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vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:110%; white-space:nowrap; padding:3px; background-color: LightSteelBlue"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1996–97</a> <span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></span> season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data agent"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Garry_St._Jean" title="Garry St. Jean">Garry St. Jean</a> (fired)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jordan_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jordan (basketball)">Eddie Jordan</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General manager</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Petrie" title="Geoff Petrie">Geoff Petrie</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data">Geoff Petrie</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Jim Thomas</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Arena</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/ARCO_Arena" title="ARCO Arena">ARCO Arena</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #E0E7EF">Results</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">34–48 (.415)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Place</th><td class="infobox-data">Division: 6th (<a href="/wiki/Pacific_Division_(NBA)" title="Pacific Division (NBA)">Pacific</a>)<br />Conference: 9th (<a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Playoff finish</th><td class="infobox-data">Did not qualify</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span class="plainlinks" style="font-size:100%">Stats at <b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAC/1997.html">Basketball-Reference.com</a></b></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #E0E7EF">Local media</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KMAX-TV" title="KMAX-TV">KPWB-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Bay_Area" title="NBC Sports Bay Area">SportsChannel Pacific</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Radio</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/KHTK" title="KHTK">KHTK</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><table style="width:100%"><tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1995–96 Sacramento Kings season">< 1995–96 </a></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1997–98 Sacramento Kings season">1997–98 ></a></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1996–97 NBA season</a></b> was the Kings' 48th season in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>, and 12th season in <a href="/wiki/Sacramento" class="mw-redirect" title="Sacramento">Sacramento</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the off-season, the Kings acquired <a href="/wiki/Mahmoud_Abdul-Rauf" title="Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf">Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf</a> from the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1995–96 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and signed free agent <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Grayer" title="Jeff Grayer">Jeff Grayer</a> in January.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coming off their first playoff appearance in ten years, expectations in Sacramento were high. However, the Kings struggled with an 8–17 start to the season, as <a href="/wiki/Brian_Grant" title="Brian Grant">Brian Grant</a> only played just 24 games due to a shoulder injury,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Owens" title="Billy Owens">Billy Owens</a> missed 16 games early into the season with a groin injury.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Kings would rebound to get back into playoff contention, holding a 21–28 record at the All-Star break.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, after holding a 28–32 record as of March 5, 1997,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the team went on a 7-game losing streak as head coach <a href="/wiki/Garry_St._Jean" title="Garry St. Jean">Garry St. Jean</a> was fired, and replaced with assistant <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jordan_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jordan (basketball)">Eddie Jordan</a> for the remainder of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Kings finished sixth in the Pacific Division with a 34–48 record, missing the <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 NBA Playoffs">playoffs</a> by finishing just two games behind the 8th-seeded <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-results_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Mitch Richmond</a> averaged 25.9 points and 1.5 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and selected for the <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1997 NBA All-Star Game">1997 NBA All-Star Game</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Abdul-Rauf finished second on the team in scoring with 13.7 points per game, and <a href="/wiki/Olden_Polynice" title="Olden Polynice">Olden Polynice</a> provided the team with 12.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. In addition, second-year forward <a href="/wiki/Corliss_Williamson" title="Corliss Williamson">Corliss Williamson</a> showed improvement averaging 11.6 points per game, while Owens provided with 11.0 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, Grant contributed 10.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Smith_(basketball,_born_1972)" title="Michael Smith (basketball, born 1972)">Michael Smith</a> averaged 6.6 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, and second-year guard <a href="/wiki/Tyus_Edney" title="Tyus Edney">Tyus Edney</a> contributed 6.9 points and 3.2 assists per game off the bench.<sup id="cite_ref-roster_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roster-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the season, Grant signed as a free agent with the <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1997–98 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Edney signed with the <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1997–98 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Duane_Causwell" title="Duane Causwell">Duane Causwell</a> was traded to the <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Miami_Heat_season" title="1997–98 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grayer was released to free agency, and <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Simmons" title="Lionel Simmons">Lionel Simmons</a> retired due to knee surgery, after playing seven seasons in the NBA with the Kings.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Draft_picks">Draft picks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Sacramento_Kings_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Draft picks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996 NBA draft</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#000000; color:#553592" width="10%">Round </th> <th style="background:#000000; color:#553592" width="10%">Pick </th> <th style="background:#000000; color:#553592" width="20%">Player </th> <th style="background:#000000; color:#553592" width="15%">Position </th> <th style="background:#000000; color:#553592" width="15%">Nationality </th> <th style="background:#000000; color:#553592" width="20%">College </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td>1</td> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peja_Stojakovi%C4%87" title="Peja Stojaković">Peja Stojaković</a></td> <td>SF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia" title="Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td>2</td> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Sasser" title="Jason Sasser">Jason Sasser</a></td> <td>SF</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td>Texas Tech </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Sacramento_Kings_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center;"><b>1996–97 Sacramento Kings roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="colgroup" style="background-color: #553592; color: white;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #553592; color: white;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000300000000000000♠">3</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mahmoud_Abdul-Rauf" title="Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf">Abdul-Rauf, Mahmoud</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000185420000000000♠"></span>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">162 