2023–24 Sacramento Kings season

The 2023–24 Sacramento Kings season is the 79th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 40th season in the city of Sacramento.^[1]

2023–24 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach	Mike Brown
General manager	Monte McNair
President	John Rinehart
Owner(s)	Vivek Ranadivé
Arena	Golden 1 Center
Results
Record	38–27 (.585)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 6th (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	NBC Sports California CBS 13
Radio	KHTK Sports 1140
< 2022–23 2024–25 >

Draft picks

Main article: 2023 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
1	24	Olivier-Maxence Prosper	SF/PF	Canada	Marquette (Jr.)
2	38	Jordan Walsh	SF	United States	Arkansas (Fr.)
2	54	Jalen Slawson	SF	United States	Furman (Sr.)

The Kings had one first-round pick and two second-round picks entering the draft.^[2]

Roster

Sacramento Kings roster

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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 Duarte, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-06-13 Oregon F 17 Edwards, Kessler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2000-08-09 Pepperdine G 23 Ellis, Keon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 2000-01-08 Alabama G 31 Ford, Jordan (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-05-26 Saint Mary's G 5 Fox, De'Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-12-20 Kentucky G/F 9 Huerter, Kevin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1998-08-27 Maryland G 20 Jones, Colby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2002-05-28 Xavier G 22 Jones, Mason (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-07-21 Arkansas C 25 Len, Alex 7 ft 0 in (2.13 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 C 00 McGee, JaVale 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1988-01-19 Nevada 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) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-08-19 Iowa F/C 10 Sabonis, Domantas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1996-05-03 Gonzaga F 18 Slawson, Jalen (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-10-22 Furman F 7 Vezenkov, Sasha 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1995-08-06 Bulgaria

Head coach Mike Brown Assistant coach(es) Leandro Barbosa Doug Christie Deividas Dulkys Jordi Fernández (associate HC) Dutch Gaitley Luke Loucks Jay Triano 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 9, 2024

Standings

Division

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Los Angeles Clippers	42	23	.646	–	22–10	20–13	8–5	65
Sacramento Kings	38	27	.585	4.0	19–12	19–15	9–6	65
Phoenix Suns	38	28	.576	4.5	21–14	17–14	7–8	66
Los Angeles Lakers	36	31	.537	7.0	24–11	12–20	7–8	67
Golden State Warriors	34	31	.523	8.0	17–17	17–14	5–9	65

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Oklahoma City Thunder *	46	20	.697	–	66
2	Denver Nuggets	46	20	.697	–	66
3	Minnesota Timberwolves	45	21	.682	1.0	66
4	Los Angeles Clippers *	42	23	.646	3.5	65
5	New Orleans Pelicans *	39	26	.600	6.5	65
6	Sacramento Kings	38	27	.585	7.5	65
7	Phoenix Suns	38	28	.576	8.0	66
8	Dallas Mavericks	38	29	.567	8.5	67
9	Los Angeles Lakers	36	31	.537	10.5	67
10	Golden State Warriors	34	31	.523	11.5	65
11	Houston Rockets	31	35	.470	15.0	66
12	Utah Jazz	28	37	.431	17.5	65
13	Memphis Grizzlies	23	44	.343	23.5	67
14	Portland Trail Blazers	19	47	.288	27.0	66
15	o – San Antonio Spurs	14	52	.212	32.0	66

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log Total: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Preseason: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 8 @ Toronto L 99–112 Sasha Vezenkov (12) Domantas Sabonis (6) Domantas Sabonis (6)   Rogers Arena 18,654 0–1 2 October 11 @ L.A. Lakers L 101–109 De'Aaron Fox (18) Domantas Sabonis (16) Fox, Sabonis (5) Honda Center 10,830 0–2 3 October 15 Golden State L 115–121 (OT) Domantas Sabonis (19) Domantas Sabonis (11) De'Aaron Fox (6) Golden 1 Center 17,884 0–3 4 October 18 @ Golden State L 115–116 De'Aaron Fox (25) Domantas Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (8) Chase Center 18,064 0–4 5 October 19 Utah W 116–113 Malik Monk (23) Kessler Edwards (8) Malik Monk (8) Golden 1 Center 15,726 1–4
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

