# 2014–15 Sacramento Kings season

The 2014–15 Sacramento Kings season is the platina Jubilee of the franchise, and the 66th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 30th in Sacramento. The Kings finished 29–53, improving by one win with a defeat of the Los Angeles Lakers on the final day of the regular season.

## Preseason
### Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 8 | Nik Stauskas | SG | Canada | Michigan |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| z-Golden State Warriors | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 39‍–‍2 | 28‍–‍13 | 13–3 | 82 |
| x-Los Angeles Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 30‍–‍11 | 26‍–‍15 | 12–4 | 82 |
| Phoenix Suns | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | 22‍–‍19 | 17‍–‍24 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38.0 | 18‍–‍23 | 11‍–‍30 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 46.0 | 12‍–‍29 | 9‍–‍32 | 2–14 | 82 |
Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z-Golden State Warriors * | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-Houston Rockets * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y-Portland Trail Blazers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-New Orleans Pelicans | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Utah Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 46.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 16 | 66 | .195 | 51.0 | 82 |

## Game log

2014–15 game log Total: 29–53 (Home: 18–23; Road: 11–30) :
October: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 29
Golden State
L 77–95
DeMarcus Cousins (20)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Darren Collison (8)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
0–1
2
October 31
Portland
W 103–94
Rudy Gay (40)
DeMarcus Cousins (9)
Darren Collison (8)
Sleep Train Arena 14,648
1–1 :
November
: 8–7 (home: 3–2; road: 5–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
November 2
@ L.A. Clippers
W 98–92
DeMarcus Cousins (34)
DeMarcus Cousins (17)
Rudy Gay (6)
Staples Center 19,060
2–1
4
November 3
@ Denver
W 110–105
Darren Collison (21)
Reggie Evans (14)
Darren Collison (6)
Pepsi Center 12,516
3–1
5
November 5
Denver
W 131–109
DeMarcus Cousins (30)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Darren Collison (8)
Sleep Train Arena 14,539
4–1
6
November 7
@ Phoenix
W 114–112 (OT)
DeMarcus Cousins (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (18)
Ramon Sessions (4)
US Airways Center 15,476
5–1
7
November 9
@ Oklahoma City
L 93–101
Rudy Gay (23)
Rudy Gay (10)
Darren Collison (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
5–2
8
November 11
@ Dallas
L 98–106
Rudy Gay (26)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Rudy Gay (8)
American Airlines Center 19,663
5–3
9
November 13
@ Memphis
L 110–111
Rudy Gay (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Darren Collison (5)
FedExForum 15,666
5–4
10
November 15
San Antonio
W 94–91
DeMarcus Cousins (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Rudy Gay (6)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
6–4
11
November 18
New Orleans
L 100–106
DeMarcus Cousins (24)
DeMarcus Cousins (17)
Darren Collison (11)
Sleep Train Arena 16,526
6–5
12
November 20
Chicago
W 103–88
DeMarcus Cousins (22)
DeMarcus Cousins (14)
Darren Collison (12)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
7–5
13
November 22
@ Minnesota
W 113–101
DeMarcus Cousins (31)
DeMarcus Cousins (18)
Darren Collison (7)
Target Center 13,191
8–5
14
November 25
@ New Orleans
W 99–89
Casspi & Cousins (22)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Ramon Sessions (6)
Smoothie King Center 17,037
9–5
15
November 26
@ Houston
L 89–102
DeMarcus Cousins (29)
DeMarcus Cousins (17)
DeMarcus Cousins (6)
Toyota Center 18,058
9–6
16
November 28
@ San Antonio
L 104–112
Rudy Gay (23)
Jason Thompson (9)
Rudy Gay (8)
AT&T Center 18,581
9–7
17
November 30
