2021–22 Sacramento Kings season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2021–22 Sacramento Kings season was the 77th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 38th season in the city of Sacramento.[1] The Kings entered the season with the longest NBA playoff appearance drought in league history with 15 seasons, tying the record with the Los Angeles Clippers.[2] The last time the team had qualified for the playoffs was in 2006. In the 2021 NBA draft, the Kings selected Davion Mitchell from Baylor University with the ninth pick.[3]
Alvin Gentry (interim)
| 2021–22 Sacramento Kings season | |
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| Head coach | Luke Walton (fired) Alvin Gentry (interim) |
| President | John Rinehart |
| General manager | Monte McNair |
| Owner | Vivek Ranadivé |
| Arena | Golden 1 Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 30–52 (.366) |
| 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 |
On November 22, head coach Luke Walton was fired after a mediocre 6–11 start; he was then replaced by Alvin Gentry on an interim basis.[4] For the 16th season in a row, the Sacramento Kings failed to reach the Playoffs, and thus passing the Clippers for the longest playoff drought in NBA history. Following the season, the Kings' fired Gentry as head coach.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 9 | Davion Mitchell | PG | Baylor (Jr.) | |
| 2 | 39 | Neemias Queta | C | Utah State (Jr.) |
The Kings entered the draft with one first-round pick and one second-round pick.[5]
Roster
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Legend
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Standings
Division
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| z – Phoenix Suns | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 32–9 | 32–9 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Golden State Warriors | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | 31–10 | 22–19 | 12–4 | 82 |
| pi – Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | 25–16 | 17–24 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31.0 | 21–20 | 12–29 | 3–13 | 82 |
| Sacramento Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 | 16–25 | 14–27 | 6–10 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Phoenix Suns * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Memphis Grizzlies * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Golden State Warriors | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Utah Jazz * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Denver Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 8 | pi – Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | x – New Orleans Pelicans | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi − San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Houston Rockets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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Regular season
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October: 3–3 (home: 0–2; road: 3–1)
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November: 5–11 (home: 3–6; road: 2–5)
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December: 7–8 (home: 6–4; road: 1–4)
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January: 3–12 (home: 3–4; road: 0–8)
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February: 5–6 (home: 3–2; road: 2–4)
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March: 5–9 (home: 1–5; road: 4–4)
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April: 2–3 (home: 0–2; road: 2–1)
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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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| Harrison Barnes | 77 | 77 | 33.5 | .469 | .394 | .826 | 5.6 | 2.4 | .7 | .2 | 16.4 |
| Davion Mitchell | 75 | 19 | 27.7 | .418 | .316 | .659 | 2.2 | 4.2 | .7 | .3 | 11.5 |
| Chimezie Metu | 60 | 20 | 21.3 | .452 | .306 | .780 | 5.6 | 1.0 | .9 | .5 | 8.9 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 59 | 59 | 35.3 | .473 | .297 | .750 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 1.2 | .4 | 23.2 |
| Damian Jones | 56 | 15 | 18.2 | .658 | .345 | .718 | 4.4 | 1.2 | .5 | .8 | 8.1 |
| Buddy Hield† | 55 | 6 | 28.6 | .382 | .368 | .870 | 4.0 | 1.9 | .9 | .3 | 14.4 |
| Tyrese Haliburton† | 51 | 51 | 34.5 | .457 | .413 | .837 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 1.7 | .7 | 14.3 |
| Maurice Harkless | 47 | 24 | 18.4 | .459 | .307 | .714 | 2.4 | .5 | .6 | .5 | 4.6 |
| Richaun Holmes | 45 | 37 | 23.9 | .660 | .400 | .778 | 7.0 | 1.1 | .4 | .9 | 10.4 |
| Alex Len | 39 | 10 | 15.9 | .534 | .286 | .651 | 4.1 | 1.2 | .3 | .6 | 6.0 |
| Marvin Bagley III† | 30 | 17 | 22.1 | .463 | .242 | .745 | 7.2 | .6 | .3 | .4 | 9.3 |
| Terence Davis | 30 | 11 | 17.9 | .423 | .329 | .818 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .8 | .4 | 10.4 |
| Tristan Thompson† | 30 | 3 | 15.2 | .503 | 1.000 | .533 | 5.4 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 6.2 |
| Justin Holiday† | 25 | 25 | 25.6 | .348 | .342 | .762 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .8 | .6 | 8.3 |
| Donte DiVincenzo† | 25 | 1 | 26.6 | .362 | .368 | .839 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | .2 | 10.3 |
| Trey Lyles† | 24 | 20 | 22.8 | .489 | .365 | .851 | 5.6 | 1.3 | .3 | .3 | 10.6 |
| Jahmi'us Ramsey | 19 | 0 | 7.1 | .414 | .278 | .500 | .7 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 3.2 |
| Jeremy Lamb† | 17 | 0 | 18.9 | .403 | .302 | .846 | 3.5 | 1.8 | .5 | .5 | 7.9 |
| Domantas Sabonis† | 15 | 15 | 33.6 | .554 | .235 | .743 | 12.3 | 5.8 | .9 | .3 | 18.9 |
| Neemias Queta | 15 | 0 | 8.0 | .447 | .647 | 2.1 | .4 | .1 | .5 | 3.0 | |
| Josh Jackson† | 12 | 0 | 10.3 | .347 | .176 | .714 | 1.5 | .4 | .4 | .3 | 4.3 |
| Robert Woodard II | 12 | 0 | 3.5 | .125 | .250 | 1.000 | .9 | .3 | .1 | .1 | .6 |
| Louis King | 10 | 0 | 10.4 | .319 | .296 | .700 | 1.2 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 4.5 |
| Justin Robinson† | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | .125 | .000 | .3 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .7 | |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | .000 | .750 | .0 | 2.0 | .5 | .0 | 1.5 | |
| Ade Murkey | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Transactions
Trades
| August 7, 2021[6] | Three-team trade | |
To Sacramento Kings
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To Atlanta Hawks
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To Boston Celtics
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Free agency
Re-signed
| Player | Signed |
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| Richaun Holmes[7] | August 6, 2021 |
| Terence Davis[8] | August 6, 2021 |
| Maurice Harkless[9] | August 7, 2021 |
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former team |
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| DJ Steward[10] | July 30, 2021 | Duke |
| Alex Len[11] | August 13, 2021 | Washington Wizards |
| Emanuel Terry[12] | September 8, 2021 | Agua Caliente Clippers |
| Matt Coleman[13] | September 25, 2021 | Texas |
| Damien Jefferson[14] | October 14, 2021 | Creighton |
| Ade Murkey[14] | October 14, 2021 | Iowa Wolves |
| Justin Robinson[15] | December 17, 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Ade Murkey[16] | December 22, 2021 | Stockton Kings |
| Emmanuel Mudiay[17] | December 22, 2021 |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason left | New team |
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| Hassan Whiteside[18] | Free agency | Utah Jazz |
| Justin James[19] | Waived | Utah Jazz |
| Kyle Guy[20] | Free agency | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Matt Coleman[21] | Waived | Stockton Kings |
| DJ Steward[21] | Waived | Stockton Kings |
| Damien Jefferson[22] | Waived | Stockton Kings |
| Ade Murkey[22] | Waived | Stockton Kings |
| Emanuel Terry[23] | Waived | Stockton Kings |
| Justin Robinson[24] | Contract expired | Detroit Pistons |
| Ade Murkey[b] | Contract expired | Stockton Kings |
| Emmanuel Mudiay[b] | Contract expired |