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1988–89 Sacramento Kings season

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1988–89 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachJerry Reynolds
General managerBill Russell
OwnersJoseph Benvenuti
Gregg Lukenbill
ArenaARCO Arena
Results
Record27–55 (.329)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKRBK-TV
(Grant Napear, Derrek Dickey)
RadioKFBK
(Gary Gerould)
< 1987–88 1989–90 >
A ticket for a December 1988 game between the Kings and the Miami Heat.

The 1988-89 NBA season was the Kings' 40th season in the NBA and fourth in Sacramento.[1] It was also the franchise's first season at the new ARCO Arena, after playing the previous three seasons at the original ARCO Arena, as well as the team's first season in the Pacific Division of the NBA's Western Conference. During the off-season, the Kings acquired Rodney McCray and Jim Petersen from the Houston Rockets,[2][3][4] and acquired Randy Wittman from the Atlanta Hawks.[5][6][7]

At mid-season, the team traded Ed Pinckney, and Joe Kleine to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Danny Ainge, and second-year forward Brad Lohaus,[8][9][10][11] and dealt Wittman, and LaSalle Thompson to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Wayman Tisdale.[12][13][14][15] The Kings held a 14–32 record at the All-Star break,[16] and finished sixth in the Pacific Division with a 27–55 record.[17]

Second-year guard Kenny Smith averaged 17.3 points, 7.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game, while McCray averaged 12.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, and Harold Pressley provided the team with 12.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. In addition, top draft pick Ricky Berry contributed 11.0 points per game, and Petersen provided with 10.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.[18]

Following the season, Petersen was traded to the Golden State Warriors,[19][20] and Lohaus was left unprotected in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Minnesota Timberwolves.[21][22][23][24][25]

Draft picks

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Main article: 1988 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 18 Ricky Berry SG/SF  United States San Jose State
2 29 Vinny Del Negro SG/PG  United States North Carolina State

Roster

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1988–89 Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 7 Ainge, Danny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1959–03–17 BYU
G 33 Allen, Randy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1965–01–26 Florida State
G/F 34 Berry, Ricky 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1964–10–06 San José State
G 15 Del Negro, Vinny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966–08–09 NC State
C 50 Gillery, Ben 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–09–19 Georgetown
G 2 Jackson, Michael 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1964–07–13 Georgetown
F 54 Lohaus, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–09–29 Iowa
F 22 McCray, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–08–29 Louisville
C 43 Petersen, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1962–02–22 Minnesota
F 21 Pressley, Harold 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–07–14 Villanova
G 30 Smith, Kenny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1965–03–08 North Carolina
F 23 Tisdale, Wayman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1964–06–09 Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 – 35–6 22–19 25–9
x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 2 35–6 20–21 23–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 47 35 .573 10 31–10 16–25 20–14
x-Golden State Warriors 43 39 .524 14 29–12 14–27 15–19
x-Portland Trail Blazers 39 43 .476 18 28–13 11–30 17–17
Sacramento Kings 27 55 .329 30 21–20 6–35 12–22
Los Angeles Clippers 21 61 .256 36 17–24 4–37 7–27
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Utah Jazz 51 31 .622 6
3 x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 2
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics 47 35 .573 10
5 x-Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 12
6 x-Denver Nuggets 44 38 .537 13
7 x-Golden State Warriors 43 39 .524 14
8 x-Portland Trail Blazers 39 43 .476 18
9 Dallas Mavericks 38 44 .463 19
10 Sacramento Kings 27 55 .329 30
11 San Antonio Spurs 21 61 .256 36
12 Los Angeles Clippers 21 61 .256 36
13 Miami Heat 15 67 .183 42
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1988-89 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta – 3–1 4–1 4–2 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 6–0 4–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Boston 1–3 – 6–0 1–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 5–1 3–3 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–4
Charlotte 1–4 0–6 – 1–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–4 2–4 3–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–5
Chicago 2–4 3–1 4–1 – 0–6 2–0 1–1 0–6 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 6–0 2–2 3–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1
Cleveland 2–4 4–1 4–0 6–0 – 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3 4–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2
Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 – 3–3 0–2 1–3 1–5 1–1 3–1 0–4 6–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 5–1 2–2 4–2 1–1
Denver 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 – 1–1 3–1 4–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 5–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 3–3 2–2 3–3 1–1
Detroit 5–1 3–1 4–0 6–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–4 4–0 0–4 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–0
Golden State 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 – 1–3 1–1 5–1 2–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–4 2–3 3–1 2–4 2–2 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–4 1–1 3–1 – 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 6–0 2–2 2–4 0–2
Indiana 1–5 3–2 2–2 2–4 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–5 2–2 1–1 – 1–5 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–5 2–3 3–1 1–4 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 3–2 3–1 2–0 5–1 – 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 5–0 5–1 3–1 4–2 1–3 1–1
Miami 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–6 1–5 0–2 0–4 2–4 1–1 3–1 0–4 – 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–4 0–4 1–5 0–2
Milwaukee 0–6 2–2 4–0 0–6 3–3 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 – 4–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New Jersey 1–4 1–5 4–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 – 2–4 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–5
New York 2–2 3–3 4–2 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–2 – 2–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Philadelphia 2–2 3–3 3–3 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 5–1 4–2 – 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2
Phoenix 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 4–2 3–1 1–1 5–1 3–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 – 2–3 5–1 3–1 4–1 2–2 2–0
Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–3 0–2 5–1 0–5 4–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 – 3–3 4–0 2–4 0–4 1–1
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–5 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–3 – 2–2 1–5 1–3 0–2
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 3–3 0–2 1–3 0–6 0–2 1–3 1–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 2–2 – 0–4 1–5 1–1
Seattle 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 4–2 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–4 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 4–2 5–1 4–0 – 3–1 1–1
Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 0–2 2–2 4–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 3–1 5–1 1–3 – 2–0
Washington 1–3 4–2 5–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–4 5–1 1–5 2–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 —

