2015–16 Sacramento Kings season

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2015–16 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachGeorge Karl
General managerVlade Divac
Owner(s)Vivek Ranadive
ArenaSleep Train Arena
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionComcast Sports Net California
KXTV
RadioKHTK Sports 1140
< 2014–15 2016–17 >

The 2015–16 Sacramento Kings season was the 71st season of the franchise, its 67th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 31st in Sacramento. It was also their final season playing in the Sleep Train Arena (their home since 1988), as the Kings moved to the new Golden 1 Center in Downtown Sacramento the following season. It was also the final full–season for DeMarcus Cousins played for the Kings' before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans midway through next season.

Following seven consecutive seasons with fewer than 30 victories, an ignominy previously suffered only by the Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies franchise between 1995–96 and 2002–03 and by the Kings themselves between 1986–87 and 1993–94, the Kings improved by four wins to finish 33–49. It was the first time since 2004–05 that the Kings were out of the bottom two in the Pacific Division, but the team remained eight wins short of a playoff berth. This season was also the first since 2007-08 where the Kings had won at least 40% of their games and prevented another 50 loss season. Following the season, veteran George Karl was fired as head coach, one game shy of his 2,000th NBA game as head coach, and replaced by Dave Joerger.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2015 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 6 Willie Cauley-Stein C  United States Kentucky

Roster[]

2015–16 Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
PF 13 Acy, Quincy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1990–10–06 Baylor
SG 5 Anderson, James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1989–03–25 Oklahoma State
SG 3 Belinelli, Marco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1986–03–25 Italy
SF 31 Butler, Caron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1980–03–13 Connecticut
SF 18 Casspi, Omri 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–06–22 Israel
C 00 Cauley-Stein, Willie 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993–08–18 Kentucky
PG 7 Collison, Darren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987–08–23 UCLA
C 15 Cousins, DeMarcus (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1990–08–13 Kentucky
SG 30 Curry, Seth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–08–23 Duke
SF 26 Dukan, Duje 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1991–12–04 Wisconsin
SF 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
SG 23 McLemore, Ben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1993–02–11 Kansas
PF 25 Moreland, Eric 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1991–12–24 Oregon State
PG 9 Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986–02–22 Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2016–04–14

Standings[]

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z – Golden State Warriors 73 9 .890 0.0 39–2 34–7 15–1 82
x – Los Angeles Clippers 53 29 .646 20.0 29–12 24–17 9–7 82
Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 40.0 18–23 15–26 8–8 82
Phoenix Suns 23 59 .280 50.0 14–27 9–32 6–10 82
Los Angeles Lakers 17 65 .207 56.0 12–29 5–36 2–14 82


Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Golden State Warriors * 73 9 .890 – 82
2 y – San Antonio Spurs * 67 15 .817 6.0 82
3 y – Oklahoma City Thunder * 55 27 .671 18.0 82
4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 53 29 .646 20.0 82
5 x – Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 29.0 82
6 x – Dallas Mavericks 42 40 .512 31.0 82
7 x – Memphis Grizzlies 42 40 .512 31.0 82
8 x – Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 32.0 82
9 Utah Jazz 40 42 .488 33.0 82
10 Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 40.0 82
11 Denver Nuggets 33 49 .402 40.0 82
12 New Orleans Pelicans 30 52 .366 43.0 82
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 29 53 .354 44.0 82
14 Phoenix Suns 23 59 .280 50.0 82
15 Los Angeles Lakers 17 65 .207 56.0 82

Regular season game log[]

