# 2020–21 Sydney Kings season

The 2020–21 NBL season was the 32nd season for the Sydney Kings in the NBL.

## Roster
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

## Pre-season
### Game log

2020 pre-season game log Total: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) :
December: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
20 December
The Hawks
W 98–89
Shaun Bruce (14)
Craig Moller (8)
Casper Ware (4)
Qudos Bank Arena closed event
1–0 :

## Regular season
### Ladder

| Pos | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte | 2020–21 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Melbourne United | 36 | 28 | 8 | 77.78% | 4–1 | W3 | 14–4 | 14–4 | 3189 | 2956 | 107.88% |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 36 | 25 | 11 | 69.44% | 3–2 | L2 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 3133 | 2900 | 108.03% |
| 3 | Illawarra Hawks | 36 | 20 | 16 | 55.56% | 4–1 | L1 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 2962 | 2954 | 100.27% |
| 4 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 36 | 19 | 17 | 52.78% | 2–3 | L1 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 3217 | 3124 | 102.98% |
| 5 | Sydney Kings | 36 | 19 | 17 | 52.78% | 4–1 | W3 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 3112 | 3087 | 100.81% |
| 6 | Brisbane Bullets | 36 | 18 | 18 | 50.00% | 4–1 | W1 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 3204 | 3274 | 97.86% |
| 7 | Adelaide 36ers | 36 | 13 | 23 | 36.11% | 0–5 | L7 | 10–8 | 3–15 | 2985 | 3156 | 94.58% |
| 8 | New Zealand Breakers | 36 | 12 | 24 | 33.33% | 2–3 | L1 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 2937 | 3021 | 97.22% |
| 9 | Cairns Taipans | 36 | 8 | 28 | 22.22% | 1–4 | L2 | 6–12 | 2–16 | 2940 | 3207 | 91.67% |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2021. Source: NBL.com.au

### Ladder progression

* Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
* Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
* Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
2020–21 NBL season vte :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | NBL Cup | NBL Cup | NBL Cup | NBL Cup | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Adelaide 36ers | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Cairns Taipans | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Illawarra Hawks | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Melbourne United | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand Breakers | – | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Perth Wildcats | – | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Sydney Kings | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

