# 2010–11 Sacramento Kings season

The 2010–11 Sacramento Kings season was the 66th season of the franchise, its 26th season in Sacramento, and its 62nd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

## Key dates

* June 24 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
* July 1 – The free agency period began.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 5 | DeMarcus Cousins | Center | United States | Kentucky |
| 2 | 33 | Hassan Whiteside | Center | United States | Marshall |

## Roster
### Roster Notes

* Marquis Daniels did not suit up for any of the Kings' games, but he was on the team roster at the end of the season.

## Pre-season
### Game log

2010 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
Phoenix
W 109–95
Tyreke Evans (26)
DeMarcus Cousins (16)
Tyreke Evans (5)
ARCO Arena 9,485
1–0
2
October 7
L.A. Clippers
L 88–120
DeMarcus Cousins (15)
Jason Thompson, Omri Casspi, Carl Landry (5)
Jason Thompson (3)
ARCO Arena 10,284
1–1
3
October 10
@ Golden State
L 86–95
DeMarcus Cousins (17)
Jason Thompson (12)
Francisco García, Omri Casspi, Luther Head (4)
Oracle Arena 10,537
1–2
4
October 12
Golden State
W 116–97
DeMarcus Cousins (20)
Omri Casspi (9)
Eugene Jeter (7)
Oracle Arena 10,786
2–2
5
October 13
@ L.A. Lakers
L 95–98
Carl Landry (23)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Tyreke Evans (8)
Thomas & Mack Center 15,134
2–3
6
October 19
@ L.A. Clippers
W 96–94
Omri Casspi, Tyreke Evans (17)
Omri Casspi (8)
Tyreke Evans (7)
Staples Center 10,838
3–3
7
October 22
@ Utah
L 71–82
Beno Udrih (17)
Donté Greene, Jason Thompson, Carl Landry (6)
Tyreke Evans (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,505
3–4 :
2010–11 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 30–11 | 27–14 | 12–4 |
| Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 | 23–18 | 17–24 | 9–7 |
| Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 | 26–15 | 10–31 | 5–11 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25 | 23–18 | 9–32 | 7–9 |
| Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 33 | 11–30 | 13–28 | 7–9 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-San Antonio Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
| 2 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
| 3 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
| 4 | y-Oklahoma City Thunder | 55 | 27 | .671 | 6 |
| 5 | x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 |
| 7 | x-New Orleans Hornets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
| 8 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 21 |
| 11 | Utah Jazz | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 29 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 17 | 65 | .207 | 44 |

