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Played as:
- Sacramento Kings (NBA, 1986-2008) — 10 Playoff Appearances
- Kansas City Kings (NBA, 1976-1985) — 4 Playoff Appearances
- Kansas City-Omaha Kings (NBA, 1973-1975) — 1 Playoff Appearance
- Cincinnati Royals (NBA, 1958-1972) — 7 Playoff Appearances
- Rochester Royals (NBA/BAA, 1949-1957) — 1 League Championship and 7 Playoff Appearances
Franchise History
Glossary / Click column headers to sort / An asterisk (*) indicates a playoff appearance| Season | Lg | Team | W | L | W-L% | Finish | SRS | ORtg | DRtg | Playoffs | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 4 | -1.85 | 107.5 | 109.9 | Theus (38-44) | |
| 2006-07 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 5 | -1.35 | 106.2 | 108.0 | Musselman (33-49) | |
| 2005-06 | NBA | Sacramento Kings* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 4 | 1.61 | 106.7 | 105.0 | Lost Western Conference First Round | Adelman (44-38) |
| 2004-05 | NBA | Sacramento Kings* | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2 | 2.55 | 110.5 | 108.2 | Lost Western Conference First Round | Adelman (50-32) |
| 2003-04 | NBA | Sacramento Kings* | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 5.41 | 110.3 | 104.9 | Lost Western Conference Semifinals | Adelman (55-27) |
| 2002-03 | NBA | Sacramento Kings* | 59 | 23 | .720 | 1 | 6.69 | 105.9 | 99.1 | Lost Western Conference Semifinals | Adelman (59-23) |
| 2001-02 | NBA | Sacramento Kings* | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1 | 7.61 | 109.0 | 101.1 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Adelman (61-21) |
| 2000-01 | NBA | Sacramento Kings* | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 6.07 | 105.6 | 99.6 | Lost Western Conference Semifinals | Adelman (55-27) |
| 1999-00 | NBA | Sacramento Kings* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 5 | 3.04 | 105.0 | 102.1 | Lost Western Conference First Round | Adelman (44-38) |
| 1998-99 | NBA | Sacramento Kings* | 27 | 23 | .540 | 3 | -0.89 | 102.7 | 103.1 | Lost Western Conference First Round | Adelman (27-23) |
| 1997-98 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 5 | -5.83 | 100.8 | 106.9 | Jordan (27-55) | |
| 1996-97 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 34 | 48 | .415 | 6 | -3.64 | 105.0 | 108.7 | St. Jean (28-39) and Jordan (6-9) | |
| 1995-96 | NBA | Sacramento Kings* | 39 | 43 | .476 | 5 | -2.62 | 106.2 | 109.1 | Lost Western Conference First Round | St. Jean (39-43) |
| 1994-95 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 5 | -0.75 | 105.5 | 106.5 | St. Jean (39-43) | |
| 1993-94 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 6 | -5.32 | 103.3 | 109.2 | St. Jean (28-54) | |
| 1992-93 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 7 | -3.00 | 106.5 | 109.6 | St. Jean (25-57) | |
| 1991-92 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 7 | -5.62 | 103.9 | 109.9 | Motta (7-18) and Hughes (22-35) | |
| 1990-91 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 7 | -6.28 | 102.0 | 109.1 | Motta (25-57) | |
| 1989-90 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 23 | 59 | .280 | 7 | -4.42 | 104.8 | 110.0 | Reynolds (7-21) and Motta (16-38) | |
| 1988-89 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 6 | -5.35 | 104.5 | 110.0 | Reynolds (27-55) | |
| 1987-88 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 6 | -5.84 | 106.5 | 112.1 | Russell (17-41) and Reynolds (7-17) | |
| 1986-87 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 5 | -3.33 | 108.9 | 112.1 | Johnson (14-32) and Reynolds (15-21) | |
| 1985-86 | NBA | Sacramento Kings* | 37 | 45 | .451 | 5 | -3.30 | 106.2 | 109.2 | Lost Western Conference First Round | Johnson (37-45) |
| 1984-85 | NBA | Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 6 | -2.71 | 109.5 | 112.1 | McKinney (1-8) and Johnson (30-43) | |
| 1983-84 | NBA | Kansas City Kings* | 38 | 44 | .463 | 3 | -1.62 | 106.5 | 108.0 | Lost Western Conference First Round | Fitzsimmons (38-44) |
| 1982-83 | NBA | Kansas City Kings | 45 | 37 | .549 | 2 | 1.04 | 106.2 | 104.9 | Fitzsimmons (45-37) | |
| 1981-82 | NBA | Kansas City Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 4 | -3.25 | 104.2 | 107.2 | Fitzsimmons (30-52) | |