Memphis
L 85–97
Rudy Gay (20)
Reggie Evans (20)
Darren Collison (7)
Sleep Train Arena 16,240
9–8 :
December
: 4–11 (home: 4–7; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
December 2
Toronto
L 109–117
Ben McLemore (21)
Reggie Evans (7)
Rudy Gay (10)
Sleep Train Arena 15,522
9–9
19
December 5
Indiana
W 102–101 (OT)
Rudy Gay (27)
Jason Thompson (10)
Darren Collison (6)
Sleep Train Arena 15,512
10–9
20
December 6
Orlando
L 96–105
Darren Collison (22)
Jason Thompson (9)
Ramon Sessions (7)
Sleep Train Arena 16,021
10–10
21
December 8
Utah
W 101–92
Rudy Gay (29)
Reggie Evans (13)
Darren Collison (6)
Sleep Train Arena 16,511
11–10
22
December 9
@ L. A. Lakers
L 95–98
Darren Collison (29)
Reggie Evans (13)
Darren Collison (6)
Staples Center 18,267
11–11
23
December 11
Houston
L 109–113 (OT)
Darren Collison (24)
Jason Thompson (15)
Rudy Gay (8)
Sleep Train Arena 16,676
11–12
24
December 13
Detroit
L 90–95
Rudy Gay (20)
Carl Landry (11)
Rudy Gay (8)
Sleep Train Arena 16,242
11–13
25
December 16
Oklahoma City
L 92–104
Rudy Gay (22)
Thompson & Hollins (9)
Ramon Sessions (4)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
11–14
26
December 18
Milwaukee
L 107–108
DeMarcus Cousins (27)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Rudy Gay (6)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
11–15
27
December 21
L.A. Lakers
W 108–101
DeMarcus Cousins (29)
DeMarcus Cousins (14)
Rudy Gay (6)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
12–15
28
December 22
@ Golden State
L 108–128
DeMarcus Cousins (22)
Rudy Gay (9)
Ray McCallum, Jr. (7)
Oracle Arena 19,596
12–16
29
December 26
Phoenix
L 106–115
Darren Collison (19)
Reggie Evans (16)
Gay & McCallum, Jr. (5)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
12–17
30
December 27
New York
W 135–129 (OT)
DeMarcus Cousins (39)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Darren Collison (10)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
13–17
31
December 29
@ Brooklyn
L 99–107
Rudy Gay (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (13)
Darren Collison (8)
Barclays Center 17,732
13–18
32
December 31
@ Boston
L 84–106
Rudy Gay (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (13)
Darren Collison (8)
TD Garden 18,624
13–19 :
January
: 4–9 (home: 2–3; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 1
@ Minnesota
W 110–107
Gay & Collison (21)
Carl Landry (9)
Darren Collison (6)
Target Center 12,254
14–19
34
January 4
@ Detroit
L 95–114
DeMarcus Cousins (18)
DeMarcus Cousins (15)
Cousins & McLemore (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,337
14–20
35
January 7
Oklahoma City
W 104–83
Rudy Gay (28)
DeMarcus Cousins (15)
Darren Collison (7)
Sleep Train Arena 16,037
15–20
36
January 9
Denver
L 108–118
DeMarcus Cousins (32)
DeMarcus Cousins (13)
Darren Collison (7)
Sleep Train Arena 16,029
15–21
37
January 11
Cleveland
W 103–84
DeMarcus Cousins (32)
DeMarcus Cousins (13)
Darren Collison (7)
Sleep Train Arena 16,143
16–21
38
January 13
Dallas
L 104–108 (OT)
DeMarcus Cousins (32)
DeMarcus Cousins (16)
DeMarcus Cousins (9)
Sleep Train Arena 15,747
16–22
39
January 16
Miami
L 83–95
DeMarcus Cousins (17)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Darren Collison (6)
Sleep Train Arena 16,350
16–23
40
January 17
L.A. Clippers
L 108–117
Jason Thompson (23)
Jason Thompson (22)
Darren Collison (4)
Sleep Train Arena 16,601
16–24
41
January 19
@ Portland
L 94–98
DeMarcus Cousins (22)
DeMarcus Cousins (19)
Darren Collison (8)
Moda Center 19,441
16–25
42
January 21
Brooklyn
L 100–103
DeMarcus Cousins (22)
DeMarcus Cousins (19)
Darren Collison (8)
Sleep Train Arena 16,427
16–26
43
January 23
@ Golden State
L 101–126
DeMarcus Cousins (28)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Collison & Gay (8)
Oracle Arena 19,596
16–27
44
January 28
@ Toronto
L 102–119
Rudy Gay (28)
Carl Landry (7)
DeMarcus Cousins (4)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
16–28
45
