2020–21 Sacramento Kings season
NBA professional basketball team season
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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.
| 2020–21 Sacramento Kings season | |
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| Head coach | Luke Walton |
| General manager | Monte McNair |
| Owner | Vivek Ranadivé |
| Arena | Golden 1 Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 31–41 (.431) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 12th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | NBC Sports California CBS 13 |
| Radio | KHTK Sports 1140 |
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
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 12 | Tyrese Haliburton | PG |  United States |
Iowa State |
| 2 | 35 | Xavier Tillman | PF | United States |
Michigan State |
| 2 | 43 | Jahmi'us Ramsey | SG | United States |
Texas Tech |
| 2 | 52 | Kenyon Martin Jr. | SG | United States |
IMG Academy |
Roster
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Legend
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Standings
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Utah Jazz * | 52 | 20 | .722 | – | 72 |
| 2 | y – Phoenix Suns * | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 | 72 |
| 3 | x – Denver Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | 72 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | 72 |
| 5 | y – Dallas Mavericks * | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
| 6 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
| 7 | x – Los Angeles Lakers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
| 8 | pi – Golden State Warriors | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 | 72 |
| 9 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 | 72 |
| 10 | pi – San Antonio Spurs | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 | 72 |
| 11 | New Orleans Pelicans | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 | 72 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 | 72 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 | 72 |
| 14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 | 72 |
| 15 | Houston Rockets | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 | 72 |
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
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Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
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Regular season
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December: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
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January: 5–9 (home: 2–5; road: 3–4)
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February: 5–10 (home: 2–6; road: 3–4)
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March: 9–5 (home: 5–0; road: 4–5)
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April: 4–11 (home: 2–6; road: 2–5)
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May: 5–4 (home: 2–2; road: 3–2)
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Player statistics
| 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% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Buddy Hield | 71 | 71 | 34.3 | .406 | .391 | .846 | 4.7 | 3.6 | .9 | .4 | 16.6 |
| Richaun Holmes | 61 | 61 | 29.2 | .637 | .182 | .794 | 8.3 | 1.7 | .6 | 1.6 | 14.2 |
| Harrison Barnes | 58 | 58 | 36.2 | .497 | .391 | .830 | 6.6 | 3.5 | .7 | .2 | 16.1 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 58 | 58 | 35.1 | .477 | .322 | .719 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 1.5 | .5 | 25.2 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 58 | 20 | 30.1 | .472 | .409 | .857 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | .5 | 13.0 |
| Cory Joseph† | 44 | 2 | 21.5 | .444 | .330 | .766 | 2.3 | 2.5 | .9 | .2 | 6.6 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 43 | 42 | 25.9 | .504 | .343 | .575 | 7.4 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | 14.1 |
| Chimezie Metu | 36 | 6 | 13.6 | .508 | .351 | .721 | 3.1 | .8 | .4 | .5 | 6.3 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 36 | 4 | 15.2 | .563 | .000 | .519 | 6.0 | .6 | .3 | 1.3 | 8.1 |
| Justin James | 36 | 0 | 8.6 | .468 | .368 | .583 | .8 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 3.9 |
| Kyle Guy | 31 | 0 | 7.6 | .330 | .283 | .800 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .2 | .0 | 2.8 |
| Delon Wright† | 27 | 8 | 25.8 | .462 | .398 | .833 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .4 | 10.0 |
| Terence Davis† | 27 | 0 | 21.5 | .439 | .372 | .784 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .3 | 11.1 |
| Maurice Harkless† | 26 | 20 | 24.9 | .421 | .247 | .805 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .6 | 6.9 |
| Nemanja Bjelica† | 26 | 1 | 16.9 | .460 | .293 | .762 | 3.8 | 1.9 | .3 | .1 | 7.2 |
| Glenn Robinson III | 23 | 2 | 16.0 | .424 | .364 | .913 | 2.0 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 5.3 |
| DaQuan Jeffries† | 18 | 2 | 12.9 | .421 | .321 | .857 | 1.6 | .3 | .4 | .2 | 3.5 |
| Damian Jones† | 17 | 4 | 20.1 | .657 | .250 | .714 | 4.5 | 1.4 | .5 | 1.0 | 6.9 |
| Jahmi'us Ramsey | 13 | 0 | 7.2 | .395 | .263 | 1.000 | .8 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 3.1 |
| Robert Woodard II | 13 | 0 | 3.5 | .400 | .167 | .375 | 1.2 | .2 | .0 | .2 | 1.5 |
| Louis King | 6 | 1 | 14.2 | .500 | .364 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .5 | 7.3 |
| Chris Silva† | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | .333 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .3 | .5 | ||
| Jabari Parker† | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | .571 | .000 | 2.0 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 2.7 | |
| Norvel Pelle† | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .750 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Transactions
Trades
| November 19, 2020[5] | To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Robert Woodard II (#40) 2022 second-round pick |
To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Xavier Tillman (#35) |
| November 25, 2020[6] | To Sacramento Kings 2021 LAL second-round pick cash considerations |
To Houston Rockets Draft rights to Kenyon Martin Jr. (#52) |
| March 25, 2021 | To Sacramento Kings Terence Davis |
To Toronto Raptors 2021 MEM second-round pick |
| March 25, 2021 | To Sacramento Kings Maurice Harkless Chris Silva |
To Miami Heat Nemanja Bjelica |
Free agency
Re-signed
| Player | Signed |
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| DaQuan Jeffries[7] | November 28 |
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former team |
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| Hassan Whiteside[8] | November 27 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Chimezie Metu[9] | November 28 (Exhibit 10) | San Antonio Spurs |
| Frank Kaminsky[10] | November 30 | Phoenix Suns |
| Glenn Robinson III[11] | December 2 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Norvel Pelle | February 25 (10-day contract) | Brooklyn Nets |
| Damian Jones | April 7 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Louis King | May 1 | New York Knicks |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason left | New team |
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| Harry Giles[12] | Free Agency | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Bogdan Bogdanović[13] | Free Agency | Atlanta Hawks |
| Alex Len[14] | Free Agency | Toronto Raptors |
| Kent Bazemore[15] | Free Agency | Golden State Warriors |
| Norvel Pelle | 10-day contract expired | New York Knicks |
| Nemanja Bjelica | Trade | Miami Heat |
| DaQuan Jeffries | Waived | Houston Rockets |
| Chris Silva | Waived |