2023–24 game log Total: 38–27 (Home: 19–12; Road: 19–15)
October: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 25 @ Utah W 130–114 Harrison Barnes (33) Domantas Sabonis (12) Malik Monk (7) Delta Center 18,206 1–0 2 October 27 Golden State L 114–122 De'Aaron Fox (39) Domantas Sabonis (18) Domantas Sabonis (7) Golden 1 Center 18,250 1–1 3 October 29 L.A. Lakers W 132–127 (OT) De'Aaron Fox (37) Domantas Sabonis (15) De'Aaron Fox (8) Golden 1 Center 18,198 2–1
November: 8–6 (home: 4–1; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1 @ Golden State L 101–102 Domantas Sabonis (23) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (8) Chase Center 18,064 2–2 5 November 4 @ Houston L 89–107 Malik Monk (18) Domantas Sabonis (15) Malik Monk (7) Toyota Center 18,055 2–3 6 November 6 @ Houston L 97–122 Keon Ellis (15) Domantas Sabonis (8) Domantas Sabonis (5) Toyota Center 15,130 2–4 7 November 8 Portland W 121–118 (OT) Domantas Sabonis (27) Domantas Sabonis (11) Malik Monk (10) Golden 1 Center 17,829 3–4 8 November 10 Oklahoma City W 105–98 Kevin Huerter (28) Domantas Sabonis (13) Domantas Sabonis (13) Golden 1 Center 18,097 4–4 9 November 13 Cleveland W 132–120 De'Aaron Fox (28) Domantas Sabonis (9) Domantas Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center 17,829 5–4 10 November 15 @ L.A. Lakers W 125–110 Domantas Sabonis (29) Domantas Sabonis (16) Huerter, Sabonis (7) Crypto.com Arena 18,687 6–4 11 November 17 @ San Antonio W 129–120 De'Aaron Fox (43) Domantas Sabonis (14) Malik Monk (8) Frost Bank Center 18,354 7–4 12 November 19 @ Dallas W 129–113 Domantas Sabonis (32) Domantas Sabonis (13) De'Aaron Fox (7) American Airlines Center 20,211 8–4 13 November 20 @ New Orleans L 93–129 Harrison Barnes (16) Domantas Sabonis (10) Mitchell, Sabonis (8) Smoothie King Center 16,004 8–5 14 November 22 @ New Orleans L 112–117 De'Aaron Fox (26) Domantas Sabonis (9) Domantas Sabonis (6) Smoothie King Center 16,012 8–6 15 November 24 @ Minnesota W 124–111 De'Aaron Fox (36) Domantas Sabonis (11) De'Aaron Fox (12) Target Center 18,024 9–6 16 November 28 Golden State W 124–123 De'Aaron Fox (29) Fox, Huerter (9) Domantas Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center 18,039 10–6 17 November 29 L.A. Clippers L 117–131 De'Aaron Fox (40) seven players (5) Kevin Huerter (5) Golden 1 Center 17,829 10–7
December: 9–5 (home: 6–3; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 2 Denver W 123–117 Fox, Monk (26) Domantas Sabonis (15) De'Aaron Fox (16) Golden 1 Center 17,829 11–7 19 December 4 New Orleans L 117–127 De'Aaron Fox (30) Domantas Sabonis (13) Domantas Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center 18,048 11–8 20 December 8 @ Phoenix W 114–106 De'Aaron Fox (34) Domantas Sabonis (17) De'Aaron Fox (7) Footprint Center 17,071 12–8 21 December 11 Brooklyn W 131–118 De'Aaron Fox (29) Domantas Sabonis (16) Monk, Sabonis (9) Golden 1 Center 17,794 13–8 22 December 12 @ L.A. Clippers L 99–119 Keegan Murray (17) Domantas Sabonis (10) Malik Monk (5) Crypto.com Arena 17,060 13–9 23 December 14 Oklahoma City W 128–123 De'Aaron Fox (41) Domantas Sabonis (16) Malik Monk (9) Golden 1 Center 17,794 14–9 24 December 16 Utah W 125–104 Keegan Murray (47) Domantas Sabonis (10) Monk, Sabonis (8) Golden 1 Center 17,794 15–9 25 December 18 Washington W 143–131 De'Aaron Fox (30) Domantas Sabonis (13) Domantas Sabonis (12) Golden 1 Center 17,794 16–9 26 December 20 Boston L 119–144 De'Aaron Fox (29) Domantas Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (8) Golden 1 Center 17,874 16–10 27 December 22 Phoenix W 120–105 Domantas Sabonis (28) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (12) Golden 1 Center 17,794 17–10 28 December 23 Minnesota L 98–110 De'Aaron Fox (27) Domantas Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center 17,983 17–11 29 December 26 @ Portland L 113–130 De'Aaron Fox (43) Domantas Sabonis (12) Domantas Sabonis (5) Moda Center 18,585 17–12 30 December 29 @ Atlanta W 117–110 De'Aaron Fox (31) Domantas Sabonis (10) Fox, Monk (8) State Farm Arena 18,305 18–12 31 December 31 @ Memphis W 123–92 Malik Monk (27) Domantas Sabonis (21) Domantas Sabonis (12) FedExForum 17,794 19–12
