Rebuilding the Sacramento Kings

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Sacramento Kings
2012-13 NBA Season
82 Games
CPU Trades: On
Trade Override: Off
Quarter Length: 12 Minutes
Sim Quarter Length: 12 Minutes
Playoffs Format: 7-7-7-7
Superstar Difficulty

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2011-12 Season Recap:

Record: 25-57 (15th West; 30th Overall)
NBA Finals Result: Orlando Magic def. Oklahoma City Thunder 4-0
Finals MVP: Dwight Howard

2011-12 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Head Coach: Tom Thibodeau		Head Coach: Gregg Popovich
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
PG	Derrick Rose	PG	Chris Paul
SG	Dwyane Wade	SG	Kobe Bryant
SF	LeBron James	SF	Kevin Durant
PF	Carmelo Anthony	PF	Blake Griffin
C	Dwight Howard	C	Andrew Bynum
Pos	Reserves	Pos	Reserves
PG	Rajon Rondo	PG	Russell Westbrook
PG	Deron Williams	PG	Stephen Curry
SF	Andre Iguodala	SG	Monta Ellis
PF	Amar'e Stoudemire	SF	Stephen Jackson
C	Brook Lopez	PF	Pau Gasol
SF	Paul Pierce	PF	Kevin Love
SG	Joe Johnson	C	DeMarcus Cousins

2011-12 NBA Season Awards
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	LeBron James	SF	Miami Heat
Rookie of the Year	Kyrie Irving	PG	Cleveland Cavaliers
Sixth Man of the Year	Ramon Sessions	PG	Los Angeles Lakers
Defensive Player of the Year	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic
Most Improved Player	Jeff Teague	PG	Atlanta Hawks
Coach of the Year	Avery Johnson	COACH	New Jersey Nets
All-NBA 1st Team
All-NBA 1st Team	Derrick Rose	PG	Chicago Bulls
	Russell Westbrook	PG	Oklahoma City Thunder
	LeBron James	SF	Miami Heat
	Kevin Durant	SF	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic
All-NBA 2nd Team
All-NBA 2nd Team	Chris Paul	PG	Los Angeles Clippers
	Dwyane Wade	SG	Miami Heat
	Andrea Bargnani	PF	Toronto Raptors
	Kevin Love	PF	Minnesota Timberwolves
	Andrew Bynum	C	Los Angeles Lakers
All-NBA 3rd Team
All-NBA 3rd Team	Rajon Rondo	PG	Boston Celtics
	Kobe Bryant	SG	Los Angeles Lakers
	Carmelo Anthony	SF	New York Knicks
	Amar'e Stoudemire	PF	New York Knicks
	DeMarcus Cousins	C	Sacramento Kings
All-Defensive 1st Team
All-Defensive 1st Team	Rajon Rondo	PG	Boston Celtics
	Chris Paul	PG	Los Angeles Clippers
	LeBron James	SF	Miami Heat
	Josh Smith	PF	Atlanta Hawks
	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic
All-Defensive 2nd Team
All-Defensive 2nd Team	Russell Westbrook	PG	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Paul George	SG	Indiana Pacers
	Andre Iguodala	SF	Philadelphia 76ers
	Kenneth Faried	PF	Denver Nuggets
	Javale McGee	C	Denver Nuggets
All-Rookie 1st Team
All-Rookie 1st Team	Kyrie Irving	PG	Cleveland Cavaliers
	Ricky Rubio	PG	Minnesota Timberwolves
	Kemba Walker	PG	Charlotte Bobcats
	Derrick Williams	PF	Minnesota Timberwolves
	Kenneth Faried	PF	Denver Nuggets
All-Rookie 2nd Team
All-Rookie 2nd Team	Isaiah Thomas	PG	Sacramento Kings
	Klay Thompson	SG	Golden State Warriors
	Iman Shumpert	SG	New York Knicks
	Brandon Knight	PG	Detroit Pistons
	Tristan Thompson	PF	Cleveland Cavaliers

Kings Trade: John Salmons, Jason Thompson
76ers Trade: Jrue Holiday

Kings Trade: Marcus Thornton, Tyler Honeycutt, Chuck Hayes, '13 1st Round Pick
Hornets Trade: Emeka Okafor, Eric Gordon

Kings Trade: Emeka Okafor
Rockets Trade: Samuel Dalembert

Kings Trade: Samuel Dalembert
Trail Blazers Trade: Joel Pryzbilla, '13 2nd Round Pick

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Off-Season:

