2000–01 Sacramento Kings season

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2000–01 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachRick Adelman
General managerGeoff Petrie
PresidentGeoff Petrie
OwnersMaloof family
ArenaARCO Arena
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semi-finals
(Lost to Lakers 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKHTK
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Kings' 52nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 16th season in Sacramento.[1] During the off-season, the Kings acquired shooting guard Doug Christie from the Toronto Raptors,[2] and signed free agent Bobby Jackson.[3] After two straight playoff seasons, the Kings enjoyed another successful season by winning 14 of their first 18 games, on their way to a 27–10 start as of January 20. The Kings would make it into the NBA's elite status by challenging the Pacific Division all season, falling just one game short with a solid 55–27 record. The team also posted three five-game winning streaks, which was their longest winning streak during the season.[4]

Chris Webber had his best season averaging 27.1 points, 11.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.7 blocks per game, while being named to the All-NBA First Team. In addition, Peja Stojaković showed improvement stepping into the lineup averaging 20.4 points per game, which was second on the team in scoring, while Christie averaged 12.3 points and 2.3 steals per game, Vlade Divac provided the team with 12.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, and Jason Williams contributed 9.4 points and 5.4 assists per game.[5] Webber and Divac were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, with head coach Rick Adelman coaching the Western Conference.[6] Webber also finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting with 5 first-place votes, while Stojaković finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting, Christie finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and Jackson finished in fourth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.[7] Christie was also named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and first round draft pick Hedo Türkoğlu made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Kings would win their first playoff series in 20 years by beating the Phoenix Suns in four games after losing Game 1.[8] However, they were swept by the defending and eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semi-finals in four straight games.[9] Following the season, the controversial guard Williams was traded along with Nick Anderson to the Memphis Grizzlies,[10] while three-point specialist Jon Barry was traded to the Detroit Pistons, and Darrick Martin signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

Offseason[]

In the NBA draft, the Kings drafted Hedo Türkoğlu and Jabari Smith. Türkoğlu's tenure with the Kings lasted three seasons,[11] while Smith's stint lasted 21 games. Smith would return to Sacramento in the 2003–04 season.[12]

During the offseason, the Kings did not make many transactions. On August 1, the Kings signed guard Bobby Jackson. Jackson would be a reliable bench player during his tenure in Sacramento,[13] and he would win the Sixth Man of the Year Award for the 2002–03 season.[14]

On September 30, the Kings traded combo forward Corliss Williamson to the Toronto Raptors for Doug Christie. Christie would be the starting shooting guard for the Kings for his entire tenure with the team.[15]

On October 20, the Kings waived center Jerome James. James had missed all of the previous season due to a knee injury.[16]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2000 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 16 Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu SF  Turkey Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
2 45 Jabari Smith C/PF  United States LSU

Roster[]

2000–01 Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G/F 25 Anderson, Nick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–01–20 Illinois
G 20 Barry, Jon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1969–07–25 Georgia Tech
G/F 13 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–05–09 Pepperdine
C 21 Divac, Vlade (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1968–02–03 Serbia
F 51 Funderburke, Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1970–12–15 Ohio State
G 24 Jackson, Bobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1973–03–13 Minnesota
F 00 Long, Art Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1972–10–01 Cincinnati
G 15 Martin, Darrick 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1971–03–06 UCLA
F/C 31 Pollard, Scot 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1975–02–12 Kansas
C 55 Smith, Jabari 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1977–02–12 LSU
F 16 Stojaković, Peja 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–06–09 Serbia
F 5 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–03–19 Turkey
F/C 4 Webber, Chris (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–03–01 Michigan
G 55 Williams, Jason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–11–18 Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 18, 2001

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 – 31–10 25–16 14–10
x-Sacramento Kings 55 27 .671 1 33–8 22–19 16–8
x-Phoenix Suns 51 31 .622 5 31–10 20–21 12–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 6 28–13 22–19 12–12
Seattle SuperSonics 44 38 .537 12 26–15 18–23 17–7
Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 378 25 22–19 9–32 9–15
Golden State Warriors 17 65 .207 39 11–30 6–35 4–20
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 –
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 2
3 x-Sacramento Kings 55 27 .671 3
4 x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 5
5 x-Dallas Mavericks 53 29 .646 5
6 x-Phoenix Suns 51 31 .622 7
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 8
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 47 35 .573 11
9 Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 13
10 Seattle SuperSonics 44 38 .537 14
11 Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 18
12 Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 .378 27
13 Vancouver Grizzlies 23 59 .280 35
14 Golden State Warriors 17 65 .207 41


z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

2000-01 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta – 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–1 – 0–4 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1
Charlotte 4–0 4–0 – 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2
Chicago 2–2 1–2 1–3 – 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–1
Cleveland 2–2 1–2 2–2 3–1 – 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–0 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0
Denver 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 – 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–3 4–0 1–1
Detroit 4–0 1–3 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 4–0 1–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–2
Golden State 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 – 1–3 2–0 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2
Houston 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 – 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Indiana 2–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 – 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 2–0 4–0
L.A. Clippers 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–4 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–2 – 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 – 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0
Miami 3–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 – 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–3 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–0
Milwaukee 3–1 3–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 – 0–2 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1
Minnesota 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1
New Jersey 3–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 – 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–1
New York 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 – 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 4–0
Orlando 3–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 3–1 1–3 – 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Philadelphia 3–0 4–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 4–0
Phoenix 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1
Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 – 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 – 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 – 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 – 0–2 0–4 3–1 2–0
Toronto 2–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 4–0
Utah 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–3 4–0 1–3 0–2 – 4–0 2–0
Vancouver 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–4 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 – 2–0
Washington 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 —

