2021–22 Sacramento Kings season

The 2021–22 NBA season is the 77th season for the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 38th season in the city of Sacramento.[1] The Kings entered the season with the longest NBA playoff appearance drought in league history with 15 seasons, tying the record with the Los Angeles Clippers.[2] The last time the team had qualified for the playoffs was in 2006. In the 2021 NBA draft, the Kings selected Davion Mitchell from Baylor University with the ninth pick.[3]

2021–22 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachLuke Walton (fired)
Alvin Gentry (interim)
General managerMonte McNair
PresidentJohn Rinehart
Owner(s)Vivek Ranadivé
ArenaGolden 1 Center
Results
Record11–14 (.440)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports California
CBS 13
RadioKHTK Sports 1140

On November 22, head coach Luke Walton was fired after a mediocre 6–11 start; he was then replaced by Alvin Gentry on an interim basis.[4]

Draft picks
Main article: 2021 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 9 Davion Mitchell PG  United States Baylor (Jr.)
2 39 Neemias Queta C  Portugal Utah State (Jr.)

Roster
Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 35 Bagley, Marvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1999-03-14 Duke
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 5 Fox, De'Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-12-20 Kentucky
G 0 Haliburton, Tyrese 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-29 Iowa State
G/F 8 Harkless, Maurice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-05-11 St. John's
G 24 Hield, Buddy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1992-12-17 Oklahoma
F 22 Holmes, Richaun 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1993-10-15 Bowling Green
C 30 Jones, Damian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995-06-30 Vanderbilt
F 23 King, Louis (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-04-06 Oregon
C 25 Len, Alex 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1993-06-16 Maryland
F/C 7 Metu, Chimezie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997-03-22 Southern California
G 15 Mitchell, Davion 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1998-09-05 Baylor
C 88 Queta, Neemias (TW) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1999-07-13 Utah State
G 20 Ramsey, Jahmi'us 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-06-09 Texas Tech
F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991-03-13 Texas
F 17 Woodard, Robert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1999-09-12 Mississippi State
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: October 16, 2021

Standings

Division
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Golden State Warriors 23 5 .821 0.0 14–2 9–3 5–1 28
Phoenix Suns 21 5 .808 1.0 12–2 9–3 3–3 26
Los Angeles Clippers 16 12 .571 7.0 12–7 4–5 2–4 28
Los Angeles Lakers 15 13 .536 8.0 10–7 5–6 1–4 28
Sacramento Kings 11 17 .393 12.0 5–8 6–9 4–3 28

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Golden State Warriors * 23 5 .821 – 28
2 Phoenix Suns 21 5 .808 1.0 26
3 Utah Jazz * 19 7 .731 3.0 26
4 Memphis Grizzlies * 17 11 .607 6.0 28
5 Los Angeles Clippers 16 12 .571 7.0 28
6 Los Angeles Lakers 15 13 .536 8.0 28
7 Dallas Mavericks 14 13 .519 8.5 27
8 Denver Nuggets 14 13 .519 8.5 27
9 Minnesota Timberwolves 12 15 .444 10.5 27
10 Portland Trail Blazers 11 16 .407 11.5 27
11 Sacramento Kings 11 17 .393 12.0 28
12 San Antonio Spurs 10 16 .385 12.0 26
13 Houston Rockets 9 18 .333 13.5 27
14 Oklahoma City Thunder 8 18 .308 14.0 26
15 New Orleans Pelicans 8 21 .276 15.5 29