2015–16 game log
Total: 33–49 (Home: 18–23; Road: 15–26)
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 28 L.A. Clippers L 104–111 DeMarcus Cousins (32) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Marco Belinelli (7) Sleep Train Arena
17,458 		0–1
2 October 30 L.A. Lakers W 132–114 Cousins & Rondo (21) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Rajon Rondo (8) Sleep Train Arena
17,391 		1–1
3 October 31 @ L.A. Clippers L 109–114 Rajon Rondo (21) Gay, Cousins & Cauley-Stein (9) Rajon Rondo (8) Staples Center
19,060 		1–2
November : 6–10 (Home: 4–5; Road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 November 3 Memphis L 89–103 Rudy Gay (19) Willie Cauley-Stein (7) Rajon Rondo (4) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		1–3
5 November 4 @ Phoenix L 97–118 Kosta Koufos (16) Rudy Gay (8) Collison, Rondo (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,497 		1–4
6 November 6 Houston L 110–116 Casspi, Collison (22) Willie Cauley-Stein (9) Darren Collison (9) Sleep Train Arena
16,983 		1–5
7 November 7 Golden State L 94–103 Rudy Gay (22) Rajon Rondo (12) Rajon Rondo (15) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		1–6
8 November 9 San Antonio L 88–106 DeMarcus Cousins (21) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Rajon Rondo (10) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		1–7
9 November 11 Detroit W 101–92 DeMarcus Cousins (33) Casspi, Rondo (11) Rajon Rondo (15) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		2–7
10 November 13 Brooklyn W 111–109 DeMarcus Cousins (40) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Rajon Rondo (14) Sleep Train Arena
17,131 		3–7
11 November 15 Toronto W 107–101 DeMarcus Cousins (36) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Rajon Rondo (14) Sleep Train Arena
17,006 		4–7
12 November 18 @ Atlanta L 97–103 DeMarcus Cousins (24) Cousins, Rondo (12) Rajon Rondo (12) Philips Arena
13,008 		4–8
13 November 19 @ Miami L 109–116 Marco Belinelli (23) Rudy Gay (12) Rajon Rondo (18) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		4–9
14 November 21 @ Orlando W 97–91 DeMarcus Cousins (29) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Rajon Rondo (9) Amway Center
16,104 		5–9
15 November 23 @ Charlotte L 122–127 (OT) DeMarcus Cousins (30) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Rajon Rondo (20) Time Warner Cable Arena
14,163 		5–10
16 November 25 @ Milwaukee W 129–118 Rudy Gay (36) Koufos, Rondo (9) Rajon Rondo (13) BMO Harris Bradley Center
14,120 		6–10
17 November 27 Minnesota L 91–101 Marco Belinelli (17) Kosta Koufos (13) Rajon Rondo (16) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		6–11
18 November 28 @ Golden State L 101–120 Rudy Gay (20) Acy, Casspi, Gay, Koufos (7) Rajon Rondo (7) Oracle Arena
19,596 		6–12
19 November 30 Dallas W 112–98 DeMarcus Cousins (31) DeMarcus Cousins (9) DeMarcus Cousins (6) Sleep Train Arena
16,937 		7–12
December : 5–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 December 3 Boston L 97–114 Rudy Gay (18) Kosta Koufos (10) Rajon Rondo (8) Mexico City Arena
(Mexico City, MX/NBA Global Games)
18,660 		7–13
21 December 5 @ Houston L 113–120 Ben McLemore (19) Kosta Koufos (12) Rajon Rondo (19) Toyota Center
17,318 		7–14
22 December 6 @ Oklahoma City L 95–98 Rudy Gay (20) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Rajon Rondo (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		7–15
23 December 8 Utah W 114–106 Cousins, Gay (23) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Rajon Rondo (13) Sleep Train Arena
16,505 		8–15
24 December 10 New York W 99–97 DeMarcus Cousins (27) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Rajon Rondo (12) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		9–15
25 December 15 Houston W 107–97 DeMarcus Cousins (26) Rudy Gay (13) Darren Collison (13) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		10–15
26 December 18 @ Minnesota L 95–99 DeMarcus Cousins (24) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Rajon Rondo (13) Target Center
12,770 		10–16
27 December 20 @ Toronto W 104–94 Gay, Rondo (18) Omri Casspi (11) Rajon Rondo (13) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		11–16
28 December 21 @ Washington L 99–113 DeMarcus Cousins (22) Cousins, Rondo (8) Rajon Rondo (9) Verizon Center
15,124 		11–17
29 December 23 @ Indiana W 108–106 DeMarcus Cousins (25) DeMarcus Cousins (16) Rajon Rondo (16) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		12–17
30 December 27 Portland L 94–98 DeMarcus Cousins (36) Rudy Gay (14) Rajon Rondo (15) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		12–18
31 December 28 @ Golden State L 103–122 Omri Casspi (36) Quincy Acy (10) Darren Collison (11) Oracle Arena
19,596 		12–19
32 December 30 Philadelphia L 105–110 DeMarcus Cousins (21) Casspi, Cousins (11) Rajon Rondo (14) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		12–20
January : 8–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 January 2 Phoenix W 142–119 DeMarcus Cousins (32) DeMarcus Cousins (9) Rajon Rondo (15) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		13–20
34 January 4 @ Oklahoma City W 116–104 DeMarcus Cousins (33) DeMarcus Cousins (19) Rajon Rondo (18) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		14–20
35 January 5 @ Dallas L 116–117 (2OT) DeMarcus Cousins (35) DeMarcus Cousins (17) Darren Collison (12) American Airlines Center
20,059 		14–21
36 January 7 L. A. Lakers W 118–115 DeMarcus Cousins (29) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Rajon Rondo (12) Sleep Train Arena
17,386 		15–21
37 January 9 Golden State L 116–128 DeMarcus Cousins (33) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Rajon Rondo (12) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		15–22
38 January 13 New Orleans L 97–109 DeMarcus Cousins (32) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Rajon Rondo (10) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		15–23
39 January 14 @ Utah W 103–101 DeMarcus Cousins (36) DeMarcus Cousins (17) Rajon Rondo (13) Vivint Smart Home Arena
17,894 		16–23
40 January 16 @ L. A. Clippers W 110–103 DeMarcus Cousins (19) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Rajon Rondo (10) Staples Center
19,191 		17–23