### Game log

2010–11 game log Total: 24–58 (Home: 11–30; Road: 13–28) :
October: 2–1 (home: 0–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 27
@ Minnesota
W 117–116
Francisco García, Carl Landry (22)
Carl Landry (11)
Beno Udrih (6)
Target Center 17,067
1–0
2
October 29
@ New Jersey
L 100–106
Tyreke Evans, Francisco García (18)
Darnell Jackson (6)
Tyreke Evans (7)
Prudential Center 13.482
1–1
3
October 30
@ Cleveland
W 107–104
Tyreke Evans (21)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Beno Udrih (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
2–1 :
November: 2–11 (home: 2–8; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 1
Toronto
W 111–108
Tyreke Evans (23)
Samuel Dalembert (14)
Tyreke Evans (5)
ARCO Arena 17,317
3–1
5
November 3
L.A. Lakers
L 100–112
Tyreke Evans (21)
Samuel Dalembert, Jason Thompson (10)
Beno Udrih (8)
ARCO Arena 16,113
3–2
6
November 6
Memphis
L 91–100
Tyreke Evans (30)
Samuel Dalembert (12)
Tyreke Evans (5)
ARCO Arena 14,085
3–3
7
November 10
Minnesota
L 89–98
Omri Casspi (17)
Samuel Dalembert (9)
Tyreke Evans, Beno Udrih (9)
ARCO Arena 12,433
3–4
8
November 12
@ Phoenix
L 89–103
Carl Landry (20)
Carl Landry (11)
Tyreke Evans (9)
US Airways Center 18,029
3–5
9
November 14
Detroit
L 94–100
Tyreke Evans (20)
DeMarcus Cousins, Carl Landry (8)
Beno Udrih (9)
ARCO Arena 12,377
3–6
10
November 17
New York
L 106–113
Tyreke Evans (23)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Tyreke Evans (5)
ARCO Arena 12,817
3–7
11
November 19
New Jersey
W 86–81
Tyreke Evans (20)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Tyreke Evans (4)
ARCO Arena 11,766
4–7
12
November 21
New Orleans
L 71–75
Donté Greene (15)
Samuel Dalembert, Donté Greene (10)
Tyreke Evans (5)
ARCO Arena 12,003
4–8
13
November 22
@ Utah
L 83–94
DeMarcus Cousins (18)
DeMarcus Cousins, Samuel Dalembert (9)
Tyreke Evans, Luther Head, Pooh Jeter (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,698
4–9
14
November 25
@ L.A. Clippers
L 82–100
Carl Landry (18)
DeMarcus Cousins, Carl Landry (6)
Luther Head (7)
Staples Center 11,504
4–10
15
November 27
Chicago
L 85–96
Jason Thompson (18)
Jason Thompson (9)
Tyreke Evans (9)
ARCO Arena 13,504
4–11
16
November 30
Indiana
L 98–107
Beno Udrih (24)
Samuel Dalembert (12)
Tyreke Evans (9)
ARCO Arena 10,927
4–12 :
December: 2–11 (home: 2–6; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
December 3
@ L.A. Lakers
L 80–113
Jason Thompson (19)
Jason Thompson (10)
Omri Casspi (4)
Staples Center 18,997
4–13
18
December 4
Dallas
L 103–105
Tyreke Evans (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Tyreke Evans (8)
ARCO Arena 12,900
4–14
19
December 6
@ L.A. Clippers
L 91–98
Omri Casspi (21)
Samuel Dalembert (11)
DeMarcus Cousins, Tyreke Evans, Beno Udrih (3)
Staples Center 14,964
4–15
20
December 8
Washington
W 116–91
Beno Udrih (23)
Jason Thompson (14)
Pooh Jeter (9)
ARCO Arena 12,308
5–15
21
December 11
Miami
L 83–104
Omri Casspi (20)
Samuel Dalembert (11)
Beno Udrih (7)
ARCO Arena 16,396
5–16
22
December 14
@ Houston
L 105–118
DeMarcus Cousins, Carl Landry (17)
Jason Thompson (10)
Pooh Jeter, Beno Udrih (6)
Toyota Center 13,414
5–17
23
December 15
@ New Orleans
L 91–94
Tyreke Evans (22)
DeMarcus Cousins (7)
Tyreke Evans (7)
New Orleans Arena 13,325
5–18
24
December 17
@ Oklahoma City
L 87–102
Tyreke Evans (22)
DeMarcus Cousins (16)
Tyreke Evans (6)
Oklahoma City Arena 18,203
5–19
25
December 19
Houston
L 93–102
DeMarcus Cousins (19)
DeMarcus Cousins (8)
Beno Udrih (7)
ARCO Arena 13,599
5–20
26
December 21
Golden State
L 109–117 (OT)
