2016–17 Sacramento Kings season

2016–17 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach	Dave Joerger
General manager	Vlade Divac
Arena	Golden 1 Center
Results
Record	7–11 (.389)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 11th (Western)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Comcast SportsNet California
Radio	KHTK Sports 1140

The 2016–17 Sacramento Kings season is the 72nd season of the franchise, its 69th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 32nd in Sacramento. It is their first season at the new Golden 1 Center. On May 10, 2016, the Kings hired Dave Joerger as their new head coach.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
1	13	Georgios Papagiannis	C	Greece	Panathanikos Athens
1	22	Malachi Richardson	SG	United States	Syracuse
1	28	Skal Labissière	PF/C	Haiti	Kentucky
2	59	Isaiah Cousins	PG/SG	United States	Oklahoma

Roster

Sacramento Kings roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 40 Afflalo, Arron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985–10–15 UCLA F 22 Barnes, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1980–03–09 UCLA F 18 Casspi, Omri 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–06–22 Israel F/C 00 Cauley-Stein, Willie 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993–08–18 Kentucky G 7 Collison, Darren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987–08–23 UCLA F/C 15 Cousins, DeMarcus (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1990–08–13 Kentucky F 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 F/C 3 Labissière, Skal (DL) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996–03–18 Kentucky G 10 Lawson, Ty 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1987–11–03 North Carolina G 23 McLemore, Ben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1993–02–11 Kansas C 13 Papagiannis, Georgios (DL) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997–07–03 American School (GRE) G 5 Richardson, Malachi (DL) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996–01–05 Syracuse G 17 Temple, Garrett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1986–05–08 LSU F 43 Tolliver, Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–06–01 Creighton	Head coach Dave Joerger Assistant coach(es) Bryan Gates Nancy Lieberman Jason March Bob Thornton Duane Ticknor Elston Turner Larry Lewis (player development) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2016–11–26

Standings

Division

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Golden State Warriors	17	3	.850	0.0	8–2	9–1	5–1	20
Los Angeles Clippers	16	5	.762	1.5	7–2	9–3	2–0	21
Los Angeles Lakers	10	12	.455	8.0	6–4	4–8	3–2	22
Sacramento Kings	7	12	.368	9.5	4–5	3–7	1–2	19
Phoenix Suns	6	14	.300	11.0	3–5	3–9	0–6	20

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Golden State Warriors *	17	3	.850	–	20
2	San Antonio Spurs *	16	4	.800	1.0	20
3	Los Angeles Clippers	16	5	.762	1.5	21
4	Houston Rockets	13	7	.650	4.0	20
5	Memphis Grizzlies	13	8	.619	4.5	21
6	Oklahoma City Thunder *	12	8	.600	5.0	20
7	Utah Jazz	12	9	.571	5.5	21
8	Portland Trail Blazers	11	10	.524	6.5	21
9	Los Angeles Lakers	10	12	.455	8.0	22
10	Sacramento Kings	7	12	.368	9.5	19
11	Denver Nuggets	7	13	.350	10.0	20
12	New Orleans Pelicans	7	13	.350	10.0	20
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	6	14	.300	11.0	20
14	Phoenix Suns	6	14	.300	11.0	20
15	Dallas Mavericks	4	15	.211	12.5	19

