# Temporada 1979-80 de los Kansas City Kings

La temporada 1979-80 fue la trigésimo segunda de los Kings en la NBA, y la octava en Kansas City. La temporada regular acabó con 47 victorias y 35 derrotas, ocupando el quinto puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayó en primera ronda ante Phoenix Suns.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 18 | Reggie King | Alero | Estados Unidos | Alabama |
| 3 | 62 | Terry Crosby | Base | Estados Unidos | Tennessee |
| 4 | 85 | John McCullough | Base | Estados Unidos | Oklahoma |

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | – | 28–12 | 21–21 | 15–9 |
| x-Kansas City Kings | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 18–6 |
| Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 19 | 21–20 | 9–32 | 8–16 |
| Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 19 | 24–17 | 6–35 | 10–14 |
| Utah Jazz | 24 | 58 | .293 | 25 | 17–24 | 7–34 | 9–15 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Phoenix Suns vs. Kansas City Kings
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 2 de abril | Phoenix Suns 96, Kansas City Kings 93 | Phoenix |
| 4 de abril | Kansas City Kings 106, Phoenix Suns 96 | Kansas City |
| 6 de abril | Phoenix Suns 114, Kansas City Kings 99 | Phoenix |
| | Phoenix Suns gana las series 2-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Otis Birdsong | 24 | 82 | 35.2 | 9.5 | 18.9 | .505 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .278 | 3.5 | 5.0 | .694 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 22.7 |
| 2 | Scott Wedman | 27 | 68 | 34.5 | 8.4 | 16.4 | .512 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .318 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .801 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 19.0 |
| 3 | Phil Ford | 23 | 82 | 32.0 | 6.0 | 12.9 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .174 | 4.2 | 5.2 | .818 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 16.2 |
| 4 | Sam Lacey | 31 | 81 | 29.8 | 3.7 | 8.4 | .448 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .741 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 9.2 |
| 5 | Reggie King | 22 | 82 | 25.0 | 3.1 | 6.1 | .515 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .726 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 8.2 |
| 6 | Bill Robinzine | 27 | 81 | 23.7 | 4.5 | 8.9 | .501 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .730 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 11.4 |
| 7 | Mike Green | 28 | 21 | 21.9 | 3.3 | 7.6 | .434 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .571 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Ernie Grunfeld | 24 | 80 | 17.5 | 2.3 | 5.3 | .443 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .771 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 |
| 9 | Billy McKinney | 24 | 76 | 17.5 | 2.7 | 6.0 | .449 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .100 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .805 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 6.8 |
| 10 | Len Elmore | 27 | 58 | 15.8 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .430 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.9 | 1.3 | .689 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| 11 | Marlon Redmond | 24 | 24 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 5.8 | .428 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .706 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| 12 | Gus Gerard | 26 | 73 | 11.9 | 2.2 | 4.8 | .457 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .660 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 13 | Tom Burleson | 27 | 37 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | .346 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .575 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| 14 | Terry Crosby | 23 | 4 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Scott Wedman | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Otis Birdsong | All-Star |