January 30
@ Cleveland
L 90–101
DeMarcus Cousins (21)
DeMarcus Cousins (13)
Cousins & Collison (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
16–29
46
January 31
@ Indiana
W 99–94
Rudy Gay (31)
DeMarcus Cousins (19)
Darren Collison (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
17–29 :
February
: 3–7 (home: 3–3; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 3
Golden State
L 96–121
DeMarcus Cousins (26)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Darren Collison (7)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
17–30
48
February 5
Dallas
L 78–101
DeMarcus Cousins (23)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Rudy Gay (4)
Sleep Train Arena 16,993
17–31
49
February 7
@ Utah
L 90–102
DeMarcus Cousins (27)
Reggie Evans (11)
Ramon Sessions (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,128
17–32
50
February 8
Phoenix
W 85–83
DeMarcus Cousins (28)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Ramon Sessions (6)
Sleep Train Arena 17,013
18–32
51
February 10
@ Chicago
L 86–104
Rudy Gay (24)
DeMarcus Cousins (8)
DeMarcus Cousins (8)
United Center 21,560
18–33
52
February 11
@ Milwaukee
L 103–111
DeMarcus Cousins (28)
DeMarcus Cousins (19)
Ramon Sessions (6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,046
18–34
All-Star Break
53
February 20
Boston
W 109–101
DeMarcus Cousins (32)
DeMarcus Cousins (15)
Omri Casspi (6)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
19–34
54
February 21
@ L.A. Clippers
L 99–126
DeMarcus Cousins (21)
Omri Casspi (17)
Ray McCallum, Jr. (5)
Staples Center 19,133
19–35
55
February 25
Memphis
W 102–90
Rudy Gay (28)
Thompson & Evans (11)
Andre Miller (7)
Sleep Train Arena 16,794
20–35
56
February 27
San Antonio
L 96–107
Ben McLemore (21)
Thompson & Evans (11)
Rudy Gay (4)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
20–36 :
March
: 6–11 (home: 3–2; road: 3–9)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
57
March 1
Portland
L 99–110
Rudy Gay (24)
Rudy Gay (8)
Andre Miller (10)
Sleep Train Arena 16,776
20–37
58
March 3
@ New York
W 124–86
Rudy Gay (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Gay & McCallum, Jr. & McLemore (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
21–37
59
March 4
@ San Antonio
L 85–112
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
McCallum, Jr. & Thompson (7)
McCallum, Jr. & Miller (4)
AT&T Center 18,581
21–38
60
March 6
@ Orlando
L 114–119
Rudy Gay (39)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Andre Miller (8)
Amway Center 15,112
21–39
61
March 7
@ Miami
L 109–114 (OT)
Gay & Cousins (27)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Andre Miller (8)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
21–40
62
March 9
@ Atlanta
L 105–130
Rudy Gay (23)
DeMarcus Cousins (14)
DeMarcus Cousins (6)
Philips Arena 18,418
21–41
63
March 11
@ Charlotte
W 113–106
Ben McLemore (27)
DeMarcus Cousins (14)
Ray McCallum, Jr. (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,885
22–41
64
March 13
@ Philadelphia
L 107–114
DeMarcus Cousins (39)
DeMarcus Cousins (24)
Ray McCallum, Jr. (9)
Wells Fargo Center 12,331
22–42
65
March 14
@ Washington
L 97–113
DeMarcus Cousins (30)
Cousins & McCallum, Jr. & Evans (6)
Andre Miller (7)
Verizon Center 20,356
22–43
66
March 16
Atlanta
L 103–110
DeMarcus Cousins (20)
DeMarcus Cousins (13)
Andre Miller (7)
Sleep Train Arena 16,835
22–44
67
March 18
L.A. Clippers
L 105–116
Rudy Gay (23)
Reggie Evans (11)
Gay & Miller (4)
Sleep Train Arena 16,785
22–45
68
March 20
Charlotte
W 101–91
Rudy Gay (33)
Reggie Evans (16)
Andre Miller (7)
Sleep Train Arena 16,799
23–45
69
March 22
Washington
W 109–86
Rudy Gay (26)
DeMarcus Cousins (7)
McCallum, Jr. (6)
Sleep Train Arena 17,008
24–45
70
March 24
Philadelphia
W 107–106
DeMarcus Cousins (33)
DeMarcus Cousins (17)
Andre Miller (6)
Sleep Train Arena 16,636
25–45
71
March 25
@ Phoenix
W 108–99
DeMarcus Cousins (24)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Andre Miller (7)
