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

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

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 5 | Phoenix | | Tyreke Evans (26) | DeMarcus Cousins (16) | Tyreke Evans (5) | ARCO Arena<br />9,485 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 7 | L.A. Clippers | | DeMarcus Cousins (15) | Jason Thompson,<br />Omri Casspi,<br />Carl Landry (5) | Jason Thompson (3) | ARCO Arena<br />10,284 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | October 10 | @ Golden State | | DeMarcus Cousins (17) | Jason Thompson (12) | Francisco García,<br />Omri Casspi,<br />Luther Head (4) | Oracle Arena<br />10,537 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | October 12 | Golden State | | DeMarcus Cousins (20) | Omri Casspi (9) | Eugene Jeter (7) | Oracle Arena<br />10,786 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | October 13 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Carl Landry (23) | DeMarcus Cousins (10) | Tyreke Evans (8) | Thomas & Mack Center<br />15,134 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | October 19 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Omri Casspi,<br />Tyreke Evans (17) | Omri Casspi (8) | Tyreke Evans (7) | Staples Center<br />10,838 | 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | October 22 | @ Utah | | Beno Udrih (17) | Donté Greene,<br />Jason Thompson,<br />Carl Landry (6) | Tyreke Evans (8) | EnergySolutions Arena<br />19,505 | 3–4 |-

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 27 | @ Minnesota | | Francisco García,<br />Carl Landry (22) | Carl Landry (11) | Beno Udrih (6) | Target Center<br />17,067 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 29 | @ New Jersey | | Tyreke Evans,<br />Francisco García (18) | Darnell Jackson (6) | Tyreke Evans (7) | Prudential Center<br />13.482 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 30 | @ Cleveland | | Tyreke Evans (21) | DeMarcus Cousins (10) | Beno Udrih (11) | Quicken Loans Arena<br />20,562 | 2–1 |-

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 1 | Toronto | | Tyreke Evans (23) | Samuel Dalembert (14) | Tyreke Evans (5) | ARCO Arena<br />17,317 | 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 3 | L.A. Lakers | | Tyreke Evans (21) | Samuel Dalembert,<br />Jason Thompson (10) | Beno Udrih (8) | ARCO Arena<br />16,113 | 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 6 | Memphis | | Tyreke Evans (30) | Samuel Dalembert (12) | Tyreke Evans (5) | ARCO Arena<br />14,085 | 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 10 | Minnesota | | Omri Casspi (17) | Samuel Dalembert (9) | Tyreke Evans,<br />Beno Udrih (9) | ARCO Arena<br />12,433 | 3–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 12 | @ Phoenix | | Carl Landry (20) | Carl Landry (11) | Tyreke Evans (9) | US Airways Center<br />18,029 | 3–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 14 | Detroit | | Tyreke Evans (20) | DeMarcus Cousins,<br />Carl Landry (8) | Beno Udrih (9) | ARCO Arena<br />12,377 | 3–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 17 | New York | | Tyreke Evans (23) | DeMarcus Cousins (10) | Tyreke Evans (5) | ARCO Arena<br />12,817 | 3–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 19 | New Jersey | | Tyreke Evans (20) | DeMarcus Cousins (10) | Tyreke Evans (4) | ARCO Arena<br />11,766 | 4–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 21 | New Orleans | | Donté Greene (15) | Samuel Dalembert,<br>Donté Greene (10) | Tyreke Evans (5) | ARCO Arena<br />12,003 | 4–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 22 | @ Utah | | DeMarcus Cousins (18) | DeMarcus Cousins,<br>Samuel Dalembert (9) | Tyreke Evans,<br>Luther Head,<br>Pooh Jeter (4) | EnergySolutions Arena<br />18,698 | 4–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 25 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Carl Landry (18) | DeMarcus Cousins,<br>Carl Landry (6) | Luther Head (7) | Staples Center<br />11,504 | 4–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 27 | Chicago | | Jason Thompson (18) | Jason Thompson (9) | Tyreke Evans (9) | ARCO Arena<br />13,504 | 4–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | November 30 | Indiana | | Beno Udrih (24) | Samuel Dalembert (12) | Tyreke Evans (9) | ARCO Arena<br />10,927 | 4–12 |-