lb (73 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1969–03–09 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_University" title="Louisiana State University">LSU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001310000000000000♠">31</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Duane_Causwell" title="Duane Causwell">Causwell, Duane</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000213360000000000♠"></span>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">240 lb (109 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1968–05–31 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Temple_University" title="Temple University">Temple</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000500000000000000♠">5</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tyus_Edney" title="Tyus Edney">Edney, Tyus</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000177800000000000♠"></span>5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">152 lb (69 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1973–02–14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">UCLA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001400000000000000♠">40</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Gamble" title="Kevin Gamble">Gamble, Kevin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">210 lb (95 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1965–11–13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Iowa" title="University of Iowa">Iowa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001330000000000000♠">33</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Grant" title="Brian Grant">Grant, Brian</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">254 lb (115 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1972–03–05 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Xavier_University" title="Xavier University">Xavier</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001200000000000000♠">20</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Grayer" title="Jeff Grayer">Grayer, Jeff</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">200 lb (91 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1965–12–17 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_State_University" title="Iowa State University">Iowa State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000700000000000000♠">7</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hurley" title="Bobby Hurley">Hurley, Bobby</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000182880000000000♠"></span>6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">165 lb (75 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1971–06–28 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Duke_University" title="Duke University">Duke</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001300000000000000♠">30</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Owens" title="Billy Owens">Owens, Billy</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">220 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1969–05–01 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University" title="Syracuse University">Syracuse</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠">0</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Olden_Polynice" title="Olden Polynice">Polynice, Olden</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">220 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1964–11–21 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia" title="University of Virginia">Virginia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000200000000000000♠">2</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Richmond, Mitch</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1965–06–30 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_University" title="Kansas State University">Kansas State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001320000000000000♠">32</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Salvadori" title="Kevin Salvadori">Salvadori, Kevin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000213360000000000♠"></span>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">231 lb (105 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1970–12–30 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001220000000000000♠">22</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lionel_Simmons" title="Lionel Simmons">Simmons, Lionel</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000200659999999999♠"></span>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">210 lb (95 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1968–11–14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/La_Salle_University" title="La Salle University">La Salle</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001340000000000000♠">34</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Smith_(basketball,_born_1972)" title="Michael Smith (basketball, born 1972)">Smith, Michael</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">230 lb (104 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1972–03–28 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Providence_College" title="Providence College">Providence</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000400000000000000♠">4</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Corliss_Williamson" title="Corliss Williamson">Williamson, Corliss</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; 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style="text-align:left;"><b>c</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1996–97 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>64</td> <td>18</td> <td>.780</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1996–97 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>57</td> <td>25</td> <td>.695</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1996–97 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>57</td> <td>25</td> <td>.695</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>56</td> <td>26</td> <td>.683</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1996–97 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1996–97 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1996–97 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sacramento Kings</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>48</td> <td>.415</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1996–97 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>30</td> <td>52</td> <td>.366</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1996–97 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>58</td> <td>.293</td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1996–97 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>21</td> <td>61</td> <td>.256</td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1996–97 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>62</td> <td>.244</td> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Vancouver_Grizzlies_season" title="1996–97 Vancouver Grizzlies season">Vancouver Grizzlies</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>68</td> <td>.171</td> <td>50 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd><b>z</b> - clinched division title</dd> <dd><b>y</b> - clinched division title</dd> <dd><b>x</b> - clinched playoff spot</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Record_vs._opponents">Record vs. opponents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Sacramento_Kings_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Record vs. opponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="30">1996-97 NBA Records </th></tr> <tr> <th width="100">Team </th> <th style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35">ATL </th> <th style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35">BOS </th> <th style="background:#008080;color:#800080;width=35">CHA </th> <th style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35">CHI </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#5787DC;width=35">CLE </th> <th style="background:#00008B;color:#008000;width=35">DAL </th> <th style="background:#141A44;color:#BC2224;width=35">DEN </th> <th style="background:#0C7674;color:#BB222C;width=35">DET </th> <th style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFD700;width=35">GSW </th> <th style="background:#002366;color:#FF0000;width=35">HOU </th> <th style="background:#000080;color:#FFD700;width=35">IND </th> <th style="background:#F9160D;color:#1A2E8B;width=35">LAC </th> <th