Beno Udrih (34)
DeMarcus Cousins (13)
Tyreke Evans (7)
ARCO Arena 13,740
5–21
27
December 23
Milwaukee
L 79–84
Beno Udrih (17)
Samuel Dalembert, Carl Landry (12)
Beno Udrih (5)
ARCO Arena 12,360
5–22
28
December 27
L.A. Clippers
L 99–100
Tyreke Evans (32)
DeMarcus Cousins (9)
Beno Udrih (6)
ARCO Arena 14,590
5–23
29
December 29
Memphis
W 100–98
Beno Udrih (24)
DeMarcus Cousins (16)
Beno Udrih (6)
ARCO Arena 12,636
6–23 :
January: 6–10 (home: 3–3; road: 3–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
30
January 1
@ Denver
L 86–104
Jason Thompson (17)
DeMarcus Cousins (8)
Tyreke Evans (5)
Pepsi Center 17,466
6–24
31
January 2
Phoenix
W 94–89
DeMarcus Cousins (28)
Carl Landry (12)
DeMarcus Cousins (6)
ARCO Arena 12,500
7–24
32
January 4
Atlanta
L 102–108
Tyreke Evans (29)
Omri Casspi (11)
Tyreke Evans (8)
ARCO Arena 11,472
7–25
33
January 6
Denver
W 122–102
Tyreke Evans (27)
Omri Casspi, DeMarcus Cousins (6)
Tyreke Evans (12)
ARCO Arena 13,184
8–25
34
January 9
@ Toronto
L 112–118
Beno Udrih (25)
Jason Thompson (11)
Pooh Jeter (6)
Air Canada Centre 17,206
8–26
35
January 11
@ Washington
L 133–136 (OT)
Francisco García, Beno Udrih (26)
Omri Casspi, DeMarcus Cousins (8)
Pooh Jeter (11)
Verizon Center 16,226
8–27
36
January 12
@ Boston
L 95–119
Carl Landry (17)
Jason Thompson (9)
Beno Udrih (5)
TD Garden 18,624
8–28
37
January 14
@ New York
W 93–83
Beno Udrih (29)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Beno Udrih (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
9–28
38
January 15
@ Detroit
L 106–110
Tyreke Evans (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (8)
Tyreke Evans (11)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,784
9–29
39
January 17
@ Atlanta
L 98–100
DeMarcus Cousins (20)
Donté Greene (11)
Samuel Dalembert (4)
Philips Arena 14,820
9–30
40
January 19
Portland
L 90–94 (OT)
Beno Udrih (20)
Samuel Dalembert (12)
Tyreke Evans (8)
ARCO Arena 12,722
9–31
41
January 21
@ Golden State
L 112–119 (OT)
Tyreke Evans (35)
Jason Thompson (12)
Beno Udrih (7)
Oracle Arena 18,428
9–32
42
January 24
@ Portland
W 96–81
Tyreke Evans (26)
DeMarcus Cousins, Carl Landry (8)
Tyreke Evans (6)
Rose Garden 20,488
10–32
43
January 25
Charlotte
L 89–94
Tyreke Evans, Carl Landry (19)
Omri Casspi, Tyreke Evans, Jason Thompson (8)
Tyreke Evans (5)
ARCO Arena 13,984
10–33
44
January 28
@ L.A. Lakers
W 100–95
DeMarcus Cousins (27)
DeMarcus Cousins, Carl Landry (10)
Beno Udrih (7)
Staples Center 18,997
11–33
45
January 29
New Orleans
W 102–96
DeMarcus Cousins (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
DeMarcus Cousins (7)
ARCO Arena 14,534
12–33 :
February: 3–10 (home: 1–5; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
46
February 1
Boston
L 90–95
DeMarcus Cousins, Tyreke Evans (20)
Omri Casspi, Samuel Dalembert (7)
Beno Udrih (6)
ARCO Arena 16,482
12–34
47
February 4
San Antonio
L 100–113
Tyreke Evans (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (10)
Pooh Jeter (6)
ARCO Arena 15,772
12–35
48
February 7
Utah
L 104–107
DeMarcus Cousins (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (14)
Tyreke Evans, Jason Thompson (4)
ARCO Arena 11,509
12–36
49
February 9
Dallas
L 100–102
Samuel Dalembert (20)
DeMarcus Cousins (15)
Tyreke Evans (9)
ARCO Arena 12,310
12–37
50
February 12
Oklahoma City
L 97–99
Tyreke Evans (30)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Beno Udrih (7)
ARCO Arena 14,987
12–38
51
February 13
@ Phoenix
W 113–108
Tyreke Evans (21)
Samuel Dalembert (15)
Tyreke Evans, Beno Udrih (7)
US Airways Center 17,798
13–38
52
February 15
@ Oklahoma City