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 3 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Jason Thompson (19) | Jason Thompson (10) | Omri Casspi (4) | Staples Center<br />18,997 | 4–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 4 | Dallas | | Tyreke Evans (25) | DeMarcus Cousins (11) | Tyreke Evans (8) | ARCO Arena<br />12,900 | 4–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 6 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Omri Casspi (21) | Samuel Dalembert (11) | DeMarcus Cousins,<br>Tyreke Evans,<br>Beno Udrih (3) | Staples Center<br />14,964 | 4–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 8 | Washington | | Beno Udrih (23) | Jason Thompson (14) | Pooh Jeter (9) | ARCO Arena<br />12,308 | 5–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 11 | Miami | | Omri Casspi (20) | Samuel Dalembert (11) | Beno Udrih (7) | ARCO Arena<br />16,396 | 5–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 14 | @ Houston | | DeMarcus Cousins,<br>Carl Landry (17) | Jason Thompson (10) | Pooh Jeter,<br>Beno Udrih (6) | Toyota Center<br />13,414 | 5–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 15 | @ New Orleans | | Tyreke Evans (22) | DeMarcus Cousins (7) | Tyreke Evans (7) | New Orleans Arena<br />13,325 | 5–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 17 | @ Oklahoma City | | Tyreke Evans (22) | DeMarcus Cousins (16) | Tyreke Evans (6) | Oklahoma City Arena<br />18,203 | 5–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 19 | Houston | | DeMarcus Cousins (19) | DeMarcus Cousins (8) | Beno Udrih (7) | ARCO Arena<br />13,599 | 5–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 21 | Golden State | | Beno Udrih (34) | DeMarcus Cousins (13) | Tyreke Evans (7) | ARCO Arena<br />13,740 | 5–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 23 | Milwaukee | | Beno Udrih (17) | Samuel Dalembert,<br>Carl Landry (12) | Beno Udrih (5) | ARCO Arena<br />12,360 | 5–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 27 | L.A. Clippers | | Tyreke Evans (32) | DeMarcus Cousins (9) | Beno Udrih (6) | ARCO Arena<br />14,590 | 5–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 29 | Memphis | | Beno Udrih (24) | DeMarcus Cousins (16) | Beno Udrih (6) | ARCO Arena<br />12,636 | 6–23 |-

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | January 1 | @ Denver | | Jason Thompson (17) | DeMarcus Cousins (8) | Tyreke Evans (5) | Pepsi Center<br />17,466 | 6–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | January 2 | Phoenix | | DeMarcus Cousins (28) | Carl Landry (12) | DeMarcus Cousins (6) | ARCO Arena<br />12,500 | 7–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 4 | Atlanta | | Tyreke Evans (29) | Omri Casspi (11) | Tyreke Evans (8) | ARCO Arena<br />11,472 | 7–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 6 | Denver | | Tyreke Evans (27) | Omri Casspi,<br>DeMarcus Cousins (6) | Tyreke Evans (12) | ARCO Arena<br />13,184 | 8–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 9 | @ Toronto | | Beno Udrih (25) | Jason Thompson (11) | Pooh Jeter (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,206 | 8–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 11 | @ Washington | | Francisco García,<br>Beno Udrih (26) | Omri Casspi,<br>DeMarcus Cousins (8) | Pooh Jeter (11) | Verizon Center<br />16,226 | 8–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 12 | @ Boston | | Carl Landry (17) | Jason Thompson (9) | Beno Udrih (5) | TD Garden<br />18,624 | 8–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 14 | @ New York | | Beno Udrih (29) | DeMarcus Cousins (10) | Beno Udrih (4) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 9–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 15 | @ Detroit | | Tyreke Evans (25) | DeMarcus Cousins (8) | Tyreke Evans (11) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />18,784 | 9–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 17 | @ Atlanta | | DeMarcus Cousins (20) | Donté Greene (11) | Samuel Dalembert (4) | Philips Arena<br />14,820 | 9–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 19 | Portland | | Beno Udrih (20) | Samuel Dalembert (12) | Tyreke Evans (8) | ARCO Arena<br />12,722 | 9–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 21 | @ Golden State | | Tyreke Evans (35) | Jason Thompson (12) | Beno Udrih (7) | Oracle Arena<br />18,428 | 9–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 24 | @ Portland | | Tyreke Evans (26) | DeMarcus Cousins,<br>Carl Landry (8) | Tyreke Evans (6) | Rose Garden<br />20,488 | 10–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 25 | Charlotte | | Tyreke Evans,<br>Carl Landry (19) | Omri Casspi,<br>Tyreke Evans,<br>Jason Thompson (8) | Tyreke Evans (5) | ARCO Arena<br />13,984 | 10–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | January 28 | @ L.A. Lakers | | DeMarcus Cousins (27) | DeMarcus Cousins,<br>Carl Landry (10) | Beno Udrih (7) | Staples Center<br />18,997 | 11–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 29 | New Orleans | | DeMarcus Cousins (25) | DeMarcus Cousins (12) | DeMarcus Cousins (7) | ARCO Arena<br />14,534 | 12–33 |-