style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35">LAL </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#8B0000;width=35">MIA </th> <th style="background:#00471B;color:#5C378A;width=35">MIL </th> <th style="background:#044D80;color:#000000;width=35">MIN </th> <th style="background:#DC143C;color:#0000CD;width=35">NJN </th> <th style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35">NYK </th> <th style="background:#0000FF;color:#000000;width=35">ORL </th> <th style="background:#FF0000;color:#0000FF;width=35">PHI </th> <th style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35">PHO </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35">POR </th> <th style="background:#6846A8;color:#FFFFFF;width=35">SAC </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#C0C0C0;width=35">SAS </th> <th style="background:#005831;color:#992634;width=35">SEA </th> <th style="background:#7436BF;color:#BE0F34;width=35">TOR </th> <th style="background:#644A9C;color:#149BC7;width=35">UTA </th> <th style="background:#0CB2AC;color:#000000;width=35">VAN </th> <th style="background:#DC143C;color:#0000CD;width=35">WAS </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1996–97 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta</a> </td> <td>–</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1996–97 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a> </td> <td>1–3</td> <td>–</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="1996–97 Charlotte Hornets season">Charlotte</a> </td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>–</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1996–97 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>–</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1996–97 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>–</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1996–97 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas</a> </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>–</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1996–97 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>–</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1996–97 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit</a> </td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>–</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1996–97 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State</a> </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>–</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1996–97 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>–</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1996–97 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a> </td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>–</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>3–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>–</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>–</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Miami_Heat_season" title="1996–97 Miami Heat season">Miami</a> </td> <td>2–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>–</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>–</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1996–97 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>–</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="1996–97 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey</a> </td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>–</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1996–97 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>–</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>3–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1996–97 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>0–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>–</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1996–97 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>–</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1996–97 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>–</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1996–97 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland</a> </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>–</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Sacramento </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>–</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>0–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1996–97 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio</a> </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>–</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1996–97 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>–</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="1996–97 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto</a> </td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–0</td> <td>0–3</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>–</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1996–97 Utah Jazz season">Utah</a> </td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>–</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Vancouver_Grizzlies_season" title="1996–97 Vancouver Grizzlies season">Vancouver</a> </td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>–</td> <td>1–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1996–97 Washington Bullets season">Washington</a> </td> <td>1–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–3</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>3–1</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>1–1</td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_log">Game log</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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id="Player_statistics">Player statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Sacramento_Kings_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Player statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="min-width:40em; white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minute_(basketball)" title="Minute (basketball)">Minutes</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field-goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field-goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free-throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a> per game </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season_2">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Sacramento_Kings_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#753BBD 3px solid; border-bottom:#753BBD 3px solid;">Player </th> <th style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#753BBD 3px solid; 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</th> <th style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#753BBD 3px solid; border-bottom:#753BBD 3px solid;">BPG </th> <th style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#753BBD 3px solid; border-bottom:#753BBD 3px solid;">PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Polynice, Olden"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Olden_Polynice" title="Olden Polynice">Olden Polynice</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>82</td> <td>82</td> <td>35.3</td> <td>.457</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.562</td> <td>9.4</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>.6</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>12.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Richmond, Mitch"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Mitch Richmond</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>81</td> <td>81</td> <td>38.6</td> <td>.454</td> <td>.428</td> <td>.861</td> <td>3.9</td> <td>4.2</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.3</td> <td>25.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Smith, Michael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Smith_(basketball,_born_1972)" title="Michael Smith (basketball, born 1972)">Michael Smith</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>81</td> <td>52</td> <td>31.2</td> <td>.539</td> <td></td> <td>.496</td> <td>9.5</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.7</td> <td>6.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Williamson, Corliss"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Corliss_Williamson" title="Corliss Williamson">Corliss Williamson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>79</td> <td>31</td> <td>25.2</td> <td>.498</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.689</td> <td>4.1</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.6</td> <td>11.