2016–17 Sacramento Kings season explained

Team:Sacramento Kings
End Year:2017
Wins:32
Losses:50
Division:Pacific
Division Place:3
Conf Place:12
Coach:Dave Joerger
Gm:Vlade Divac
Owner:Vivek Ranadivé
Arena:Golden 1 Center
Playoffs:Did not qualify
Bbr Team:SAC
Television:Comcast SportsNet California
Radio:KHTK Sports 1140

The 2016–17 Sacramento Kings season was the 72nd season of the franchise, its 68th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 32nd in Sacramento. It was their first season at Golden 1 Center. On May 10, 2016, the Kings hired Dave Joerger as their new head coach.[1]

Draft picks

See main article: 2016 NBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege / Club
113Georgios PapagiannisC Panathanikos Athens
122Malachi RichardsonSGSyracuse
128Skal LabissièrePF/CKentucky
259Isaiah CousinsPG/SGOklahoma

Standings

Conference

Game log

Pre-season

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1| October 4| @ L.A. Lakers| | Arron Afflalo (14)| DeMarcus Cousins (6)| DeMarcus Cousins (4)| Honda Center (Anaheim)
9,187| 0–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2| October 6| @ Golden State| | DeMarcus Cousins (20)| Matt Barnes (8)| Matt Barnes (4)| SAP Center
18,234| 0–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 10| Maccabi Haifa| | Ben McLemore (18)| Ty Lawson (7)| Ty Lawson (8)| Golden 1 Center
16,000| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 13| @ L.A. Lakers| | Anthony Tolliver (21)| Rudy Gay (9)| Collison, Gay (7)| T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas)
8,905| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 15| Washington| | Collison, Cousins (22)| Cousins, Cauley-Stein, Tolliver (22)| Darren Collison (8)| Rupp Arena (Lexington)
8,472| 3–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 6| October 18| @ L.A. Clippers| | DeMarcus Cousins (23)| Cousins, Cauley-Stein (8)| Ben McLemore (5)| Golden 1 Center
16,000| 3–3