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | February 1 | Boston | | DeMarcus Cousins,<br>Tyreke Evans (20) | Omri Casspi,<br>Samuel Dalembert (7) | Beno Udrih (6) | ARCO Arena<br />16,482 | 12–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | February 4 | San Antonio | | Tyreke Evans (25) | DeMarcus Cousins (10) | Pooh Jeter (6) | ARCO Arena<br />15,772 | 12–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 7 | Utah | | DeMarcus Cousins (25) | DeMarcus Cousins (14) | Tyreke Evans,<br>Jason Thompson (4) | ARCO Arena<br />11,509 | 12–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 9 | Dallas | | Samuel Dalembert (20) | DeMarcus Cousins (15) | Tyreke Evans (9) | ARCO Arena<br />12,310 | 12–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 12 | Oklahoma City | | Tyreke Evans (30) | DeMarcus Cousins (12) | Beno Udrih (7) | ARCO Arena<br />14,987 | 12–38 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 13 | @ Phoenix | | Tyreke Evans (21) | Samuel Dalembert (15) | Tyreke Evans,<br>Beno Udrih (7) | US Airways Center<br />17,798 | 13–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 15 | @ Oklahoma City | | DeMarcus Cousins (21) | DeMarcus Cousins (13) | Pooh Jeter (7) | Oklahoma City Arena<br />18,087 | 13–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 16 | @ Dallas | | Jermaine Taylor (17) | DeMarcus Cousins (12) | Beno Udrih (7) | American Airlines Center<br />20,420 | 13–40 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 22 | @ Miami | | Samuel Dalembert (18) | Samuel Dalembert (13) | DeMarcus Cousins,<br>Pooh Jeter,<br>Beno Udrih (4) | American Airlines Arena<br />19,754 | 13–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 23 | @ Orlando | | Jermaine Taylor (21) | Samuel Dalembert (9) | Beno Udrih (10) | Amway Center<br />19,146 | 14–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 25 | @ Charlotte | | Samuel Dalembert (18) | Jason Thompson (13) | Beno Udrih (13) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />15,782 | 14–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 26 | @ Memphis | | Beno Udrih (24) | Omri Casspi,<br>Samuel Dalembert (8) | Jason Thompson,<br>Beno Udrih (5) | FedExForum<br />16,028 | 14–43 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 28 | L.A. Clippers | | Marcus Thornton (29) | Samuel Dalembert (10) | Beno Udrih (7) | ARCO Arena<br />17,317 | 15–43 |-