Game log

Preseason
2021 preseason game log
Total: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Preseason: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 4 Phoenix W 117–106 Harrison Barnes (18) Richaun Holmes (8) Tyrese Haliburton (5) Golden 1 Center
N/A[lower-alpha 1]		 1–0
2 October 6 L.A. Clippers W 113–98 De'Aaron Fox (23) Tristan Thompson (11) Tyrese Haliburton (5) Staples Center
8,122		 2–0
3 October 11 @ Portland W 107–93 Davion Mitchell (20) Chimezie Metu (7) De'Aaron Fox (5) Moda Center
N/A[lower-alpha 1]		 3–0
4 October 14 L.A. Lakers W 116–112 De'Aaron Fox (21) Richaun Holmes (10) De'Aaron Fox (5) Golden 1 Center
N/A[lower-alpha 1]		 4–0
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season
2021–22 game log
Total: 11–17 (Home: 5–8; Road: 6–9)
October: 3–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 20 @ Portland W 124–121 Harrison Barnes (36) Richaun Holmes (11) De'Aaron Fox (8) Moda Center
17,467		 1–0
2 October 22 Utah L 101–110 Harrison Barnes (25) Harrison Barnes (15) Tyrese Haliburton (6) Golden 1 Center
17,583		 1–1
3 October 24 Golden State L 107–119 Harrison Barnes (24) Richaun Holmes (11) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Golden 1 Center
13,876		 1–2
4 October 27 @ Phoenix W 110–107 Buddy Hield (26) Richaun Holmes (12) De'Aaron Fox (9) Footprint Center
14,678		 2–2
5 October 29 @ New Orleans W 113–109 De'Aaron Fox (23) Harrison Barnes (12) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Smoothie King Center
17,507		 3–2
6 October 31 @ Dallas L 99–105 Richaun Holmes (22) Richaun Holmes (13) Harrison Barnes (5) American Airlines Center
19,231		 3–3
November: 5–11 (Home: 3–6; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 November 2 @ Utah L 113–119 Harrison Barnes (23) Richaun Holmes (10) De'Aaron Fox (9) Vivint Arena
18,306		 3–4
8 November 3 New Orleans W 112–99 Harrison Barnes (23) Harrison Barnes (8) Davion Mitchell (8) Golden 1 Center
12,480		 4–4
9 November 5 Charlotte W 140–110 Buddy Hield (26) Richaun Holmes (20) De'Aaron Fox (9) Golden 1 Center
14,905		 5–4
10 November 7 Indiana L 91–94 Harrison Barnes (22) Richaun Holmes (9) Davion Mitchell (6) Golden 1 Center
12,993		 5–5
11 November 8 Phoenix L 104–109 Harrison Barnes (26) Richaun Holmes (8) De'Aaron Fox (5) Golden 1 Center
13,566		 5–6
12 November 10 @ San Antonio L 116–137 De'Aaron Fox (37) Richaun Holmes (12) Fox, Mitchell (6) AT&T Center
15,065		 5–7
13 November 12 @ Oklahoma City L 103–105 Harrison Barnes (21) Richaun Holmes (15) Tyrese Haliburton (7) Paycom Center
12,881		 5–8
14 November 15 @ Detroit W 129–107 Buddy Hield (22) Chimezie Metu (10) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Little Caesars Arena
10,092		 6–8
15 November 17 @ Minnesota L 97–107 De'Aaron Fox (28) Tristan Thompson (9) De'Aaron Fox (5) Target Center
13,108		 6–9
16 November 19 Toronto L 89–108 De'Aaron Fox (17) Jones, Metu (9) Davion Mitchell (4) Golden 1 Center
13,159		 6–10
17 November 20 Utah L 105–123 Richaun Holmes (22) Harrison Barnes (8) Harrison Barnes (5) Golden 1 Center
13,180		 6–11
18 November 22 Philadelphia L 94–102 De'Aaron Fox (23) Richaun Holmes (8) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Golden 1 Center
13,948		 6–12
19 November 24 Portland W 125–121 Buddy Hield (22) Bagley III, Thompson (8) Haliburton, Fox (6) Golden 1 Center
14,997		 7–12
20 November 26 @ L.A. Lakers W 141–137 (3OT) De'Aaron Fox (34) Len, Metu (8) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Staples Center
18,997		 8–12
21 November 28 @ Memphis L 101–128 Buddy Hield (14) Chimezie Metu (11) Davion Mitchell (6) FedEx Forum
12,844		 8–13
22 November 30 L.A. Lakers L 92–117 Richaun Holmes (27) Chimezie Metu (11) Tyrese Haliburton (6) Golden 1 Center
12,459		 8–14
December: 3–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
23 December 1 @ L.A. Clippers W 124–115 De'Aaron Fox (24) Richaun Holmes (11) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Staples Center
17,217		 9–14
24 December 4 L.A. Clippers W 104–99 Terence Davis (28) Marvin Bagley III (11) Fox, Haliburton (5) Golden 1 Center
15,004		 10–14
25 December 8 Orlando W 142–130 De'Aaron Fox (33) Tristan Thompson (10) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Golden 1 Center
14,364		 11–14
26 December 10 @ Charlotte L 123–124 De'Aaron Fox (31) Marvin Bagley III (10) Tyrese Haliburton (7) Spectrum Center
16,335		 11–15
27 December 11 @ Cleveland L 103–117 Buddy Hield (21) Marvin Bagley III (7) Davion Mitchell (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432		 11–16
28 December 13 @ Toronto L 101–124 De'Aaron Fox (29) Marvin Bagley III (11) Davion Mitchell (6) Scotiabank Arena
19,463		 11–17
29 December 15 Washington Golden 1 Center
30 December 17 Memphis Golden 1 Center
31 December 19 San Antonio Golden 1 Center
32 December 20 @ Golden State Chase Center
33 December 22 L.A. Clippers Golden 1 Center
34 December 26 Memphis Golden 1 Center
35 December 28 Oklahoma City Golden 1 Center
36 December 29 Dallas Golden 1 Center
37 December 31 Dallas Golden 1 Center
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
38 January 2 Miami Golden 1 Center
39 January 4 @ L.A. Lakers Staples Center
40 January 5 Atlanta Golden 1 Center
41 January 7 @ Denver Ball Arena
42 January 9 @ Portland Moda Center
43 January 10 Cleveland Golden 1 Center
44 January 12 L.A. Lakers Golden 1 Center
45 January 14 Houston Golden 1 Center
46 January 16 Houston Golden 1 Center
47 January 19 Detroit Golden 1 Center
48 January 22 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
49 January 25 @ Boston TD Garden
50 January 26 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
51 January 29 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
52 January 31 @ New York Madison Square Garden
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
53 February 2 Brooklyn Golden 1 Center
54 February 3 @ Golden State Chase Center
55 February 5 Oklahoma City Golden 1 Center
56 February 8 Minnesota Golden 1 Center
57 February 9 Minnesota Golden 1 Center
58 February 12 @ Washington Capital One Arena
59 February 14 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
60 February 16 @ Chicago United Center
61 February 24 Denver Golden 1 Center
62 February 26 @ Denver Ball Arena
63 February 28 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
64 March 2 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
65 March 3 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
66 March 5 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
67 March 7 New York Golden 1 Center
68 March 9 Denver Golden 1 Center
69 March 12 @ Utah Vivint Arena
70 March 14 Chicago Golden 1 Center
71 March 16 Milwaukee Golden 1 Center
72 March 18 Boston Golden 1 Center
73 March 20 Phoenix Golden 1 Center
74 March 23 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
75 March 26 @ Orlando Amway Center
76 March 28 @ Miami FTX Arena
77 March 30 @ Houston Toyota Center
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
78 April 1 @ Houston Toyota Center
79 April 3 Golden State Golden 1 Center
80 April 5 New Orleans Golden 1 Center
81 April 9 @ L.A. Clippers Staples Center
82 April 10 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

