2023–24 Sacramento Kings season
| 2023–24 Sacramento Kings season | |
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| Head coach | Mike Brown |
| General manager | Monte McNair |
| President | John Rinehart |
| Owner(s) | Vivek Ranadivé |
| Arena | Golden 1 Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 46–36 (.561) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Play-In Tournament (Lost to Pelicans 98-105) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | NBC Sports California CBS 13 |
| Radio | KHTK Sports 1140 |
The 2023–24 Sacramento Kings season was the 79th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 40th season in the city of Sacramento.[1]
Draft picks[edit]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 24 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper | SF/PF |  Canada
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Marquette (Jr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Jordan Walsh | SF |  United States
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Arkansas (Fr.) |
| 2 | 54 | Jalen Slawson | SF | United States
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Furman (Sr.) |
The Kings had one first-round pick and two second-round picks entering the draft.[2]
Roster[edit]
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Standings[edit]
Division[edit]
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Los Angeles Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 25–16 | 26–15 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 2.0 | 25–16 | 24–17 | 9–9 | 82 |
| x – Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4.0 | 28–14 | 19–21 | 7–10 | 82 |
| pi – Sacramento Kings | 46 | 36 | .561 | 5.0 | 24–17 | 22–19 | 10–7 | 82 |
| pi – Golden State Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 5.0 | 21–20 | 25–16 | 7–9 | 82 |
Conference[edit]
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 2 | x – Denver Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 3 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Los Angeles Clippers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Dallas Mavericks * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – New Orleans Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Sacramento Kings | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Golden State Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Utah Jazz | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Memphis Grizzlies | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 14 | San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
Game log[edit]
Preseason[edit]
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Preseason: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
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Regular season[edit]
| 2023–24 game log Total: 46–36 (Home: 24–17; Road: 22–19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)
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November: 8–6 (home: 4–1; road: 4–5)
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December: 9–5 (home: 6–3; road: 3–2)
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January: 8–7 (home: 3–3; road: 5–4)
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February: 6–6 (home: 2–2; road: 4–4)
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March: 10–6 (home: 6–5; road: 4–1)
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April: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
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Play-in[edit]
| 2024 play-in game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Play-in: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
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In-Season Tournament[edit]
This was be the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[3][4] During the in-season tournament period, the Kings competed in Group C of the Western Conference, which included the Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs. The Kings advanced to the knockout round of the In-Season Tournament following their victories over the Thunder, Spurs, Timberwolves (who held the best record of the entire Western Conference at the time), and Warriors (who won by one with a Malik Monk game-winner after coming back from a 24-point deficit during that match). However, when entering the knockout round section of the In-Season Tournament on December 4, the Kings lost to the winners of Group B (which were the New Orleans Pelicans, who finished 3-1 in their group at the time) by a final score of 127-117 due to New Orleans winning the rest of the quarters that night after losing the first quarter by 1 point. Tragically, during that night, a 34-year-old Kings fan named Gregorio "Greg" Florez Breedlove had a medical emergency during the first quarter of that game and died 20 minutes after emergency medical services arrived to try and help him out.[5][6]
West group C[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | SAC | MIN | GSW | OKC | SAS | |
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| 1 | Sacramento Kings | 4 | 4 | 0 | 482 | 452 | +30 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 124–111 | 124–123 | 105–98 | 129–120 | |
| 2 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4 | 3 | 1 | 438 | 438 | 0 | 111–124 | — | 104–101 | 106–103 | 117–110 | ||
| 3 | Golden State Warriors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 483 | 479 | +4 | 123–124 | 101–104 | — | 141–139 | 118–112 | ||
| 4 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 | 1 | 3 | 463 | 439 | +24 | 98–105 | 103–106 | 139–141 | — | 123–87 | ||
| 5 | San Antonio Spurs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 429 | 487 | −58 | 120–129 | 110–117 | 112–118 | 87–123 | — |
Transactions[edit]
Trades[edit]
| June 28, 2023[7] | To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Colby Jones (No. 34) |
To Boston Celtics Draft rights to Jordan Walsh (No. 38) 2024 DAL second-round pick |
| July 6, 2023[8][9] | To Sacramento Kings Chris Duarte |
To Indiana Pacers 2028 DAL second round pick 2030 SAC second round pick |
| To Sacramento Kings Cash considerations |
To Dallas Mavericks Richaun Holmes Draft rights to Olivier-Maxence Prosper (No. 24) |
Free agency[edit]
Re-signed[edit]
| Date | Player | Ref. |
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| June 29 | Harrison Barnes | [10] |
| June 30 | Trey Lyles | [11] |
| July 2 | Domantas Sabonis | [12] |
| Alex Len | [13] |
Additions[edit]
| Date | Player | Former Team | Ref. |
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| July 1 | Sasha Vezenkov | Olympiacos | [14] |
Subtractions[edit]
| Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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| Chimezie Metu | Free agency | Phoenix Suns | [15] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Sacramento Kings Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks". NBA.com. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Fan dies after emergency during Pels-Kings game". December 5, 2023.
- ^ "Sports Digest: Fan dies after medical event in stands at Kings-Pelicans game". December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Sacramento Kings Finalize Trade to Secure Colby Jones". NBA.com. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Kings acquiring Pacers' Chris Duarte for picks, sources say". ESPN.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "Sacramento Kings Complete Trade With Dallas Mavericks". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Harrison Barnes staying with Kings on 3-year, $54M extension". www.espn.com. June 29, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Trey Lyles, Kings Reportedly Agree to 2-Year, $16M Contract in 2023 NBA Free Agency". syndication.bleacherreport.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Sacramento Kings, Domantas Sabonis agree on contract extension". www.espn.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Kings' Alex Len: Re-signs with Kings". www.cbssports.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Kings have 3-year deal with EuroLeague MVP Sasha Vezenkov". www.espn.co.uk. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "SUNS SIGN KEITA BATES-DIOP, DREW EUBANKS, CHIMEZIE METU AND YUTA WATANABE". NBA.com. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.