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Abdul-Rauf, Mahmoud"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mahmoud_Abdul-Rauf" title="Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf">Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>75</td> <td>51</td> <td>28.4</td> <td>.445</td> <td>.382</td> <td>.846</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>.7</td> <td>.1</td> <td>13.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Edney, Tyus"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tyus_Edney" title="Tyus Edney">Tyus Edney</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>70</td> <td>20</td> <td>19.7</td> <td>.384</td> <td>.190</td> <td>.823</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>3.2</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.0</td> <td>6.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Owens, Billy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Owens" title="Billy Owens">Billy Owens</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>66</td> <td>56</td> <td>30.2</td> <td>.467</td> <td>.347</td> <td>.697</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.4</td> <td>11.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gamble, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Gamble" title="Kevin 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style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Salvadori, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Salvadori" title="Kevin Salvadori">Kevin Salvadori</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>23</td> <td>0</td> <td>6.7</td> <td>.364</td> <td></td> <td>.722</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.4</td> <td>.1</td> <td>.6</td> <td>1.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Daniels, Lloyd"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Daniels" title="Lloyd Daniels">Lloyd Daniels</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>.125</td> <td>.182</td> <td></td> <td>.8</td> <td>.2</td> <td>.2</td> <td>.0</td> <td>1.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gray, Devin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Devin_Gray" title="Devin Gray">Devin Gray</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>8.3</td> <td>.273</td> <td></td> <td>.500</td> <td>3.0</td> 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color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #5A2D81, inset -2px -2px 0 #5A2D81; !important;;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Sacramento_Kings_seasons" title="Template:Sacramento Kings seasons"><abbr title="View this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Sacramento_Kings_seasons" title="Template talk:Sacramento Kings seasons"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Sacramento_Kings_seasons" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Sacramento Kings seasons"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Sacramento_Kings_seasons" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sacramento_Kings_seasons" title="List of Sacramento Kings seasons"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Sacramento Kings seasons</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: #5A2D81 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Franchise</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sacramento_Kings_seasons" title="List of Sacramento Kings seasons"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Seasons</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #5A2D81 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <b><a href="/wiki/1945%E2%80%9346_Rochester_Royals_season" title="1945–46 Rochester Royals season">1945–46</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_Rochester_Royals_season" title="1946–47 Rochester Royals season">1946–47</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Rochester_Royals_season" title="1947–48 Rochester Royals season">1947–48</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_Rochester_Royals_season" title="1948–49 Rochester Royals season">1948–49</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #5A2D81 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_Rochester_Royals_season" title="1949–50 Rochester Royals season">1949–50</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <b><a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_Rochester_Royals_season" title="1950–51 Rochester Royals season">1950–51</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_Rochester_Royals_season" title="1951–52 Rochester Royals season">1951–52</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Rochester_Royals_season" title="1952–53 Rochester Royals season">1952–53</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_Rochester_Royals_season" title="1953–54 Rochester Royals season">1953–54</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_Rochester_Royals_season" title="1954–55 Rochester Royals season">1954–55</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_Rochester_Royals_season" title="1955–56 Rochester Royals season">1955–56</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_Rochester_Royals_season" title="1956–57 Rochester Royals season">1956–57</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Cincinnati_Royals_season" title="1957–58 Cincinnati Royals season">1957–58</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_Cincinnati_Royals_season" title="1958–59 Cincinnati Royals season">1958–59</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #5A2D81 !important; 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color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1979–80 Kansas City Kings season">1979–80</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1980–81 Kansas City Kings season">1980–81</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1981–82 Kansas City Kings season">1981–82</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1982–83 Kansas City Kings season">1982–83</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1983–84 Kansas City Kings season">1983–84</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Kansas_City_Kings_season" title="1984–85 Kansas City Kings season">1984–85</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1985–86 Sacramento Kings season">1985–86</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1986–87 Sacramento Kings season">1986–87</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1987–88 Sacramento Kings season">1987–88</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1988–89 Sacramento Kings season">1988–89</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #5A2D81 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1989–90 Sacramento Kings season">1989–90</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1990–91 Sacramento Kings season">1990–91</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1991–92 Sacramento Kings season">1991–92</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1992–93 Sacramento Kings season">1992–93</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1993–94 Sacramento Kings season">1993–94</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1994–95 Sacramento Kings season">1994–95</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1995–96 Sacramento Kings season">1995–96</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">1996–97</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1997–98 Sacramento Kings season">1997–98</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1998–99 Sacramento Kings season">1998–99</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #5A2D81 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1999–2000 Sacramento Kings season">1999–00</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2000–01 Sacramento Kings season">2000–01</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2001–02 Sacramento Kings season">2001–02</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2002–03 Sacramento Kings season">2002–03</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2003–04 Sacramento Kings season">2003–04</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2004–05 Sacramento Kings season">2004–05</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2005–06 Sacramento Kings season">2005–06</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2006–07 Sacramento Kings season">2006–07</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2007–08 Sacramento Kings season">2007–08</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2008–09 Sacramento Kings season">2008–09</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #5A2D81 !important; 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