| 1980-81 | NBA | Kansas City Kings* | 40 | 42 | .488 | 2 | -0.49 | 104.7 | 104.7 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Fitzsimmons (40-42) |
| 1979-80 | NBA | Kansas City Kings* | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2 | 2.81 | 104.0 | 101.0 | Lost Western Conference First Round | Fitzsimmons (47-35) |
| 1978-79 | NBA | Kansas City Kings* | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 2.73 | 104.5 | 101.9 | Lost Western Conference Semifinals | Fitzsimmons (48-34) |
| 1977-78 | NBA | Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 5 | -1.76 | 100.5 | 102.2 | Johnson (13-24) and Staverman (18-27) | |
| 1976-77 | NBA | Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 4 | 0.93 | 100.5 | 99.6 | Johnson (40-42) | |
| 1975-76 | NBA | Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 3 | -2.84 | 97.4 | 100.1 | Johnson (31-51) | |
| 1974-75 | NBA | Kansas City-Omaha Kings* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 2 | -0.15 | 96.8 | 97.1 | Lost Western Conference Semifinals | Johnson (44-38) |
| 1973-74 | NBA | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 4 | -3.24 | 96.0 | 99.5 | Cousy (6-16), Young (0-3) and Johnson (27-30) | |
| 1972-73 | NBA | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 36 | 46 | .439 | 4 | -2.39 | Cousy (36-46) | |||
| 1971-72 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals | 30 | 52 | .366 | 3 | -4.13 | Cousy (30-52) | |||
| 1970-71 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals | 33 | 49 | .402 | 3 | -2.96 | Cousy (33-49) | |||
| 1969-70 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals | 36 | 46 | .439 | 5 | -2.55 | Cousy (36-46) | |||
| 1968-69 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals | 41 | 41 | .500 | 5 | -0.83 | Jucker (41-41) | |||
| 1967-68 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals | 39 | 43 | .476 | 5 | -0.64 | Jucker (39-43) | |||
| 1966-67 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals* | 39 | 42 | .481 | 3 | -0.23 | Lost Eastern Division Semifinals | McMahon (39-42) | ||
| 1965-66 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals* | 45 | 35 | .563 | 3 | 1.03 | Lost Eastern Division Semifinals | McMahon (45-35) | ||
| 1964-65 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals* | 48 | 32 | .600 | 2 | 2.02 | Lost Eastern Division Semifinals | McMahon (48-32) | ||
| 1963-64 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals* | 55 | 25 | .688 | 2 | 4.43 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | McMahon (55-25) | ||
| 1962-63 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals* | 42 | 38 | .525 | 3 | 1.24 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | Wolf (42-38) | ||
| 1961-62 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals* | 43 | 37 | .538 | 2 | 1.28 | Lost Western Division Semifinals | Wolf (43-37) | ||
| 1960-61 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals | 33 | 46 | .418 | 4 | -3.04 | Wolf (33-46) | |||
| 1959-60 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals | 19 | 56 | .253 | 4 | -5.92 | Marshall (19-56) | |||
| 1958-59 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals | 19 | 53 | .264 | 4 | -7.89 | Wanzer (3-15) and Marshall (16-38) | |||
| 1957-58 | NBA | Cincinnati Royals* | 33 | 39 | .458 | 2 | -1.48 | Lost Western Division Semifinals | Wanzer (33-39) | ||
| 1956-57 | NBA | Rochester Royals | 31 | 41 | .431 | 4 | -2.07 | Wanzer (31-41) | |||
| 1955-56 | NBA | Rochester Royals | 31 | 41 | .431 | 4 | -2.61 | Wanzer (31-41) | |||
| 1954-55 | NBA | Rochester Royals* | 29 | 43 | .403 | 3 | -1.43 | Lost Western Division Semifinals | Harrison (29-43) | ||
| 1953-54 | NBA | Rochester Royals* | 44 | 28 | .611 | 2 | 2.23 | Lost Western Division Finals | Harrison (44-28) | ||
| 1952-53 | NBA | Rochester Royals* | 44 | 26 | .629 | 2 | 2.62 | Lost Western Division Semifinals | Harrison (44-26) | ||
| 1951-52 | NBA | Rochester Royals* | 41 | 25 | .621 | 1 | 2.92 | Lost Western Division Finals | Harrison (41-25) | ||
| 1950-51 | NBA | Rochester Royals* | 41 | 27 | .603 | 2 | 2.54 | Won Finals | Harrison (41-27) | ||
| 1949-50 | NBA | Rochester Royals* | 51 | 17 | .750 | 1 | 7.72 | Lost Central Division Semifinals | Harrison (51-17) | ||
| 1948-49 | BAA | Rochester Royals* | 45 | 15 | .750 | 1 | 6.13 | Lost Western Division Finals | Harrison (45-15) |