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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
2015β16
Sacramento Kings season was the 71st season of the franchise, its 67th season in the
National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 31st in
Sacramento . It was also their final season playing in the
Sleep Train Arena (their home since 1988), as the Kings moved to the new
Golden 1 Center in Downtown Sacramento the
following season . It was also the final fullβseason for
DeMarcus Cousins played for the Kings' before being traded to the
New Orleans Pelicans midway through
next season .
Following seven consecutive seasons with fewer than 30 victories, an ignominy previously suffered only by
the Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies franchise between
1995β96 and
2002β03 and by the Kings themselves between
1986β87 and
1993β94 , the Kings improved by four wins to finish 33β49. It was the first time since 2004β05 that the Kings were out of the bottom two in the Pacific Division, but the team remained eight wins short of a playoff berth. This season was also the first since 2007-08 where the Kings had won at least 40% of their games and prevented another 50 loss season. Following the season, veteran
George Karl was fired as head coach, one game shy of his 2,000th NBA game as head coach, and replaced by
Dave Joerger and Rajon Rondo signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.
Draft picks
Roster
2015β16 Sacramento Kings roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
PF
13
Acy, Quincy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1990-10-06
Baylor
SG
5
Anderson, James
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
213 lb (97 kg)
1989-03-25
Oklahoma State
SG
3
Belinelli, Marco
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1986-03-25
Italy
SF
31
Butler, Caron
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
1980-03-13
Connecticut
SF
18
Casspi, Omri
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1988-06-22
Israel
C
00
Cauley-Stein, Willie
7 ft 1 in (2.16 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
C
15
Cousins, DeMarcus
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
1990-08-13
Kentucky
SG
30
Curry, Seth
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1990-08-23
Duke
SF
26
Dukan, Duje
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
1991-12-04
Wisconsin
SF
8
Gay, Rudy
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1986-08-17
Connecticut
C
41
Koufos, Kosta
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1989-02-24
Ohio State
SG
23
McLemore, Ben
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1993-02-11
Kansas
PF
25
Moreland, Eric
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
238 lb (108 kg)
1991-12-24
Oregon State
PG
9
Rondo, Rajon
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
1986-02-22
Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On
assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2016β04β14
Standings
Regular season game log
2015β16 game log Total: 33β49 (Home: 18β23; Road: 15β26)
October: 1β2 (home: 1β1; road: 0β1)
November
: 6β10 (home: 4β5; road: 2β5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
4
November 3
Memphis
L 89β103
Rudy Gay (19)
Willie Cauley-Stein (7)
Rajon Rondo (4)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
1β3
5
November 4
@
Phoenix
L 97β118
Kosta Koufos (16)
Rudy Gay (8)
Collison ,
Rondo (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,497
1β4
6
November 6
Houston
L 110β116
Casspi ,
Collison (22)
Willie Cauley-Stein (9)
Darren Collison (9)
Sleep Train Arena 16,983
1β5
7
November 7
Golden State
L 94β103
Rudy Gay (22)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Rajon Rondo (15)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
1β6
8
November 9
San Antonio
L 88β106
DeMarcus Cousins (21)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
1β7
9
November 11
Detroit
W 101β92
DeMarcus Cousins (33)
Casspi ,
Rondo (11)
Rajon Rondo (15)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
2β7
10
November 13
Brooklyn
W 111β109
DeMarcus Cousins (40)
DeMarcus Cousins (13)
Rajon Rondo (14)
Sleep Train Arena 17,131
3β7
11
November 15
Toronto
W 107β101
DeMarcus Cousins (36)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Rajon Rondo (14)
Sleep Train Arena 17,006
4β7
12
November 18
@
Atlanta
L 97β103
DeMarcus Cousins (24)
Cousins ,
Rondo (12)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Philips Arena 13,008
4β8
13
November 19
@
Miami
L 109β116
Marco Belinelli (23)
Rudy Gay (12)
Rajon Rondo (18)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
4β9
14
November 21
@
Orlando
W 97β91
DeMarcus Cousins (29)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Amway Center 16,104
5β9
15
November 23
@
Charlotte
L 122β127 (OT)
DeMarcus Cousins (30)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Rajon Rondo (20)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,163
5β10
16
November 25
@
Milwaukee
W 129β118
Rudy Gay (36)
Koufos ,
Rondo (9)
Rajon Rondo (13)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,120
6β10
17
November 27
Minnesota
L 91β101
Marco Belinelli (17)
Kosta Koufos (13)
Rajon Rondo (16)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
6β11
18
November 28
@
Golden State
L 101β120
Rudy Gay (20)
Acy ,
Casspi ,
Gay ,
Koufos (7)
Rajon Rondo (7)
Oracle Arena 19,596
6β12
19
November 30
Dallas
W 112β98
DeMarcus Cousins (31)
DeMarcus Cousins (9)
DeMarcus Cousins (6)
Sleep Train Arena 16,937
7β12
December
