2018–19 Sacramento Kings season
The 2018–19 Sacramento Kings season was the 74th season of the franchise, its 70th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 34th in Sacramento.
| 2018–19 Sacramento Kings season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Dave Joerger |
| General manager | Vlade Divac |
| Owner(s) | Vivek Ranadivé |
| Arena | Golden 1 Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 39–43 (.476) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | NBC Sports California CBS 13 |
| Radio | KHTK Sports 1140 |
The Kings entered the season with the longest NBA postseason drought appearances at 12 seasons, last qualifying in 2006. On May 15, 2018, the Kings were given the 2018 NBA draft second pick via the lottery, their highest first round pick since the 1989 NBA draft,[1] and selected Duke University's Marvin Bagley III. The Kings improved from the previous season and held a winning record through the All-Star break, reaching the 30 win mark at the break for the first time since 2005. Despite the improved record, they again missed the playoffs for a record 13th straight season on March 30 as they lost against the Houston Rockets. This was the most wins the Kings have had since the 2005–06 NBA season where the Kings had a 44–38 record as the 8th seed in the Western Conference and lost to the San Antonio Spurs in a six games series.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 2 | Marvin Bagley III | PF |  United States |
Duke |
The Kings entered draft night with two selections, the first of which had them rise up from tying the Chicago Bulls with the sixth-worst record of the draft the previous season turned into having the #2 pick of the draft and the second pick resulting in them having the higher of second-round picks after losing the first-round tiebreaker to the Bulls. With the second pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, Sacramento selected early freshman power forward Marvin Bagley III from Duke University. Marvin was one of the few top competitors entering the draft this year, and even though he was first projected to be a senior at Sierra Canyon High School earlier in the previous season, he jumped up into the collegiate rankings early to play a single season at Duke. In 33 games played for Duke (starting in all but one of those games), Bagley recorded spectacular averages of 21 points (at .614 overall percentage, including a .397 three-point percentage), 11.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, .9 blocks, and .8 steals under 33.8 minutes per game. As a result, he was named a consensus All-American First Team member, the Pete Newell Big Man Award winner as the best low-post player that year, the ACC Rookie of The Year, the ACC Player of the Year, and a member of the All-ACC First Team. As for their second-round selection at #37 (which became Gary Trent Jr. from Duke University), it was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for two future second round picks and cash considerations.
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| c – Golden State Warriors | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 30–11 | 27–14 | 13–3 | 82 |
| x – Los Angeles Clippers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 26–15 | 22–19 | 11–5 | 82 |
| Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | 24–17 | 15–26 | 4–12 | 82 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 | 22–19 | 15–26 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Phoenix Suns | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38.0 | 12–29 | 7–34 | 3–13 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Golden State Warriors * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Denver Nuggets * | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Houston Rockets * | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Utah Jazz | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Lakers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Memphis Grizzlies | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 13 | New Orleans Pelicans | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 2–4 (home: 1–1; road: 1–3)
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Regular season
Player statistics
| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
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| Marvin Bagley | PF | 62 | 4 | 1,567 | 471 | 62 | 33 | 59 | 923 |
| Harrison Barnes≠ | SF | 28 | 28 | 949 | 154 | 53 | 17 | 2 | 399 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | PF | 77 | 70 | 1,788 | 444 | 147 | 54 | 56 | 741 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | SG | 70 | 17 | 1,947 | 243 | 267 | 72 | 15 | 990 |
| Corey Brewer≠ | SF | 24 | 0 | 352 | 59 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 98 |
| Alec Burks≠ | SG | 13 | 0 | 127 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | C | 81 | 81 | 2,213 | 678 | 194 | 96 | 51 | 965 |
| Yogi Ferrell | PG | 71 | 3 | 1,067 | 109 | 137 | 36 | 4 | 420 |
| De'Aaron Fox | PG | 81 | 81 | 2,546 | 304 | 590 | 133 | 45 | 1,399 |
| Harry Giles | PF | 58 | 0 | 820 | 222 | 85 | 31 | 22 | 408 |
| Buddy Hield | SG | 82 | 82 | 2,615 | 412 | 205 | 58 | 33 | 1,695 |
| Justin Jackson† | SF | 52 | 3 | 1,083 | 146 | 68 | 23 | 13 | 346 |
| B. J. Johnson≠ | SF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kosta Koufos | C | 42 | 1 | 502 | 177 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 156 |
| Skal Labissière† | PF | 13 | 0 | 113 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 36 |
| Frank Mason | PG | 38 | 0 | 435 | 43 | 84 | 16 | 4 | 195 |
| Ben McLemore‡ | SG | 19 | 0 | 158 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 75 |
| Iman Shumpert† | SG | 42 | 40 | 1,099 | 129 | 91 | 47 | 20 | 374 |
| Caleb Swanigan≠ | PF | 3 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Troy Williams | SF | 21 | 0 | 312 | 59 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 111 |
After all games.[2]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Transactions
Trades
| June 21, 2018[3] | To Sacramento Kings 2019 second-round pick 2021 Miami second-round pick Cash considerations |
To Portland Trail Blazers Draft rights to Gary Trent Jr. |
| July 17, 2018[4] | To Sacramento Kings Deyonta Davis Ben McLemore 2021 Memphis second-round pick Cash considerations |
To Memphis Grizzlies Garrett Temple |
| February 6, 2019[5] | To Sacramento Kings Harrison Barnes |
To Dallas Mavericks Zach Randolph Justin Jackson |
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former team |
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| Nemanja Bjelica[6] | July 21, 2018 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Yogi Ferrell[7] | July 23, 2018 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Wenyen Gabriel[8] | Two-way contract | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Jamel Artis[9] | September 24, 2018 | Orlando Magic |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason left | New team |
|---|---|---|
| Nigel Hayes[10] | Waived |  Galatasaray Odeabank |
| Jack Cooley[11][12] | Free agent |  Dinamo Sassari |
| Bruno Caboclo[13] | Free agent | Houston Rockets |
| Vince Carter[14] | Free agent | Atlanta Hawks |
| Deyonta Davis[15] | Waived | Santa Cruz Warriors |
References
- jones, Jason (May 15, 2018). "Movin' on up: The Kings will pick second in next month's NBA draft". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- "2018-19 Sacramento Kings Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- "Kings Acquire Two Future Second Round Draft Selections". NBA.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- "Kings Acquire Ben McLemore, Deyonta Davis, 2021 Second-Round Draft Selection, and Cash Considerations". NBA.com. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- "Mavericks acquire Justin Jackson and Zach Randolph". NBA.com. February 7, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- "Kings Sign Nemanja Bjelica". NBA.com. July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- "Kings Sign Yogi Ferrell". NBA.com. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- "Kings Sign Wenyen Gabriel to a Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- "Kings Announce 2018 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- "Kings Waive Nigel Hayes". RealGM.com. July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- "Dinamo Sassari signs Jack Cooley". Sportando. July 27, 2018. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- "SOTTO LE PLANCE JACK COOLEY". dinamobasket.com (in Italian). Dinamo Sassari. July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- "Rockets Sign Bruno Caboclo". NBA.com. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "Atlanta Hawks Sign Vince Carter". NBA.com. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- "Kings Waive Deyonta Davis". NBA.com. September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.