NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2008β09 Sacramento Kings season is the 64th season of the franchise, 60th in the
National Basketball Association (NBA), 24th in Sacramento. After they traded away
Ron Artest to the
Houston Rockets in exchange for former Kings guard
Bobby Jackson , and recently drafted
Donte Greene , a 2009 firstβround draft pick and cash considerations during the offseason, the Kings have struggled all season and they finished with a franchiseβworst 17β65 record surpassed their franchise record mark set in the
1989β90 season of 23β59 record and also team suffered their first 60βloss season in Kings' franchise history.
After a slow start into the season, on December 15, 2008, just ten days before
Christmas , the Kings fired their head coach
Reggie Theus and their assistant head coach
Chuck Person after an 6β18 start to the season and replaced by assistant coach
Kenny Natt on the interim basis for the rest of the season.
At the trade deadline in midseason after the All-Star break they traded away former twoβtime All-Star
Brad Miller and
John Salmons to the
Chicago Bulls in exchange for
AndrΓ©s Nocioni ,
Drew Gooden ,
Michael Ruffin , and
Cedric Simmons and future draft picks. Kings' guard
Kevin Martin played only 51 games due to ankle injuries and this will be his final full season with the team before being traded to the
Houston Rockets , in the trade deadline
following the season .
Also, following the season, interim head coach Natt and their four assistant coaches
Rex Kalamian , former Kings' player
Randy Brown ,
Bubba Burrage , and
Jason Hamm were all fired on April 24, 2009, just nine days after the regular season was concluded with an franchiseβlow 17βwin single season Kings' record and he was replaced by former
Phoenix Suns and
Seattle SuperSonics (now,
Oklahoma City Thunder ) head coach
Paul Westphal on June 9, 2009.
The team notably set a dubious interconference record, going 1β29 against the Eastern Conference. That lone victory against an Eastern Conference opponent were the
New York Knicks at
Madison Square Garden .
Key dates
Draft picks
Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
52
Booth, Calvin
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Penn State
F
3
Diogu, Ike
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Arizona State
G/F
32
GarcΓa, Francisco
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Louisville
G/F
20
Greene, DontΓ©
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
226 lb (103 kg)
Syracuse
C
31
Hawes, Spencer
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Washington
G
24
Jackson, Bobby
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Minnesota
G
23
Martin, Kevin
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
199 lb (90 kg)
Western Carolina
G
7
McCants, Rashad
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
North Carolina
F
5
Nocioni, AndrΓ©s
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Argentina
F
15
Simmons, Cedric
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
NC State
F
9
Thomas, Kenny
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
261 lb (118 kg)
New Mexico
F/C
34
Thompson, Jason
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Rider
G
19
Udrih, Beno
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Slovenia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Notes
Ike Diogu holds American citizenship, but he represents Nigeria in international play.
Regular season
Standings
Game log
2008β09 game log
October: 0β2 (home: 0β0; road: 0β2)
