| | DeMarcus Cousins (25)| Cousins, Gay & Thompson (10)| Isaiah Thomas (5)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 17–32|- style="background:#fcc;"| 50| February 7| @ Boston| | DeMarcus Cousins (31)| DeMarcus Cousins (16)| Isaiah Thomas (6)| TD Garden
18,624| 17–33|- style="background:#fcc;"| 51| February 9| @ Washington| | Isaiah Thomas (30)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| Isaiah Thomas (8)| Verizon Center
18,173| 17–34|- style="background:#fcc;"| 52| February 11| @ Cleveland| | DeMarcus Cousins (21)| DeMarcus Cousins (10)| Isaiah Thomas (8)| Quicken Loans Arena
14,245| 17–35|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53| February 12| @ New York| | Jimmer Fredette (24)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Isaiah Thomas (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 18–35|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#fcc;"| 54| February 19| Golden State| | Isaiah Thomas (26)| Quincy Acy (12)| Isaiah Thomas (7)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 18–36|- style="background:#cfc;"| 55| February 22| Boston| | Rudy Gay (22)| Cousins & Gay (7)| Isaiah Thomas (12)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 19–36|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56| February 23| @ Denver| | Isaiah Thomas (33)| Rudy Gay (11)| Isaiah Thomas (6)| Pepsi Center
16,263| 20–36|- style="background:#fcc;"| 57| February 25| Houston| | Rudy Gay (25)| Reggie Evans (8)| Rudy Gay (6)| Sleep Train Arena
16,057| 20–37|- style="background:#fcc;"| 58| February 28| @ L.A. Lakers| | Rudy Gay (32)| Derrick Williams (12)| Isaiah Thomas (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 20–38|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59| March 1| Minnesota| | Rudy Gay (24)| DeMarcus Cousins (17)| Isaiah Thomas (8)| Sleep Train Arena
17,085| 20–39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 60| March 3| New Orleans| | DeMarcus Cousins (23)| Reggie Evans (13)| Isaiah Thomas (5)| Sleep Train Arena
16,225| 21–39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 61| March 5| @ Milwaukee| | Isaiah Thomas (25)| Jason Thompson (13)| Gay & Thomas (6)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
11,079| 22–39|- style="background:#fcc;"| 62| March 7| @ Toronto| | DeMarcus Cousins (24)| Reggie Evans (10)| Isaiah Thomas (5)| Air Canada Centre
18,188| 22–40|- style="background:#fcc;"| 63| March 9| @ Brooklyn| | DeMarcus Cousins (28)| DeMarcus Cousins (20)| Isaiah Thomas (4)| Barclays Center
17,732| 22–41|- style="background:#fcc;"| 64| March 11| @ Detroit| | Rudy Gay (20)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Isaiah Thomas (8)| Palace of Auburn Hills
15,234| 22–42|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65| March 12| @ Philadelphia| | Rudy Gay (27)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| Isaiah Thomas (6)| Wells Fargo Center
11,109| 23-42|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 15| @ Chicago| | Isaiah Thomas (26)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Isaiah Thomas (5)| United Center
22,012| 23-43|- style="background:#fcc;"| 67| March 16| @ Minnesota| | Isaiah Thomas (27)| Derrick Williams (11)| Isaiah Thomas (7)| Target Center
13,171| 23-44|- style="background:#cfc;"| 68| March 18| Washington| | Gay, Cousins & Thomas (24)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Isaiah Thomas (10)| Sleep Train Arena
16,084| 24–44|- style="background:#fcc;"| 69| March 21| San Antonio| | Isaiah Thomas (18)| DeMarcus Cousins (13)| DeMarcus Cousins (5)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 24–45|- style="background:#cfc;"| 70| March 23| Milwaukee| | DeMarcus Cousins (32)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| Isaiah Thomas (8)| Sleep Train Arena
16,341| 25–45|- style="background:#fcc;"| 71| March 26| New York| | DeMarcus Cousins (32)| DeMarcus Cousins (15)| DeMarcus Cousins (8)| Sleep Train Arena
15,594| 25–46|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 28| @ Oklahoma City| | Ben McLemore (18)| Jason Thompson (14)| Ray McCallum, Jr. (5)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 25–47|- style="background:#fcc;"| 73| March 29| @ Dallas| | Rudy Gay (30)| Reggie Evans (18)| Ray McCallum, Jr. (8)| American Airlines Center
20,210| 25–48|- style="background:#cfc;"| 74| March 31| @ New Orleans| | DeMarcus Cousins (35)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Ray McCallum, Jr. (10)| Smoothie King Center
15,548| 26–48|- style="background:#cfc;"| 75| April 2| L.A. Lakers| | Rudy Gay (31)| Jason Thompson (12)| Ray McCallum, Jr. (5)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 27–48|- style="background:#fcc;"| 76| April 4| @ Golden State| | DeMarcus Cousins (19)| DeMarcus Cousins (11)| Ray McCallum, Jr. (10)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 27–49|- style="background:#fcc;"| 77| April 6| Dallas| | Rudy Gay (32)| DeMarcus Cousins (10)| Ray McCallum, Jr. (9)| Sleep Train Arena
17,023| 27–50|- style="background:#fcc;"| 78| April 8| Oklahoma City| | Cousins & Outlaw (24)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Ray McCallum, Jr. (5)| Sleep Train Arena
16,696| 27–51|- style="background:#fcc;"| 79| April 9| @ Portland| | DeMarcus Cousins (30)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| Ray McCallum, Jr. (8)| Moda Center
20,002| 27–52|- style="background:#fcc;"| 80| April 12| @ L.A. Clippers| | DeMarcus Cousins (32)| Reggie Evans (14)| Ray McCallum, Jr. (8)| Staples Center
19,060| 27–53|- style="background:#cfc;"| 81| April 13| Minnesota| | DeMarcus Cousins (35)| DeMarcus Cousins (15)| McLemore & Cousins (6)| Sleep Train Arena
16,965| 28–53|- style="background:#fcc;"| 82| April 16| Phoenix| | Ben McLemore (31)| Aaron Gray (13)| Ben McLemore (5)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 28–54