41 January 20 @ L. A. Lakers W 112–93 DeMarcus Cousins (36) DeMarcus Cousins (16) Rajon Rondo (17) Staples Center
18,997 		18–23
42 January 21 Atlanta W 91–88 DeMarcus Cousins (24) DeMarcus Cousins (15) Rajon Rondo (11) Sleep Train Arena
17,019 		19–23
43 January 23 Indiana W 108–97 DeMarcus Cousins (48) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Rajon Rondo (10) Sleep Train Arena
17,419 		20–23
44 January 25 Charlotte L 128–129 (2OT) DeMarcus Cousins (56) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Rajon Rondo (20) Sleep Train Arena
16,991 		20–24
45 January 26 @ Portland L 97–112 DeMarcus Cousins (17) Omri Casspi (8) Rajon Rondo (11) Moda Center
19,393 		20–25
46 January 28 @ New Orleans L 105–114 Cousins, McLemore (26) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Rajon Rondo (15) Smoothie King Center
15,636 		20–26
47 January 30 @ Memphis L 117–121 Rudy Gay (21) DeMarcus Cousins (14) Rajon Rondo (8) FedExForum
18,119 		20–27
February : 4–7 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
48 February 1 Milwaukee W 111–104 Rudy Gay (32) Kosta Koufos (12) Rajon Rondo (7) Sleep Train Arena
16,827 		21–27
49 February 3 Chicago L 102–107 DeMarcus Cousins (30) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Rajon Rondo (9) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		21–28
50 February 5 @ Brooklyn L 119–128 Darren Collison (25) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Rajon Rondo (15) Barclays Center
14,432 		21–29
51 February 7 @ Boston L 119–128 DeMarcus Cousins (31) DeMarcus Cousins (7) Rajon Rondo (15) TD Garden
18,624 		21–30
52 February 8 @ Cleveland L 100–120 Casspi, Gay (16) Cousins, Rondo (8) Rajon Rondo (16) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		21–31
53 February 10 @ Philadelphia W 114–110 DeMarcus Cousins (28) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Rajon Rondo (15) Wells Fargo Center
12,501 		22–31
All-Star Break
54 February 19 Denver W 116–110 DeMarcus Cousins (37) DeMarcus Cousins (20) Rajon Rondo (9) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		23–31
55 February 23 @ Denver W 114–110 DeMarcus Cousins (39) Rudy Gay (10) Rajon Rondo (12) Pepsi Center
15,721 		24–31
56 February 24 San Antonio L 92–108 DeMarcus Cousins (22) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Rajon Rondo (18) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		24–32
57 February 26 L. A. Clippers L 107–117 DeMarcus Cousins (26) DeMarcus Cousins (15) DeMarcus Cousins (9) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		24–33
58 February 29 Oklahoma City L 116–131 DeMarcus Cousins (35) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Rajon Rondo (12) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		24–34
March : 6–11 (Home: 3–4; Road: 3–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 2 @ Memphis L 98–104 DeMarcus Cousins (18) DeMarcus Cousins (16) Rajon Rondo (17) FedExForum
15,310 		24–35
60 March 3 @ Dallas W 104–101 DeMarcus Cousins (22) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Rajon Rondo (12) American Airlines Center
19,910 		25–35
61 March 5 @ San Antonio L 94–104 DeMarcus Cousins (31) DeMarcus Cousins (9) Rajon Rondo (8) AT&T Center
18,418 		25–36
62 March 7 @ New Orleans L 112–115 DeMarcus Cousins (40) DeMarcus Cousins (16) Rajon Rondo (10) Smoothie King Center
16,403 		25–37
63 March 9 Cleveland L 111–120 DeMarcus Cousins (29) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Darren Collison (8) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		25–38
64 March 11 Orlando L 100–107 Kosta Koufos (19) Rudy Gay (7) Rajon Rondo (14) Sleep Train Arena
17,081 		25–39
65 March 13 Utah L 99–108 DeMarcus Cousins (31) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Darren Collison (9) Sleep Train Arena
17,023 		25–40
66 March 15 @ L. A. Lakers W 106–98 Collison, Cousins (22) Cousins, Gay (8) Rajon Rondo (12) Staples Center
18,997 		26–40
67 March 16 New Orleans L 108–123 Darren Collison (23) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Cousins, Curry (5) Sleep Train Arena
17,086 		26–41
68 March 18 @ Detroit L 108–115 DeMarcus Cousins (31) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Rajon Rondo (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,982 		26–42
69 March 20 @ New York W 88–80 DeMarcus Cousins (24) DeMarcus Cousins (20) Collison, Rondo (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		27–42
70 March 21 @ Chicago L 102–109 Collison, Cousins (19) DeMarcus Cousins (18) Rajon Rondo (5) United Center
21,531 		27–43
71 March 23 @ Minnesota L 104–113 Rajon Rondo (25) Kosta Koufos (15) Rajon Rondo (12) Target Center
12,151 		27–44
72 March 25 Phoenix W 116–94 DeMarcus Cousins (29) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Rajon Rondo (12) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		28–44
73 March 27 Dallas W 133–111 Willie Cauley-Stein (21) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Rajon Rondo (11) Sleep Train Arena
17,147 		29–44
74 March 28 @ Portland L 93–105 Seth Curry (21) Willie Cauley-Stein (14) Darren Collison (7) Moda Center
19,393 		29–45
75 March 30 Washington W 120–111 DeMarcus Cousins (29) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Rajon Rondo (11) Sleep Train Arena
17,185 		30–45
April : 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 1 Miami L 106–112 Darren Collison (26) Rudy Gay (13) Rajon Rondo (10) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		30–46
77 April 2 @ Denver W 115–106 Rudy Gay (25) Gay, Cauley-Stein (9) Darren Collison (8) Pepsi Center
15,607 		31–46
78 April 5 Portland L 107–115 DeMarcus Cousins (30) Rajon Rondo (10) Rajon Rondo (12) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		31–47
79 April 7 Minnesota L 97–105 Darren Collison (19) Rudy Gay (13) Darren Collison (6) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		31–48
80 April 9 Oklahoma City W 114–112 Darren Collison (27) Rudy Gay (8) Darren Collison (8) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		32–48
81 April 11 @ Phoenix W 105–101 Seth Curry (20) Kosta Koufos (8) Seth Curry (15) Talking Stick Resort Arena
17,288 		33–48
82 April 13 @ Houston L 81–116 Ben McLemore (24) Kosta Koufos (11) James Anderson (5) Toyota Center
18,311 		33–49
2015–16 season schedule

