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NBA professional basketball team season
The 2022β23 Sacramento Kings season was the 78th season for the franchise in the
National Basketball Association (NBA), and 39th season in the city of
Sacramento .
[1] On April 11, 2022, the
Sacramento Kings relieved interim head coach
Alvin Gentry of his duties. Gentry was named interim head coach after the team fired
Luke Walton in November 2021.
[2] On May 9, 2022, the Sacramento Kings hired
Golden State Warriors assistant coach
Mike Brown to become the Kings' new head coach.
[3] After the
Seattle Mariners of
MLB qualified for the
Playoffs for the first time since
2001 , the Kings entered this season with the longest active postseason drought in the four major North American sports with their last playoff appearance in
2006 .
[4] Despite starting 0β4, they improved on their 30β52 record from last year by winning their 31st game on February 8, and won their first Pacific Division title since
2003 , after putting an end to an NBA-record 16 season-long playoff drought. The longest active playoff drought in the four major North American Sports now belongs to the
Buffalo Sabres of
NHL and the
New York Jets of
NFL with each team missing the playoffs 12 years straight. Meanwhile the
Charlotte Hornets now owned the longest playoffs drought in NBA with their last apperince in 2016, followed by the
Detroit Pistons in 2nd for NBA playoffs drought with their last playoffs appearance in 2019, then tied for 3rd for playoffs drought in NBA, the
Orlando Magic , the
Houston Rockets and the
San Antonio Spurs with each team last making the playoffs in 2020 at the
NBA Bubble .
On February 24, 2023, the Kings won the second-highest scoring game in NBA history, winning a 176β175 double-overtime match over the
Los Angeles Clippers . On March 12, against the Suns, the Kings reached the 40-win mark for the first time since the 2005β06 season. Three days later, the Kings won their 41st game, ending an NBA-record of 16 consecutive losing seasons. The day after winning their 41st game, they secured their first winning season in 17 years with their win over the
Brooklyn Nets .
[5] On March 29, the Kings clinched their first postseason berth since 2006 with their win over the
Portland Trail Blazers , ending the longest playoff drought in NBA history and the longest active postseason drought in the four major North American sports.
[6]
[7] On April 4, the Kings secured their first Pacific Division championship since the
2002β03 NBA season with a win over the
New Orleans Pelicans .
Mike Brown was named the first ever unanimous
NBA Coach of the Year for his work with the Kings this season.
[8]
The Kings faced the defending champions in the first round, the
Golden State Warriors . Despite winning the first two games of the series, the Kings would then lose the next three games and Game 7 and were eliminated from the playoffs, becoming the first Pacific division champion to be eliminated in the first round since the
2012β13 Los Angeles Clippers .
Draft picks
Roster
2022β23 Sacramento Kings roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
40
Barnes, Harrison
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1992-05-30
North Carolina
G
3
Davis, Terence
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1997-05-16
Mississippi
G
8
Dellavedova, Matthew
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1990-09-08
Saint Mary's
G
35
Dozier, PJ
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1996-10-25
South Carolina
F
17
Edwards, Kessler
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
2000-08-09
Pepperdine
G
23
Ellis, Keon (TW)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
167 lb (76 kg)
2000-01-08
Alabama
G
5
Fox, De'Aaron
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-12-20
Kentucky
F
22
Holmes, Richaun
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1993-10-15
Bowling Green
G
9
Huerter, Kevin
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1998-08-27
Maryland
C
25
Len, Alex
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1993-06-16
Maryland
F
41
Lyles, Trey
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
234 lb (106 kg)
1995-11-05
Kentucky
F/C
7
Metu, Chimezie
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1997-03-22
USC
G
15
Mitchell, Davion
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
1998-09-05
Baylor
G
0
Monk, Malik
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1998-02-04
Kentucky
F
13
Murray, Keegan
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
2000-08-19
Iowa
C
88
Queta, Neemias (TW)
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