January: 8–7 (home: 3–3; road: 5–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 2 Charlotte L 104–111 De'Aaron Fox (30) Domantas Sabonis (19) De'Aaron Fox (6) Golden 1 Center 17,983 19–13 33 January 3 Orlando W 138–135 (2OT) Malik Monk (37) Domantas Sabonis (23) Domantas Sabonis (12) Golden 1 Center 17,832 20–13 34 January 5 Toronto W 135–130 Fox, Sabonis (24) Domantas Sabonis (15) Domantas Sabonis (11) Golden 1 Center 17,941 21–13 35 January 7 New Orleans L 100–133 Huerter, Sabonis (17) Domantas Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (6) Golden 1 Center 17,832 21–14 36 January 9 @ Detroit W 131–110 Domantas Sabonis (37) Domantas Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (13) Little Caesars Arena 13,992 22–14 37 January 10 @ Charlotte W 123–98 Keegan Murray (25) Sabonis, Len (10) Domantas Sabonis (7) Spectrum Center 14,173 23–14 38 January 12 @ Philadelphia L 93–112 De'Aaron Fox (21) Domantas Sabonis (12) Domantas Sabonis (5) Wells Fargo Center 19,766 23–15 39 January 14 @ Milwaukee L 142–143 (OT) De'Aaron Fox (32) Domantas Sabonis (13) Domantas Sabonis (15) Fiserv Forum 17,612 23–16 40 January 16 @ Phoenix L 117–119 De'Aaron Fox (33) Domantas Sabonis (12) Domantas Sabonis (11) Footprint Center 17,071 23–17 41 January 18 Indiana L 121–126 Kevin Huerter (31) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center 17,832 23–18 42 January 22 Atlanta W 122–107 Harrison Barnes (32) Domantas Sabonis (21) Malik Monk (8) Golden 1 Center 17,832 24–18 43 January 25 @ Golden State W 134–133 Harrison Barnes (39) Kevin Huerter (10) Domantas Sabonis (13) Chase Center 18,064 25–18 44 January 27 @ Dallas W 120–115 De'Aaron Fox (34) Domantas Sabonis (11) Malik Monk (6) American Airlines Center 20,373 26–18 45 January 29 @ Memphis W 103–94 De'Aaron Fox (23) Domantas Sabonis (26) Monk, Sabonis (5) FedExForum 15,333 27–18 46 January 31 @ Miami L 106–115 Keegan Murray (33) Domantas Sabonis (17) Domantas Sabonis (13) Kaseya Center 19,600 27–19
February: 6–6 (home: 2–2; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 2 @ Indiana W 133–122 Domantas Sabonis (26) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 28–19 48 February 3 @ Chicago W 123–115 De'Aaron Fox (41) Domantas Sabonis (14) Domantas Sabonis (10) United Center 21,579 29–19 49 February 5 @ Cleveland L 110–136 Harrison Barnes (22) Domantas Sabonis (19) Domantas Sabonis (15) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 29–20 50 February 7 Detroit L 120–133 Domantas Sabonis (30) Domantas Sabonis (12) Malik Monk (10) Golden 1 Center 17,832 29–21 51 February 9 Denver W 135–106 Malik Monk (23) Domantas Sabonis (17) Fox, Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center 17,832 30–21 52 February 11 @ Oklahoma City L 113–127 Malik Monk (26) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (14) Paycom Center 17,092 30–22 53 February 13 @ Phoenix L 125–130 De'Aaron Fox (40) Domantas Sabonis (18) Domantas Sabonis (12) Footprint Center 17,071 30–23 54 February 14 @ Denver W 102–98 De'Aaron Fox (30) Domantas Sabonis (13) De'Aaron Fox (8) Ball Arena 19,617 31–23 All-Star Game 55 February 22 San Antonio W 127–122 De'Aaron Fox (28) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (11) Golden 1 Center 18,153 32–23 56 February 25 @ L.A. Clippers W 123–107 De'Aaron Fox (33) Domantas Sabonis (15) Domantas Sabonis (12) Crypto.com Arena 19,370 33–23 57 February 26 Miami L 110–121 Keegan Murray (28) Domantas Sabonis (14) Domantas Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center 17,832 33–24 58 February 28 @ Denver L 96–117 Keegan Murray (21) Domantas Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (7) Ball Arena 19,628 33–25
March: 5–2 (home: 3–2; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 @ Minnesota W 124–120 (OT) Malik Monk (39) Domantas Sabonis (15) Domantas Sabonis (8) Target Center 18,024 34–25 60 March 4 Chicago L 109–113 De'Aaron Fox (20) Domantas Sabonis (21) De'Aaron Fox (10) Golden 1 Center 17,832 34–26 61 March 6 @ L.A. Lakers W 130–120 De'Aaron Fox (44) Domantas Sabonis (20) Domantas Sabonis (12) Crypto.com Arena 18,498 35–26 62 March 7 San Antonio W 131–129 De'Aaron Fox (33) Domantas Sabonis (17) Sabonis, Monk (9) Golden 1 Center 17,968 36–26 63 March 10 Houston L 104–112 Domantas Sabonis (25) Domantas Sabonis (15) Domantas Sabonis (8) Golden 1 Center 18,022 36–27 64 March 12 Milwaukee W 129–94 De'Aaron Fox (29) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (8) Golden 1 Center 17,832 37–27 65 March 13 L.A. Lakers W 120–107 Harrison Barnes (23) Domantas Sabonis (19) Domantas Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center 18,332 38–27 66 March 16 New York Golden 1 Center 67 March 18 Memphis Golden 1 Center 68 March 20 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 69 March 21 @ Washington Capital One Arena 70 March 22 @ Orlando Kia Center 71 March 25 Philadelphia Golden 1 Center 72 March 26 Dallas Golden 1 Center 73 March 29 Dallas Golden 1 Center 74 March 31 Utah Golden 1 Center
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 2 L.A. Clippers Golden 1 Center 76 April 4 @ New York Madison Square Garden 77 April 5 @ Boston TD Garden 78 April 7 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 79 April 9 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center 80 April 11 New Orleans Golden 1 Center 81 April 12 Phoenix Golden 1 Center 82 April 14 Portland Golden 1 Center
2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament

Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This was be the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[3][4] During the in-season tournament period, the Kings competed in Group C of the Western Conference, which included the Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs. The Kings advanced to the knockout round of the In-Season Tournament following their victories over the Thunder, Spurs, Timberwolves (who held the best record of the entire Western Conference at the time), and Warriors (who won by one with a Malik Monk game-winner after coming back from a 24-point deficit during that match). However, when entering the knockout round section of the In-Season Tournament on December 4, the Kings lost to the winners of Group B (which were the New Orleans Pelicans, who finished 3-1 in their group at the time) by a final score of 127-117 due to New Orleans winning the rest of the quarters that night after losing the first quarter by 1 point. Tragically, during that night, a 34-year-old Kings fan named Gregorio "Greg" Florez Breedlove had a medical emergency during the first quarter of that game and died 20 minutes after emergency medical services arrived to try and help him out.^[5][6]

West group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		SAC	MIN	GSW	OKC	SAS
1	Sacramento Kings	4	4	0	482	452	+30	Advance to knockout stage		—	124–111	124–123	105–98	129–120
2	Minnesota Timberwolves	4	3	1	438	438	0			111–124	—	104–101	106–103	117–110
3	Golden State Warriors	4	2	2	483	479	+4			123–124	101–104	—	141–139	118–112
4	Oklahoma City Thunder	4	1	3	463	439	+24			98–105	103–106	139–141	—	123–87
5	San Antonio Spurs	4	0	4	429	487	−58			120–129	110–117	112–118	87–123	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Transactions

Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 28, 2023^[7]	To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Colby Jones (No. 34)	To Boston Celtics Draft rights to Jordan Walsh (No. 38) 2024 DAL second-round pick
July 6, 2023^[8]^[9]	To Sacramento Kings Chris Duarte	To Indiana Pacers 2028 DAL second round pick 2030 SAC second round pick
	To Sacramento Kings Cash considerations	To Dallas Mavericks Richaun Holmes Draft rights to Olivier-Maxence Prosper (No. 24)

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Ref.
June 29	Harrison Barnes	^[10]
June 30	Trey Lyles	^[11]
July 2	Domantas Sabonis	^[12]
	Alex Len	^[13]

Additions

Date	Player	Former Team	Ref.
July 1	Sasha Vezenkov	Olympiacos	^[14]

Subtractions

Player	Reason	New Team	Ref.
Chimezie Metu	Free agency	Phoenix Suns	^[15]

References

1. "Sacramento Kings Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks". NBA.com. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
3. "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
4. "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
5. "Fan dies after emergency during Pels-Kings game". December 5, 2023.
6. "Sports Digest: Fan dies after medical event in stands at Kings-Pelicans game". December 6, 2023.
7. "Sacramento Kings Finalize Trade to Secure Colby Jones". NBA.com. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
8. "Kings acquiring Pacers' Chris Duarte for picks, sources say". ESPN.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
9. "Sacramento Kings Complete Trade With Dallas Mavericks". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
10. "Harrison Barnes staying with Kings on 3-year, $54M extension". www.espn.com. June 29, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
11. "Trey Lyles, Kings Reportedly Agree to 2-Year, $16M Contract in 2023 NBA Free Agency". syndication.bleacherreport.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
12. "Sacramento Kings, Domantas Sabonis agree on contract extension". www.espn.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
13. "Kings' Alex Len: Re-signs with Kings". www.cbssports.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
14. "Kings have 3-year deal with EuroLeague MVP Sasha Vezenkov". www.espn.co.uk. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
15. "SUNS SIGN KEITA BATES-DIOP, DREW EUBANKS, CHIMEZIE METU AND YUTA WATANABE". NBA.com. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.