Trades
August 7, 2021[5] Three-team trade
To Sacramento Kings
Tristan Thompson (from Boston)
 To Atlanta Hawks
Delon Wright (from Sacramento)
To Boston Celtics
Kris Dunn (from Atlanta)
Bruno Fernando (from Atlanta)
2023 second-round pick (from Atlanta)

Re-signed
Player Signed
Richaun Holmes[6] August 6, 2021
Terence Davis[7] August 6, 2021
Maurice Harkless[8] August 7, 2021

Additions
Player Signed Former team
D. J. Steward[9] July 30, 2021 Duke
Alex Len[10] August 13, 2021 Washington Wizards
Emanuel Terry[11] September 8, 2021 Agua Caliente Clippers
Matt Coleman[12] September 25, 2021 Texas
Damien Jefferson[13] October 14, 2021 Creighton
Ade Murkey[13] October 14, 2021 Iowa Wolves

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Hassan Whiteside[14] Free agency Utah Jazz
Justin James[15] Waived Utah Jazz
Kyle Guy[16] Free agency Cleveland Cavaliers
Matt Coleman[17] Waived Stockton Kings
D. J. Steward[17] Waived Stockton Kings
Damien Jefferson[18] Waived Stockton Kings
Ade Murkey[18] Waived Stockton Kings
Emanuel Terry[19] Waived Stockton Kings

Notes
  1. Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.

References
  1. "Sacramento Kings Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. "Kings Miss Playoffs for 15th Straight Season, Tying All-Time Record". Sports Illustrated. May 13, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. "Kings Select Davion Mitchell in the First Round of NBA Draft 2021". NBA.com. July 21, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. "Kings fire coach Luke Walton after 6-11 start, name Alvin Gentry as interim coach". NBA.com. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  5. "Kings Acquire Tristan Thompson". NBA.com. August 7, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  6. "Kings Re-Sign Richaun Holmes". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  7. "Kings Re-Sign Terence Davis". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. "Kings Sign Maurice Harkless". NBA.com. August 7, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  9. Shams Charania [@ShamsCharania] (July 30, 2021). "Undrafted Duke guard DJ Steward has agreed to a training camp deal with the Sacramento Kings, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium" (Tweet). Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. "Kings Sign Alex Len". NBA.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  11. "Kings Agree To Camp Deal With Emanuel Terry". RealGM. September 8, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  12. "Matt Coleman, Kings Sign Camp Deal". RealGM. September 25, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  13. "Kings Sign Damien Jefferson, Ade Murkey To Camp Deals". RealGM. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  14. "Utah Jazz sign Rudy Gay and Hassan Whiteside". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  15. "Kings Waive Justin James". RealGM. August 15, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  16. "Kyle Guy Signs Training Camp Deal with Cleveland Cavaliers". Sports Illustrated. September 27, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  17. "Kings Waive Matt Coleman III and DJ Steward". NBA.com. October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  18. "Kings Waive Damien Jefferson, Ade Murkey". RealGM. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  19. "Kings Waive Emanuel Terry". NBA.com. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
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