### Game log

2020–21 game log Total: 19–17 (Home: 11–7; Road: 8–10) :
January: 1–3 (home: 0–0; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
16 January
@ Cairns
L 87–86
Casper Ware (18)
Jarell Martin (8)
Shaun Bruce (4)
Cairns Pop-Up Arena 1,919
0–1
2
23 January
@ Cairns
W 91–99
Martin, Ware (22)
Jarell Martin (10)
Bruce, Moller (4)
Cairns Pop-Up Arena 1,930
1–1
3
26 January
@ Brisbane
L 90–87
Jarell Martin (26)
Jarell Martin (11)
Bruce, Louzada, Moller, Ware (3)
Nissan Arena 3,406
1–2
4
30 January
@ Adelaide
L 85–80
Dejan Vasiljevic (28)
Craig Moller (9)
Casper Ware (6)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,087
1–3 :
February
: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
6 February
@ Adelaide
W 75–94
Casper Ware (27)
Jordan Hunter (11)
Shaun Bruce (7)
Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,317
2–3
6
12 February
New Zealand
W 84–74
Casper Ware (22)
Martin, Newley (6)
Shaun Bruce (4)
Qudos Bank Arena 5,833
3–3
7
14 February
Illawarra
L 82–85
Casper Ware (21)
Craig Moller (8)
Shaun Bruce (9)
Qudos Bank Arena 6,534
3–4 :
NBL Cup: 4–4 (home: 2–2; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
21 February
Adelaide
W 94–77
Casper Ware (23)
Jordan Hunter (9)
Brad Newley (4)
John Cain Arena 2,566
4–4
9
23 February
Perth
L 106–113
Casper Ware (34)
Casper Ware (5)
Casper Ware (4)
John Cain Arena 1,079
4–5
10
25 February
New Zealand
96–78
Jordan Hunter (24)
Dejan Vasiljevic (10)
Casper Ware (5)
John Cain Arena 1,991
5–5
11
27 February
@ Melbourne
L 83–80
Dejan Vasiljevic (22)
Brad Newley (8)
Casper Ware (5)
John Cain Arena 4,206
5–6
12
4 March
@ Cairns
L 96–92
Dejan Vasiljevic (32)
Jordan Hunter (6)
Moller, Ware (4)
State Basketball Centre 1,355
5–7
13
6 March
@ South East Melbourne
W 85–91
Dejan Vasiljevic (19)
Casper Ware (10)
Casper Ware (6)
John Cain Arena 3,708
6–7
14
11 March
Illawarra
L 69–89
Dejan Vasiljevic (12)
Craig Moller (6)
Bruce, Moller (4)
John Cain Arena 997
6–8
15
13 March
@ Brisbane
W 108–119
Casper Ware (25)
Jordan Hunter (8)
Casper Ware (10)
John Cain Arena 4,183
7–8 :
March: 2–1 (home: 2–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
16
19 March
Melbourne
W 103–75
Jordan Hunter (18)
Martin, Moller (6)
Moller, Ware (6)
Qudos Bank Arena 5,089
8–8
17
21 March
Cairns
W 75–73
Martin, Ware (16)
Craig Moller (8)
Louzada, Martin, Moller, Vasiljevic, Ware (2)
Qudos Bank Arena 5,187
9–8
18
28 March
Perth
L 65–89
Jarell Martin (18)
Craig Moller (7)
Casper Ware (6)
Qudos Bank Arena 5,067
9–9 :
April: 5–3 (home: 3–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
1 April
@ Perth
L 95–89
Jarell Martin (27)
Jarell Martin (11)
Didi Louzada (4)
RAC Arena 10,123
9–10
20
3 April
Brisbane
W 90–71
Craig Moller (20)
Jarell Martin (10)
Casper Ware (9)
Qudos Bank Arena 5,439
10–10
21
8 April
Perth
L 69–73
Casper Ware (20)
Jordan Hunter (13)
Bruce, Ware (3)
Qudos Bank Arena 4,115
10–11
22
11 April
South East Melbourne
L 84–98
Jarell Martin (23)
Jordan Hunter (9)
Didi Louzada (7)
Qudos Bank Arena 4,236
10–12
23
15 April
South East Melbourne
W 97–90
Didi Louzada (28)
Didi Louzada (8)
Casper Ware (6)
Qudos Bank Arena 4,476
11–12
24
17 April
Cairns
W 89–84
Casper Ware (40)
Jordan Hunter (8)
Shaun Bruce (4)
Qudos Bank Arena 5,214
12–12
25
22 April
@ South East Melbourne
W 81–101
Hunter, Ware (19)
Jordan Hunter (10)
Casper Ware (5)
John Cain Arena 1,268
13–12
26
24 April
@ Illawarra
W 75–79 (OT)
Casper Ware (18)
Shaun Bruce (13)
Casper Ware (4)
WIN Entertainment Centre 3,724
14–12 :
May: 3–5 (home: 2–1; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
27
2 May
@ Melbourne
L 103–78
Casper Ware (25)
Craig Moller (11)
Shaun Bruce (5)
John Cain Arena 2,214
14–13
28
9 May
Adelaide
L 88–97 (OT)
Jarell Martin (25)
Jordan Hunter (9)
Casper Ware (8)
Qudos Bank Arena 4,063
14–14
29
13 May
@ Brisbane
L 93–70
Jordan Hunter (15)
Hunter, Moller (11)
Casper Ware (3)
Nissan Arena 1,374
14–15
30
16 May
Adelaide
W 85–75
Jarell Martin (20)
Craig Moller (11)
Casper Ware (12)
Qudos Bank Arena 5,078
15–15
31
20 May
@ New Zealand
L 89–81
Casper Ware (20)
Jarell Martin (6)
Bruce, Ware (3)
The Trusts Arena 3,800
15–16
32
22 May
@ New Zealand
W 76–81
Jarell Martin (29)
Jarell Martin (9)
Shaun Bruce (5)
TSB Stadium 2,066
16–16
33
27 May
@ Perth
L 81–67
Jarell Martin (20)
Jordan Hunter (9)
Xavier Cooks (3)
RAC Arena 10,650
16–17
34
29 May
Melbourne
W 100–98 (2OT)
Shaun Bruce (21)
Craig Moller (12)
Shaun Bruce (7)
Qudos Bank Arena 6,238
17–17 :
June: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
35
3 June
@ Illawarra
W 73–79
Jarell Martin (23)
Cooks, Martin (10)
Casper Ware (8)
WIN Entertainment Centre 3,217
18–17
36
5 June
Brisbane
W 83–82
Jarell Martin (28)
Xavier Cooks (7)
Xavier Cooks (5)
Qudos Bank Arena 9,267
19–17 :

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Craig Moller | 3 June |
| Shaun Bruce | 15 June |
| Xavier Cooks | 7 July |
| Casper Ware | 27 August |
| Daniel Kickert | 3 September |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Dejan Vasiljevic | 17 July | Miami |
| Angus Glover | 20 July | Illawarra Hawks |
| Jarell Martin | 2 December | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Tom Vodanovich | 2 January | BBC Telstar Hesper |
| Jaylin Galloway | 14 January | Australian Institute of Sport |
| Lochlan Hutchison | 14 January | Sutherland Sharks |
| Archie Woodhill | 14 January | Australian Institute of Sport |
| Dexter Kernich-Drew | 5 February | Melbourne United |
| Jarrad Weeks | 5 May | New Zealand Breakers |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Kevin Lisch | Retired | Sydney Kings (assistant) |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Released | Houston Rockets |
| Andrew Bogut | Retired | N/A |
| Lucas Walker | Retired | N/A |
| Deshon Taylor | Free agent | Canterbury Rams |
| Didi Louzada | Released | New Orleans Pelicans |

## Awards
### Player of the Week

Round 15, Jordan Hunter