2005–06 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachRick Adelman
General managerGeoff Petrie
PresidentGeoff Petrie
OwnersMaloof family
ArenaArco Arena
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Spurs 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKXTV
CSN West
RadioKHTK

The 2005–06 Sacramento Kings season was the franchise's 57th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 21st in Sacramento, California. The team began the season looking to improve upon a 50–32 record from the previous season, but off-court problems meant they declined by six wins despite a late rush.

In the playoffs, the Kings lost to the San Antonio Spurs in six games in the First Round.

The Kings would not make the playoffs again, until 2023, which was the longest active drought in the four major North American professional sports leagues at the time and the longest postseason drought in NBA history.

For the season, they added new gold road alternate uniforms with purple, grey and silver side panels to their jerseys and shorts, they remained in use until 2007.

Offseason

NBA draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 23 Francisco García Guard  Dominican Republic Louisville

Roster

Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PF 3 United States Abdur-Rahim, Shareef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) California
SF 93 United States Artest, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) St. John's
PG 10 United States Bibby, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Arizona
SG 32 Dominican Republic García, Francisco 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Louisville
PG 5 United States Hart, Jason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse
SF 23 United States Martin, Kevin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Western Carolina
C 52 United States Miller, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Purdue
SG 15 Russia Monia, Sergei 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Russia
C 20 Ukraine Potapenko, Vitaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Wright State
PG 7 United States Price, Ronnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Utah Valley
C 31 United States Sampson, Jamal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 257 lb (117 kg) California
PF 9 United States Thomas, Kenny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) New Mexico
SG 42 United States Wells, Bonzi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ball State
PF 34 United States Williamson, Corliss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Regular season

The 2005–06 season started off poorly, as the Kings had a hard time finding chemistry in the team. Newcomers Bonzi Wells and Shareef Abdur-Rahim made major contributions early in the season, but both fell victim to the injury bug and missed a significant number of games. As the Kings’ dismal start continued, the Maloofs decided to make a major move.

Popular sharpshooting small forward Peja Stojakovic was traded for Ron Artest, long known for his volatile temper. Artest guaranteed the Kings would make the playoffs. With Artest in the lineup, the Kings achieved a 20–9 record after the 2006 NBA All-Star Weekend, which was the second best post-All-Star break record that season. The Kings finished the regular season with a 44–38 record, which placed them fourth in the Pacific Division, only ahead of the Golden State Warriors. Their season ended with a defeat to the San Antonio Spurs in the first round 2–4. After the season, Rick Adelman was not retained.

Until the 2022–23 season, this marked the last season that the Kings made the playoffs, which was the longest active drought in the four major North American professional sports leagues and the longest postseason drought in NBA history. This was also the last time the Kings had a winning season until the 2022–23 season.

Standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 5428.659-31–1023–1810–6
x-Los Angeles Clippers 4735.573727–1420–217–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 4537.549927–1418–239–7
x-Sacramento Kings 4438.5371027–1417–2410–6
Golden State Warriors 3448.4152021–2013–284–12
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-San Antonio Spurs6319.768-
2 y-Phoenix Suns5428.6599
3 y-Denver Nuggets4438.53719
4 x-Dallas Mavericks6022.7323
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies4933.59814
6 x-Los Angeles Clippers4735.57316
7 x-Los Angeles Lakers4537.54918
8 x-Sacramento Kings4438.53719
9 Utah Jazz4141.50022
10 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets3844.46325
11 Seattle SuperSonics3547.42728
12 Golden State Warriors3448.41529
13 Houston Rockets3448.41529
14 Minnesota Timberwolves3349.40230
15 Portland Trail Blazers2161.25642

