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.
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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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2015–16 Sacramento Kings roster
Players |
Coaches |
Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
DOB |
From |
PF |
13 |
Acy, Quincy |
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
1990-10-06 |
Baylor |
SG |
5 |
Anderson, James |
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
213 lb (97 kg) |
1989-03-25 |
Oklahoma State |
SG |
3 |
Belinelli, Marco |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
1986-03-25 |
Italy |
SF |
31 |
Butler, Caron |
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
228 lb (103 kg) |
1980-03-13 |
Connecticut |
SF |
18 |
Casspi, Omri |
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
225 lb (102 kg) |
1988-06-22 |
Israel |
C |
00 |
Cauley-Stein, Willie |
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
1993-08-18 |
Kentucky |
PG |
7 |
Collison, Darren |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
1987-08-23 |
UCLA |
C |
15 |
Cousins, DeMarcus |
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
270 lb (122 kg) |
1990-08-13 |
Kentucky |
SG |
30 |
Curry, Seth |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
1990-08-23 |
Duke |
SF |
26 |
Dukan, Duje |
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
218 lb (99 kg) |
1991-12-04 |
Wisconsin |
SF |
8 |
Gay, Rudy |
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
230 lb (104 kg) |
1986-08-17 |
Connecticut |
C |
41 |
Koufos, Kosta |
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
265 lb (120 kg) |
1989-02-24 |
Ohio State |
SG |
23 |
McLemore, Ben |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
1993-02-11 |
Kansas |
PF |
25 |
Moreland, Eric |
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
238 lb (108 kg) |
1991-12-24 |
Oregon State |
PG |
9 |
Rondo, Rajon |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
186 lb (84 kg) |
1986-02-22 |
Kentucky |
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
- Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2016–04–14 |
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More information 2015–16 game log Total: 33–49 (Home: 18–23; Road: 15–26), Game ...
2015–16 game log Total: 33–49 (Home: 18–23; Road: 15–26) |
October: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
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November
: 6–10 (home: 4–5; road: 2–5)
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
4 |
November 3 |
Memphis |
L 89–103 |
Rudy Gay (19) |
Willie Cauley-Stein (7) |
Rajon Rondo (4) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
1–3 |
5 |
November 4 |
@ Phoenix |
L 97–118 |
Kosta Koufos (16) |
Rudy Gay (8) |
Collison, Rondo (6) |
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,497 |
1–4 |
6 |
November 6 |
Houston |
L 110–116 |
Casspi, Collison (22) |
Willie Cauley-Stein (9) |
Darren Collison (9) |
Sleep Train Arena 16,983 |
1–5 |
7 |
November 7 |
Golden State |
L 94–103 |
Rudy Gay (22) |
Rajon Rondo (12) |
Rajon Rondo (15) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
1–6 |
8 |
November 9 |
San Antonio |
L 88–106 |
DeMarcus Cousins (21) |
DeMarcus Cousins (12) |
Rajon Rondo (10) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
1–7 |
9 |
November 11 |
Detroit |
W 101–92 |
DeMarcus Cousins (33) |
Casspi, Rondo (11) |
Rajon Rondo (15) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
2–7 |
10 |
November 13 |
Brooklyn |
W 111–109 |
DeMarcus Cousins (40) |
DeMarcus Cousins (13) |
