2016–17 Sacramento Kings season

The 2016–17 Sacramento Kings season was the 72nd season of the franchise, its 68th 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]

2016–17 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach	Dave Joerger
General manager	Vlade Divac
Arena	Golden 1 Center
Results
Record	32–50 (.390)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Comcast SportsNet California
Radio	KHTK Sports 1140

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 NBA draft

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

Roster listing

2016–17 Sacramento Kings roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From SG 40 Afflalo, Arron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-10-15 UCLA C 00 Cauley-Stein, Willie 7 ft 0 in (2.13 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 SF 32 Evans, Tyreke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-09-19 Memphis PG 9 Galloway, Langston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-12-09 Saint Joseph's SF 8 Gay, Rudy  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986-08-17 Connecticut SG 24 Hield, Buddy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1993-12-17 Oklahoma C 41 Koufos, Kosta 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989-02-24 Ohio State PF 3 Labissière, Skal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996-03-18 Kentucky PG 10 Lawson, Ty 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1987-11-03 North Carolina SG 23 McLemore, Ben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1993-02-11 Kansas C 13 Papagiannis, Georgios 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997-07-03 American School (GRE) SG 5 Richardson, Malachi  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-01-05 Syracuse SG 17 Temple, Garrett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1986-05-08 LSU PF 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 Last transaction: 2017-03-12

Standings

Division

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z – Golden State Warriors	67	15	.817	0.0	36–5	31–10	14–2	82
x – Los Angeles Clippers	51	31	.622	16.0	29–12	22–19	10–6	82
Sacramento Kings	32	50	.390	35.0	17–24	15–26	7–9	82
Los Angeles Lakers	26	56	.317	41.0	17–24	9–32	6–10	82
Phoenix Suns	24	58	.293	43.0	15–26	9–32	3–13	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Golden State Warriors *	67	15	.817	–	82
2	y – San Antonio Spurs *	61	21	.744	6.0	82
3	x – Houston Rockets	55	27	.671	12.0	82
4	x – Los Angeles Clippers	51	31	.622	16.0	82
5	y – Utah Jazz *	51	31	.622	16.0	82
6	x – Oklahoma City Thunder	47	35	.573	20.0	82
7	x – Memphis Grizzlies	43	39	.524	24.0	82
8	x – Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	26.0	82
9	Denver Nuggets	40	42	.488	27.0	82
10	New Orleans Pelicans	34	48	.415	33.0	82
11	Dallas Mavericks	33	49	.402	34.0	82
12	Sacramento Kings	32	50	.390	35.0	82
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	31	51	.378	36.0	82
14	Los Angeles Lakers	26	56	.317	41.0	82
15	Phoenix Suns	24	58	.293	43.0	82

