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The 2015–16 Sacramento Kings season was the 71st season of the franchise, its 67th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 31st in Sacramento. It was also their final season playing in the Sleep Train Arena (their home since 1988), as the Kings moved to the new Golden 1 Center in Downtown Sacramento the following season. It was also the final full–season for DeMarcus Cousins played for the Kings' before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans midway through next season.
| 2015–16 Sacramento Kings season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | George Karl |
| General manager | Vlade Divac |
| Owner(s) | Vivek Ranadive |
| Arena | Sleep Train Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 33–49 (.402) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 10th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Comcast Sports Net California KXTV |
| Radio | KHTK Sports 1140 |
Following seven consecutive seasons with fewer than 30 victories, an ignominy previously suffered only by the Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies franchise between 1995–96 and 2002–03 and by the Kings themselves between 1986–87 and 1993–94, the Kings improved by four wins to finish 33–49. It was the first time since 2004–05 that the Kings were out of the bottom two in the Pacific Division, but the team remained eight wins short of a playoff berth. This season was also the first since 2007-08 where the Kings had won at least 40% of their games and prevented another 50 loss season. Following the season, veteran George Karl was fired as head coach, one game shy of his 2,000th NBA game as head coach, and replaced by Dave Joerger and Rajon Rondo signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Willie Cauley-Stein | C |  United States |
Kentucky |
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| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z – Golden State Warriors | 73 | 9 | .890 | – | 39–2 | 34–7 | 15–1 | 82 |
| x – Los Angeles Clippers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 20.0 | 29–12 | 24–17 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 18–23 | 15–26 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 | 14–27 | 9–32 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 | 12–29 | 5–36 | 2–14 | 82 |
| Western Conference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 73 | 9 | .890 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 67 | 15 | .817 | 6.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 55 | 27 | .671 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 44.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 | 82 |
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosta Koufos | 78 | 14 | 19.0 | .532 | .548 | 5.4 | .4 | .5 | .9 | 6.8 | |
| Darren Collison | 74 | 15 | 30.0 | .486 | .401 | .858 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 14.0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 72 | 72 | 35.2 | .454 | .365 | .580 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 2.0 | .1 | 11.9 |
| Rudy Gay | 70 | 70 | 34.0 | .463 | .344 | .780 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | .7 | 17.2 |
| Omri Casspi | 69 | 21 | 27.2 | .481 | .409 | .648 | 5.9 | 1.4 | .8 | .2 | 11.8 |
| Ben McLemore | 68 | 53 | 21.2 | .429 | .362 | .718 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .8 | .1 | 7.8 |
| Marco Belinelli | 68 | 7 | 24.6 | .386 | .306 | .833 | 1.7 | 1.9 | .5 | .0 | 10.2 |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | 66 | 39 | 21.4 | .563 | .000 | .648 | 5.3 | .6 | .7 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 65 | 65 | 34.6 | .451 | .333 | .718 | 11.5 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 26.9 |
| Quincy Acy | 59 | 29 | 14.8 | .556 | .388 | .735 | 3.2 | .5 | .5 | .4 | 5.2 |
| James Anderson | 51 | 15 | 14.1 | .376 | .267 | .759 | 1.7 | .8 | .4 | .3 | 3.5 |
| Seth Curry | 44 | 9 | 15.7 | .455 | .450 | .833 | 1.4 | 1.5 | .5 | .1 | 6.8 |
| Caron Butler | 17 | 1 | 10.4 | .424 | .167 | .833 | 1.3 | .6 | .5 | .1 | 3.7 |
| Eric Moreland | 8 | 0 | 6.0 | .500 | .500 | 1.4 | .1 | .0 | .5 | 1.0 | |
| Duje Dukan | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | .200 | .400 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 6.0 |
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Trades
| July 9, 2015 | To Sacramento Kings[1] 2016 Second Round Draft Pick |
To San Antonio Spurs Ray McCallum, Jr. |
| July 10, 2015 | To Sacramento Kings[2] Artūras Gudaitis Draft Rights Luka Mitrović Draft Rights |
To Philadelphia 76ers Nik Stauskas Carl Landry Jason Thompson Future First Round Pick |
Free agents
Re-Signed
| Player | Signed | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Omri Casspi[3] | Signed 2-year contract worth $5.8 million | Sacramento Kings |
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Rajon Rondo[4] | Signed 1-year contract worth $9.5 million | Dallas Mavericks |
| Marco Belinelli[5] | Signed 3-year contract worth $19 million | San Antonio Spurs |
| Kosta Koufos[6] | Signed 4-year contract worth $32 million | Memphis Grizzlies |
| James Anderson[7] | Signed 2-year contract worth $2.1 million |  Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Quincy Acy[8] | Signed 2-year contract worth $2 million | New York Knicks |
| Seth Curry[9] | Signed 2-year contract worth $1.9 million | Erie Bayhawks |
| Duje Dukan[10] | Signed 2-year contract worth $1.4 million | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Caron Butler[11] | Signed 2-year contract worth $3 million | Detroit Pistons |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
|---|---|---|
| Derrick Williams[12] | Signed 2-year contract worth $8.8 million | New York Knicks |
| Eric Moreland[13] | Waived (but later re-signed by Kings) | Sacramento Kings |
| Andre Miller[14] | Signed 1-year contract | Minnesota Timberwolves |
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