Game log

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Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Trades

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June 27, 1988 To Sacramento Kings
Randy Wittman
1988 1st round pick 		To Atlanta Hawks
Reggie Theus
1988 3rd round pick
October 11, 1988 To Sacramento Kings
Rodney McCray
Jim Petersen 		To Houston Rockets
Otis Thorpe
October 31, 1988 To Sacramento Kings
1991 2nd round pick
1996 2nd round pick 		To New Jersey Nets
Mike McGee
February 20, 1989 To Sacramento Kings
Wayman Tisdale
1990 2nd round pick 		To Indiana Pacers
LaSalle Thompson
Randy Wittman
February 23, 1989 To Sacramento Kings
Danny Ainge
Brad Lohaus 		To Boston Celtics
Joe Kleine
Ed Pinckney

References

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  1. ^ 1988-89 Sacramento Kings
  2. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Signed, Then Traded". The New York Times. October 12, 1988. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Rockets Trade 2 for Sacramento's Otis Thorpe". Los Angeles Times. October 12, 1988. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Rockets Trade Petersen, McCray for Otis Thorpe". Deseret News. Associated Press. October 12, 1988. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. ^ Goldaper, Sam (June 29, 1988). "N.B.A. Draft; Manning, Then 3-Way Trade Give Hope to Lowly Clippers". The New York Times. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  6. ^ Baker, Chris (June 29, 1988). "1988 NBA DRAFT: Clippers Choose Manning, Then Play for Position: They Trade Cage, End Up with Smith and Grant". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Smith, Sam (November 17, 1988). "Theus Complements Hawks' Stars". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "The Boston Celtics traded Guard Danny Ainge and Second-Year..." United Press International. February 23, 1989. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  9. ^ Thomas Jr., Robert Mcg. (February 24, 1989). "BASKETBALL; Knicks, In a Surprise, Get Vandeweghe; Celtics Trade Ainge". The New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "Celts Send Ainge to Sacramento; 8-Year Veteran Surprised, But Vows He'll Make the Best of it". Deseret News. February 24, 1989. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  11. ^ Cotton, Anthony (February 25, 1989). "Several Teams Make Moves Before Trading Deadline". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  12. ^ "The Indiana Pacers Have Traded Forward Wayman Tisdale to..." United Press International. February 19, 1989. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  13. ^ "The Indiana Pacers Traded Forward Wayman Tisdale..." Los Angeles Times. February 20, 1989. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  14. ^ "Tisdale Reportedly Traded for Wittman, Thompson". Deseret News. February 20, 1989. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  15. ^ Goldaper, Sam (February 21, 1989). "Pacers Deal Tisdale to Kings; Eye Move to Get Vandeweghe". The New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  16. ^ "NBA Games Played on February 9, 1989". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  17. ^ "1988–89 Sacramento Kings Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  18. ^ "1988–89 Sacramento Kings Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  19. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Warriors Send Sampson to Kings for Petersen. SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO FOOTBALL; Patriots to Start Flutie. SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO HOCKEY; Fuhr Dismisses Agent. SPORTS PEOPLE: SPORTS MUSEUM; Opening in New York". The New York Times. September 28, 1989. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  20. ^ "Warriors Trade Sampson to Sacramento for Petersen". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. September 28, 1989. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  21. ^ Brown, Clifton (June 16, 1989). "Knicks' Green Is Taken First in N.B.A.'s Expansion Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  22. ^ Howard-Cooper, Scott (June 16, 1989). "NBA Expansion Draft: Timberwolves Get Mahorn; Lakers Lose Rivers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  23. ^ Cotton, Anthony (June 16, 1989). "Green Tabbed No. 1, Mahorn No. 2 in NBA Expansion Draft". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  24. ^ Smith, Sam (June 16, 1989). "Magic Day for Vincent, Not for Mahorn". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  25. ^ "1989 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

See also

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