# 2007–08 Sacramento Kings season

The 2007–08 Sacramento Kings season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 23rd in Sacramento.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
* The 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City on June 28.
* The free agency period began in July.

## Off-season notes

The Kings, following a disappointing 2006–07 season, fired coach Eric Musselman and replaced him with Reggie Theus.

## Draft picks

Sacramento's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 10 | Spencer Hawes | Center | United States | Washington |

## Other notable additions

Daniel Artest, the brother of Ron Artest, made it on the summer league roster and practice squad. Artest scored two points as a back-up in limited summer league action.

## Standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 30–11 | 27–14 | 12–4 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 30–11 | 25–16 | 10–6 |
| Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 10–6 |
| Sacramento Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 | 26–15 | 12–29 | 3–13 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 59 | .284 | 34 | 13–28 | 10–31 | 5–11 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
| 2 | y-New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 3 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 4 | y-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6 |
| 8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 |
| 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 |
| 11 | Sacramento Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 34 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 15 | Seattle SuperSonics | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 |

### Record vs. opponents

2007-08 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Boston | 3–0 | – | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Charlotte | 2–2 | 1–3 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Chicago | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Cleveland | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | – | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Houston | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | – | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | – | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Memphis | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Milwaukee | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| New Orleans | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| New York | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Orlando | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Philadelphia | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | – | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | – | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Toronto | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 |
| Washington | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — |

### Game log
#### October

Record: 0–1; Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | 31 October 2007 | Kings | 90–104 | Hornets | NA | Kevin Martin (26) | 15,188 | 0–1 |

#### November

Record: 5–8; Home: 5–2; Road: 0–6
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 2 | 2 November 2007 | Kings | 80–96 | Spurs | NA | Kevin Martin (22) | 17,072 | 0–2 |
| 3 | 3 November 2007 | Kings | 102–123 | Mavericks | NA | Kevin Martin (28) | 20,343 | 0–3 |
| 4 | 6 November 2007 | SuperSonics | 98–104 | Kings | NA | Kevin Martin (31) | 14,908 | 1–3 |
| 5 | 9 November 2007 | Cavaliers | 93–91 | Kings | NA | Kevin Martin (32) | 15,293 | 1–4 |
| 6 | 10 November 2007 | Timberwolves | 93–100 | Kings | NA | Kevin Martin (29) | 13,170 | 2–4 |
| 7 | 12 November 2007 | Kings | 93–117 | Jazz | NA | John Salmons (22) | 19,911 | 2–5 |
| 9 | 14 November 2007 | Kings | 103–108 | Timberwolves | NA | Kevin Martin (22) | 11,656 | 2–6 |
| 10 | 16 November 2007 | Knicks | 118–123 | Kings | 2 | Kevin Martin (43) | 12,549 | 3–6 |
| 11 | 18 November 2007 | Pistons | 95–105 | Kings | NA | Beno Udrih (23) | 12,978 | 4–6 |
| 12 | 20 November 2007 | Suns | 100–98 | Kings | NA | Ron Artest (33) | 13,598 | 4–7 |
| 13 | 21 November 2007 | Kings | 111–127 | Suns | NA | Francisco García (31) | 18,422 | 4–8 |
| 14 | 23 November 2007 | Kings | 84–87 | Trail Blazers | NA | Kevin Martin (21) | 19,980 | 4–9 |
| 15 | 26 November 2007 | Spurs | 99–112 | Kings | NA | Beno Udrih (27) | 12,587 | 5–9 |

