# 2024–25 New Taipei Kings season

The 2024–25 New Taipei Kings season is the franchise's 4th season, its first season in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). The Kings are coached by Ryan Marchand in his fourth year as head coach. The Kings also participated in 2024–25 East Asia Super League and 2025 Basketball Champions League Asia-East as the 2024 PLG champion.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | School / Club team |
| 1 | 7 | Chen Chiang-Shuang | Guard | SHU |
* Reference：
On August 29, 2024, the first rounder, Chen Chiang-Shuang had joined the Nanjing Monkey Kings of the Chinese Basketball Association.

## Macau WUS International Basketball Club Challenge

* Recap
* July 31, 2024 20:30 (UTC+8)
| New Taipei Kings | 87–91 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
* Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion, São Lázaro

## Preseason
### Game log

2024 preseason game log Total: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1) :
Preseason : 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 6
@ Dreamers
L 81–99
Chris Johnson (21)
Chris Johnson (13)
Su Shih-Hsuan (5) Joseph Lin (5)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,807
0–1
2
October 13
DEA
L 77–85
Lee Kai-Yan (17)
Chris Johnson (13)
Lee Kai-Yan (4)
Hsinchu County Stadium 3,668
0–2 :
Color： Win  Lose  Schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | New Taipei Kings | 20 | 14 | 6 | .700 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 2 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Formosa Dreamers | 25 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 2.5 | Advance to semifinals |
| 4 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 24 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4 | Advance to play-in |
| 5 | Taipei Taishin Mars | 24 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 5 | Advance to play-in |
| 6 | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 22 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 6 | |
| 7 | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 25 | 8 | 17 | .320 | 8.5 | |

### Game log

2024–25 regular season game log Total: 14–6 (home: 6–2; road: 8–4) :
October : 3–1 (home: 2–1; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 19
@ Aquas
W 88–78
Jeremy Lin (34)
Jason Washburn (9) Kenny Manigault (9)
Jeremy Lin (4)
Kaohsiung Arena 8,156
1–0
2
October 26
Lioneers
W 122–93
Joseph Lin (24)
Austin Daye (8)
Jeremy Lin (9)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 3,581
2–0
3
October 27
DEA
L 98–99
Chris Johnson (20)
Chris Johnson (18)
Joseph Lin (8)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 3,568
2–1
4
October 30
Dreamers
W 88–81
Jeremy Lin (26)
Kenny Manigault (14)
Joseph Lin (7)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 3,261
3–1 :
November : 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
November 10
@ Dreamers
L 76–87
Joseph Lin (21)
Jeremy Lin (11) Kenny Manigault (11)
Jeremy Lin (7)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,000
3–2
6
November 27
@ DEA
W 79–61
Jason Washburn (25)
Jason Washburn (19)
Jeremy Lin (7)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 3,756
4–2 :
December : 5–1 (home: 3–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
December 7
Lioneers
W 96–78
Jason Washburn (17)
Chris Johnson (14)
Jeremy Lin (8)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 4,349
5–2
8
December 8
Dreamers
W 121–89
Jason Washburn (24)
Austin Daye (8) Kenny Manigault (8)
Jeremy Lin (8)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 5,255
6–2
9
December 15
@ Aquas
W 107–78
Chris Johnson (22)
Chris Johnson (11)
Lee Kai-Yan (5)
Kaohsiung Arena 9,223
7–2
10
December 21
@ Mars
W 102–89
Chris Johnson (27)
Kenny Manigault (9)
Jeremy Lin (9)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 4,668
8–2
11
December 28
Aquas
W 111–108 (2OT)
Jason Washburn (24)
Jason Washburn (16)
Joseph Lin (7)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 5,659
9–2
12
December 29
Dreamers
L 95–101
Jason Washburn (26)
Jason Washburn (12)
Kenny Manigault (9)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 5,812
9–3 :
January : 3–1 (home: 1–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
13
January 1
DEA
W 96–79
Jason Washburn (25)
Jason Washburn (12)
Lee Kai-Yan (6)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 5,326
10–3
14
January 4
@ Lioneers
W 98–89
Sani Sakakini (27)
Kenny Manigault (12)
Joseph Lin (7)
Hsinchu County Stadium 5,077
11–3
15
January 11
@ Dreamers
L 79–112
Jason Washburn (16)
Kenny Manigault (16)
Jeremy Lin (7)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,000
11–4
16
January 19
@ Lioneers
W 114–106
Sani Sakakini (34)
Sani Sakakini (11)
Jeremy Lin (8) Kenny Manigault (8)
Hsinchu County Stadium 4,953
12–4 :
February : 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
February 8
@ Leopards
L 84–100
Chris Johnson (18) Kenny Manigault (18)
Kenny Manigault (13)
Joseph Lin (8)
Taoyuan Arena 6,869
12–5
18
February 26
@ Leopards
W 102–99
Joseph Lin (22) Jason Washburn (22)
Jason Washburn (12)
Joseph Lin (8) Kenny Manigault (8)
Taoyuan Arena 3,989
13–5 :
March : 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
March 1
@ Mars
L 100–106
Kenny Manigault (33)
Kenny Manigault (14)
Joseph Lin (6)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 4,798
13–6
20
March 15
@ Lioneers
W 114–111
Jason Washburn (42)
Jason Washburn (13)
Kenny Manigault (6)
Hsinchu County Stadium 5,411
14–6
March 19
Aquas
Rescheduled to April 2
21
March 22
Mars
0–0
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
22
March 23
Leopards
0–0
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
23
March 30
@ DEA
0–0
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
24
April 2
Aquas
0–0
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
25
April 5
Aquas
0–0
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
26
April 6
Mars
0–0
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
27
April 12
Lioneers
0–0
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
28
April 13
Leopards
0–0
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
29
April 16
@ Mars
0–0
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
30
April 20
@ DEA
0–0
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
31
April 23
@ Leopards
0–0
Taoyuan Arena
32
April 26
@ Aquas
0–0
Kaohsiung Arena
May : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
May 3
Mars
Rescheduled to May 9
33
May 3
DEA
0–0
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
May 4
DEA
Rescheduled to May 3
May 7
Leopards
Rescheduled to May 8
34
May 8
Leopards
0–0
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
35
May 9
Mars
0–0
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
36
May 17
@ Dreamers
0–0
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
Color： Win  Lose  Rescheduled  Schedule :