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 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: 32–50 (Home: 16–25; Road: 15–26)
October: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1) Game Date 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 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 : 7–8 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–6) Game Date 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 20 December 4 @ New York L 98–106 DeMarcus Cousins (36) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Darren Collison (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 7–13 21 December 7 @ Dallas W 120–89 DeMarcus Cousins (24) DeMarcus Cousins (14) DeMarcus Cousins (7) American Airlines Center 19,711 8–13 22 December 9 New York L 100–103 DeMarcus Cousins (28) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Cousins, Lawson (6) Golden 1 Center 17,608 8−14 23 December 10 @ Utah L 84–104 Rudy Gay (20) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Cousins, Lawson (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,331 8−15 24 December 12 L. A. Lakers W 116–92 DeMarcus Cousins (31) DeMarcus Cousins (16) Cousins, Lawson (5) Golden 1 Center 17,608 9–15 25 December 14 @ Houston L 98–132 Garrett Temple (20) Anthony Tolliver (10) Darren Collison (9) Toyota Center 15,039 9–16 26 December 16 @ Memphis W 96–92 DeMarcus Cousins (22) Kosta Koufos (13) Darren Collison (9) FedExForum 15,987 10–16 27 December 18 @ Dallas L 79–99 DeMarcus Cousins (33) Kosta Koufos (9) Garrett Temple (7) American Airlines Center 19,504 10–17 28 December 20 Portland W 126–121 DeMarcus Cousins (55) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Ty Lawson (8) Golden 1 Center 17,608 11–17 29 December 21 @ Utah W 94–93 DeMarcus Cousins (21) DeMarcus Cousins (8) Afflalo, Cousins (3) American Airlines Center 19,504 12–17 30 December 23 @ Minnesota W 109–105 DeMarcus Cousins (32) DeMarcus Cousins (7) DeMarcus Cousins (7) Target Center 13,288 13–17 31 December 26 Philadelphia W 102–100 DeMarcus Cousins (30) Rudy Gay (9) DeMarcus Cousins (5) Golden 1 Center 17,608 14–17 32 December 28 @ Portland L 89–102 DeMarcus Cousins (28) Kosta Koufos (10) DeMarcus Cousins (6) Moda Center 19,665 14–18 33 December 31 Memphis L 98–112 DeMarcus Cousins (26) Koufos, Barnes (8) DeMarcus Cousins (8) Golden 1 Center 17,608 14–19
January : 5–11 (Home: 1–6; Road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 3 @ Denver W 120–113 DeMarcus Cousins (31) Cousins, Temple (6) Darren Collison (9) Pepsi Center 11,018 15–19 35 January 4 Miami L 102–107 Afflalo, Temple, Lawson (15) Matt Barnes (7) Ty Lawson (6) Golden 1 Center 17,608 15–20 36 January 6 LA Clippers L 98–106 DeMarcus Cousins (25) DeMarcus Cousins (11) DeMarcus Cousins (7) Golden 1 Center 17,608 15–21 37 January 8 Golden State L 106–117 Rudy Gay (23) DeMarcus Cousins (10) DeMarcus Cousins (5) Golden 1 Center 17,608 15−22 38 January 10 Detroit W 100–94 DeMarcus Cousins (24) DeMarcus Cousins (13) DeMarcus Cousins (6) Golden 1 Center 17,608 16−22 39 January 13 Cleveland L 108–120 DeMarcus Cousins (26) Rudy Gay (10) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Golden 1 Center 17,608 16-23 40 January 15 Oklahoma City L 118–122 DeMarcus Cousins (31) DeMarcus Cousins (11) DeMarcus Cousins (7) Golden 1 Center 17,608 16–24 41 January 18 Indiana L 100–106 DeMarcus Cousins (25) DeMarcus Cousins (12) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Golden 1 Center 17,608 16–25 42 January 20 @ Memphis L 91–107 DeMarcus Cousins (19) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Ty Lawson (5) FedExForum 16,991 16–26 43 January 21 @ Chicago L 99–102 DeMarcus Cousins (42) DeMarcus Cousins (14) Ty Lawson (6) United Center 21,606 16–27 44 January 23 @ Detroit W 109–104 DeMarcus Cousins (22) DeMarcus Cousins (14) Cousins, Lawson (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,017 17–27 45 January 25 @ Cleveland W 116–112 (OT) DeMarcus Cousins (28) DeMarcus Cousins (11) DeMarcus Cousins (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 18–27 46 January 27 @ Indiana L 111–115 (OT) Cousins, Collison (26) DeMarcus Cousins (16) Cousins, Collison (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,522 18–28 47 January 28 @ Charlotte W 109–106 DeMarcus Cousins (35) DeMarcus Cousins (18) Ty Lawson (9) Spectrum Center 18,597 19–28 48 January 30 @ Philadelphia L 119–122 DeMarcus Cousins (46) DeMarcus Cousins (15) Ty Lawson (11) Wells Fargo Center 15,840 19–29 49 January 31 @ Houston L 83–105 DeMarcus Cousins (16) Matt Barnes (11) DeMarcus Cousins (5) Toyota Center 15,182 19–30