November: 5β12 (home: 3β6; road: 2β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
3
November 1
@
Orlando
L 103β121
Kevin Martin (31)
Jason Thompson (5)
Beno Udrih (5)
Amway Arena 16,704
0β3
4
November 3
@
Philadelphia
L 91β125
Jason Thompson (17)
Spencer Hawes (8)
Jason Thompson (5)
Wachovia Center 10,100
0β4
5
November 5
Memphis
W 100β95
Kevin Martin (33)
Mikki Moore (11)
Beno Udrih (6)
ARCO Arena 13,685
1β4
6
November 7
Minnesota
W 121β109
Kevin Martin (26)
Brad Miller (10)
Kevin Martin (6)
ARCO Arena 10,592
2β4
7
November 9
Golden State
W 115β98
Kevin Martin (27)
Spencer Hawes (11)
Brad Miller (6)
ARCO Arena 12,090
3β4
8
November 11
Detroit
L 92β100
Spencer Hawes (19)
Jason Thompson (9)
John Salmons (7)
ARCO Arena 11,423
3β5
9
November 12
@
L.A. Clippers
W 103β98
Beno Udrih (30)
Brad Miller ,
Jason Thompson (11)
Brad Miller (8)
Staples Center 13,266
4β5
10
November 14
Phoenix
L 95β97 (OT)
John Salmons (21)
Brad Miller (11)
Brad Miller (7)
ARCO Arena 12,810
4β6
11
November 16
San Antonio
L 88β90
John Salmons (31)
Brad Miller ,
Mikki Moore (8)
Beno Udrih ,
Brad Miller (4)
ARCO Arena 11,699
4β7
12
November 18
@
Memphis
L 94β109
John Salmons (18)
Jason Thompson (9)
Beno Udrih ,
Brad Miller (5)
FedExForum 10,834
4β8
13
November 19
@
New Orleans
W 105β96
John Salmons (29)
Brad Miller (8)
Beno Udrih (7)
New Orleans Arena 15,533
5β8
14
November 21
Portland
L 96β117
Jason Thompson (19)
Jason Thompson (12)
Bobby Brown (7)
ARCO Arena 12,056
5β9
15
November 23
@
L.A. Lakers
L 108β118
John Salmons (24)
Spencer Hawes (8)
Bobby Brown ,
Beno Udrih (7)
Staples Center 18,997
5β10
16
November 24
@
Portland
L 90β91
John Salmons (20)
Brad Miller ,
Jason Thompson (6)
Beno Udrih (8)
Rose Garden 20,467
5β11
17
November 26
New Jersey
L 114β116 (OT)
John Salmons (38)
Brad Miller (13)
Beno Udrih (10)
ARCO Arena 11,650
5β12
18
November 28
@
Utah
L 94β120
John Salmons (20)
DontΓ© Greene ,
Spencer Hawes (6)
Beno Udrih ,
Brad Miller (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
5β13
19
November 29
Dallas
L 78β101
Beno Udrih (13)
Beno Udrih (9)
Beno Udrih (7)
ARCO Arena 12,650
5β14
December: 3β10 (home: 3β5; road: 0β5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
20
December 2
Utah
L 94β99
Kevin Martin (22)
Brad Miller (9)
Spencer Hawes (6)
ARCO Arena 10,798
5β15
21
December 6
Denver
L 85β118
John Salmons (22)
Jason Thompson (15)
Beno Udrih (4)
ARCO Arena 12,322
5β16
22
December 9
L.A. Lakers
W 113β101
John Salmons ,
Francisco GarcΓa (21)
Spencer Hawes (9)
Brad Miller ,
Beno Udrih (5)
ARCO Arena 16,068
6β16
23
December 12
@
L.A. Lakers
L 103β112
John Salmons (26)
Jason Thompson (8)
Beno Udrih (7)
Staples Center 18,997
6β17
24
December 13
New York
L 90β114
John Salmons (14)
Jason Thompson (11)
Beno Udrih (6)
ARCO Arena 12,155
6β18
25
December 15
Minnesota
W 118β103
Francisco GarcΓa (21)
Spencer Hawes ,
Brad Miller (10)
Bobby Brown (6)
ARCO Arena 10,593
7β18
26
December 16
@
Portland
L 77β109
John Salmons (21)
Mikki Moore (6)
Beno Udrih (4)
Rose Garden 20,005
7β19
27
December 19
@
Houston
L 96β107
John Salmons (26)
Brad Miller (11)
John Salmons ,
Brad Miller ,
Beno Udrih (3)
Toyota Center 18,271
7β20
28
December 20
@
New Orleans
L 90β99
John Salmons (26)
Jason Thompson (10)
John Salmons (7)
New Orleans Arena 16,869
7β21
29
December 22
@
San Antonio
L 85β101
John Salmons (22)
Jason Thompson ,
Francisco GarcΓa ,
Spencer Hawes ,
Brad Miller (6)
Beno Udrih (4)
AT&T Center 18,372
7β22
30
December 26
Toronto
L 101β107
John Salmons ,
Brad Miller (20)
Spencer Hawes ,
Brad Miller (8)
John Salmons ,
Beno Udrih ,
Bobby Brown (4)
ARCO Arena 12,059
7β23
31
December 28