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 26| @ Phoenix| | DeMarcus Cousins (24)| Matt Barnes (7)| Ty Lawson (7)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
18,055| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 27| San Antonio| | DeMarcus Cousins (37)| DeMarcus Cousins (16)| Ty Lawson (9)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 29| Minnesota| | DeMarcus Cousins (29)| Kosta Koufos (8)| Matt Barnes (9)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 31| @ Atlanta| | Rudy Gay (22)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| Ty Lawson (6)| Philips Arena
12,501| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc"| 5| November 1| @ Miami| | Gay, Cousins (30)| Rudy Gay (12)| Lawson, Cousins (4)| American Airlines Arena
19,612| 2–3|- style="background:#fcc"| 6| November 3| @ Orlando| | DeMarcus Cousins (33)| Lawson, Koufos, Cousins (7)| Ty Lawson (4)| Amway Center
17,026| 2–4|- style="background:#fcc"| 7| November 5| @ Milwaukee| | Garrett Temple (19)| Kosta Koufos (7)| Jordan Farmar (7)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
16,021| 2–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| November 6| @ Toronto| | DeMarcus Cousins (22)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Ty Lawson (11)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 3–5|- style="background:#cfc"| 9| November 8| New Orleans| | DeMarcus Cousins (28)| Matt Barnes (8)| Rudy Gay (6)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 4−5|- style="background:#fcc"| 10| November 10| L.A. Lakers| | DeMarcus Cousins (28)| DeMarcus Cousins (9)| Darren Collison (9)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 4−6|- style="background:#fcc"| 11| November 11| @ Portland| | DeMarcus Cousins (33)| Rudy Gay (14)| Lawson, Collison (4)| Moda Center
19,918| 4−7|- style="background:#fcc"| 12| November 16| San Antonio| | DeMarcus Cousins (26)| DeMarcus Cousins (17)| Cousins, Collison (6)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 4–8|- style="background:#fcc"| 13| November 18| L.A. Clippers| | DeMarcus Cousins (38)| DeMarcus Cousins (13)| Ty Lawson (8)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 4−9|- style="background:#cfc"| 14| November 20| Toronto| | Rudy Gay (23)| DeMarcus Cousins (10)| Darren Collison (9)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 5−9|- style="background:#cfc"| 15| November 23| Oklahoma City| | DeMarcus Cousins (36)| DeMarcus Cousins (13)| Darren Collison (6)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 6−9|- style="background:#fcc"| 16| November 25| Houston| | DeMarcus Cousins (32)| DeMarcus Cousins (9)| Afflalo, Casspi (5)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 6−10|- style="background:#cfc"| 17| November 27| @ Brooklyn| | DeMarcus Cousins (37)| DeMarcus Cousins (11)| Rudy Gay (8)| Barclays Center
13,646| 7−10|- style="background:#fcc"| 18| November 28| @ Washington| | DeMarcus Cousins (36)| DeMarcus Cousins (20)| DeMarcus Cousins (4)| Verizon Center
12,571| 7−11|- style="background:#fcc"| 19| December 2| @ Boston| | DeMarcus Cousins (28)| Matt Barnes (16)| Matt Barnes (5)| TD Garden
18,624| 7−12|-style="background:#fcc"| 20| December 4| @ New York| | DeMarcus Cousins (36)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| Darren Collison (6)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 7–13|-style="background:#cfc"| 21| December 7| @ Dallas| | DeMarcus Cousins (24)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| DeMarcus Cousins (7)| American Airlines Center
19,711| 8–13|- style="background:#fcc"| 22| December 9| New York| | DeMarcus Cousins (28)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| Cousins, Lawson (6)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 8−14|- style="background:#fcc"| 23| December 10| @ Utah| | Rudy Gay (20)| DeMarcus Cousins (10)| Cousins, Lawson (4)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,331| 8−15|- style="background:#cfc"| 24| December 12| L. A. Lakers| | DeMarcus Cousins (31)| DeMarcus Cousins (16)| Cousins, Lawson (5)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 9–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 14| @ Houston| | Garrett Temple (20)| Anthony Tolliver (10)| Darren Collison (9)| Toyota Center
15,039| 9–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26| December 16| @ Memphis| | DeMarcus Cousins (22)| Kosta Koufos (13)| Darren Collison (9)| FedExForum
15,987| 10–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 27| December 18| @ Dallas| | DeMarcus Cousins (33)| Kosta Koufos (9)| Garrett Temple (7)| American Airlines Center
19,504| 10–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 28| December 20| Portland| | DeMarcus Cousins (55)| DeMarcus Cousins (13)| Ty Lawson (8)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 11–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29| December 21| @ Utah| | DeMarcus Cousins (21)| DeMarcus Cousins (8)| Afflalo, Cousins (3)| American Airlines Center
19,504| 12–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30| December 23| @ Minnesota| | DeMarcus Cousins (32)| DeMarcus Cousins (7)| DeMarcus Cousins (7)| Target Center
13,288| 13–17|- style="background:#cfc"| 31| December 26| Philadelphia| | DeMarcus Cousins (30)| Rudy Gay (9)| DeMarcus Cousins (5)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 14–17|- style="background:#fcc"| 32| December 28| @ Portland| | DeMarcus Cousins (28)| Kosta Koufos (10)| DeMarcus Cousins (6)| Moda Center
19,665| 14–18|- style="background:#fcc"| 33| December 31| Memphis| | DeMarcus Cousins (26)| Koufos, Barnes (8)| DeMarcus Cousins (8)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 14–19|- style="background:#cfc"| 34| January 3| @ Denver| | DeMarcus Cousins (31)| Cousins, Temple (6)| Darren Collison (9)| Pepsi Center
11,018| 15–19|- style="background:#fcc"| 35| January 4| Miami| | Afflalo, Temple, Lawson (15)| Matt Barnes (7)| Ty Lawson (6)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 15–20|- style="background:#fcc"| 36| January 6| LA Clippers| | DeMarcus Cousins (25)| DeMarcus Cousins (11)| DeMarcus Cousins (7)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 15–21|- style="background:#fcc"| 37| January 8| Golden State| | Rudy Gay (23)| DeMarcus Cousins (10)| DeMarcus Cousins (5)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 15−22|- style="background:#cfc"| 38| January 10| Detroit| | DeMarcus Cousins (24)| DeMarcus Cousins (13)| DeMarcus Cousins (6)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 16−22|- style= "background:#fcc;"| 39| January 13| Cleveland| | DeMarcus Cousins (26)| Rudy Gay (10)| DeMarcus Cousins (11)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 16-23|- style= "background:#fcc;"| 40| January 15| Oklahoma City| | DeMarcus Cousins (31)| DeMarcus Cousins (11)| DeMarcus Cousins (7)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 16–24|- style= "background:#fcc;"| 41| January 18| Indiana| | DeMarcus Cousins (25)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| DeMarcus Cousins (10)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 16–25|- style= "background:#fcc;"| 42| January 20| @ Memphis| | DeMarcus Cousins (19)| DeMarcus Cousins (10)| Ty Lawson (5)| FedExForum
