2020–21 Sacramento Kings season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2020–21 Sacramento Kings season was the 76th season of the franchise, its 72nd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 36th in Sacramento .
The Kings entered the season with the current longest NBA playoff appearance drought at 14 seasons, last qualifying in 2006 . After the Cleveland Browns of the NFL made the playoffs for the first time since 2002 at the start of the NBA season, the Kings will be 2nd in sports for the longest active playoffs drought, behind the MLB 's Seattle Mariners . On August 14, Vlade Divac resigned from his position as general manager and Monte McNair was named as his replacement on September 17.[ 1] [ 2] For the 15th season in a row, the Sacramento Kings failed to reach the playoffs, tying the Los Angeles Clippers for the longest NBA playoff drought and thus became the first team in NBA history to reach a 70 year title drought, not winning a title since 1951.
Draft picks
Roster
2020–21 Sacramento Kings roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
35
Bagley, Marvin
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1999-03-14
Duke
F
40
Barnes, Harrison
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1992-05-30
North Carolina
G
9
Davis, Terence
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1997-05-16
Mississippi
G
5
Fox, De'Aaron
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-12-20
Kentucky
G
7
Guy, Kyle (TW)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
167 lb (76 kg)
1997-08-11
Virginia
G
0
Haliburton, Tyrese
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-02-29
Iowa State
G/F
8
Harkless, Maurice
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1993-05-11
St. John's
G
24
Hield, Buddy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1992-12-17
Oklahoma
C
22
Holmes, Richaun
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1993-10-15
Bowling Green
G/F
10
James, Justin
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1997-01-24
Wyoming
C
15
Jones, Damian
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1995-06-30
Vanderbilt
F
23
King, Louis (TW)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1999-04-06
Oregon
F/C
25
Metu, Chimezie
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1997-03-22
USC
G
3
Ramsey, Jahmi'us
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-06-09
Texas Tech
C
20
Whiteside, Hassan
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1989-06-13
Marshall
F
13
Woodard, Robert
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1999-09-12
Mississippi State
G
55
Wright, Delon
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1992-04-26
Utah
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: May 1, 2021
Standings
Conference
Notes
z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
y – Clinched division title
x – Clinched playoff spot
pb – Clinched play-in spot
o – Eliminated from playoff contention
* – Division leader
Game log
Preseason
2020 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
2020–21 season schedule
Regular season
2020–21 game log Total: 31–41 (Home: 16–20; Road: 15–21)
December: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
January: 5–9 (home: 2–5; road: 3–4)
February: 5–10 (home: 2–6; road: 3–4)
March: 9–5 (home: 5–0; road: 4–5)
April: 4–11 (home: 2–6; road: 2–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
49
April 2
L. A. Lakers
L 94–115
Harrison Barnes (26)
Richaun Holmes (7)
Barnes, Fox (5)
Golden 1 Center 0
22–27
50
April 3
Milwaukee
L 128–129
Davis , Fox (27)
Richaun Holmes (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (11)
Golden 1 Center 0
22–28
51
April 5
@ Minnesota
L 106–116
De'Aaron Fox (31)
Harrison Barnes (12)
De'Aaron Fox (9)
Target Center 1,436
22–29
52
April 8
Detroit
L 101–113
De'Aaron Fox (23)
Fox, Holmes (9)
Fox, Haliburton (7)
Golden 1 Center 0
22–30
53
April 10
@ Utah
L 112–128
De'Aaron Fox (30)
Richaun Holmes (10)
De'Aaron Fox (8)
Vivint Arena 5,546
22–31
54
April 12
@ New Orleans
L 110–117
De'Aaron Fox (43)
Harrison Barnes (11)
Fox, Haliburton (6)
Smoothie King Center 3,700
22–32
55
April 14
Washington
L 111–123
De'Aaron Fox (33)
Harrison Barnes (7)
Fox, Haliburton (6)
Golden 1 Center 0
22–33
56
April 15
@ Phoenix
L 114–122
De'Aaron Fox (27)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
De'Aaron Fox (8)
Phoenix Suns Arena 4,568
22–34
57
April 18
@ Dallas
W 121–107
De'Aaron Fox (30)