Record vs. opponents

2005-06 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOK NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta –2–11–30–31–20–21–11–31–11–14–00–21–10–21–31–31–11–31–12–22–21–20–20–20–21–10–21–30–21–3
Boston 1–2–2–10–40–40–21–10–31–11–13–11–11–11–11–30–31–11–32–03–11–33–10–22–01–10–20–23–12–01–3
Charlotte 3–11–2–2–20–30–20–20–41–11–12–20–21–10–20–40–31–11–30–23–01–33–10–21–11–10–21–11–31–11–3
Chicago 3–04–02–2–0–40–21–10–41–11–12–21–11–11–11–22–21–12–11–12–13–12–20–21–10–21–10–24–01–13–1
Cleveland 2–14–03–04–0–1–11–11–30–21–13–11–11–11–12–23–11–12–22–01–23–12–21–11–11–11–11–13–02–01–3
Dallas 2–02–02–02–01–1–3–11–11–34–02–03–11–23–12–01–12–11–14–01–11–11–12–24–02–12–23–02–03–12–0
Denver 1–11–12–01–11–11–3–1–12–12–22–01–31–22–12–01–13–10–22–12–01–11–11–34–01–32–22–22–01–31–1
Detroit 3–13–04–04–03–11–11–1–2–02–03–12–01–12–03–13–12–02–22–03–12–13–02–02–02–02–02–03–10–20–3
Golden State 1–11–11–11–12–03–11–20–2–1–30–21–30–40–31–11–12–21–11–22–01–11–11–34–02–20–42–12–01–30–2
Houston 1–11–11–11–11–10–42–20–23–1–1–12–21–20–40–22–02–21–11–32–01–11–10–32–12–20–43–10–21–22–0
Indiana 0–41–32–22–21–30–20–21–32–01–1–2–01–11–12–12–21–12–12–02–23–02–10–22–02–00–21–12–22–02–2
L.A. Clippers 2–01–12–01–11–11–33–10–23–12–20–2–2–21–31–12–03–11–11–22–02–01–12–23–00–41–23–12–02–12–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–11–11–12–12–11–14–02–11–12–2–1–31–12–01–30–23–12–02–01–11–32–22–21–32–12–02–21–1
Memphis 2–01–12–01–11–11–31–20–23–04–01–13–13–1–0–21–13–11–11–32–02–00–22–12–12–20–43–12–03–12–0
Miami 3–13–14–02–12–20–20–21–31–12–01–21–11–12–0–3–11–11–31–13–02–23–00–22–02–00–22–03–12–04–0
Milwaukee 3–13–03–02–21–31–11–11–31–10–22–20–20–21–11–3–1–11–31–13–12–23–11–12–00–21–11–12–10–22–1
Minnesota 1–11–11–11–11–11–21–30–22–22–21–11–33–11–31–11–1–1–11–22–01–10–21–22–22–10–42–20–21–31–1
New Jersey 3–13–13–11–22–21–12–02–21–11–11–21–12–01–13–13–11–1–2–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City 1–10–22–01–10–20–41–20–22–13–10–22–11–33–11–11–12–10–2–2–01–11–11–33–12–21–33–12–01–31–1
New York 2–21–30–31–22–11–10–21–30–20–22–20–20–20–20–31–30–21–30–2–1–31–31–11–11–10–22–01–32–01–3
Orlando 2–23–13–11–31–31–11–11–21–11–10–30–20–20–22–22–21–10–31–13–1–3–11–11–11–11–11–11–21–12–2
Philadelphia 2–11–31–32–22–21–11–10–31–11–11–21–11–12–00–31–32–03–11–13–11–3–0–21–12–01–11–13–10–22–2
Phoenix 2–02–02–02–01–12–23–10–23–13–02–02–23–11–22–01–12–11–13–11–11–12–0–3–12–21–32–22–02–11–1
Portland 2–00–21–11–11–10–40–40–20–41–20–20–32–21–20–20–22–21–11–31–11–11–11–3–1–20–41–31–10–41–1
Sacramento 2–01–11–12–01–11–23–10–22–22–20–24–02–22–20–22–01–22–02–21–11–10–22–22–1–1–23–11–13–10–2
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–11–12–22–20–24–04–02–02–13–14–02–01–14–02–03–12–01–11–13–14–02–1–2–12–03–01–1
Seattle 2–02–01–12–01–10–32–20–21–21–31–11–31–21–30–21–12–21–11–30–21–11–12–23–11–31–2–1–13–11–1
Toronto 3–11–33–10–40–30–20–21–30–22–02–20–20–20–21–31–22–01–30–23–12–11–30–21–11–10–21–1–0–21–2
Utah 2–00–21–11–10–21–33–12–03–12–10–21–22–21–30–22–03–11–13–10–21–12–01–24–01–30–31–32–0–1–1
Washington 3–13–13–11–33–10–21–13–02–00–22–20–21–10–20–41–21–11–21–13–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–12–11–1—

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG
Ron Artest
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Bonzi Wells
Mike Bibby
Brad Miller (basketball)
Francisco García

Playoffs

2006 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 22 @ San Antonio L 88–122 Mike Bibby (17) Shareef Abdur-Rahim (9) Ron Artest (4) AT&T Center
18,797		 0–1
2 April 25 @ San Antonio L 119–128 (OT) Bonzi Wells (28) Bonzi Wells (12) Mike Bibby (6) AT&T Center
18,797		 0–2
3 April 28 San Antonio W 94–93 Mike Bibby (25) Bonzi Wells (14) Mike Bibby (8) ARCO Arena
17,317		 1–2
4 April 30 San Antonio W 102–84 Bonzi Wells (25) Bonzi Wells (17) Mike Bibby (7) ARCO Arena
17,317		 2–2
5 May 2 @ San Antonio L 98–109 Bonzi Wells (38) Bonzi Wells (12) three players tied (4) AT&T Center
18,797		 2–3
6 May 5 San Antonio L 83–105 Mike Bibby (19) Bonzi Wells (11) Ron Artest (4) ARCO Arena
17,317		 2–4
2006 schedule

Awards and honors

References

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