16,991| 16–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 43| January 21| @ Chicago| | DeMarcus Cousins (42)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Ty Lawson (6)| United Center
21,606| 16–27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44| January 23| @ Detroit| | DeMarcus Cousins (22)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Cousins, Lawson (6)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,017| 17–27|- style="background:#cfc"| 45| January 25| @ Cleveland| | DeMarcus Cousins (28)| DeMarcus Cousins (11)| DeMarcus Cousins (9)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 18–27|- style="background:#fcc;"| 46| January 27| @ Indiana| | Cousins, Collison (26)| DeMarcus Cousins (16)| Cousins, Collison (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,522| 18–28|-style="background:#cfc;"| 47| January 28| @ Charlotte| | DeMarcus Cousins (35)| DeMarcus Cousins (18)| Ty Lawson (9)| Spectrum Center
18,597| 19–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 48| January 30| @ Philadelphia| | DeMarcus Cousins (46)| DeMarcus Cousins (15)| Ty Lawson (11)| Wells Fargo Center
15,840| 19–29|- style="background:#fcc;"| 49| January 31| @ Houston| | DeMarcus Cousins (16)| Matt Barnes (11)| DeMarcus Cousins (5)| Toyota Center
15,182| 19–30|- style="background:#fcc;"| 50| February 3| Phoenix| | DeMarcus Cousins (22)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 19–31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51| February 4| Golden State| | DeMarcus Cousins (32)| Matt Barnes (14)| DeMarcus Cousins (9)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 20–31|- style="background:#fcc;"| 52| February 6| Chicago| | DeMarcus Cousins (18)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Ty Lawson (7)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 20–32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53| February 8| Boston| | Darren Collison (26)| Kosta Koufos (11)| Darren Collison (5)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 21–32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54| February 10| Atlanta| | DeMarcus Cousins (22)| DeMarcus Cousins (11)| DeMarcus Cousins (7)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 22–32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 55| February 12| New Orleans| | DeMarcus Cousins (28)| DeMarcus Cousins (14)| Darren Collison (8)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 23–32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56| February 14| @ L. A. Lakers| | DeMarcus Cousins (40)| DeMarcus Cousins (12)| Cousins, Collison (8)| STAPLES Center
19,997| 24–32|- style="background:#fcc;"| 57| February 15| @ Golden State| | Matt Barnes (15)| Matt Barnes (14)| DeMarcus Cousins (6)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 24–33|- style="background:#cfc;"| 58| February 23| Denver| | Willie Cauley-Stein (29)| Willie Cauley-Stein (10)| Darren Collison (10)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 25–33|-style="background:#fcc;"| 59| February 25| Charlotte| | Ben McLemore (18)| Skal Labissière (13)| Collison, Evans (5)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 25–34|-style="background:#fcc;"| 60| February 27| Minnesota| | McLemore, Cauley-Stein (14)| Kosta Koufos (11)| Ty Lawson (9)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 25–35|-style="background:#fcc;"| 61| March 1| Brooklyn| | Buddy Hield (16)| Anthony Tolliver (6)| Ty Lawson (9)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 25–36|-style="background:#fcc;"| 62| March 5| Utah| | Ty Lawson (19)| Kosta Koufos (10)| Collison, Lawson (5)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 25–37|- style="background:#fcc;"| 63| March 6| @ Denver| | Darren Collison (17)| Kosta Koufos (10)| Ty Lawson (6)| Pepsi Center
11,614| 25–38|- style="background:#fcc;"| 64| March 8| @ San Antonio| | Tyreke Evans (26)| Kosta Koufos (10)| Evans, Collison (4)| AT&T Center
18,418| 25–39|- style="background:#fcc;"| 65| March 10| Washington| | Willie Cauley-Stein (20)| Willie Cauley-Stein (13)| Darren Collison (10)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 25–40|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 11| Denver| | Buddy Hield (17)| Kosta Koufos (10)| Cauley-Stein, Collison (5)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 25–41|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67| March 13| Orlando| | Darren Collison (19)| Cauley-Stein, Labissière (7)| Darren Collison (13)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 26–41|- style="background:#cfc;"| 68| March 15| @ Phoenix| | Skal Labissière (32)| Cauley-Stein, Labissière (11)| Ty Lawson (6)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
17,196| 27–41|- style="background:#fcc;"| 69| March 18| @ Oklahoma City| | Georgios Papagiannis (14)| Georgios Papagiannis (11)| Ty Lawson (6)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 27–42|- style="background:#fcc;"| 70| March 19| @ San Antonio| | Hield, Cauley-Stein (18)| Georgios Papagiannis (10)| Ty Lawson (6)| AT&T Center
18,418| 27–43|- style="background:#fcc;"| 71| March 22| Milwaukee| | Buddy Hield (21)| Skal Labissière (8)| Darren Collison (7)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 27–44|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 24| @ Golden State| | Buddy Hield (22)| Skal Labissière (10)| Skal Labissière (8)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 27−45|- style="background:#cfc;"| 73| March 26| @ L. A. Clippers| | Darren Collison (19)| Willie Cauley-Stein (14)| Garrett Temple (5)| Staples Center
19,060| 28−45|- style="background:#cfc;"| 74| March 27| Memphis| | Darren Collison (23)| Willie Cauley-Stein (9)| Darren Collison (7)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 29–45|- style="background:#fcc;"| 75| March 29| Utah| | Ben McLemore (22)| Willie Cauley-Stein (8)| Ty Lawson (3)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 29–46|- style="background:#fcc;"| 76| March 31| @ New Orleans| | Ben McLemore (15)| Willie Cauley-Stein (14)| Darren Collison (5)| Smoothie King Center
17,304| 29–47|- style="background:#cfc;"| 77| April 1| @ Minnesota| | Buddy Hield (22)| Willie Cauley-Stein (10)| Ty Lawson (11)| Target Center
18,960| 30–47|- style="background:#cfc;"| 78| April 4| Dallas| | Ben McLemore (22)| Willie Cauley-Stein (16)| Evans, Temple (5)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 31–47|- style="background:#fcc;"| 79| April 7| @ L. A. Lakers| | Skal Labissière (19)| Georgios Papagiannis (10)| Darren Collison (10)| Staples Center
18,997| 31–48|- style="background:#fcc;"| 80| April 9| Houston| | Skal Labissière (25)| Willie Cauley-Stein (10)| Ty Lawson (11)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 31–49|- style="background:#cfc;"| 81| April 11| Phoenix| | Buddy Hield (30)| Ty Lawson (11)| Ty Lawson (12)| Golden 1 Center
17,608| 32–49|- style=background:#fcc;"| 82| April 12| @ L. A. Clippers| | Willie Cauley-Stein (19)| Willie Cauley-Stein (14)| Afflalo, Galloway, Cauley-Stein (6)| Staples Center
19,060| 32–50