Boston
L 63β108
John Salmons (11)
Mikki Moore (8)
Beno Udrih (3)
ARCO Arena 16,029
7β24
32
December 30
L.A. Clippers
W 92β90
Kevin Martin (20)
Brad Miller (13)
John Salmons (6)
ARCO Arena 11,420
8β24
January: 2β14 (home: 1β5; road: 1β9)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
33
January 2
@
Detroit
L 92β98
Brad Miller (25)
Brad Miller (16)
John Salmons (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
8β25
34
January 3
@
Indiana
L 117β122
Kevin Martin (45)
Bobby Jackson (10)
Kevin Martin ,
Brad Miller (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 12,765
8β26
35
January 5
@
New Jersey
L 90β98
Kevin Martin (36)
Kenny Thomas (8)
Brad Miller (8)
Izod Center 12,314
8β27
36
January 6
@
Chicago
L 94β99
Kevin Martin (29)
Brad Miller (12)
Beno Udrih (5)
United Center 18,060
8β28
37
January 9
Miami
L 115β119 (OT)
John Salmons (29)
Brad Miller (16)
John Salmons ,
Brad Miller ,
Bobby Jackson (4)
ARCO Arena 12,587
8β29
38
January 11
Dallas
W 102β95
Kevin Martin (21)
Spencer Hawes (8)
Beno Udrih (6)
ARCO Arena 12,294
9β29
39
January 13
Orlando
L 107β139
Kevin Martin (30)
Francisco GarcΓa (5)
Francisco GarcΓa (5)
ARCO Arena 11,168
9β30
40
January 14
@
Golden State
W 135β133 (3OT)
Brad Miller (30)
Brad Miller (22)
John Salmons ,
Beno Udrih (7)
Oracle Arena 19,122
10β30
41
January 16
Milwaukee
L 122β129
John Salmons ,
Kevin Martin (24)
Jason Thompson (11)
John Salmons (6)
ARCO Arena 11,663
10β31
42
January 20
@
Denver
L 99β118
Kevin Martin (25)
Jason Thompson (11)
John Salmons ,
Beno Udrih (5)
Pepsi Center 15,164
10β32
43
January 21
Washington
L 107β110
John Salmons ,
Beno Udrih (24)
John Salmons ,
Shelden Williams ,
Jason Thompson (5)
John Salmons (5)
ARCO Arena 10,821
10β33
44
January 24
@
Milwaukee
L 104β106
Kevin Martin (20)
Brad Miller (13)
Brad Miller (9)
Bradley Center 15,379
10β34
45
January 25
@
Toronto
L 97β113
John Salmons (21)
John Salmons (7)
Beno Udrih (5)
Air Canada Centre 18,127
10β35
46
January 27
@
Cleveland
L 110β117
Kevin Martin (35)
Kevin Martin (7)
Kevin Martin (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
10β36
47
January 28
@
Boston
L 100β119
John Salmons (22)
Jason Thompson (11)
John Salmons (5)
TD Banknorth Garden 18,624
10β37
48
January 30
Chicago
L 88β109
Kevin Martin (27)
Jason Thompson (12)
Spencer Hawes ,
Kevin Martin (3)
ARCO Arena 13,356
10β38
February: 3β10 (home: 2β4; road: 1β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
49
February 1
Oklahoma City
W 122β118 (OT)
Kevin Martin (37)
John Salmons (10)
John Salmons (8)
ARCO Arena 10,817
11β38
50
February 2
@
Phoenix
L 81β129
John Salmons (19)
Spencer Hawes (9)
Spencer Hawes ,
DontΓ© Greene ,
John Salmons ,
Jason Thompson (2)
US Airways Center 18,422
11β39
51
February 6
Utah
L 107β111
Kevin Martin (37)
Spencer Hawes (8)
John Salmons (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
11β40
52
February 8
@
Oklahoma City
L 113β116
Beno Udrih (29)
Beno Udrih ,
Kevin Martin ,
Spencer Hawes ,
Jason Thompson (6)
John Salmons (11)
Ford Center 18,271
11β41
53
February 10
@
Dallas
L 100β118
Kevin Martin (18)
Bobby Jackson (6)
John Salmons ,
Beno Udrih (5)
American Airlines Center 19,667
11β42
54
February 11
@
Houston
L 82β94
Kevin Martin (18)
Spencer Hawes (7)
Spencer Hawes (6)
Toyota Center 15,626
11β43
55
February 18
Atlanta
L 100β105
Kevin Martin (32)
Spencer Hawes (14)
Kevin Martin ,
Beno Udrih ,
Bobby Jackson (4)
ARCO Arena 11,213
11β44
56
February 20
@
Memphis
W 115β106
Kevin Martin (33)
Jason Thompson (9)
Beno Udrih (6)
FedExForum 15,036
12β44
57
February 21
@
Dallas
L 95β116
Beno Udrih (18)
Spencer Hawes (9)
