The Season in Brief
The 1996-97 Sacramento Kings went 34-48. Led by Mitch Richmond, Olden Polynice and Michael Smith (1995-2001), they posted a -3.64 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Mitch Richmond leads at 33%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Mitch Richmond | 25.9 |
| Rebounds | Michael Smith (1995-2001) | 9.5 |
| Assists | Mitch Richmond | 4.2 |
| Steals | Mitch Richmond | 1.5 |
| Blocks | Brian Grant | 1.0 |
| True Shooting | Mitch Richmond | 57.8 |
| 3-Pointers | Mitch Richmond | 204 |
| Def. Win Shares | Michael Smith (1995-2001) | 3.2 |
The Roster, by Fame
Mitch RichmondAll-NBA 2ndAll-Star4202Olden Polynice2003Michael Smith★184Billy Owens155Corliss Williamson106Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf57Tyus Edney58Brian Grant49Duane Causwell310Kevin Gamble311Bobby Hurley212Lionel Simmons213Jeff Grayer114Kevin Salvadori★015Devin Gray016Lloyd Daniels0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond | 81 | 25.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 57.8 | 204 | 2.1 | 42 |
| Olden Polynice | 82 | 12.5 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 47.6 | 0 | 2.7 | 20 |
| Michael Smith★ | 81 | 6.6 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 54.5 | 0 | 3.2 | 18 |
| Billy Owens | 66 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 51.4 | 25 | 1.7 | 15 |
| Corliss Williamson | 79 | 11.6 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 53.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 10 |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | 75 | 13.7 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 52.4 | 94 | 0.7 | 5 |
| Tyus Edney | 70 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 49.9 | 8 | 0.8 | 5 |
| Brian Grant | 24 | 10.5 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 51.1 | 0 | 0.7 | 4 |
| Duane Causwell | 46 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 53.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 3 |
| Kevin Gamble | 62 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 52.9 | 54 | 0.6 | 3 |
| Bobby Hurley | 49 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 48.2 | 14 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Lionel Simmons | 41 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 44.2 | 7 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Jeff Grayer | 25 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 49.6 | 4 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Kevin Salvadori★ | 23 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 45.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Devin Gray | 3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 31.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Lloyd Daniels | 5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 27.4
- Youngest: Corliss Williamson (23)
- Oldest: Olden Polynice (32)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Kevin Salvadori - rookie
- Devin Gray - rookie
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf - new to the team
- Jeff Grayer - new to the team
- Lloyd Daniels - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Mitch Richmond - pick #5 (1988)
- Olden Polynice - pick #8 (1987)
- Michael Smith (1995-2001) - pick #35 (1994)
- Billy Owens - pick #3 (1991)
- Corliss Williamson - pick #13 (1995)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Sacramento Kings fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1948-491950-512025-26
1 championship season marked above the arc.