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
75 21 18.9 .530 .000 .669 4.5 1.1 .7 .6 8.1
71 62 20.0 .551 .000 .613 5.7 .7 .5 .7 6.6
69 24 25.1 .454 .288 .797 2.6 4.8 1.1 .1 9.9
68 64 30.3 .476 .417 .860 2.2 4.6 1.0 .1 13.2
65 20 26.6 .424 .373 .784 2.8 2.6 1.3 .4 7.8
65 9 22.7 .442 .391 .744 3.6 1.2 .5 .3 7.1
61 45 25.9 .440 .411 .892 2.0 1.3 .3 .1 8.4
61 27 19.3 .430 .382 .753 2.1 .8 .5 .1 8.1
†55 55 34.4 .452 .356 .770 10.6 4.8 1.4 1.3 27.8
†54 13 25.3 .384 .327 .758 5.4 2.8 .7 .3 7.6
33 12 18.5 .537 .375 .703 4.9 .8 .5 .4 8.8
30 30 33.8 .455 .372 .855 6.3 2.8 1.5 .9 18.7
†25 18 29.1 .480 .428 .814 4.1 1.8 .8 .1 15.1
†22 2 18.0 .453 .379 .571 4.1 1.2 .5 .0 5.9
22 0 16.1 .549 .000 .857 3.9 .9 .1 .8 5.6
22 0 9.0 .412 .286 .789 1.0 .5 .2 .0 3.6
†19 2 19.7 .404 .475 .917 1.8 1.5 .3 .1 6.0
†14 6 22.4 .413 .438 .706 3.6 2.4 .9 .4 11.6
2 0 17.5 .333 .444 1.5 4.5 1.0 .0 6.0