Hassan Whiteside (10)
De'Aaron Fox (12)
American Airlines Center 4,193
23–34
58
April 20
Minnesota
L 120–134
Barnes, Harkless (20)
Harrison Barnes (8)
Tyrese Haliburton (9)
Golden 1 Center 0
23–35
59
April 21
Minnesota
W 128–125
De'Aaron Fox (30)
Damian Jones (8)
Barnes, Fox (7)
Golden 1 Center 0
24–35
60
April 25
@ Golden State
L 113–117
Buddy Hield (25)
Harrison Barnes (7)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Chase Center 3,252
24–36
61
April 26
Dallas
W 113–106
Richaun Holmes (24)
Damian Jones (7)
Tyrese Haliburton (10)
Golden 1 Center 0
25–36
62
April 28
Utah
L 105–149
Hield, Holmes (18)
Davis, Hield, Metu (5)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Golden 1 Center 0
25–37
63
April 30
@ L. A. Lakers
W 110–106
Tyrese Haliburton (23)
Richaun Holmes (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (10)
Staples Center 2,691
26–37
May: 5–4 (home: 2–2; road: 3–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
64
May 2
@ Dallas
W 111–99
Buddy Hield (27)
Marvin Bagley III (9)
Terence Davis (7)
American Airlines Center 4,268
27–37
65
May 4
@ Oklahoma City
W 103–99
Hield, Davis (18)
Buddy Hield (11)
Delon Wright (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 0
28–37
66
May 5
@ Indiana
W 104–93
Marvin Bagley III (31)
Marvin Bagley III (12)
Buddy Hield (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0
29–37
67
May 7
San Antonio
L 104–113
Terence Davis (24)
Damian Jones (6)
Jones, Wright (7)
Golden 1 Center 0
29–38
68
May 9
Oklahoma City
W 126–98
Davis, Harkless (18)
Bagley III, Metu (9)
Davis, Hield (7)
Golden 1 Center 0
30–38
69
May 11
Oklahoma City
W 122–106
Terence Davis (27)
Holmes , Jones (7)
Delon Wright (8)
Golden 1 Center 0
31–38
70
May 13
@ Memphis
L 110–116
Justin James (31)
Davis, Jones, Metu (5)
Delon Wright (8)
FedExForum 2,876
31–39
71
May 14
@ Memphis
L 106–107
Louis King (27)
Damian Jones (11)
Buddy Hield (5)
FedExForum 3,502
31–40
72
May 16
Utah
L 99–121
Damian Jones (19)
Chimezie Metu (8)
Buddy Hield (9)
Golden 1 Center 0
31–41
2020–21 season schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Transactions
Trades
Free agency
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
References
^ "Vlade Divac steps down as Kings general manager" . NBA.com . August 15, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
^ "Kings Name Monte McNair General Manager" . NBA.com . September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
^ "Grizzlies' next 3 games postponed for Health and Safety Protocols" . NBA.com . January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021 .
^ "Grizzlies' next 3 games postponed for Health and Safety Protocols" . NBA.com . January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021 .
^ "Kings Acquire Draft Rights To Robert Woodard II and 2022 Second-Round Draft Selection" . NBA.com . November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "Kings Acquire 2021 Second-Round Draft Selection and Cash Considerations From Rockets" . NBA.com . November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020 .
^ "Kings Re-Sign DaQuan Jeffries" . NBA.com . November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020 .
^ "Kings Sign Hassan Whiteside" . NBA.com . November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020 .
^ "Kings Sign Chimezie Metu" . NBA.com . November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020 .
^ "Kings Sign Frank Kaminsky" . NBA.com . November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020 .
^ "Kings Sign Glenn Robinson III" . NBA.com . December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020 .
^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN HARRY GILES" . NBA.com . November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020 .
^ "Atlanta Hawks Sign Restricted Free Agent Bogdan Bogdanovic" . NBA.com . November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020 .
^ "Raptors Sign Len" . NBA.com . November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020 .
^ "Warriors Sign Kent Bazemore" . NBA.com . December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020 .
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Formerly the Rochester Seagrams (1923–1942), Rochester Eber Seagrams (1942–1943), Rochester Pros (1943–1945), Rochester Royals (1945–1957), Cincinnati Royals (1957–1972); played in Kansas City-Omaha (1972–1975), Kansas City (1975–1985)
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