: 5β8 (home: 3β3; road: 2β5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
20
December 3
Boston
L 97β114
Rudy Gay (18)
Kosta Koufos (10)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Mexico City Arena (
Mexico City ,
MX /
NBA Global Games ) 18,660
7β13
21
December 5
@
Houston
L 113β120
Ben McLemore (19)
Kosta Koufos (12)
Rajon Rondo (19)
Toyota Center 17,318
7β14
22
December 6
@
Oklahoma City
L 95β98
Rudy Gay (20)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
7β15
23
December 8
Utah
W 114β106
Cousins ,
Gay (23)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Rajon Rondo (13)
Sleep Train Arena 16,505
8β15
24
December 10
New York
W 99β97
DeMarcus Cousins (27)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
9β15
25
December 15
Houston
W 107β97
DeMarcus Cousins (26)
Rudy Gay (13)
Darren Collison (13)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
10β15
26
December 18
@
Minnesota
L 95β99
DeMarcus Cousins (24)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Rajon Rondo (13)
Target Center 12,770
10β16
27
December 20
@
Toronto
W 104β94
Gay ,
Rondo (18)
Omri Casspi (11)
Rajon Rondo (13)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
11β16
28
December 21
@
Washington
L 99β113
DeMarcus Cousins (22)
Cousins ,
Rondo (8)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Verizon Center 15,124
11β17
29
December 23
@
Indiana
W 108β106
DeMarcus Cousins (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (16)
Rajon Rondo (16)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
12β17
30
December 27
Portland
L 94β98
DeMarcus Cousins (36)
Rudy Gay (14)
Rajon Rondo (15)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
12β18
31
December 28
@
Golden State
L 103β122
Omri Casspi (36)
Quincy Acy (10)
Darren Collison (11)
Oracle Arena 19,596
12β19
32
December 30
Philadelphia
L 105β110
DeMarcus Cousins (21)
Casspi ,
Cousins (11)
Rajon Rondo (14)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
12β20
January
: 8β7 (home: 4β3; road: 4β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
33
January 2
Phoenix
W 142β119
DeMarcus Cousins (32)
DeMarcus Cousins (9)
Rajon Rondo (15)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
13β20
34
January 4
@
Oklahoma City
W 116β104
DeMarcus Cousins (33)
DeMarcus Cousins (19)
Rajon Rondo (18)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
14β20
35
January 5
@
Dallas
L 116β117 (2OT)
DeMarcus Cousins (35)
DeMarcus Cousins (17)
Darren Collison (12)
American Airlines Center 20,059
14β21
36
January 7
L. A. Lakers
W 118β115
DeMarcus Cousins (29)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Sleep Train Arena 17,386
15β21
37
January 9
Golden State
L 116β128
DeMarcus Cousins (33)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
15β22
38
January 13
New Orleans
L 97β109
DeMarcus Cousins (32)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
15β23
39
January 14
@
Utah
W 103β101
DeMarcus Cousins (36)
DeMarcus Cousins (17)
Rajon Rondo (13)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 17,894
16β23
40
January 16
@
L. A. Clippers
W 110β103
DeMarcus Cousins (19)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Staples Center 19,191
17β23
41
January 20
@
L. A. Lakers
W 112β93
DeMarcus Cousins (36)
DeMarcus Cousins (16)
Rajon Rondo (17)
Staples Center 18,997
18β23
42
January 21
Atlanta
W 91β88
DeMarcus Cousins (24)
DeMarcus Cousins (15)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Sleep Train Arena 17,019
19β23
43
January 23
Indiana
W 108β97
DeMarcus Cousins (48)
DeMarcus Cousins (13)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Sleep Train Arena 17,419
20β23
44
January 25
Charlotte
L 128β129 (2OT)
DeMarcus Cousins (56)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Rajon Rondo (20)
Sleep Train Arena 16,991
20β24
45
January 26
@
Portland
L 97β112
DeMarcus Cousins (17)
Omri Casspi (8)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Moda Center 19,393
20β25
46
January 28
@
New Orleans
L 105β114
Cousins ,
McLemore (26)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Rajon Rondo (15)
Smoothie King Center 15,636
20β26
47
January 30
@
Memphis
L 117β121
Rudy Gay (21)
DeMarcus Cousins (14)
Rajon Rondo (8)
FedExForum 18,119
20β27
February
: 4β7 (home: 2β4; road: 2β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
48
February 1
Milwaukee
W 111β104
Rudy Gay (32)
Kosta Koufos (12)
Rajon Rondo (7)
Sleep Train Arena 16,827
21β27
49
February 3
Chicago
L 102β107
DeMarcus Cousins (30)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
21β28
50
February 5
@
Brooklyn
L 119β128
Darren Collison (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Rajon Rondo (15)
Barclays Center 14,432
21β29
51
February 7
@
Boston
L 119β128
DeMarcus Cousins (31)
DeMarcus Cousins (7)
Rajon Rondo (15)
TD Garden 18,624
21β30
52
February 8
@
Cleveland
L 100β120
Casspi ,
Gay (16)
Cousins ,
Rondo (8)
Rajon Rondo (16)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
21β31
53
February 10
@
Philadelphia
W 114β110
DeMarcus Cousins (28)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Rajon Rondo (15)
Wells Fargo Center 12,501
22β31
All-Star Break
54
February 19
Denver
W 116β110
DeMarcus Cousins (37)
DeMarcus Cousins (20)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
23β31
55
February 23
@
Denver
W 114β110
DeMarcus Cousins (39)
Rudy Gay (10)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Pepsi Center 15,721
24β31
56
February 24
San Antonio
L 92β108
DeMarcus Cousins (22)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Rajon Rondo (18)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