Game log

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log Total: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
Pre-season: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 4 @ L.A. Lakers L 84–103 Arron Afflalo (14) DeMarcus Cousins (6) DeMarcus Cousins (4) Honda Center (Anaheim) 9,187 0–1 2 October 6 @ Golden State L 96–105 DeMarcus Cousins (20) Matt Barnes (8) Matt Barnes (4) SAP Center 18,234 0–2 3 October 10 Maccabi Haifa W 135–96 Ben McLemore (18) Ty Lawson (7) Ty Lawson (8) Golden 1 Center 16,000 1–2 4 October 13 @ L.A. Lakers W 116–104 Anthony Tolliver (21) Rudy Gay (9) Collison, Gay (7) T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas) 8,905 2–2 5 October 15 Washington W 124–119 Collison, Cousins (22) Cousins, Cauley-Stein, Tolliver (22) Darren Collison (8) Rupp Arena (Lexington) 8,472 3–2 6 October 18 @ L.A. Clippers L 89–92 DeMarcus Cousins (23) Cousins, Cauley-Stein (8) Ben McLemore (5) Golden 1 Center 16,000 3–3
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 7–12 (Home: 4–5; Road: 3–7)
October: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 26 @ Phoenix W 113–94 DeMarcus Cousins (24) Matt Barnes (7) Ty Lawson (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055 1–0 2 October 27 San Antonio L 94–102 DeMarcus Cousins (37) DeMarcus Cousins (16) Ty Lawson (9) Golden 1 Center 17,608 1–1 3 October 29 Minnesota W 106–103 DeMarcus Cousins (29) Kosta Koufos (8) Matt Barnes (9) Golden 1 Center 17,608 2–1 4 October 31 @ Atlanta L 95–106 Rudy Gay (22) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Ty Lawson (6) Philips Arena 12,501 2–2
November : 5–9 (Home: 3–4; Road: 2–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 1 @ Miami L 96–108 (OT) Gay, Cousins (30) Rudy Gay (12) Lawson, Cousins (4) American Airlines Arena 19,612 2–3 6 November 3 @ Orlando L 94–102 DeMarcus Cousins (33) Lawson, Koufos, Cousins (7) Ty Lawson (4) Amway Center 17,026 2–4 7 November 5 @ Milwaukee L 91–117 Garrett Temple (19) Kosta Koufos (7) Jordan Farmar (7) BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,021 2–5 8 November 6 @ Toronto W 96–91 DeMarcus Cousins (22) DeMarcus Cousins (14) Ty Lawson (11) Air Canada Centre 19,800 3–5 9 November 8 New Orleans W 102–94 DeMarcus Cousins (28) Matt Barnes (8) Rudy Gay (6) Golden 1 Center 17,608 4−5 10 November 10 L.A. Lakers L 91–101 DeMarcus Cousins (28) DeMarcus Cousins (9) Darren Collison (9) Golden 1 Center 17,608 4−6 11 November 11 @ Portland L 120–122 (OT) DeMarcus Cousins (33) Rudy Gay (14) Lawson, Collison (4) Moda Center 19,918 4−7 12 November 16 San Antonio L 105–110 DeMarcus Cousins (26) DeMarcus Cousins (17) Cousins, Collison (6) Golden 1 Center 17,608 4–8 13 November 18 L.A. Clippers L 115–121 DeMarcus Cousins (38) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Ty Lawson (8) Golden 1 Center 17,608 4−9 14 November 20 Toronto W 102–99 Rudy Gay (23) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Darren Collison (9) Golden 1 Center 17,608 5−9 15 November 23 Oklahoma City W 116–101 DeMarcus Cousins (36) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Darren Collison (6) Golden 1 Center 17,608 6−9 16 November 25 Houston L 104–117 DeMarcus Cousins (32) DeMarcus Cousins (9) Afflalo, Casspi (5) Golden 1 Center 17,608 6−10 17 November 27 @ Brooklyn W 122–105 DeMarcus Cousins (37) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Rudy Gay (8) Barclays Center 13,646 7−10 18 November 28 @ Washington L 95–101 (OT) DeMarcus Cousins (36) DeMarcus Cousins (20) DeMarcus Cousins (4) Verizon Center 12,571 7−11
December: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 2 @ Boston L 92–97 DeMarcus Cousins (28) Matt Barnes (16) Matt Barnes (5) TD Garden 18,624 7−12
January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
2016–17 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

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

Free agency

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Arron Afflalo[5]	2-year contract worth $25 million	New York Knicks
Garrett Temple[5]	3-year contract worth $24 million	Washington Wizards
Matt Barnes[5]	2-year contract worth $12 million	Memphis Grizzlies
Anthony Tolliver[5]	2-year contract worth $16 million	Detroit Pistons
Ty Lawson	1-year contract worth $1,315,448	Indiana Pacers

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Rajon Rondo[6]	2-year contract worth $28 million	Chicago Bulls
Seth Curry[7]	2-year contract worth $6 million	Dallas Mavericks
Quincy Acy[8]	2-year contract worth $2.2 million	Dallas Mavericks
Duje Dukan	Waived	Cedevita Zagreb
Isaiah Cousins	Waived	Reno Bighorns
Jordan Farmar	Waived	Sacramento Kings

References

1. Krawczynski, Jon; Dubow, Josh. "Kings hire Joerger as coach". NBA.com. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
2. "Kings announce draft-night trade". nba.com/kings. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
3. "Kings sign Papagiannis, Richardson and Labissiere". nba.com/kings. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
4. "Kings acquire Malachi Richardson". nba.com/kings. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
5. "Kings sign four free agents". nba.com/kings. July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
6. "Bulls sign Rajon Rondo". nba.com/bulls. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
7. "Mavericks sign free agent guard Seth Curry". mavs.com. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
8. "Mavericks sign forward Quincy Acy". mavs.com. July 20, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

External links

• Official site of the Sacramento Kings