2007–08 Sacramento Kings season
2007–08 Sacramento Kings season | |
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Head coach | Reggie Theus |
General manager | Geoff Petrie |
Arena | ARCO Arena |
Results | |
Record | 38–44 (.463) |
Place |
Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 11th (Western) |
Playoff finish | DNQ |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | CSN West, KXTV |
Radio | KHTK |
The 2007–08 Sacramento Kings season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 60th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 23rd in Sacramento.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
- The 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City on June 28.
- The free agency period began in July.
Off-season notes
The Kings, following a disappointing 2006–07 season, fired coach Eric Musselman and replaced him with Reggie Theus.
Draft picks
Sacramento's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 10 | Spencer Hawes | Center | ![]() |
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Other notable additions
Daniel Artest, the brother of Ron Artest, made it on the summer league roster and practice squad. Artest scored two points as a back-up in limited summer league action.
Roster
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Standings
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 30–11 | 27–14 | 12–4 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 30–11 | 25–16 | 10–6 |
Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 10–6 |
Sacramento Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 | 26–15 | 12–29 | 3–13 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 59 | .284 | 34 | 13–28 | 10–31 | 5–11 |
Game log
October
Record: 0–1; Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
1 | 31 October 2007 | Kings | 90–104 | Hornets | NA | Kevin Martin (26) | 15,188 | 0–1 |
November
Record: 5–8; Home: 5–2; Road: 0–6
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
2 | 2 November 2007 | Kings | 80–96 | Spurs | NA | Kevin Martin (22) | 17,072 | 0–2 |
3 | 3 November 2007 | Kings | 102–123 | Mavericks | NA | Kevin Martin (28) | 20,343 | 0–3 |
4 | 6 November 2007 | SuperSonics | 98–104 | Kings | NA | Kevin Martin (31) | 14,908 | 1–3 |
5 | 9 November 2007 | Cavaliers | 93–91 | Kings | NA | Kevin Martin (32) | 15,293 | 1–4 |
6 | 10 November 2007 | Timberwolves | 93–100 | Kings | NA | Kevin Martin (29) | 13,170 | 2–4 |
7 | 12 November 2007 | Kings | 93–117 | Jazz | NA | John Salmons (22) | 19,911 | 2–5 |
9 | 14 November 2007 | Kings | 103–108 | Timberwolves | NA | Kevin Martin (22) | 11,656 | 2–6 |
10 | 16 November 2007 | Knicks | 118–123 | Kings | 2 | Kevin Martin (43) | 12,549 | 3–6 |
11 | 18 November 2007 | Pistons | 95–105 | Kings | NA | Beno Udrih (23) | 12,978 | 4–6 |
12 | 20 November 2007 | Suns | 100–98 | Kings | NA | Ron Artest (33) | 13,598 | 4–7 |
13 | 21 November 2007 | Kings | 111–127 | Suns | NA | Francisco García (31) | 18,422 | 4–8 |
14 | 23 November 2007 | Kings | 84–87 | Trail Blazers | NA | Kevin Martin (21) | 19,980 | 4–9 |
15 | 26 November 2007 | Spurs | 99–112 | Kings | NA | Beno Udrih (27) | 12,587 | 5–9 |
December
Record: 6–4; Home: 3–2; Road: 3–2
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
16 | 1 December 2007 | Rockets | 99–107 | Kings | NA | Two-way tie (26) | 15,081 | 6–10 |
17 | 4 December 2007 | Jazz | 107–117 | Kings | NA | Kevin Martin (25) | 12,688 | 7–10 |
18 | 7 December 2007 | Clippers | 97–87 | Kings | NA | Ron Artest (21) | 13,094 | 7–11 |
19 | 8 December 2007 | Kings | 97–101 | Nuggets | NA | John Salmons (25) | 15,493 | 7–12 |
20 | 10 December 2007 | Bucks | 93–96 | Kings | NA | John Salmons (22) | 12,449 | 8–12 |
21 | 12 December 2007 | Kings | 78–90 | Celtics | NA | Two-way tie (16) | 18,624 | 8–13 |
22 | 14 December 2007 | Kings | 109–99 | Sixers | NA | Brad Miller (25) | 10,856 | 9–13 |
23 | 15 December 2007 | Kings | 79–92 | Wizards | NA | Brad Miller (21) | 20,173 | 9–14 |
24 | 18 December 2007 | Kings | 106–101 | Nets | NA | John Salmons (31) | 11,902 | 10–14 |
25 | 19 December 2007 | Kings | 102–89 | Bucks | NA | Ron Artest (26) | 13,746 | 11–14 |
26 | 23 December 2007 | Nuggets | 106–105 | Kings | NA | Ron Artest (24) | 15,055 | 11–15 |
January
Record: ; Home: ; Road:
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February
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March
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April
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- Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates regulation loss.
- White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.
Player stats
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Shareef Abdur-Rahim | 6 | 0 | 8.5 | .214 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.7 | .7 | .17 | .00 | 1.7 |
Ron Artest | 57 | 54 | 38.1 | .453 | .380 | .719 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 2.33 | .67 | 20.5 |
Quincy Douby | 74 | 0 | 11.8 | .394 | .344 | .923 | 1.1 | .7 | .41 | .16 | 4.8 |
Francisco García | 79 | 20 | 26.5 | .462 | .391 | .779 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.22 | .63 | 12.3 |
Orien Greene | 7 | 2 | 8.7 | .273 | .000 | .000 | .9 | .4 | .43 | .14 | .9 |
Spencer Hawes | 71 | 8 | 13.1 | .459 | .190 | .655 | 3.2 | .6 | .20 | .56 | 4.7 |
Anthony Johnson* | 27 | 11 | 15.2 | .455 | .500 | .818 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .37 | .04 | 3.9 |
Dahntay Jones | 25 | 0 | 8.2 | .434 | .167 | .667 | 1.4 | .5 | .32 | .24 | 3.2 |
Kevin Martin | 61 | 57 | 36.3 | .456 | .402 | .869 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.02 | .08 | 23.7 |
Brad Miller | 72 | 72 | 34.9 | .463 | .311 | .848 | 9.5 | 3.7 | .96 | 1.03 | 13.4 |
Mikki Moore | 82 | 79 | 29.1 | .577 | .000 | .736 | 6.0 | 1.0 | .43 | .56 | 8.5 |
John Salmons | 81 | 41 | 31.1 | .477 | .325 | .823 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.15 | .38 | 12.5 |
Kenny Thomas | 23 | 3 | 12.2 | .421 | .000 | .000 | 2.7 | .6 | .26 | .04 | 1.4 |
Beno Udrih | 65 | 51 | 32.0 | .464 | .387 | .850 | 3.3 | 4.3 | .86 | .15 | 12.8 |
Darryl Watkins | 9 | 0 | 7.9 | .333 | .000 | .400 | 1.3 | .0 | .22 | .22 | 1.3 |
Shelden Williams* | 28 | 0 | 12.9 | .491 | .000 | .667 | 3.5 | .3 | .32 | .36 | 5.2 |
Lorenzen Wright* | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | .250 | .000 | .000 | .2 | .2 | .00 | .00 | .4 |
*Statistics include only games with the Kings
Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
Trades
Free agents
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