Transactions[]

Trades[]

July 9, 2015 To Sacramento Kings[1]
2016 Second Round Draft Pick 		To San Antonio Spurs
Ray McCallum, Jr.
July 10, 2015 To Sacramento Kings[2]
Artūras Gudaitis Draft Rights
Luka Mitrović Draft Rights 		To Philadelphia 76ers
Nik Stauskas
Carl Landry
Jason Thompson
Future First Round Pick

Free agents[]

Re-Signed[]

Player Signed Former Team
Omri Casspi[3] Signed 2-year contract worth $5.8 million Sacramento Kings

Additions[]

Player Signed Former Team
Rajon Rondo[4] Signed 1-year contract worth $9.5 million Dallas Mavericks
Marco Belinelli[5] Signed 3-year contract worth $19 million San Antonio Spurs
Kosta Koufos[6] Signed 4-year contract worth $32 million Memphis Grizzlies
James Anderson[7] Signed 2-year contract worth $2.1 million Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas
Quincy Acy[8] Signed 2-year contract worth $2 million New York Knicks
Seth Curry[9] Signed 2-year contract worth $1.9 million Erie Bayhawks
Duje Dukan[10] Signed 2-year contract worth $1.4 million Wisconsin Badgers
Caron Butler[11] Signed 2-year contract worth $3 million Detroit Pistons

Subtractions[]

Player Reason Left New Team
Derrick Williams[12] Signed 2-year contract worth $8.8 million New York Knicks
Eric Moreland[13] Waived (but later re-signed by Kings) Sacramento Kings
Andre Miller[14] Signed 1-year contract Minnesota Timberwolves

References[]

  1. ^ "SAN ANTONIO ACQUIRES RAY McCALLUM SPURS TRADE 2016 SECOND ROUND PICK FOR THIRD-YEAR GUARD". nba.com/spurs. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Sixers Acquire Three Players From Sacramento". nba.com/sixers. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Kings Sign Omri Casspi and Luc Mbah A Moute". nba.com/kings. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "Kings Sign Rondo, Belinelli, Koufos". nba.com/kings. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "Kings Sign Rondo, Belinelli, Koufos". nba.com/kings. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "Kings Sign Rondo, Belinelli, Koufos". nba.com/kings. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "Kings Sign James Anderson". nba.com/kings. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  8. ^ "Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan". nba.com/kings. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  9. ^ "Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan". nba.com/kings. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  10. ^ "Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan". nba.com/kings. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  11. ^ "Kings Sign Caron Butler". nba.com/kings. July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  12. ^ "Knicks Acquire Four Free Agents: Afflalo, R. Lopez, Williams, O'Quinn". nba.com/knicks. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  13. ^ "Kings Waive Eric Moreland". nba.com/kings. July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  14. ^ "Timberwolves Sign Andre Miller". nba.com/timberwolves. August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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