24β32
57
February 26
L. A. Clippers
L 107β117
DeMarcus Cousins (26)
DeMarcus Cousins (15)
DeMarcus Cousins (9)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
24β33
58
February 29
Oklahoma City
L 116β131
DeMarcus Cousins (35)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
24β34
March
: 6β11 (home: 3β4; road: 3β7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
59
March 2
@
Memphis
L 98β104
DeMarcus Cousins (18)
DeMarcus Cousins (16)
Rajon Rondo (17)
FedExForum 15,310
24β35
60
March 3
@
Dallas
W 104β101
DeMarcus Cousins (22)
DeMarcus Cousins (13)
Rajon Rondo (12)
American Airlines Center 19,910
25β35
61
March 5
@
San Antonio
L 94β104
DeMarcus Cousins (31)
DeMarcus Cousins (9)
Rajon Rondo (8)
AT&T Center 18,418
25β36
62
March 7
@
New Orleans
L 112β115
DeMarcus Cousins (40)
DeMarcus Cousins (16)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Smoothie King Center 16,403
25β37
63
March 9
Cleveland
L 111β120
DeMarcus Cousins (29)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Darren Collison (8)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
25β38
64
March 11
Orlando
L 100β107
Kosta Koufos (19)
Rudy Gay (7)
Rajon Rondo (14)
Sleep Train Arena 17,081
25β39
65
March 13
Utah
L 99β108
DeMarcus Cousins (31)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Darren Collison (9)
Sleep Train Arena 17,023
25β40
66
March 15
@
L. A. Lakers
W 106β98
Collison ,
Cousins (22)
Cousins ,
Gay (8)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Staples Center 18,997
26β40
67
March 16
New Orleans
L 108β123
Darren Collison (23)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Cousins ,
Curry (5)
Sleep Train Arena 17,086
26β41
68
March 18
@
Detroit
L 108β115
DeMarcus Cousins (31)
DeMarcus Cousins (13)
Rajon Rondo (10)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,982
26β42
69
March 20
@
New York
W 88β80
DeMarcus Cousins (24)
DeMarcus Cousins (20)
Collison ,
Rondo (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
27β42
70
March 21
@
Chicago
L 102β109
Collison ,
Cousins (19)
DeMarcus Cousins (18)
Rajon Rondo (5)
United Center 21,531
27β43
71
March 23
@
Minnesota
L 104β113
Rajon Rondo (25)
Kosta Koufos (15)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Target Center 12,151
27β44
72
March 25
Phoenix
W 116β94
DeMarcus Cousins (29)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
28β44
73
March 27
Dallas
W 133β111
Willie Cauley-Stein (21)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Sleep Train Arena 17,147
29β44
74
March 28
@
Portland
L 93β105
Seth Curry (21)
Willie Cauley-Stein (14)
Darren Collison (7)
Moda Center 19,393
29β45
75
March 30
Washington
W 120β111
DeMarcus Cousins (29)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Sleep Train Arena 17,185
30β45
April
: 3β4 (home: 1β3; road: 2β1)
2015β16 season schedule
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Re-Signed
Additions
Subtractions
References
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"SAN ANTONIO ACQUIRES RAY McCALLUM SPURS TRADE 2016 SECOND ROUND PICK FOR THIRD-YEAR GUARD" . nba.com/spurs . July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015 .
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"Sixers Acquire Three Players From Sacramento" . nba.com/sixers . July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015 .
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"Kings Sign Omri Casspi and Luc Mbah A Moute" . nba.com/kings . July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015 .
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"Kings Sign Rondo, Belinelli, Koufos" . nba.com/kings . July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015 .
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"Kings Sign Rondo, Belinelli, Koufos" . nba.com/kings . July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015 .
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"Kings Sign Rondo, Belinelli, Koufos" . nba.com/kings . July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015 .
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"Kings Sign James Anderson" . nba.com/kings . July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015 .
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"Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan" . nba.com/kings . July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015 .
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"Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan" . nba.com/kings . July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015 .
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"Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan" . nba.com/kings . July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015 .
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"Kings Sign Caron Butler" . nba.com/kings . July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015 .
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"Knicks Acquire Four Free Agents: Afflalo, R. Lopez, Williams, O'Quinn" . nba.com/knicks . July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015 .
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"Kings Waive Eric Moreland" . nba.com/kings . July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015 .
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"Timberwolves Sign Andre Miller" . nba.com/timberwolves . August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015 .
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