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1995–96 Sacramento Kings season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

(lost to SuperSonics 1–3)

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The 1995–96 Sacramento Kings season was the 47th season for the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association, and their eleventh season in Sacramento, California. In the 1995 NBA draft, the Kings selected power forward Corliss Williamson from the University of Arkansas with the 13th overall pick, and selected point guard Tyus Edney from the University of California, Los Angeles with the 47th overall pick. During the off-season, the team acquired Šarūnas Marčiulionis from the Seattle SuperSonics, and acquired Tyrone Corbin from the Atlanta Hawks.

The Kings got off to a fast start by winning their first five games of the regular season. However, things turned ugly as a brawl occurred in a 119–95 road win over the Indiana Pacers on November 10, 1995, with a total of 16 players, eight from each team suspended. The team played above .500 in winning percentage for the first half of the season, holding a 24–20 record at the All-Star break. However, after a 24–17 start, the Kings struggled losing eleven straight games in February, as they traded Corbin and Walt Williams to the Miami Heat in exchange for Billy Owens and Kevin Gamble.

Despite their struggles, the Kings would win 9 of their final 15 games of the season, finishing in fifth place in the Pacific Division with a 39–43 record, which was the same record as the previous season, and earning the eighth seed in the Western Conference. The team qualified for the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 1985–86 season, ending a nine-year playoff drought; it was also their second playoff appearance since relocating from Kansas City, Missouri to Sacramento in 1985.

Mitch Richmond averaged 23.1 points and 1.5 steals per game, led the Kings with 225 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while second-year forward Brian Grant averaged 14.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and Olden Polynice provided the team with 12.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. In addition, Edney contributed 10.8 points and 6.1 assists per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, while Owens provided with 9.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in 22 games after the trade. Off the bench, Marčiulionis contributed 10.8 points per game, but only played 53 games due to a knee injury, while second-year forward Michael Smith averaged 5.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, and Williamson contributed 5.6 points per game. Meanwhile, Lionel Simmons provided with 4.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, Duane Causwell averaged 3.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, and Bobby Hurley contributed 3.1 points and 3.0 assists per game, but struggled shooting just .283 in field-goal percentage.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Richmond was selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team, while Edney was selected for the NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the Western Conference Rookie team. Richmond also finished tied in 16th place in Most Valuable Player voting.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1996 NBA playoffs, the Kings faced off against the top–seeded, and Pacific Division champion Seattle SuperSonics, who were led by the All-Star trio of Shawn Kemp, Defensive Player of the Year, Gary Payton, and Detlef Schrempf. After losing Game 1 on the road, 97–85 at the KeyArena at Seattle Center, the Kings managed to defeat the SuperSonics in Game 2 on the road, 90–81, in which Richmond scored 37 points. However, the Kings lost the next two games at home, including a Game 4 loss at the ARCO Arena II, 101–87, in which Richmond sprained his ankle, as the Kings lost the series to the SuperSonics in four games; it was also their only NBA playoff appearance with Richmond on the team. The SuperSonics would reach the 1996 NBA Finals, but would lose in six games to the Chicago Bulls.

The Kings finished twelfth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 709,999 at the ARCO Arena II during the regular season. Following the season, Marčiulionis was traded to the Denver Nuggets after only one season with the Kings.

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
113Corliss WilliamsonPF/SFUnited StatesArkansas
247Tyus EdneyPGUnited StatesUCLA
251Dejan BodirogaSF

Roster

  • Garry St. Jean
  • Mike Bratz
  • Eddie Jordan

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched conference title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 26 | @ Seattle | L 85–97 | Mitch Richmond (18) | Olden Polynice (9) | Mitch Richmond (4) | KeyArena 17,072 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 28 | @ Seattle | W 90–81 | Mitch Richmond (37) | Olden Polynice (16) | Owens, Marciulionis (5) | KeyArena 17,072 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 30 | Seattle | L 89–96 | Mitch Richmond (24) | Olden Polynice (14) | Billy Owens (6) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 2 | Seattle | L 87–101 | Lionel Simmons (24) | Polynice, Smith (9) | Lionel Simmons (3) | ARCO Arena 17,317

1–3

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
818136.4.447.437.8663.33.11.5.223.1
818030.1.527.333.6019.4.7.6.812.2
806031.0.412.368.7822.56.11.1.010.8
787530.7.507.235.7327.01.6.51.314.4
732614.3.417.000.7293.4.3.41.13.4
722214.7.283.289.8001.03.0.4.03.1
65021.3.6051.000.3846.01.7.7.75.5
54515.0.396.373.7332.71.5.6.44.6
53311.5.466.000.5602.2.4.2.25.6
53019.6.452.408.7751.52.21.0.110.8
†49219.0.452.083.8373.71.21.0.36.4
†454530.7.435.341.7564.63.71.2.914.6
25011.0.500.333.8083.4.3.5.33.4
†221127.0.420.417.6435.73.2.9.79.9
†21013.9.427.261.5001.3.9.2.13.9
1205.9.348.333.750.8.6.4.02.5

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
4436.5.444.348.8004.33.0.8.021.0
4435.3.5221.000.66712.0.8.31.813.8
4432.8.441.000.5006.53.51.0.38.3
4431.0.381.5005.01.0.51.89.8
4430.3.429.250.8333.02.82.0.012.0
4025.3.276.222.6001.83.52.5.07.3
4021.8.583.4555.52.0.3.54.8
4019.3.455.333.7143.02.01.5.59.5
2012.5.333.000.7502.5.5.0.02.5
201.5.0.0.0.0.0
102.0.0001.000.0.0.0.01.0
102.0.0.0.0.0.0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only. Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

  • Mitch Richmond, NBA All-Star Game
  • Mitch Richmond, All-NBA Third Team
  • Tyus Edney, NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team

Transactions

Trades

February 22, [1995](1995-96-nba-season)To **Sacramento Kings**----To **Miami Heat**----

Player Transactions Citation:

References

References

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  29. (April 29, 1996). "Kings Latest to Lower Boom on Sonics". The Washington Post.
  30. (May 3, 1996). "Seattle Finally Reaches Round 2". Los Angeles Times.
  31. (May 3, 1996). "Sonics Trounce Kings, Live to See Second Round; Payton, Kemp Guide Relieved Seattle Into Quarterfinals Against Houston". The Spokesman-Review.
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