L 96–126
DeMarcus Cousins (21)
DeMarcus Cousins (13)
Pooh Jeter (7)
Oklahoma City Arena 18,087
13–39
53
February 16
@ Dallas
L 100–116
Jermaine Taylor (17)
DeMarcus Cousins (12)
Beno Udrih (7)
American Airlines Center 20,420
13–40
All-Star Break
54
February 22
@ Miami
L 97–117
Samuel Dalembert (18)
Samuel Dalembert (13)
DeMarcus Cousins, Pooh Jeter, Beno Udrih (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,754
13–41
55
February 23
@ Orlando
W 111–105
Jermaine Taylor (21)
Samuel Dalembert (9)
Beno Udrih (10)
Amway Center 19,146
14–41
56
February 25
@ Charlotte
L 98–110
Samuel Dalembert (18)
Jason Thompson (13)
Beno Udrih (13)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,782
14–42
57
February 26
@ Memphis
L 92–120
Beno Udrih (24)
Omri Casspi, Samuel Dalembert (8)
Jason Thompson, Beno Udrih (5)
FedExForum 16,028
14–43
58
February 28
L.A. Clippers
W 105–99
Marcus Thornton (29)
Samuel Dalembert (10)
Beno Udrih (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
15–43 :
March: 6–10 (home: 2–5; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 2
Portland
L 102–107
DeMarcus Cousins (28)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Beno Udrih (8)
Power Balance Pavilion 12,286
15–44
60
March 5
@ Utah
L 102–109 (OT)
Marcus Thornton (22)
DeMarcus Cousins (18)
DeMarcus Cousins (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
15–45
61
March 7
Houston
L 101–123
DeMarcus Cousins (20)
Samuel Dalembert (12)
Marcus Thornton, Beno Udrih (4)
Power Balance Pavilion 12,561
15–46
62
March 9
Orlando
L 102–106
DeMarcus Cousins (29)
Samuel Dalembert (10)
Marcus Thornton (5)
Power Balance Pavilion 12,728
15–47
63
March 11
@ San Antonio
L 103–108
Omri Casspi, Jermaine Taylor (16)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Marcus Thornton (6)
AT&T Center 18,712
15–48
64
March 12
@ New Orleans
L 103–115
Marcus Thornton (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Pooh Jeter (7)
New Orleans Arena 15,530
15–49
65
March 14
Golden State
W 129–119
Marcus Thornton (42)
Samuel Dalembert (16)
Beno Udrih (9)
Power Balance Pavilion 14,243
16–49
66
March 16
Cleveland
L 93–97
Marcus Thornton (23)
DeMarcus Cousins (16)
Beno Udrih (8)
Power Balance Pavilion 13,477
16–50
67
March 18
Philadelphia
L 80–102
DeMarcus Cousins (19)
Samuel Dalembert (13)
Beno Udrih (5)
Power Balance Pavilion 15,373
16–51
68
March 20
@ Minnesota
W 127–95
Samuel Dalembert (26)
Samuel Dalembert (17)
Marcus Thornton (9)
Target Center 18,993
17–51
69
March 21
@ Chicago
L 92–132
Marcus Thornton (25)
DeMarcus Cousins (8)
Beno Udrih (5)
United Center 21,873
17–52
70
March 23
@ Milwaukee
W 97–90
Marcus Thornton (27)
Samuel Dalembert (12)
Beno Udrih (6)
Bradley Center 14,122
18–52
71
March 25
@ Indiana
W 110–93
DeMarcus Cousins (18)
DeMarcus Cousins (14)
Tyreke Evans (8)
Conseco Fieldhouse 13,813
19–52
72
March 27
@ Philadelphia
W 114–111 (OT)
Marcus Thornton (32)
Samuel Dalembert (19)
DeMarcus Cousins (6)
Wells Fargo Center 16,235
20–52
73
March 29
Phoenix
W 116–113
Marcus Thornton (24)
Marcus Thornton (11)
DeMarcus Cousins, Tyreke Evans (8)
Power Balance Pavilion 13,774
21–52
74
March 30
@ Denver
L 90–104
Marcus Thornton (27)
Samuel Dalembert, Jason Thompson (6)
Beno Udrih (10)
Pepsi Center 17,955
21–53 :
April: 3–5 (home: 1–3; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 1
Denver
L 90–99
Francisco García (17)
Samuel Dalembert (12)
DeMarcus Cousins, Marcus Thornton (5)
Power Balance Pavilion 15,871
21–54
76
April 3
Utah
W 106–97
Tyreke Evans (24)
DeMarcus Cousins (9)
Tyreke Evans (10)
Power Balance Pavilion 17,215
22–54