Standings

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	82	61	24.5	.506		.579	6.4	.6	.4	.7	7.1
	82	55	26.7	.376	.320	.804	2.9	1.0	.5	.2	8.8
	72	54	34.7	.453	.349	.850	2.9	6.3	1.3	.1	20.3
	71	71	32.4	.496	.000	.726	11.7	2.9	1.5	1.3	22.7
†	67	15	24.7	.437	.286	.708	4.4	.8	.7	.2	8.5
	63	4	16.9	.399	.350	.808	2.7	.8	.3	.3	5.4
†	56	0	14.0	.472	.200	.667	3.6	.4	.3	.4	2.7
†	55	55	34.4	.482	.312	.836	5.5	3.1	1.2	.6	20.1
†	46	26	24.4	.381	.318	.808	2.7	1.0	.7	.2	8.3
	45	10	19.9	.377	.373	.744	1.8	2.7	.5	.2	6.2
†	41	0	11.3	.475	.493	.895	1.1	1.5	.3	.1	5.9
†	33	6	10.2	.431	.000	.556	3.1	.6	.3	.2	1.8
†	24	14	20.8	.527		.569	7.7	.7	1.0	.0	5.5
†	18	18	25.8	.433	.320	.938	1.9	5.3	.3	.1	9.8
†	18	8	24.7	.350	.381	1.000	2.6	2.4	.7	.4	5.8
	18	1	12.9	.517		.824	3.2	.3	.2	.1	4.2
†	17	6	24.4	.410	.231	.563	5.8	.9	.8	.2	6.9
†	16	1	11.2	.438		.714	2.9	.4	.7	.1	2.1
	14	0	5.3	.333		.000	1.3	.2	.0	.3	.4
†	9	5	21.8	.469	.333	.692	3.0	1.7	1.0	.6	4.4
†	8	0	7.3	.263	.167	.929	.6	.6	.4	.0	3.0
†	7	0	7.1	.176	.167	.500	.6	.6	.0	.1	1.3
	3	0	3.0	.000			.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

Transactions

See main article: List of 2013–14 NBA season transactions.

Overview

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Players Added Via draft Ray McCallum Ben McLemore Via trade Quincy Acy Reggie Evans Rudy Gay Aaron Gray Roger Mason, Jr. Luc Mbah a Moute Jason Terry Greivis Vásquez Derrick Williams Via free agency Carl Landry

Players Lost Via trade Chuck Hayes Luc Mbah a Moute Patrick Patterson John Salmons Marcus Thornton Greivis Vásquez Via free agency Cole Aldrich Toney Douglas Tyreke Evans (sign and trade) James Johnson Waived Roger Mason, Jr. Hamady N'Diaye