Beno Udrih (7)
American Airlines Center 20,223
12β45
58
February 23
New Orleans
L 105β112
Kevin Martin (32)
Spencer Hawes (14)
Francisco GarcΓa (6)
ARCO Arena 11,633
12β46
59
February 25
Charlotte
L 91β98
Kevin Martin (27)
Drew Gooden (13)
Francisco GarcΓa ,
Bobby Jackson (4)
ARCO Arena 10,439
12β47
60
February 27
L.A. Clippers
W 98β86
Kevin Martin (20)
Spencer Hawes (15)
Francisco GarcΓa (6)
ARCO Arena 12,846
13β47
61
February 28
@
Utah
L 89β102
Kevin Martin (19)
Jason Thompson (12)
AndrΓ©s Nocioni ,
Francisco GarcΓa ,
Jason Thompson ,
Spencer Hawes (3)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
13β48
March: 3β9 (home: 2β6; road: 1β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
62
March 3
Indiana
L 109β117
Kevin Martin (21)
Spencer Hawes ,
Jason Thompson ,
AndrΓ©s Nocioni (7)
Bobby Jackson (5)
ARCO Arena 10,748
13β49
63
March 8
Denver
W 114β106
Kevin Martin (26)
Spencer Hawes ,
Bobby Jackson (8)
Kevin Martin (8)
ARCO Arena 12,678
14β49
64
March 10
Oklahoma City
L 98β99
Spencer Hawes (20)
Spencer Hawes (10)
Bobby Jackson (6)
ARCO Arena 10,784
14β50
65
March 13
Cleveland
L 123β126 (OT)
Kevin Martin (34)
AndrΓ©s Nocioni (9)
Spencer Hawes (4)
ARCO Arena 16,317
14β51
66
March 15
@
Washington
L 104β106
Kevin Martin (24)
Jason Thompson (14)
Beno Udrih (7)
Verizon Center 15,108
14β52
67
March 17
@
Atlanta
L 97β119
Kevin Martin (31)
Jason Thompson (8)
Beno Udrih (6)
Philips Arena 14,226
14β53
68
March 18
@
Charlotte
L 88β104
Rashad McCants (30)
Jason Thompson (11)
Beno Udrih (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,594
14β54
69
March 20
@
New York
W 121β94
Kevin Martin (30)
Spencer Hawes (13)
Beno Udrih (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
15β54
70
March 22
Philadelphia
L 100β112
Francisco GarcΓa (24)
Jason Thompson (13)
Spencer Hawes (9)
ARCO Arena 12,943
15β55
71
March 27
Memphis
L 95β113
Kevin Martin (31)
Jason Thompson (8)
Beno Udrih (5)
ARCO Arena 12,987
15β56
72
March 29
Phoenix
W 126β118
Jason Thompson (21)
Spencer Hawes (10)
Beno Udrih (7)
ARCO Arena 13,623
16β56
73
March 31
New Orleans
L 110β111
AndrΓ©s Nocioni (23)
Beno Udrih (7)
Beno Udrih (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
16β57
April: 1β8 (home: 0β4; road: 1β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
74
April 1
@
Golden State
L 141β143 (OT)
Kevin Martin (50)
Jason Thompson (19)
Beno Udrih (9)
Oracle Arena 18,743
16β58
75
April 3
@
Phoenix
L 111β139
Francisco GarcΓa (29)
Spencer Hawes (10)
Beno Udrih (8)
US Airways Center 18,422
16β59
76
April 5
Golden State
L 100β105
Bobby Jackson (17)
AndrΓ©s Nocioni (15)
Beno Udrih (6)
ARCO Arena 12,975
16β60
77
April 7
L.A. Lakers
L 104β122
Spencer Hawes (21)
Spencer Hawes (15)
Beno Udrih (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
16β61
78
April 9
Houston
L 98β115
Spencer Hawes (22)
Spencer Hawes (11)
Beno Udrih (5)
ARCO Arena 12,897
16β62
79
April 10
@
L.A. Clippers
L 78β109
Beno Udrih (18)
Spencer Hawes (13)
Beno Udrih ,
Spencer Hawes (4)
Staples Center 18,232
16β63
80
April 12
San Antonio
L 92β95
Spencer Hawes (24)
Jason Thompson (11)
Beno Udrih (6)
ARCO Arena 13,330
16β64
81
April 13
@
Denver
L 98β118
Ike Diogu (32)
Ike Diogu (11)
Bobby Jackson (12)
Pepsi Center 15,823
16β65
82
April 15
@
Minnesota
W 97β90
Ike Diogu (28)
Ike Diogu (13)
GarcΓa ,
Udrih (5)
Target Center 17,333
17β65
2008β09 season schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Transactions
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
Player
Left
New team
Anthony Johnson
[2]
July 15
Orlando Magic
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