US Airways Center 17,589
26–45
72
March 27
@ New Orleans
L 88–102
DeMarcus Cousins (39)
DeMarcus Cousins (20)
McCallum, Jr. (5)
Smoothie King Center 17,669
26–46
73
March 30
@ Memphis
L 83–97
Rudy Gay (24)
Reggie Evans (7)
McCallum, Jr. & Stauskas (3)
FedExForum 17,218
26–47 :
April
: 3–6 (home: 2–2; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
74
April 1
@ Houston
L 111–115
DeMarcus Cousins (24)
DeMarcus Cousins (21)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Toyota Center 18,312
26–48
75
April 3
New Orleans
L 95–101
DeMarcus Cousins (24)
DeMarcus Cousins (20)
DeMarcus Cousins (13)
Sleep Train Arena 17,021
26–49
76
April 5
Utah
L 95–101
DeMarcus Cousins (26)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Ray McCallum, Jr. (7)
Sleep Train Arena 16,716
26–50
77
April 7
Minnesota
W 116–111
Rudy Gay (32)
Ray McCallum, Jr. (9)
Andre Miller (8)
Sleep Train Arena 16,770
27–50
78
April 8
@ Utah
L 91–103
Casspi & Landry & McLemore (16)
Jason Thompson (11)
Omri Casspi (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,351
27–51
79
April 10
@ Oklahoma City
L 103–116
Ben McLemore (20)
Jason Thompson (14)
Andre Miller (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
27–52
80
April 12
@ Denver
L 111–122
Omri Casspi (22)
Omri Casspi (7)
Casspi & McLemore (7)
Pepsi Center 14,004
27–53
81
April 13
L.A. Lakers
W 102–92
Omri Casspi (26)
Jason Thompson (10)
Casspi & Miller (6)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
28–53
82
April 15
@ L.A. Lakers
W 122–99
Ben McLemore (24)
Carl Landry (9)
McLemore & Stockton (7)
Staples Center 18,997
29–53 :
2014–15 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Ben McLemore | 82 | 82 | 32.6 | .437 | .358 | .813 | 2.9 | 1.7 | .9 | .2 | 12.1 |
| Jason Thompson | 81 | 63 | 24.6 | .470 | .000 | .622 | 6.5 | 1.0 | .4 | .7 | 6.1 |
| Derrick Williams | 74 | 6 | 19.8 | .447 | .314 | .684 | 2.7 | .7 | .5 | .1 | 8.3 |
| Nik Stauskas | 73 | 1 | 15.4 | .365 | .322 | .859 | 1.2 | .9 | .3 | .2 | 4.4 |
| Carl Landry | 70 | 15 | 17.0 | .515 | | .820 | 3.8 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 7.2 |
| Rudy Gay | 68 | 67 | 35.4 | .455 | .359 | .858 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .6 | 21.1 |
| Ray McCallum Jr. | 68 | 30 | 21.1 | .438 | .306 | .679 | 2.6 | 2.8 | .7 | .2 | 7.4 |
| Omri Casspi | 67 | 19 | 21.1 | .489 | .402 | .733 | 3.9 | 1.5 | .5 | .1 | 8.9 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 59 | 59 | 34.1 | .467 | .250 | .782 | 12.7 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 24.1 |
| Reggie Evans | 47 | 7 | 16.3 | .423 | .000 | .619 | 6.4 | .7 | .5 | .1 | 3.7 |
| Ryan Hollins | 46 | 9 | 9.6 | .646 | | .574 | 2.2 | .3 | .1 | .4 | 3.0 |
| Darren Collison | 45 | 45 | 34.8 | .473 | .373 | .788 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 1.5 | .3 | 16.1 |
| Ramon Sessions$^†$ | 36 | 7 | 17.8 | .344 | .214 | .727 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .4 | .0 | 5.4 |
| Andre Miller$^†$ | 30 | 0 | 20.7 | .459 | .231 | .789 | 2.5 | 4.7 | .6 | .1 | 5.7 |
| Quincy Miller$^†$ | 6 | 0 | 10.2 | .222 | .143 | .727 | 2.0 | .5 | 1.0 | .5 | 2.8 |
| David Stockton | 3 | 0 | 11.0 | .333 | .500 | .500 | .7 | 3.0 | .7 | .0 | 2.7 |
| Sim Bhullar | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | .500 | | | .3 | .3 | .0 | .3 | .7 |
| Eric Moreland | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.000 | | | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
| David Wear | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | .000 | .000 | | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.

## Transactions
### Trades
### Free agents
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed | Contract | Ref. |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team | Ref. |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date | New team | Ref. |

## Awards

| Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |