NBA professional basketball team season
The 2022–23 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 0–4, they improved on their 30–52 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 176–175 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 2005–06 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 2002–03 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.
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 2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers .
Draft picks [ edit ] 2022–23 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 (C) 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 (C) Team captain(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 [ edit ] Division [ edit ] Conference [ edit ] Game log [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] 2022 preseason game log Total: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0) Preseason: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
2022–23 season schedule
Regular season [ edit ] 2022–23 game log Total: 48–34 (home: 23–18; road: 25–16) October: 2–4 (home: 1–3; road: 1–1)
November : 9–5 (home: 6–1; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 2 @ Miami L 107–110 Huerter , Sabonis (22) Domantas Sabonis (12) Domantas Sabonis (8) FTX Arena 19,600 2–5 8 November 5 @ Orlando W 126–123 (OT) De'Aaron Fox (37) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (6) Amway Center 18,846 3–5 9 November 7 @ Golden State L 113–116 De'Aaron Fox (28) Domantas Sabonis (14) Fox, Sabonis (6) Chase Center 18,064 3–6 10 November 9 Cleveland W 127–120 Domantas Sabonis (21) Harrison Barnes (9) De'Aaron Fox (8) Golden 1 Center 13,816 4–6 11 November 11 @ L.A. Lakers W 120–114 De'Aaron Fox (32) Domantas Sabonis (10) De'Aaron Fox (12) Crypto.com Arena 17,849 5–6 12 November 7 Golden State W 122–115 Domantas Sabonis (26) Domantas Sabonis (22) Fox, Sabonis (8) Golden 1 Center 16,410 6–6 13 November 15 Brooklyn W 153–121 Terence Davis (31) Terence Davis (9) De'Aaron Fox (9) Golden 1 Center 17,611 7–6 14 November 17 San Antonio W 130–112 De'Aaron Fox (28) Barnes, Sabonis (8) De'Aaron Fox (8) Golden 1 Center 16,522 8–6 15 November 20 Detroit W 137–129 De'Aaron Fox (33) Domantas Sabonis (13) Fox, Sabonis (7) Golden 1 Center 17,866 9–6 16 November 22 @ Memphis W 113–109 De'Aaron Fox (32) Domantas Sabonis (13) Domantas Sabonis (8) FedExForum 16,826 10–6 17 November 23 @ Atlanta L 106–115 Malik Monk (27) Domantas Sabonis (13) Domantas Sabonis (7) State Farm Arena 18,173 10–7 18 November 25 @ Boston L 104–122 De'Aaron Fox (20) Murray , Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (6) TD Garden 19,156 10–8 19 November 28 Phoenix L 117–122 Malik Monk (30) Domantas Sabonis (9) Domantas Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center 16,407 10–9 20 November 30 Indiana W 137–114 Harrison Barnes (22) Domantas Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (7) Golden 1 Center 17,611 11–9
December: 8–6 (home: 4–3; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 December 3 @ L.A. Clippers W 123–96 Domantas Sabonis (24) Chimezie Metu (8) Domantas Sabonis (6) Crypto.com Arena 16,587 12–9 22 December 4 Chicago W 110–101 Malik Monk (20) Domantas Sabonis (17) Domantas Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center 17,611 13–9 23 December 7 @ Milwaukee L 113–126 Domantas Sabonis (23) Domantas Sabonis (12) Domantas Sabonis (7) Fiserv Forum 17,341 13–10 24 December 9 @ Cleveland W 106–95 Harrison Barnes (20) Domantas Sabonis (18) Mitchell , Sabonis (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 14–10 25 December 11 @ New York L 99–112 Domantas Sabonis (20) Domantas Sabonis (12) Kevin Huerter (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 14–11 26 December 13 @ Philadelphia L 103–123 Domantas Sabonis (22) Domantas Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (5) Wells Fargo Center 19,768 14–12 27 December 14 @ Toronto W 124–123 De'Aaron Fox (27) Domantas Sabonis (20) De'Aaron Fox (10) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 15–12 28 December 16 @ Detroit W 122–113 De'Aaron Fox (24) Domantas Sabonis (13) De'Aaron Fox (9) Little Caesars Arena 17,892 16–12 29 December 19 Charlotte L 119–125 De'Aaron Fox (37) Domantas Sabonis (23) Domantas Sabonis (7) Golden 1 Center 17,803 16–13 30 December 21 L.A. Lakers W 134–120 Kevin Huerter (26) Domantas Sabonis (21) Domantas Sabonis (12) Golden 1 Center 17,611 17–13 31 December 23 Washington L 111–125 De'Aaron Fox (26) Domantas Sabonis (15) Domantas Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center 17,894 17–14 32 December 27 Denver L 106–113 De'Aaron Fox (26) Trey Lyles (10) Davion Mitchell (9) Golden 1 Center 17,937 17–15 33 December 28 Denver W 127–126 Malik Monk (33) Domantas Sabonis (10) De'Aaron Fox (13) Golden 1 Center 17,985 18–15 34 December 30 Utah W 126–125 Kevin Huerter (30) Domantas Sabonis (11) De'Aaron Fox (10) Golden 1 Center 17,946 19–15
January : 9–6 (home: 5–4; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 January 1 @ Memphis L 108–118 De'Aaron Fox (19) Domantas Sabonis (14) De'Aaron Fox (6) FedEx Forum 17,794 19–16 36 January 3 @ Utah W 117–115 De'Aaron Fox (37) Domantas Sabonis (14) Domantas Sabonis (8) Vivint Arena 18,206 20–16 37 January 4 Atlanta L 117–120 De'Aaron Fox (25) Domantas Sabonis (14) Domantas Sabonis (8) Golden 1 Center 17,611 20–17 38 January 7 L.A. Lakers L 134–136 De'Aaron Fox (34) Domantas Sabonis (12) De'Aaron Fox (9) Golden 1 Center 17,611 20–18 39 January 9 Orlando W 136–111 Harrison Barnes (30) Domantas Sabonis (10) De'Aaron Fox (9) Golden 1 Center 16,499 21–18 40 January 11 Houston W 135–115 Domantas Sabonis (25) Domantas Sabonis (14) Fox, Sabonis (9) Golden 1 Center 16,057 22–18 41 January 13 Houston W 139–114 Harrison Barnes (27) Domantas Sabonis (15) Domantas Sabonis (16) Golden 1 Center 17,894 23–18 42 January 15 @ San Antonio W 132–119 Harrison Barnes (29) Domantas Sabonis (18) Domantas Sabonis (8) AT&T Center 12,339 24–18 43 January 18 @ L.A. Lakers W 116–111 De'Aaron Fox (31) Richaun Holmes (11) Kevin Huerter (8) Crypto.com Arena 18,142 25–18 44 January 20 Oklahoma City W 118–113 Keegan Murray (29) Murray, Sabonis (14) Domantas Sabonis (14) Golden 1 Center 17,932 26–18 45 January 21 Philadelphia L 127–129 De'Aaron Fox (31) Domantas Sabonis (9) Domantas Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center 17,861 26–19 46 January 23 Memphis W 133–100 Trey Lyles (24) Domantas Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (11) Golden 1 Center 17,821 27–19 47 January 25 Toronto L 95–113 Kevin Huerter (21) Domantas Sabonis (8) De'Aaron Fox (8) Golden 1 Center 17,767 27–20 48 January 28 @ Minnesota L 110–117 De'Aaron Fox (29) Domantas Sabonis (10) De'Aaron Fox (6) Target Center 17,136 27–21 49 January 30 @ Minnesota W 118–111 (OT) De'Aaron Fox (32) Murray, Sabonis (13) Malik Monk (5) Target Center 15,342 28–21
February : 8–4 (home: 2–1; road: 6–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 1 @ San Antonio W 119–109 Domantas Sabonis (34) Domantas Sabonis (11) De'Aaron Fox (10) AT&T Center 13,207 29–21 51 February 3 @ Indiana L 104–107 Harrison Barnes (23) Domantas Sabonis (16) Domantas Sabonis (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 29–22 52 February 5 @ New Orleans L 104–136 Malik Monk (16) Domantas Sabonis (11) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Smoothie King Center 17,779 29–23 53 February 6 @ Houston W 140–120 Keegan Murray (30) Domantas Sabonis (7) Domantas Sabonis (10) Toyota Center 15,405 30–23 54 February 8 @ Houston W 130–128 De'Aaron Fox (31) Domantas