Rajon Rondo (14) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,131 |
3–7 |
11 |
November 15 |
Toronto |
W 107–101 |
DeMarcus Cousins (36) |
DeMarcus Cousins (10) |
Rajon Rondo (14) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,006 |
4–7 |
12 |
November 18 |
@ Atlanta |
L 97–103 |
DeMarcus Cousins (24) |
Cousins, Rondo (12) |
Rajon Rondo (12) |
Philips Arena 13,008 |
4–8 |
13 |
November 19 |
@ Miami |
L 109–116 |
Marco Belinelli (23) |
Rudy Gay (12) |
Rajon Rondo (18) |
American Airlines Arena 19,600 |
4–9 |
14 |
November 21 |
@ Orlando |
W 97–91 |
DeMarcus Cousins (29) |
DeMarcus Cousins (12) |
Rajon Rondo (9) |
Amway Center 16,104 |
5–9 |
15 |
November 23 |
@ Charlotte |
L 122–127 (OT) |
DeMarcus Cousins (30) |
DeMarcus Cousins (11) |
Rajon Rondo (20) |
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,163 |
5–10 |
16 |
November 25 |
@ Milwaukee |
W 129–118 |
Rudy Gay (36) |
Koufos, Rondo (9) |
Rajon Rondo (13) |
BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,120 |
6–10 |
17 |
November 27 |
Minnesota |
L 91–101 |
Marco Belinelli (17) |
Kosta Koufos (13) |
Rajon Rondo (16) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
6–11 |
18 |
November 28 |
@ Golden State |
L 101–120 |
Rudy Gay (20) |
Acy, Casspi, Gay, Koufos (7) |
Rajon Rondo (7) |
Oracle Arena 19,596 |
6–12 |
19 |
November 30 |
Dallas |
W 112–98 |
DeMarcus Cousins (31) |
DeMarcus Cousins (9) |
DeMarcus Cousins (6) |
Sleep Train Arena 16,937 |
7–12 |
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December
: 5–8 (home: 3–3; road: 2–5)
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
20 |
December 3 |
Boston |
L 97–114 |
Rudy Gay (18) |
Kosta Koufos (10) |
Rajon Rondo (8) |
Mexico City Arena (Mexico City, MX/NBA Global Games) 18,660 |
7–13 |
21 |
December 5 |
@ Houston |
L 113–120 |
Ben McLemore (19) |
Kosta Koufos (12) |
Rajon Rondo (19) |
Toyota Center 17,318 |
7–14 |
22 |
December 6 |
@ Oklahoma City |
L 95–98 |
Rudy Gay (20) |
DeMarcus Cousins (10) |
Rajon Rondo (10) |
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 |
7–15 |
23 |
December 8 |
Utah |
W 114–106 |
Cousins, Gay (23) |
DeMarcus Cousins (12) |
Rajon Rondo (13) |
Sleep Train Arena 16,505 |
8–15 |
24 |
December 10 |
New York |
W 99–97 |
DeMarcus Cousins (27) |
DeMarcus Cousins (11) |
Rajon Rondo (12) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
9–15 |
25 |
December 15 |
Houston |
W 107–97 |
DeMarcus Cousins (26) |
Rudy Gay (13) |
Darren Collison (13) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
10–15 |
26 |
December 18 |
@ Minnesota |
L 95–99 |
DeMarcus Cousins (24) |
DeMarcus Cousins (11) |
Rajon Rondo (13) |
Target Center 12,770 |
10–16 |
27 |
December 20 |
@ Toronto |
W 104–94 |
Gay, Rondo (18) |
Omri Casspi (11) |
Rajon Rondo (13) |
Air Canada Centre 19,800 |
11–16 |
28 |
December 21 |
@ Washington |
L 99–113 |
DeMarcus Cousins (22) |
Cousins, Rondo (8) |
Rajon Rondo (9) |
Verizon Center 15,124 |
11–17 |
29 |
December 23 |
@ Indiana |
W 108–106 |
DeMarcus Cousins (25) |
DeMarcus Cousins (16) |
Rajon Rondo (16) |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165 |
12–17 |
30 |
December 27 |
Portland |
L 94–98 |
DeMarcus Cousins (36) |
Rudy Gay (14) |
Rajon Rondo (15) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
12–18 |
31 |
December 28 |
@ Golden State |
L 103–122 |
Omri Casspi (36) |
Quincy Acy (10) |
Darren Collison (11) |
Oracle Arena 19,596 |
12–19 |
32 |
December 30 |
Philadelphia |
L 105–110 |
DeMarcus Cousins (21) |
Casspi, Cousins (11) |
Rajon Rondo (14) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
12–20 |