February : 6–5 (Home: 5–4; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 3 Phoenix L 103–105 DeMarcus Cousins (22) DeMarcus Cousins (12) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Golden 1 Center 17,608 19–31 51 February 4 Golden State W 109–106 (OT) DeMarcus Cousins (32) Matt Barnes (14) DeMarcus Cousins (9) Golden 1 Center 17,608 20–31 52 February 6 Chicago L 107–112 DeMarcus Cousins (18) DeMarcus Cousins (14) Ty Lawson (7) Golden 1 Center 17,608 20–32 53 February 8 Boston W 108–92 Darren Collison (26) Kosta Koufos (11) Darren Collison (5) Golden 1 Center 17,608 21–32 54 February 10 Atlanta W 108–107 DeMarcus Cousins (22) DeMarcus Cousins (11) DeMarcus Cousins (7) Golden 1 Center 17,608 22–32 55 February 12 New Orleans W 105–99 DeMarcus Cousins (28) DeMarcus Cousins (14) Darren Collison (8) Golden 1 Center 17,608 23–32 56 February 14 @ L. A. Lakers W 97–96 DeMarcus Cousins (40) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Cousins, Collison (8) STAPLES Center 19,997 24–32 57 February 15 @ Golden State L 86–109 Matt Barnes (15) Matt Barnes (14) DeMarcus Cousins (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 24–33 58 February 23 Denver W 116–100 Willie Cauley-Stein (29) Willie Cauley-Stein (10) Darren Collison (10) Golden 1 Center 17,608 25–33 59 February 25 Charlotte L 85–99 Ben McLemore (18) Skal Labissiere (13) Collison, Evans (5) Golden 1 Center 17,608 25–34 60 February 27 Minnesota L 88–102 McLemore, Cauley-Stein (14) Kosta Koufos (11) Ty Lawson (9) Golden 1 Center 17,608 25–35
March : 4–12 (Home: 2–6; Road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 Brooklyn L 100–109 Buddy Hield (16) Anthony Tolliver (6) Ty Lawson (9) Golden 1 Center 17,608 25–36 62 March 5 Utah L 109–110 (OT) Ty Lawson (19) Kosta Koufos (10) Collison, Lawson (5) Golden 1 Center 17,608 25–37 63 March 6 @ Denver L 96–108 Darren Collison (17) Kosta Koufos (10) Ty Lawson (6) Pepsi Center 11,614 25–38 64 March 8 @ San Antonio L 104–114 Tyreke Evans (26) Kosta Koufos (10) Evans, Collison (4) AT&T Center 18,418 25–39 65 March 10 Washington L 122–130 (OT) Willie Cauley-Stein (20) Willie Cauley-Stein (13) Darren Collison (10) Golden 1 Center 17,608 25–40 66 March 11 Denver L 92–105 Buddy Hield (17) Kosta Koufos (10) Cauley-Stein, Collison (5) Golden 1 Center 17,608 25–41 67 March 13 Orlando W 120–115 Darren Collison (19) Cauley-Stein, Labissiere (7) Darren Collison (13) Golden 1 Center 17,608 26–41 68 March 15 @ Phoenix W 107–101 Skal Labissiere (32) Cauley-Stein, Labissiere (11) Ty Lawson (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,196 27–41 69 March 18 @ Oklahoma City L 94–110 Georgios Papagiannis (14) Georgios Papagiannis (11) Ty Lawson (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 27–42 70 March 19 @ San Antonio L 102–118 Hield, Cauley-Stein (18) Georgios Papagiannis (10) Ty Lawson (6) AT&T Center 18,418 27–43 71 March 22 Milwaukee L 98–116 Buddy Hield (21) Skal Labissiere (8) Darren Collison (7) Golden 1 Center 17,608 27–44 72 March 24 @ Golden State L 100–114 Buddy Hield (22) Skal Labissiere (10) Skal Labissiere (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 27−45 73 March 26 @ L. A. Clippers W 98–97 Darren Collison (19) Willie Cauley-Stein (14) Garrett Temple (5) Staples Center 19,060 28−45 74 March 27 Memphis W 91–90 Darren Collison (23) Willie Cauley-Stein (9) Darren Collison (7) Golden 1 Center 17,608 29–45 75 March 29 Utah L 82–112 Ben McLemore (22) Willie Cauley-Stein (8) Ty Lawson (3) Golden 1 Center 17,608 29–46 76 March 31 @ New Orleans L 89–117 Ben McLemore (15) Willie Cauley-Stein (14) Darren Collison (5) Smoothie King Center 17,304 29–47
April : 3–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 1 @ Minnesota W 123–117 Buddy Hield (22) Willie Cauley-Stein (10) Ty Lawson (11) Target Center 18,960 30–47 78 April 4 Dallas W 98–87 Ben McLemore (22) Willie Cauley-Stein (16) Evans, Temple (5) Golden 1 Center 17,608 31–47 79 April 7 @ L. A. Lakers L 94–98 Skal Labissiere (19) Georgios Papagiannis (10) Darren Collison (10) Staples Center 18,997 31–48 80 April 9 Houston L 128–135 Skal Labissiere (25) Willie Cauley-Stein (10) Ty Lawson (11) Golden 1 Center 17,608 31–49 81 April 11 Phoenix W 129–104 Buddy Hield (30) Ty Lawson (11) Ty Lawson (12) Golden 1 Center 17,608 32–49 82 April 12 @ L. A. Clippers L 95–115 Willie Cauley-Stein (19) Willie Cauley-Stein (14) Afflalo, Galloway, Cauley-Stein (6) Staples Center 19,060 32–50
2016–17 season schedule

Transactions

Main article: List of 2016–17 NBA season 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
DeMarcus Cousins	Traded	New Orleans Pelicans

References

1. Krawczynski, Jon; Dubow, Josh. "Kings hire Joerger as coach". NBA.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016. 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.