### Regular season note

* Due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, the TPBL declared that the game on March 19 would reschedule to April 2.
* Due to the 2025 Basketball Champions League Asia-East, the TPBL declared that the games on May 3, 4, and 7 would reschedule to May 9, 3, and 8.

## East Asia Super League
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Ryukyu Golden Kings | 6 | 5 | 1 | 498 | 493 | +5 | .833 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | New Taipei Kings | 6 | 4 | 2 | 594 | 532 | +62 | .667 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Macau Black Bears | 6 | 3 | 3 | 582 | 579 | +3 | .500 | |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 2 | 4 | 487 | 509 | −22 | .333 | |
| 5 | Busan KCC Egis | 6 | 1 | 5 | 496 | 544 | −48 | .167 | |

### Final four
#### Semifinals
#### Third place game
## Basketball Champions League Asia
### BCL Asia-East
#### Group B Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Taipei Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Final Four |
| 2 | Hi-Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Final Four |
| 3 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Adroit Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

#### Group stage
## Player statistics
### Regular season

* Player
* Joseph Lin
* Su Pei-Kai
* Chen Chun-Nan
* Chris Johnson
* Jeremy Lin
* Lee Kai-Yan
* Chien You-Che
* Wang Po-Chih
* Lu Cheng-Ju
* Su Shih-Hsuan
* Lin Chin-Pang
* Hung Chih-Shan
* Austin Daye
* Sani Sakakini
* Jason Washburn
* Kenny Manigault
* Lin Li-Jen
* Reference：

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Free agency Michael Efevberha Chris Johnson Lu Cheng-Ju Sani Sakakini Jason Washburn | Players Lost Free agency Chai Chen-Hao Quincy Davis Wendell Lewis Li Wei-Ting Tony Mitchell Yang Chin-Min |

### Re-signed

| Date | Player | Contract terms |
| July 2, 2024 | Su Shih-Hsuan | — |
| July 18, 2024 | Lee Kai-Yan | 3-year contract, worth unknown |
| July 29, 2024 | Austin Daye | — |
| August 5, 2024 | Kenny Manigault | — |
| September 2, 2024 | Jeremy Lin | Extension contract with 1-year player option, worth unknown |

### Free agency
#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| July 15, 2024 | Lu Cheng-Ju | — | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers |
| July 24, 2024 | Chris Johnson | — | Taipei Fubon Braves |
| August 1, 2024 | Jason Washburn | — | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
| October 9, 2024 | Sani Sakakini | Asian import player contract, worth unknown | Al Riyadi Club Beirut |
| February 7, 2025 | Michael Efevberha | BCL Asia player contract, worth unknown | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New Team |
| July 1, 2024 | Chai Chen-Hao | Contract expired | — |
| July 26, 2024 | Wendell Lewis | Contract expired | Satria Muda Pertamina |
| July 26, 2024 | Tony Mitchell | Contract expired | — |
| July 30, 2024 | Yang Chin-Min | Contract expired | LIT basketball team coach |
| July 31, 2024 | Li Wei-Ting | Contract expired | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers |
| October 18, 2024 | Quincy Davis | Contract expired | — |

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Week | Recipient | Award |
| 2 | Joseph Lin | Week 2 Player of the Week |
| 6 | Jason Washburn | Week 6 Player of the Week |
| 9 | Jason Washburn | Week 9 Player of the Week |

### Player of the Month

| Month | Recipient | Award | Ref. |
| October & November | Jeremy Lin | October & November Player of the Month (local) | |
| December | Jason Washburn | December Player of the Month (import) | |