Sabonis (9) De'Aaron Fox (11) Toyota Center 15,881 31–23 55 February 10 Dallas L 114–122 De'Aaron Fox (33) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (7) Golden 1 Center 31–24 56 February 11 Dallas W 133–128 (OT) De'Aaron Fox (36) Domantas Sabonis (14) Fox, Huerter (5) Golden 1 Center 18,111 32–24 57 February 14 @ Phoenix L 109–120 De'Aaron Fox (35) Domantas Sabonis (15) Domantas Sabonis (7) Footprint Center 17,071 32–25 58 February 23 Portland W 133–116 De'Aaron Fox (31) Domantas Sabonis (17) Domantas Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center 18,041 33–25 59 February 24 @ L.A. Clippers W 176–175 (2OT) Malik Monk (45) Domantas Sabonis (10) De'Aaron Fox (12) Crypto.com Arena 19,068 34–25 60 February 26 @ Oklahoma City W 124–115 De'Aaron Fox (33) Domantas Sabonis (15) Sabonis, Fox (8) Paycom Center 15,147 35–25 61 February 28 @ Oklahoma City W 123–117 Harrison Barnes (29) Domantas Sabonis (13) Sabonis, Huerter (9) Paycom Center 13,353 36–25
March : 11–5 (home: 5–4; road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 62 March 3 L.A. Clippers W 128–127 De'Aaron Fox (33) Domantas Sabonis (10) Malik Monk (8) Golden 1 Center 18,111 37–25 63 March 4 Minnesota L 134–138 Kevin Huerter (29) Domantas Sabonis (14) De'Aaron Fox (7) Golden 1 Center 18,111 37–26 64 March 6 New Orleans W 123–108 Kevin Huerter (25) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (11) Golden 1 Center 17,708 38–26 65 March 9 New York W 122–117 Domantas Sabonis (24) Domantas Sabonis (13) Domantas Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center 18,068 39–26 66 March 11 @ Phoenix W 128–119 Harrison Barnes (19) Domantas Sabonis (8) De'Aaron Fox (6) Footprint Center 17,071 40–26 67 March 13 Milwaukee L 124–133 De'Aaron Fox (35) Domantas Sabonis (17) Domantas Sabonis (15) Golden 1 Center 18,111 40–27 68 March 15 @ Chicago W 117–114 De'Aaron Fox (32) Domantas Sabonis (17) Domantas Sabonis (10) United Center 21,886 41–27 69 March 16 @ Brooklyn W 101–96 Domantas Sabonis (24) Domantas Sabonis (21) Malik Monk (6) Barclays Center 18,172 42–27 70 March 18 @ Washington W 132–118 Domantas Sabonis (30) Domantas Sabonis (9) Domantas Sabonis (10) Capital One Arena 18,529 43–27 71 March 20 @ Utah L 120–128 De'Aaron Fox (37) Domantas Sabonis (12) Domantas Sabonis (9) Vivint Arena 18,206 43–28 72 March 21 Boston L 106–132 De'Aaron Fox (18) Domantas Sabonis (13) Domantas Sabonis (12) Golden 1 Center 18,111 43–29 73 March 24 Phoenix W 135–127 Kevin Huerter (29) Huerter, Sabonis (9) Domantas Sabonis (9) Golden 1 Center 18,151 44–29 74 March 25 Utah W 121–113 Kevin Huerter (27) Domantas Sabonis (15) Domantas Sabonis (7) Golden 1 Center 18,151 45–29 75 March 27 Minnesota L 115–119 De'Aaron Fox (29) Trey Lyles (11) De'Aaron Fox (6) Golden 1 Center 18,151 45–30 76 March 29 @ Portland W 120–80 Malik Monk (19) Domantas Sabonis (12) Fox, Monk (6) Moda Center 18,550 46–30 77 March 31 @ Portland W 138–114 Fox, Monk, Murray , Sabonis (20) Domantas Sabonis (12) De'Aaron Fox (11) Moda Center 18,389 47–30
April : 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
2022–23 season schedule
Playoffs [ edit ] 2023 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2) First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
2023 playoff schedule
Transactions [ edit ] Free agency [ edit ] Re-signed [ edit ] Additions [ edit ] Subtractions [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "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 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 . ^ a 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 . ^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Donte DiVincenzo" . NBA.com . July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022 .
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