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January
: 8–7 (home: 4–3; road: 4–4)
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
33 |
January 2 |
Phoenix |
W 142–119 |
DeMarcus Cousins (32) |
DeMarcus Cousins (9) |
Rajon Rondo (15) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
13–20 |
34 |
January 4 |
@ Oklahoma City |
W 116–104 |
DeMarcus Cousins (33) |
DeMarcus Cousins (19) |
Rajon Rondo (18) |
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 |
14–20 |
35 |
January 5 |
@ Dallas |
L 116–117 (2OT) |
DeMarcus Cousins (35) |
DeMarcus Cousins (17) |
Darren Collison (12) |
American Airlines Center 20,059 |
14–21 |
36 |
January 7 |
L. A. Lakers |
W 118–115 |
DeMarcus Cousins (29) |
DeMarcus Cousins (10) |
Rajon Rondo (12) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,386 |
15–21 |
37 |
January 9 |
Golden State |
L 116–128 |
DeMarcus Cousins (33) |
DeMarcus Cousins (10) |
Rajon Rondo (12) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
15–22 |
38 |
January 13 |
New Orleans |
L 97–109 |
DeMarcus Cousins (32) |
DeMarcus Cousins (12) |
Rajon Rondo (10) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
15–23 |
39 |
January 14 |
@ Utah |
W 103–101 |
DeMarcus Cousins (36) |
DeMarcus Cousins (17) |
Rajon Rondo (13) |
Vivint Smart Home Arena 17,894 |
16–23 |
40 |
January 16 |
@ L. A. Clippers |
W 110–103 |
DeMarcus Cousins (19) |
DeMarcus Cousins (10) |
Rajon Rondo (10) |
Staples Center 19,191 |
17–23 |
41 |
January 20 |
@ L. A. Lakers |
W 112–93 |
DeMarcus Cousins (36) |
DeMarcus Cousins (16) |
Rajon Rondo (17) |
Staples Center 18,997 |
18–23 |
42 |
January 21 |
Atlanta |
W 91–88 |
DeMarcus Cousins (24) |
DeMarcus Cousins (15) |
Rajon Rondo (11) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,019 |
19–23 |
43 |
January 23 |
Indiana |
W 108–97 |
DeMarcus Cousins (48) |
DeMarcus Cousins (13) |
Rajon Rondo (10) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,419 |
20–23 |
44 |
January 25 |
Charlotte |
L 128–129 (2OT) |
DeMarcus Cousins (56) |
DeMarcus Cousins (12) |
Rajon Rondo (20) |
Sleep Train Arena 16,991 |
20–24 |
45 |
January 26 |
@ Portland |
L 97–112 |
DeMarcus Cousins (17) |
Omri Casspi (8) |
Rajon Rondo (11) |
Moda Center 19,393 |
20–25 |
46 |
January 28 |
@ New Orleans |
L 105–114 |
Cousins, McLemore (26) |
DeMarcus Cousins (10) |
Rajon Rondo (15) |
Smoothie King Center 15,636 |
20–26 |
47 |
January 30 |
@ Memphis |
L 117–121 |
Rudy Gay (21) |
DeMarcus Cousins (14) |
Rajon Rondo (8) |
FedExForum 18,119 |
20–27 |
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February
: 4–7 (home: 2–4; road: 2–3)
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
48 |
February 1 |
Milwaukee |
W 111–104 |
Rudy Gay (32) |
Kosta Koufos (12) |
Rajon Rondo (7) |
Sleep Train Arena 16,827 |
21–27 |
49 |
February 3 |
Chicago |
L 102–107 |
DeMarcus Cousins (30) |
DeMarcus Cousins (11) |
Rajon Rondo (9) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
21–28 |
50 |
February 5 |
@ Brooklyn |
L 119–128 |
Darren Collison (25) |
DeMarcus Cousins (10) |
Rajon Rondo (15) |
Barclays Center 14,432 |
21–29 |
51 |
February 7 |
@ Boston |
L 119–128 |
DeMarcus Cousins (31) |
DeMarcus Cousins (7) |
Rajon Rondo (15) |
TD Garden 18,624 |
21–30 |
52 |
February 8 |
@ Cleveland |
L 100–120 |
Casspi, Gay (16) |
Cousins, Rondo (8) |
Rajon Rondo (16) |
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 |
21–31 |
53 |
February 10 |
@ Philadelphia |
W 114–110 |
DeMarcus Cousins (28) |
DeMarcus Cousins (12) |
Rajon Rondo (15) |
Wells Fargo Center 12,501 |
22–31 |
All-Star Break |
54 |
February 19 |
Denver |
W 116–110 |
DeMarcus Cousins (37) |