248 lb (112 kg)
1999-07-13
Utah State
C
10
Sabonis, Domantas
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1996-05-03
Gonzaga
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On
assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: February 23, 2023
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
2022 preseason game log Total: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
Preseason: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
2022β23 season schedule
Regular season
2022β23 game log Total: 48β34 (home: 23β18; road: 25β16)
October: 2β4 (home: 1β3; road: 1β1)
November
: 9β5 (home: 6β1; road: 3β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
7
November 2
@
Miami
L 107β110
Huerter ,
Sabonis (22)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
Domantas Sabonis (8)
FTX Arena 19,600
2β5
8
November 5
@
Orlando
W 126β123 (OT)
De'Aaron Fox (37)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
Domantas Sabonis (6)
Amway Center 18,846
3β5
9
November 7
@
Golden State
L 113β116
De'Aaron Fox (28)
Domantas Sabonis (14)
Fox, Sabonis (6)
Chase Center 18,064
3β6
10
November 9
Cleveland
W 127β120
Domantas Sabonis (21)
Harrison Barnes (9)
De'Aaron Fox (8)
Golden 1 Center 13,816
4β6
11
November 11
@
L.A. Lakers
W 120β114
De'Aaron Fox (32)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
De'Aaron Fox (12)
Crypto.com Arena 17,849
5β6
12
November 7
Golden State
W 122β115
Domantas Sabonis (26)
Domantas Sabonis (22)
Fox, Sabonis (8)
Golden 1 Center 16,410
6β6
13
November 15
Brooklyn
W 153β121
Terence Davis (31)
Terence Davis (9)
De'Aaron Fox (9)
Golden 1 Center 17,611
7β6
14
November 17
San Antonio
W 130β112
De'Aaron Fox (28)
Barnes, Sabonis (8)
De'Aaron Fox (8)
Golden 1 Center 16,522
8β6
15
November 20
Detroit
W 137β129
De'Aaron Fox (33)
Domantas Sabonis (13)
Fox, Sabonis (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,866
9β6
16
November 22
@
Memphis
W 113β109
De'Aaron Fox (32)
Domantas Sabonis (13)
Domantas Sabonis (8)
FedExForum 16,826
10β6
17
November 23
@
Atlanta
L 106β115
Malik Monk (27)
Domantas Sabonis (13)
Domantas Sabonis (7)
State Farm Arena 18,173
10β7
18
November 25
@
Boston
L 104β122
De'Aaron Fox (20)
Murray , Sabonis (10)
Domantas Sabonis (6)
TD Garden 19,156
10β8
19
November 28
Phoenix
L 117β122
Malik Monk (30)
Domantas Sabonis (9)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Golden 1 Center 16,407
10β9
20
November 30
Indiana
W 137β114
Harrison Barnes (22)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Domantas Sabonis (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,611
11β9
December: 8β6 (home: 4β3; road: 4β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
21
December 3
@
L.A. Clippers
W 123β96
Domantas Sabonis (24)
Chimezie Metu (8)
Domantas Sabonis (6)
Crypto.com Arena 16,587
12β9
22
December 4
Chicago
W 110β101
Malik Monk (20)
Domantas Sabonis (17)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Golden 1 Center 17,611
13β9
23
December 7
@
Milwaukee
L 113β126
Domantas Sabonis (23)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
Domantas Sabonis (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
13β10
24
December 9
@
Cleveland
W 106β95
Harrison Barnes (20)
Domantas Sabonis (18)
Mitchell , Sabonis (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
14β10
25
December 11
@
New York
L 99β112
Domantas Sabonis (20)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
Kevin Huerter (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
14β11
26
December 13
@
Philadelphia
L 103β123
Domantas Sabonis (22)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Domantas Sabonis (5)
Wells Fargo Center 19,768
14β12
27
December 14
@
Toronto
W 124β123
De'Aaron Fox (27)
Domantas Sabonis (20)
De'Aaron Fox (10)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
15β12
28
December 16
@
Detroit
W 122β113
De'Aaron Fox (24)
Domantas Sabonis (13)
De'Aaron Fox (9)
Little Caesars Arena 17,892
16β12
29
December 19
Charlotte
L 119β125
De'Aaron Fox (37)
Domantas Sabonis (23)
Domantas Sabonis (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,803
16β13
30
December 21
L.A. Lakers
W 134β120
Kevin Huerter (26)
Domantas Sabonis (21)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
Golden 1 Center 17,611
17β13
31
December 23
Washington
L 111β125
De'Aaron Fox (26)
Domantas Sabonis (15)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Golden 1 Center 17,894
17β14
32
December 27
Denver
L 106β113
De'Aaron Fox (26)
Trey Lyles (10)
Davion Mitchell (9)
Golden 1 Center 17,937
17β15
33
December 28
Denver
W 127β126
Malik Monk (33)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
De'Aaron Fox (13)
Golden 1 Center 17,985