Game log[]

Playoffs[]

2001 playoff game log
First round: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 22 Phoenix L 83–86 Chris Webber (27) Chris Webber (15) Christie, Williams (5) ARCO Arena
17,317 		0–1
2 April 25 Phoenix W 116–90 Peja Stojaković (22) Jackson, Webber (9) Chris Webber (5) ARCO Arena
17,317 		1–1
3 April 29 @ Phoenix W 104–96 Chris Webber (23) Vlade Divac (12) Doug Christie (4) America West Arena
19,023 		2–1
4 May 2 @ Phoenix W 89–82 Peja Stojaković (37) Scot Pollard (13) Bobby Jackson (5) America West Arena
18,836 		3–1
Conference Semi-finals: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 6 @ L.A. Lakers L 105–108 Chris Webber (34) Scot Pollard (14) Jason Williams (4) Staples Center
18,997 		0–1
2 May 8 @ L.A. Lakers L 90–96 Chris Webber (22) Chris Webber (18) Bobby Jackson (4) Staples Center
18,997 		0–2
3 May 11 L.A. Lakers L 81–103 Chris Webber (28) Chris Webber (14) Doug Christie (5) ARCO Arena
17,317 		0–3
4 May 13 L.A. Lakers L 113–119 Peja Stojaković (26) Chris Webber (11) Chris Webber (8) ARCO Arena
17,317 		0–4
2001 schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  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% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Nick Anderson 21 0 8.0 .246 .256 1.2 .6 .5 .2 1.8
Jon Barry 62 2 16.3 .404 .348 .877 1.5 2.1 .5 .1 5.1
Doug Christie 81 81 36.3 .395 .376 .897 4.4 3.6 2.3 .6 12.3
Vlade Divac 81 81 29.9 .482 .286 .691 8.3 2.9 1.1 1.1 12.0
Lawrence Funderburke 59 2 11.8 .496 .623 3.3 .3 .2 .2 4.9
Bobby Jackson 79 7 20.9 .439 .375 .739 3.1 2.0 1.1 .1 7.2
Art Long 9 0 2.2 .000 .000 .9 .1 .0 .3 0.0
Darrick Martin 31 0 5.7 .382 .519 .886 .5 .5 .2 .0 3.3
Scot Pollard 77 8 21.5 .468 .000 .749 6.0 .6 .6 1.3 6.5
Jabari Smith 9 0 7.3 .500 .667 .9 .7 .4 .0 2.9
Peja Stojaković 75 75 38.7 .470 .400 .856 5.8 2.2 1.2 .2 20.4
Hedo Türkoğlu 74 7 16.8 .412 .326 .777 2.8 .9 .7 .3 5.3
Chris Webber 70 70 40.5 .481 .071 .703 11.1 4.2 1.3 1.7 27.1
Jason Williams 77 77 29.7 .407 .315 .789 2.4 5.4 1.2 .1 9.4

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jon Barry 7 0 7.9 .412 .286 .4 .6 .1 .0 2.3
Doug Christie 8 8 38.0 .368 .294 .828 4.4 3.3 2.5 1.1 9.9
Vlade Divac 8 8 28.1 .350 .333 .763 8.4 2.4 1.0 1.5 10.8
Lawrence Funderburke 3 0 5.7 .375 1.000 2.0 .0 .7 .7 2.3
Bobby Jackson 8 0 22.8 .438 .286 .714 3.3 2.3 1.0 .0 7.0
Darrick Martin 2 0 4.5 .000 .000 .0 1.5 .0 .0 0.0
Scot Pollard 8 0 17.6 .633 .588 6.9 .3 .1 .9 6.0
Peja Stojaković 8 8 38.4 .406 .346 .968 6.4 .4 .6 .4 21.6
Hedo Türkoğlu 8 0 17.6 .435 .571 1.000 3.5 1.4 .4 .1 7.5
Chris Webber 8 8 43.5 .388 .000 .694 11.5 3.1 1.1 1.0 23.3
Jason Williams 8 8 23.9 .426 .367 1.000 2.3 2.9 1.0 .0 8.8

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

September 30, 2000 To Sacramento Kings
  • Doug Christie
 To Toronto Raptors

Free agents[]

Player Transactions Citation:[17]

References[]

  1. ^ 2000-01 Sacramento Kings
  2. ^ "NBA Approves Raptors-Kings Trade". AP News. September 29, 2000. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Best Free Agent Signings in Sacramento Kings History". A Royal Pain. July 7, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "2000–01 Sacramento Kings Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "2000–01 Sacramento Kings Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "2001 NBA All-Star Game: East 111, West 110". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "2000–01 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Kings Earn Trip To Second Round". New York Times. May 4, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  9. ^ "LA Lakers 119, Sacramento 113". UPI Archives. May 13, 2001. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "Williams' rocky relationship with Kings comes to an end". ESPN. June 29, 2001. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  11. ^ "Hedo Türkoğlu Stats".
  12. ^ "Jabari Smith Stats".
  13. ^ "Bobby Jackson Stats".
  14. ^ "Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to do | Cincinnati Enquirer".
  15. ^ "Doug Christie Stats".
  16. ^ "Jerome James Stats".
  17. ^ "2000–01 Sacramento Kings Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.

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