DeMarcus Cousins (20) |
Rajon Rondo (9) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
23–31 |
55 |
February 23 |
@ Denver |
W 114–110 |
DeMarcus Cousins (39) |
Rudy Gay (10) |
Rajon Rondo (12) |
Pepsi Center 15,721 |
24–31 |
56 |
February 24 |
San Antonio |
L 92–108 |
DeMarcus Cousins (22) |
DeMarcus Cousins (10) |
Rajon Rondo (18) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
24–32 |
57 |
February 26 |
L. A. Clippers |
L 107–117 |
DeMarcus Cousins (26) |
DeMarcus Cousins (15) |
DeMarcus Cousins (9) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
24–33 |
58 |
February 29 |
Oklahoma City |
L 116–131 |
DeMarcus Cousins (35) |
DeMarcus Cousins (12) |
Rajon Rondo (12) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
24–34 |
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March
: 6–11 (home: 3–4; road: 3–7)
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
59 |
March 2 |
@ Memphis |
L 98–104 |
DeMarcus Cousins (18) |
DeMarcus Cousins (16) |
Rajon Rondo (17) |
FedExForum 15,310 |
24–35 |
60 |
March 3 |
@ Dallas |
W 104–101 |
DeMarcus Cousins (22) |
DeMarcus Cousins (13) |
Rajon Rondo (12) |
American Airlines Center 19,910 |
25–35 |
61 |
March 5 |
@ San Antonio |
L 94–104 |
DeMarcus Cousins (31) |
DeMarcus Cousins (9) |
Rajon Rondo (8) |
AT&T Center 18,418 |
25–36 |
62 |
March 7 |
@ New Orleans |
L 112–115 |
DeMarcus Cousins (40) |
DeMarcus Cousins (16) |
Rajon Rondo (10) |
Smoothie King Center 16,403 |
25–37 |
63 |
March 9 |
Cleveland |
L 111–120 |
DeMarcus Cousins (29) |
DeMarcus Cousins (11) |
Darren Collison (8) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
25–38 |
64 |
March 11 |
Orlando |
L 100–107 |
Kosta Koufos (19) |
Rudy Gay (7) |
Rajon Rondo (14) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,081 |
25–39 |
65 |
March 13 |
Utah |
L 99–108 |
DeMarcus Cousins (31) |
DeMarcus Cousins (10) |
Darren Collison (9) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,023 |
25–40 |
66 |
March 15 |
@ L. A. Lakers |
W 106–98 |
Collison, Cousins (22) |
Cousins, Gay (8) |
Rajon Rondo (12) |
Staples Center 18,997 |
26–40 |
67 |
March 16 |
New Orleans |
L 108–123 |
Darren Collison (23) |
DeMarcus Cousins (12) |
Cousins, Curry (5) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,086 |
26–41 |
68 |
March 18 |
@ Detroit |
L 108–115 |
DeMarcus Cousins (31) |
DeMarcus Cousins (13) |
Rajon Rondo (10) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,982 |
26–42 |
69 |
March 20 |
@ New York |
W 88–80 |
DeMarcus Cousins (24) |
DeMarcus Cousins (20) |
Collison, Rondo (6) |
Madison Square Garden 19,812 |
27–42 |
70 |
March 21 |
@ Chicago |
L 102–109 |
Collison, Cousins (19) |
DeMarcus Cousins (18) |
Rajon Rondo (5) |
United Center 21,531 |
27–43 |
71 |
March 23 |
@ Minnesota |
L 104–113 |
Rajon Rondo (25) |
Kosta Koufos (15) |
Rajon Rondo (12) |
Target Center 12,151 |
27–44 |
72 |
March 25 |
Phoenix |
W 116–94 |
DeMarcus Cousins (29) |
DeMarcus Cousins (11) |
Rajon Rondo (12) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,317 |
28–44 |
73 |
March 27 |
Dallas |
W 133–111 |
Willie Cauley-Stein (21) |
DeMarcus Cousins (12) |
Rajon Rondo (11) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,147 |
29–44 |
74 |
March 28 |
@ Portland |
L 93–105 |
Seth Curry (21) |
Willie Cauley-Stein (14) |
Darren Collison (7) |
Moda Center 19,393 |
29–45 |
75 |
March 30 |
Washington |
W 120–111 |
DeMarcus Cousins (29) |
DeMarcus Cousins (10) |
Rajon Rondo (11) |
Sleep Train Arena 17,185 |
30–45 |
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April
: 3–4 (home: 1–3; road: 2–1)
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