18β15
34
December 30
Utah
W 126β125
Kevin Huerter (30)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
De'Aaron Fox (10)
Golden 1 Center 17,946
19β15
January
: 9β6 (home: 5β4; road: 4β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
35
January 1
@
Memphis
L 108β118
De'Aaron Fox (19)
Domantas Sabonis (14)
De'Aaron Fox (6)
FedEx Forum 17,794
19β16
36
January 3
@
Utah
W 117β115
De'Aaron Fox (37)
Domantas Sabonis (14)
Domantas Sabonis (8)
Vivint Arena 18,206
20β16
37
January 4
Atlanta
L 117β120
De'Aaron Fox (25)
Domantas Sabonis (14)
Domantas Sabonis (8)
Golden 1 Center 17,611
20β17
38
January 7
L.A. Lakers
L 134β136
De'Aaron Fox (34)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
De'Aaron Fox (9)
Golden 1 Center 17,611
20β18
39
January 9
Orlando
W 136β111
Harrison Barnes (30)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
De'Aaron Fox (9)
Golden 1 Center 16,499
21β18
40
January 11
Houston
W 135β115
Domantas Sabonis (25)
Domantas Sabonis (14)
Fox, Sabonis (9)
Golden 1 Center 16,057
22β18
41
January 13
Houston
W 139β114
Harrison Barnes (27)
Domantas Sabonis (15)
Domantas Sabonis (16)
Golden 1 Center 17,894
23β18
42
January 15
@
San Antonio
W 132β119
Harrison Barnes (29)
Domantas Sabonis (18)
Domantas Sabonis (8)
AT&T Center 12,339
24β18
43
January 18
@
L.A. Lakers
W 116β111
De'Aaron Fox (31)
Richaun Holmes (11)
Kevin Huerter (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,142
25β18
44
January 20
Oklahoma City
W 118β113
Keegan Murray (29)
Murray, Sabonis (14)
Domantas Sabonis (14)
Golden 1 Center 17,932
26β18
45
January 21
Philadelphia
L 127β129
De'Aaron Fox (31)
Domantas Sabonis (9)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Golden 1 Center 17,861
26β19
46
January 23
Memphis
W 133β100
Trey Lyles (24)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
Golden 1 Center 17,821
27β19
47
January 25
Toronto
L 95β113
Kevin Huerter (21)
Domantas Sabonis (8)
De'Aaron Fox (8)
Golden 1 Center 17,767
27β20
48
January 28
@
Minnesota
L 110β117
De'Aaron Fox (29)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
De'Aaron Fox (6)
Target Center 17,136
27β21
49
January 30
@
Minnesota
W 118β111 (OT)
De'Aaron Fox (32)
Murray, Sabonis (13)
Malik Monk (5)
Target Center 15,342
28β21
February
: 8β4 (home: 2β1; road: 6β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
50
February 1
@
San Antonio
W 119β109
Domantas Sabonis (34)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
De'Aaron Fox (10)
AT&T Center 13,207
29β21
51
February 3
@
Indiana
L 104β107
Harrison Barnes (23)
Domantas Sabonis (16)
Domantas Sabonis (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
29β22
52
February 5
@
New Orleans
L 104β136
Malik Monk (16)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
Matthew Dellavedova (6)
Smoothie King Center 17,779
29β23
53
February 6
@
Houston
W 140β120
Keegan Murray (30)
Domantas Sabonis (7)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Toyota Center 15,405
30β23
54
February 8
@ Houston
W 130β128
De'Aaron Fox (31)
Domantas Sabonis (9)
De'Aaron Fox (11)
Toyota Center 15,881
31β23
55
February 10
Dallas
L 114β122
De'Aaron Fox (33)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
Domantas Sabonis (7)
Golden 1 Center
31β24
56
February 11
Dallas
W 133β128 (OT)
De'Aaron Fox (36)
Domantas Sabonis (14)
Fox,
Huerter (5)
Golden 1 Center 18,111
32β24
57
February 14
@
Phoenix
L 109β120
De'Aaron Fox (35)
Domantas Sabonis (15)
Domantas Sabonis (7)
Footprint Center 17,071
32β25
58
February 23
Portland
W 133β116
De'Aaron Fox (31)
Domantas Sabonis (17)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Golden 1 Center 18,041
33β25
59
February 24
@
L.A. Clippers
W 176β175 (2OT)
Malik Monk (45)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
De'Aaron Fox (12)
Crypto.com Arena 19,068
34β25
60
February 26
@
Oklahoma City
W 124β115
De'Aaron Fox (33)
Domantas Sabonis (15)
Sabonis, Fox (8)
Paycom Center 15,147
35β25
61
February 28
@
Oklahoma City
W 123β117
Harrison Barnes (29)
Domantas Sabonis (13)
Sabonis, Huerter (9)
Paycom Center 13,353
36β25
March
: 11β5 (home: 5β4; road: 6β1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
62
March 3
L.A. Clippers
W 128β127
De'Aaron Fox (33)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Malik Monk (8)
Golden 1 Center 18,111
37β25
63
March 4
Minnesota
L 134β138
Kevin Huerter (29)
Domantas Sabonis (14)
De'Aaron Fox (7)
Golden 1 Center 18,111
37β26
64
March 6
New Orleans
W 123β108
Kevin Huerter (25)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
Golden 1 Center 17,708
38β26
65
March 9
New York
W 122β117
Domantas Sabonis (24)
Domantas Sabonis (13)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Golden 1 Center 18,068
