1993–94 Sacramento Kings season
The 1993–94 NBA season was the Kings' 45th season in the National Basketball Association, and ninth season in Sacramento. The Kings had the seventh pick in the 1993 NBA draft, and selected Bobby Hurley out of Duke University. With the addition of Hurley, the Kings had a renewed optimism entering the season winning three of their first four games. However, they proceeded to lose 16 of their next 18 games leading to an awful 5–17 start, including eight straight losses. In December, things got worse for the Kings as Hurley was involved in a life-threatening  car accident, and was out for the remainder of the season after only playing just 19 games, averaging 7.1 points and 6.1 assists per game. With Hurley out, Spud Webb would return to the lineup as starting point guard after playing off the bench. At midseason, the Kings traded Pete Chilcutt to the Detroit Pistons for Olden Polynice. The team finished sixth in the Pacific Division with a 28–54 record. Mitch Richmond averaged 23.4 points per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and was selected to start for the Western Conference in the 1994 NBA All -Star Game. In addition, Wayman Tisdale averaged 16.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, while Lionel Simmons provided the team with 15.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, Spud Webb contributed 12.7 points and 6.7 assists per game, and second-year forward Walt Williams provided with 11.2 points per game off the bench. Following the season, Tisdale signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.