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | March 2 | Portland | | DeMarcus Cousins (28) | DeMarcus Cousins (11) | Beno Udrih (8) | Power Balance Pavilion<br />12,286 | 15–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | March 5 | @ Utah | | Marcus Thornton (22) | DeMarcus Cousins (18) | DeMarcus Cousins (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br />19,911 | 15–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 7 | Houston | | DeMarcus Cousins (20) | Samuel Dalembert (12) | Marcus Thornton,<br>Beno Udrih (4) | Power Balance Pavilion<br />12,561 | 15–46 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 9 | Orlando | | DeMarcus Cousins (29) | Samuel Dalembert (10) | Marcus Thornton (5) | Power Balance Pavilion<br />12,728 | 15–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 11 | @ San Antonio | | Omri Casspi,<br>Jermaine Taylor (16) | DeMarcus Cousins (11) | Marcus Thornton (6) | AT&T Center<br />18,712 | 15–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 12 | @ New Orleans | | Marcus Thornton (25) | DeMarcus Cousins (11) | Pooh Jeter (7) | New Orleans Arena<br />15,530 | 15–49 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 14 | Golden State | | Marcus Thornton (42) | Samuel Dalembert (16) | Beno Udrih (9) | Power Balance Pavilion<br />14,243 | 16–49 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 16 | Cleveland | | Marcus Thornton (23) | DeMarcus Cousins (16) | Beno Udrih (8) | Power Balance Pavilion<br />13,477 | 16–50 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 18 | Philadelphia | | DeMarcus Cousins (19) | Samuel Dalembert (13) | Beno Udrih (5) | Power Balance Pavilion<br />15,373 | 16–51 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 20 | @ Minnesota | | Samuel Dalembert (26) | Samuel Dalembert (17) | Marcus Thornton (9) | Target Center<br />18,993 | 17–51 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 21 | @ Chicago | | Marcus Thornton (25) | DeMarcus Cousins (8) | Beno Udrih (5) | United Center<br />21,873 | 17–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 | March 23 | @ Milwaukee | | Marcus Thornton (27) | Samuel Dalembert (12) | Beno Udrih (6) | Bradley Center<br />14,122 | 18–52 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 25 | @ Indiana | | DeMarcus Cousins (18) | DeMarcus Cousins (14) | Tyreke Evans (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br />13,813 | 19–52 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 27 | @ Philadelphia | | Marcus Thornton (32) | Samuel Dalembert (19) | DeMarcus Cousins (6) | Wells Fargo Center<br />16,235 | 20–52 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | March 29 | Phoenix | | Marcus Thornton (24) | Marcus Thornton (11) | DeMarcus Cousins,<br>Tyreke Evans (8) | Power Balance Pavilion<br />13,774 | 21–52 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 30 | @ Denver | | Marcus Thornton (27) | Samuel Dalembert,<br>Jason Thompson (6) | Beno Udrih (10) | Pepsi Center<br />17,955 | 21–53 |-

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | April 1 | Denver | | Francisco García (17) | Samuel Dalembert (12) | DeMarcus Cousins,<br>Marcus Thornton (5) | Power Balance Pavilion<br />15,871 | 21–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 3 | Utah | | Tyreke Evans (24) | DeMarcus Cousins (9) | Tyreke Evans (10) | Power Balance Pavilion<br />17,215 | 22–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 5 | @ Houston | | Samuel Dalembert,<br>Marcus Thornton (21) | DeMarcus Cousins,<br>Samuel Dalembert (15) | Tyreke Evans (5) | Toyota Center<br />15,523 | 23–54 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 6 | @ San Antonio | | Tyreke Evans (16) | DeMarcus Cousins (11) | Tyreke Evans,<br>Beno Udrih (5) | AT&T Center<br />18,590 | 23–55 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 8 | @ Memphis | | Marcus Thornton (18) | Samuel Dalembert (16) | Tyreke Evans (6) | FedExForum<br />16,517 | 23–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 10 | @ Golden State | | Marcus Thornton (21) | Samuel Dalembert (14) | Beno Udrih (6) | Oracle Arena<br />19,596 | 24–56 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 11 | Oklahoma City | | DeMarcus Cousins (30) | DeMarcus Cousins,<br>Samuel Dalembert,<br>Marcus Thornton (9) | Beno Udrih (7) | Power Balance Pavilion<br />15,683 | 24–57 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 13 | L.A. Lakers | | Marcus Thornton (33) | Samuel Dalembert (18) | Tyreke Evans (7) | Power Balance Pavilion<br />17,641 | 24–58 |-

Player statistics

Regular season

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

References