39β26
66
March 11
@
Phoenix
W 128β119
Harrison Barnes (19)
Domantas Sabonis (8)
De'Aaron Fox (6)
Footprint Center 17,071
40β26
67
March 13
Milwaukee
L 124β133
De'Aaron Fox (35)
Domantas Sabonis (17)
Domantas Sabonis (15)
Golden 1 Center 18,111
40β27
68
March 15
@
Chicago
W 117β114
De'Aaron Fox (32)
Domantas Sabonis (17)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
United Center 21,886
41β27
69
March 16
@
Brooklyn
W 101β96
Domantas Sabonis (24)
Domantas Sabonis (21)
Malik Monk (6)
Barclays Center 18,172
42β27
70
March 18
@
Washington
W 132β118
Domantas Sabonis (30)
Domantas Sabonis (9)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Capital One Arena 18,529
43β27
71
March 20
@
Utah
L 120β128
De'Aaron Fox (37)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
Domantas Sabonis (9)
Vivint Arena 18,206
43β28
72
March 21
Boston
L 106β132
De'Aaron Fox (18)
Domantas Sabonis (13)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
Golden 1 Center 18,111
43β29
73
March 24
Phoenix
W 135β127
Kevin Huerter (29)
Huerter, Sabonis (9)
Domantas Sabonis (9)
Golden 1 Center 18,151
44β29
74
March 25
Utah
W 121β113
Kevin Huerter (27)
Domantas Sabonis (15)
Domantas Sabonis (7)
Golden 1 Center 18,151
45β29
75
March 27
Minnesota
L 115β119
De'Aaron Fox (29)
Trey Lyles (11)
De'Aaron Fox (6)
Golden 1 Center 18,151
45β30
76
March 29
@
Portland
W 120β80
Malik Monk (19)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
Fox, Monk (6)
Moda Center 18,550
46β30
77
March 31
@
Portland
W 138β114
Fox, Monk,
Murray , Sabonis (20)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
De'Aaron Fox (11)
Moda Center 18,389
47β30
April
: 1β4 (home: 0β2; road: 1β2)
2022β23 season schedule
Playoffs
2023 playoff game log Total: 3β4 (home: 2β2; road: 1β2)
First Round: 3β4 (home: 2β2; road: 1β2)
2023 playoff schedule
Transactions
Trades
Free agency
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
See also
References
^
"Sacramento Kings Franchise Index" . basketball-reference.com . Retrieved October 29, 2021 .
^
"Interim Head Coach Alvin Gentry Relieved of Coaching Duties" . NBA.com . April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022 .
^
"Kings Announce Mike Brown as Head Coach" . NBA.com . May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022 .
^ Samillano, Gerard (October 1, 2022).
"Sacramento Crowned With Embarrassing Title After Mariners Clinch Playoffs" . ClutchPoints . Retrieved October 5, 2022 .
^
"The Kings clinch winning record for the first time in 16 years, but where do they go from here?" . ESPN. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023 .
^ Spears, Marc.
"Kings clinch first playoff berth since 2006 with win over Blazers" . espn.com . Retrieved March 30, 2023 .
^ Evans, Jace.
"Kings end longest playoff drought in NBA history, secure first postseason berth since 2006" . usatoday.com . Retrieved March 30, 2023 .
^
Kings' Mike Brown named NBA's 1st unanimous Coach of the Year , Yahoo Sports, April 19, 2023
^
"Kings Acquire Sasha Vezenkov From Cleveland" . NBA.com . June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022 .
^
"Kings Acquire Two Future Second-Round Draft Picks From Dallas" . NBA.com . June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022 .
^
"Kings Acquire Kevin Huerter From Atlanta" . NBA.com . July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^
"Kings Complete Trade With Brooklyn Nets" . NBA.com . February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023 .
^
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b
"Kings Sign Neemias Queta And Keon Ellis To Two-Way Contracts" . NBA.com . July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022 .
^
"Kings sign Malik Monk" . NBA.com . July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022 .
^
"Agent: Malik Monk signing two-year, $19 million deal with Sacramento Kings" . ESPN . Retrieved July 10, 2022 .
^
"Lakers Sign Troy Brown Jr., Damian Jones and Juan Toscano-Anderson" . NBA.com . July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022 .
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"Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Donte DiVincenzo" . NBA.com . July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022 .
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Formerly the Rochester Seagrams (1923β1942), Rochester Eber Seagrams (1942β1943), Rochester Pros (1943β1945), Rochester Royals (1945β1957), Cincinnati Royals (1957β1972); played in Kansas City-Omaha (1972β1975), Kansas City (1975β1985)
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Sacramento, California
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