Draft Lottery: Kings win 1st Pick; Kings pick, via Wizards #3
Draft: Kings draft Anthony Davis (#1 overall), Brad Beal (#3 overall)

Off-Season Trades:

Kings Trade: Brad Beal, Jrue Holiday, Isaiah Thomas
Nuggets Trade: Ty Lawson

Kings Trade: Travis Outlaw, Hassan Whiteside
Heat Trade: Shane Battier

Kings Trade: Shane Battier, Donte Greene
Bulls Trade: Ronnie Brewer

Free Agency: N/A

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Sacramento Kings Depth Chart:

Sacramento Kings Depth Chart - 2012-13
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Ty Lawson	Jimmer Fredette	Zabian Dowdell
SG	Eric Gordon	Ronnie Brewer	Kyle Korver	Matt Caroll
SF	Terrence Williams	Thabo Sefolosha
PF	Anthony Davis	Reggie Evans
C	DeMarcus Cousins	Brendan Wright	Joel Pryzbilla

[ThePandaWaffle]

nice signing in reggie evans, beast rebounder and thabo is a solid role player. personally, i would have kept holiday and beal but looking at roster you had the ability to do it with gordon at sg

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Season In Progress: 2012-13:

2012-13 Season Goals:

-Make the playoffs
-3+ All-Stars
-1 All-NBA Team Member
-#1 Offense
-Anthony Davis: Rookie Of The Year
-.600 Winning%

SACRAMENTO- Last year, there was almost nothing for Sacramento Kings fans to cheer about; with most jumping ship to playoff-bound teams in Cali, such as the Warriors, Lakers and Clippers; the Kings were often found as the laughing stock of the Western Conference. However, a constant bright spot in DeMarcus Cousins, who's season averages of 16.7 points and 9.5 rebounds per game garnered him his first All-Star Selection and All-NBA nods. Said coach Keith Smart: "DeMarcus will continue to be our building piece to rebuild around for the future. He has the talent and his ceiling is miles away, still." However, things turned around for the Kings in the off-season, when trading fan favourite Tyreke Evans for the Wizards pick and Nene paid off, in the form of the #1 and #3 picks for Sacramento.

The Kings would quickly select consensus number 1 player Anthony Davis and consensus top shooting guard Brad Beal at number 3. However, the Kings brass were not finished as a large draft-day deal sent underwhelming Jrue Holiday and All-Rookie 2nd Team performer Isaiah Thomas, and just-drafted Brad Beal to the Nuggets in exchange for Ty Lawson. A questioned move, Lawson was excited at the prospects of playing with Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins. Lawson: "Certainly they will be one of the best frontcourts in the NBA the moment they set foot on-court together."

However, the Kings weren't finished, as Nene and Marcus Thornton, fresh off a career best 17 point per game season were sent packing, along with the 2013 2nd Round Pick to New Orleans in exchange for oft-injured rising star Eric Gordon and Emeka Okafor. By trading the 2013 pick, or one of them, ESPN expert Jeff van Gundy was certain that they were expecting no less than a playoff performance, as their 1st Round Pick in 2013 would soon be sent packing. The sunshine has finally rosen in Sacramento, and mayor and former NBA star Kevin Johnson believes that this is a team Sacramento can cheer for again.

Sacramento Kings Stats - 2012-13
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
DeMarcus Cousins	15	36.1	20.2	11.5	1.2	1.1	1.4	2.1	N/A
Anthony Davis	15	35.7	15.7	12.0	1.7	1.7	1.5	1.8	N/A
Terrence Williams	15	34.4	13.3	6.0	3.3	0.8	0.9	1.6	N/A
Eric Gordon	13	36.7	22.1	3.9	1.9	1.1	0.5	2.3	N/A
Ty Lawson	15	34.3	23.4	2.9	6.4	0.8	0.3	2.4	N/A
Brendan Wright	15	11.1	3.8	4.1	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.2	N/A
Reggie Evans	4	12.3	1.6	4.0	0.2	0.5	0.8	0.9	N/A
Thabo Sefolosha	15	28.7	6.7	3.0	2.1	1.0	0.7	0.7	N/A
Ronnie Brewer	15	32.4	4.1	2.1	1.7	1.7	0.8	1.3	N/A
Jimmer Fredette	15	15.7	8.5	1.2	3.1	1.0	0.3	1.8	N/A
Kyle Korver	12	5.7	2.1	1.1	1.2	0.4	0.3	0.7	N/A
Matt Caroll	2	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	N/A
Zabian Dowdell	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