77
April 5
@ Houston
W 104–101
Samuel Dalembert, Marcus Thornton (21)
DeMarcus Cousins, Samuel Dalembert (15)
Tyreke Evans (5)
Toyota Center 15,523
23–54
78
April 6
@ San Antonio
L 92–124
Tyreke Evans (16)
DeMarcus Cousins (11)
Tyreke Evans, Beno Udrih (5)
AT&T Center 18,590
23–55
79
April 8
@ Memphis
L 96–101
Marcus Thornton (18)
Samuel Dalembert (16)
Tyreke Evans (6)
FedExForum 16,517
23–56
80
April 10
@ Golden State
W 104–103
Marcus Thornton (21)
Samuel Dalembert (14)
Beno Udrih (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
24–56
81
April 11
Oklahoma City
L 112–120
DeMarcus Cousins (30)
DeMarcus Cousins, Samuel Dalembert, Marcus Thornton (9)
Beno Udrih (7)
Power Balance Pavilion 15,683
24–57
82
April 13
L.A. Lakers
L 108–116 (OT)
Marcus Thornton (33)
Samuel Dalembert (18)
Tyreke Evans (7)
Power Balance Pavilion 17,641
24–58 :
2010–11 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 81 | 62 | 28.5 | .430 | .167 | .687 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .8 | 14.1 |
| Samuel Dalembert | 80 | 46 | 24.2 | .473 | .000 | .730 | 8.2 | .8 | .5 | 1.5 | 8.1 |
| Beno Udrih | 79 | 64 | 34.6 | .500 | .357 | .864 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 1.2 | .1 | 13.7 |
| Jason Thompson | 75 | 39 | 23.3 | .507 | .000 | .605 | 6.1 | 1.2 | .4 | .6 | 8.8 |
| Omri Casspi | 71 | 27 | 24.0 | .412 | .372 | .673 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .8 | .2 | 8.6 |
| Donté Greene | 69 | 21 | 16.3 | .404 | .292 | .662 | 2.1 | .7 | .5 | .3 | 5.8 |
| Eugene Jeter | 62 | 1 | 13.8 | .409 | .200 | .902 | 1.1 | 2.6 | .5 | .0 | 4.1 |
| Darnell Jackson | 59 | 2 | 8.2 | .487 | .273 | .612 | 1.6 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 3.2 |
| Francisco García | 58 | 34 | 23.9 | .436 | .362 | .855 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .9 | .8 | 9.7 |
| Tyreke Evans | 57 | 53 | 37.0 | .409 | .291 | .771 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 1.5 | .5 | 17.8 |
| Carl Landry$^†$ | 53 | 16 | 26.5 | .492 | .000 | .721 | 4.8 | .9 | .6 | .4 | 11.9 |
| Luther Head | 36 | 14 | 16.3 | .415 | .391 | .780 | 1.7 | 1.9 | .3 | .3 | 5.6 |
| Marcus Thornton$^†$ | 27 | 23 | 38.1 | .450 | .361 | .805 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 1.7 | .2 | 21.3 |
| Jermaine Taylor$^†$ | 26 | 8 | 15.6 | .476 | .300 | .727 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .5 | .1 | 7.1 |
| Antoine Wright | 7 | 0 | 4.4 | .125 | .000 | | .4 | .0 | .1 | .0 | .3 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | | | | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 17, 2010 | To Philadelphia 76ers Andrés Nocioni, Spencer Hawes | To Sacramento Kings Samuel Dalembert |
| July 21, 2010 | To Milwaukee Bucks Jon Brockman | To Sacramento Kings Darnell Jackson 2011 second-round pick |
| December 15, 2010 | To Houston Rockets Future second-round pick | To Sacramento Kings Jermaine Taylor Cash considerations |
| February 23, 2011 | To New Orleans Hornets Carl Landry | To Sacramento Kings Marcus Thornton Cash considerations |
| February 24, 2011 | To Boston Celtics 2017 second-round pick | To Sacramento Kings Marquis Daniels Cash considerations |

### Free agents

Additions :
| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| Antoine Wright | July 23 | Toronto Raptors |
| Eugene Jeter | July 23 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
Subtractions :
| Player | Date signed | New team |
| Sean May | August 10 | New Jersey Nets |
| Ime Udoka | November 24 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Luther Head | N/A | N/A |