Transactions

See main article: List of 2016–17 NBA season transactions.

Trades

June 23, 2016To Sacramento Kings
Draft rights to Georgios Papagiannis[2] [3]
Draft rights to Skal Labissière
Player rights to Bogdan Bogdanović
2020 Detroit Pistons 2nd round-pick		To Phoenix Suns
Draft rights to Marquese Chriss
July 7, 2016To Sacramento Kings
Draft rights to Malachi Richardson[4] 		To Charlotte Hornets
Marco Belinelli

Free agency

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Arron Afflalo[5] 2-year contract worth $25 millionNew York Knicks
Garrett Temple3-year contract worth $24 millionWashington Wizards
Matt Barnes2-year contract worth $12 millionMemphis Grizzlies
Anthony Tolliver2-year contract worth $16 millionDetroit Pistons
Ty Lawson1-year contract worth $1,315,448Indiana Pacers

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Rajon Rondo[6] 2-year contract worth $28 millionChicago Bulls
Seth Curry[7] 2-year contract worth $6 millionDallas Mavericks
Quincy Acy[8] 2-year contract worth $2.2 millionDallas Mavericks
Duje DukanWaived Cedevita Zagreb
Isaiah CousinsWaivedReno Bighorns
Jordan FarmarWaivedSacramento Kings
DeMarcus CousinsTradedNew Orleans Pelicans

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Krawczynski. Jon. Dubow. Josh. Kings hire Joerger as coach. NBA.com. May 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160713234509/http://www.nba.com/2016/news/05/09/reports-sacramento-kings-agree-to-deal-with-dave-joerger-to-become-coach.ap/index.html. July 13, 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Kings announce draft-night trade. nba.com/kings. June 23, 2016. June 23, 2016.
  3. Web site: Kings sign Papagiannis, Richardson and Labissiere. nba.com/kings. July 15, 2016. July 15, 2016.
  4. Web site: Kings acquire Malachi Richardson. nba.com/kings. July 7, 2016. July 7, 2016.
  5. Web site: Kings sign four free agents. nba.com/kings. July 9, 2016. July 9, 2016.
  6. Web site: Bulls sign Rajon Rondo. nba.com/bulls. July 7, 2016. July 7, 2016.
  7. Web site: Mavericks sign free agent guard Seth Curry. mavs.com. July 15, 2016. July 15, 2016.
  8. Web site: Mavericks sign forward Quincy Acy. mavs.com. July 20, 2016. July 20, 2016.

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