*Minutes per game don't add up to 240; some players acquired in trades played more minutes in their previous teams than for the Sacramento Kings

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Nov 30, 2012
Points Per Game		PPG	Assists Per Game		APG
	1. Kevin Durant	33.7		1. Deron Williams	9.3
	2. Andrea Bargnani	28.0		2. Ricky Rubio	9.3
	3. Derrick Rose	27.9		3. Michael Conley	9.2
	4. Russell Westbrook	27.4		4. Russell Westbrook	8.1
	5. Kevin Martin	25.7		5. Brandon Jennings	7.9
Rebounds Per Game		RPG	Steals Per Game		SPG
	1. Dwight Howard	13.1		1. Ricky Rubio	3.1
	2. Blake Griffin	13.1		2. Tyrus Thomas	2.7
	3. David Lee	12.3		3. Kevin Durant	2.7
	4. Anthony Davis	12.0		4. Iman Shumpert	2.7
	5. DeMarcus Cousins	11.5		5. Darren Collison	2.3
Blocks Per Game		BPG	Field Goal Percentage		FG%
	1. Dwight Howard	2.2		1. Maressee Speights	.615%
	2. Greg Oden	2.0		2. Stephen Curry	.566%
	3. Ian Mahinmi	1.9		3. James Harden	.563%
	4. Tyler Zeller	1.9		4. David West	.559%
	5. Pau Gasol	1.9		5. Carlos Boozer	.556%
Free Throw Percentage		FT%	Minutes Per Game		MPG
	1. Manu Ginobili	.987%		1. Kevin Love	39.5
	2. Klay Thompson	.972%		2. Kevin Durant	39.5
	3. Ty Lawson	.965%		3. Monta Ellis	38.7
	4. DJ Augustin	.947%		4. LeBron James	38.3
	5. Shannon Brown	.938%		5. Russell Westbrook	37.7

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Sacramento Kings: Team Transactions and Signings:

Kings Sign Zabian Dowdell

SACRAMENTO- The Kings have continued to add depth to their roster, signing point guard Zabian Dowdell from the D-League. The long range sniper averaged 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game during his tenure in the NBADL. The Kings signed him to a 1yr/480k deal. He will be on the roster for the team's next game against the Washington Wizards.

Kings Sign Reggie Evans

Kings sign PF Reggie Evans to a 1yr/480k deal

SACRAMENTO- The Kings inked free agent big man Reggie Evans to a 1yr/480k deal. Coach Keith Smart would make no comments specifically about Evans' role, but hinted he would be looking at over 10 minutes per game. The rebounding specialist spent last season with injury in Toronto, where he averaged an outstanding 11.2 rebounds per game. Combined with Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins, Brendan Wright and Joel Pryzbilla, Jeff van Gundy, on SportsCenter said this move could only improve the Kings which would give them "...consumate rebounding and defense [...] above all else, he's a great hustle guy.

Lawson, Williams pondering re-signing

SACRAMENTO- Ty Lawson is always one of the smallest players on the court, but his prescence and leadership makes him seem so much bigger as he was seen with his team-mates practicing in the Kings practice facility. Lawson hopes he and fellow team-mates Terrence Williams can continue practicing in that same facility. "Me and Terrence are good friends, and we'll see what transpires in terms of team success by the Re-Signing deadline, and yeah, we'll go from there!" he said, with a smile on his face. Lawson is having a break-out year, averaging nearly 24 points per game and 7 assists; Terrence Williams has averaged 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game and is one of the team's defensive aces who have helped Sacramento turnaround for the new season.

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Next Game:

Matchup Preview *|* November 30, 2012
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Sacramento Kings (12-3, 5-2 Away)		Washington Wizards (6-8, 3-4 Home)
Projected Starters Ty Lawson Point Guard John Wall Eric Gordon Shooting Guard Tyreke Evans Terrence Williams Small Forward Chris Singleton Anthony Davis Power Forward Kevin Seraphin DeMarcus Cousins Center Marcus Camby Injury Report Game Notes This will be the first game against former King and 1-time All-Star Tyreke Evans...Evans was quoted saying that he still has friendships within the Kings organization, including fellow 1-time All-Star DeMarcus Cousins...."There's no hard feelings to the Kings..." said Evans...DeMarcus Cousins has healed from a twisted ankle which left him hurt day-to-day over a course of 3 games...This is the first game for D-League call-up Zabian Dowdell, signed yestarday to a 1yr/480k deal...