#### December

Record: 6–4; Home: 3–2; Road: 3–2
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 16 | 1 December 2007 | Rockets | 99–107 | Kings | NA | Two-way tie (26) | 15,081 | 6–10 |
| 17 | 4 December 2007 | Jazz | 107–117 | Kings | NA | Kevin Martin (25) | 12,688 | 7–10 |
| 18 | 7 December 2007 | Clippers | 97–87 | Kings | NA | Ron Artest (21) | 13,094 | 7–11 |
| 19 | 8 December 2007 | Kings | 97–101 | Nuggets | NA | John Salmons (25) | 15,493 | 7–12 |
| 20 | 10 December 2007 | Bucks | 93–96 | Kings | NA | John Salmons (22) | 12,449 | 8–12 |
| 21 | 12 December 2007 | Kings | 78–90 | Celtics | NA | Two-way tie (16) | 18,624 | 8–13 |
| 22 | 14 December 2007 | Kings | 109–99 | Sixers | NA | Brad Miller (25) | 10,856 | 9–13 |
| 23 | 15 December 2007 | Kings | 79–92 | Wizards | NA | Brad Miller (21) | 20,173 | 9–14 |
| 24 | 18 December 2007 | Kings | 106–101 | Nets | NA | John Salmons (31) | 11,902 | 10–14 |
| 25 | 19 December 2007 | Kings | 102–89 | Bucks | NA | Ron Artest (26) | 13,746 | 11–14 |
| 26 | 23 December 2007 | Nuggets | 106–105 | Kings | NA | Ron Artest (24) | 15,055 | 11–15 |

#### January

Record:; Home:; Road:
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |

#### February

Record:; Home:; Road:
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |

#### March

Record:; Home:; Road:
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |

#### April

Record:; Home:; Road:
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
* Green background indicates win.
* Red background indicates regulation loss.
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

## Player stats
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim | 6 | 0 | 8.5 | .214 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.7 | .7 | .17 | .00 | 1.7 |
| Ron Artest | 57 | 54 | 38.1 | .453 | .380 | .719 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 2.33 | .67 | 20.5 |
| Quincy Douby | 74 | 0 | 11.8 | .394 | .344 | .923 | 1.1 | .7 | .41 | .16 | 4.8 |
| Francisco García | 79 | 20 | 26.5 | .462 | .391 | .779 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.22 | .63 | 12.3 |
| Orien Greene | 7 | 2 | 8.7 | .273 | .000 | .000 | .9 | .4 | .43 | .14 | .9 |
| Spencer Hawes | 71 | 8 | 13.1 | .459 | .190 | .655 | 3.2 | .6 | .20 | .56 | 4.7 |
| Anthony Johnson* | 27 | 11 | 15.2 | .455 | .500 | .818 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .37 | .04 | 3.9 |
| Dahntay Jones | 25 | 0 | 8.2 | .434 | .167 | .667 | 1.4 | .5 | .32 | .24 | 3.2 |
| Kevin Martin | 61 | 57 | 36.3 | .456 | .402 | .869 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.02 | .08 | 23.7 |
| Brad Miller | 72 | 72 | 34.9 | .463 | .311 | .848 | 9.5 | 3.7 | .96 | 1.03 | 13.4 |
| Mikki Moore | 82 | 79 | 29.1 | .577 | .000 | .736 | 6.0 | 1.0 | .43 | .56 | 8.5 |
| John Salmons | 81 | 41 | 31.1 | .477 | .325 | .823 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.15 | .38 | 12.5 |
| Kenny Thomas | 23 | 3 | 12.2 | .421 | .000 | .000 | 2.7 | .6 | .26 | .04 | 1.4 |
| Beno Udrih | 65 | 51 | 32.0 | .464 | .387 | .850 | 3.3 | 4.3 | .86 | .15 | 12.8 |
| Darryl Watkins | 9 | 0 | 7.9 | .333 | .000 | .400 | 1.3 | .0 | .22 | .22 | 1.3 |
| Shelden Williams* | 28 | 0 | 12.9 | .491 | .000 | .667 | 3.5 | .3 | .32 | .36 | 5.2 |
| Lorenzen Wright* | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | .250 | .000 | .000 | .2 | .2 | .00 | .00 | .4 |
*Statistics include only games with the Kings

## Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

### Free agents

| Player | Former team |
| Player | New team |